Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson

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Zoe Lister-Jones Returns! Jul 20, 2021

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Zoe Lister-Jones and I reconnect and you'll feel like it's three of us (you, me and Zoe) sitting on a couch talking about real things in life, love and movies. We talk:

How It Ends
Psychics
Manifestation
Being a "Jewish, Virgo, tortured artist"
Big existential questions
Angst fueling productivity
Filming with Colin Hanks, Fred Armisen, Olivia Wilde, Helen Hunt and Cailee Spaeny
The real LA
Loneliness
Jimmy Fallon
Betsy Brandt
Life in Pieces
Media promotion
Inspiring women
Post-partum depression
Wayyyyy more

Join us!

Links:

Get your FREE 30-day trial of Amazon PRIME VIDEO

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Zoe's new film, How It Ends

https://mgm.com/movies/how-it-ends

My talk with Betsy Brandt

https://really-famous.com/now/betsy-brandt

My first talk with Zoe Lister-Jones

https://really-famous.com/zoe-listerjones

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi Jul 13, 2021

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I interviewed HARRY POTTER and GOD!

Yes, it's true! Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi and I had a chat.

There's a backstory, which explains why this is an atypically short episode.

I share the story.

In the meantime, check out Steve and Daniel's show Miracle Workers, which just kicked off season 3 (Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail) on TBS.

You can also catch seasons 1 and 2 on HBO Max.

I have big questions for Daniel and Steve, of course. We don't get to them all, but we do cover a few very intriguing topics, like:

If they're as lovable in real life as their endearing Miracle Workers characters
How they feel about social media
Who people think they are vs. who they really are, in real life
What happens next

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Tippi Hedren Jun 29, 2021

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The iconic actress wows me with a shocking Hitchcock story, wisdom and badassery. It's a classic you won't forget.

You'll get Tippi's scoop on:

Alfred Hitchcock's obsession with her
Slamming doors and confronting Hitchcock's wife
A twist of events while filming The Birds
Injuries while filming
Shambala, her animal sanctuary for lions and tigers
Living with a lion in a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood
#MeToo and why she spoke out then and now
Getting nervous. Or not.
Raising her daughter, actor Melanie Griffith, as a single mother

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Daniel Goleman Jun 22, 2021

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Internationally renowned psychologist and Emotional Intelligence guru Daniel Goleman, PhD, joins me and it's FASCINATING.

We analyze people's behaviors and habits (and we do it together because I'm a therapist, after all!). It's really fun and insightful. We analyze what happens in conversations, what we do when people say negative things about us, self-talk, texting, Zooming, celebrities I've interviewed, and my own peculiar habits.

I also share details on my work as a writer for The New York Times and WebMD and he talks about being a NYT science writer and editor of Psychology Today.

And there's a HUGE TAKEAWAY for YOU.

It's like the big therapists' and coaches' secret to shifting your life in a powerful direction. We reveal it on the show.

Plus we laugh. So don't mistake it for one of those boring, scientific jargon talks. We have a lot of fun.

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Dan's books
- Emotional Intelligence
- Social Intelligence

Watch Daniel and me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g6Xw5n5ELZ8
Watch a quickie: https://youtu.be/M2yYH8KkfkI
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Dan's Website: https://www.danielgoleman.info/
Dan's Podcast: https://www.keystepmedia.com/first-person-plural/
Subscribe to Dan's Newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/emotional-intelligence-6727923233074487296/
Dan's top self-help books
- Emotional Alchemy
- Love Is Never Enough

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Tim Daly 4 Jun 08, 2021

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Get to know Tim Daly on another level and hear gems from Tim you've never heard before, like:

What Tim is worried about getting cancelled for
Cancel culture
New Jersey
David Chase
The Sopranos
Odd jobs
Spike Lee
Tim's family
Being a grandfather
Babies
Private Practice
Tea Leoni
Elizabeth & Henry McCord
Aspirational couples
Shooting the Madam Secretary pilot
When Tim knew he liked Tea
Late night talk shows
Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno & Craig Ferguson
Fame
Gardening
Guitars
Schmoozing at parties
Being shy
Storytelling
TV shows and movies we're watching
Comedy
Wings
I Love Lucy and Steve Carell
Auditions
Tim's new movie
Being typecast
Aging
More!

This is a record breaker, my friends. It's Tim Daly's 4th time on Really Famous, BUT NOT HIS LAST - more on that in today's show!

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Gavin MacLeod Jun 01, 2021

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In this unconventional episode, I'm sharing my encounter with the late and wonderful Gavin MacLeod, from 2014, when I met him on The Love Boat. Well, on the Regal Princess.

I talked to Gavin briefly, but not as briefly as I was supposed to. You'll see...take a listen.

Gavin, of course, played Murray Slaughter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Stubing on The Love Boat.

Links to my talks with Gavin's co-stars, who were more than happy to talk about how wonderful Gavin was:

Ed Asner - https://really-famous.com/ed-asner

Marion Ross - https://really-famous.com/now/marion-ross

Ted Lange - https://really-famous.com/ted-lange

Jill Whelan - https://really-famous.com/jill-whelan

I'll be back next week with Tim Daly. Please stay tuned.

- Kara

Lillo Brancato returns! May 25, 2021

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I'm happy to bring you a new, unfiltered talk with a fascinating person who's famous, and yet, maybe you don't know on a personal level! Today it's Lillo Brancato, star of A Bronx Tale, alongside Chazz Palminteri and Robert De Niro. Lillo also played Matt Bevilaqua on The Sopranos and he was the subject of the documentary Wasted Talent.

Lillo was a guest on Really Famous last year and it was pretty major, not gonna lie. He shared his whole story of becoming discovered – on the beach! – and getting involved with drugs, being involved in a fatal shooting, and going to prison. He also revealed his honest feelings about Chazz Palminteri, who was like a mentor to him, before things turned, well, they turned ugly.

Listen here:

Watch here:

And now, for a new, loose, light, fun, film-filled, Italy-loving new talk!

We talk:

The Sopranos
A Bronx Tale
Gomorrah
Napoli
Italy
His parents
Being adopted from Colombia
Fitness
Robert De Niro
Chazz Palminteri
What he'd say to Chazz if he could
Monumentally bad choices
Paying his debt to society
Positivity
Second chances
The Godfather films
The Irishman
Marlon Brando
Oh so much more!

Links:

Tickets to Chazz Palminteri's live onstage event in NYC: really-famous.com/contact

Watch Lillo and me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reallyfamous

Our first talk (Lillo + me): https://really-famous.com/now/lillo-brancato
My first talk with Chazz Palminteri: https://really-famous.com/now/chazz-palminteri
My talks with Michael Imperioli: https://really-famous.com/now/michael-imperioli
My talks with Danny Aiello: https://really-famous.com/now/danny-aiello-returns

Watch Gomorrah: HBOMax.com
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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Josh Radnor May 11, 2021

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I should call this Deep Thoughts with Josh Radnor.

The How I Met Your Mother and Hunters actor (and musician who just released his first solo EP) and I dive deep into:

Fame
Success
Aging
Your 20s vs. your 40s
Theater vs. TV
Indie film and TV sensibilities
Art and creativity
Friendships
Relationships
Ted Mosby vs. Josh Radnor
Being camera shy (or aware)
Judith Light, Mike Nichols, Al Pacino
Thinking, overthinking, and changing your thinking

Join us!

Links to all things Josh Radnor:

Josh Radnor + me on YouTube: YouTube.com/ReallyFamous
Josh Rador + me Part 2 (avail May 12): https://youtu.be/X1TtN5jHlGw

Josh Radnor's new EP, One More Then I'll Let You Go: https://www.joshradnor.com/
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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod

incompetech - Creative Commons

Debi Mazar returns! Apr 27, 2021

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Debi Mazar and I catch up after her recent move to Italy. We have fun! I think you'll feel like you're hanging out with old friends and it's just what we all need while we're coming out of a year or so of isolation. We talk: