Andrea Carla Michaels's guest appearances

Andrea Carla Michaels

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley

Sam Harris

Conner Habib

Tom Ford

James Franco

Bryan Thompson

Kate Flannery

Matt Damon

Tilda Swinton

Michael Anthony

Jeff Gardner

Andy Cohen

Nicole Kidman

Tom Lenk

Sam Bennett

Robert DeNiro

OwlTail

Here's part 2 of my conversation with professional namer and Crossword constructor Andrea Carla Michaels. This one is basically one long delicious story about playing Scattegories with John Lithgow that takes detours to a Scrabble club in New York and her Harvard reunion. Other topics include being a chaperone for The Dating Game, Barbra Streisand, what her parents about the road she's chosen and riding in an elevator with Sean Penn.  www.acmenaming.com

<p>Here's part 2 of my conversation with professional namer and Crossword constructor Andrea Carla Michaels. This one is basically one long delicious story about playing Scattegories with John Lithgow that takes detours to a Scrabble club in New York and her Harvard reunion. Other topics include being a chaperone for The Dating Game, Barbra Streisand, what her parents about the road she's chosen and riding in an elevator with Sean Penn.  <a href="http://www.acmenaming.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.acmenaming.com</a></p>

Andrea Carla Michaels Part 2: "I Want My Life to Be One Big Game Show"

After a few weeks off, Dennis returns, welcoming his old friend from San Francisco Andrea Carla Michaels into his Noho condo to talk about what it's like to create crossword puzzles for the New York Times. She talks about why she loves it, her long history with Will Shortz, how she gets paid, having her puzzle featured at a crossword contest and making peace with using those 4-letter "glue" words like Oreo. She also discusses her career as a professional namer with her company Acme Naming. She talks how "Bewitched" was an early inspiration, how she gets paid and the company name she's most proud of. Other topics include: giving pizza to the homeless every day, how much San Francisco has changed in the last decade, her teenage relationship with Woody Allen, working as a writer on "Designing Women," and why she goes by all three names. www.acmenaming.com

<p>After a few weeks off, Dennis returns, welcoming his old friend from San Francisco Andrea Carla Michaels into his Noho condo to talk about what it's like to create crossword puzzles for the New York Times. She talks about why she loves it, her long history with Will Shortz, how she gets paid, having her puzzle featured at a crossword contest and making peace with using those 4-letter "glue" words like Oreo. She also discusses her career as a professional namer with her company Acme Naming. She talks how "Bewitched" was an early inspiration, how she gets paid and the company name she's most proud of. Other topics include: giving pizza to the homeless every day, how much San Francisco has changed in the last decade, her teenage relationship with Woody Allen, working as a writer on "Designing Women," and why she goes by all three names. <a href="http://www.acmenaming.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.acmenaming.com</a></p>

Crossword Constructor Andrea Carla Michaels: "They Call Me Miss Monday"