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Blank on Blank

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Richard Feynman on What It Means

Richard Feynman on What It Means

Interview by Charles WeinerRichard Feynman sat down for several hours of interviews in Altadena, California in June 1966... Read more

30 Mar 2015

9mins

Ranked #2

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Garrison Keillor on Humor *

Garrison Keillor on Humor *

“My family was shocked when I came home with a volume of Hemingway … There was a price to be paid for being interested i... Read more

15 Dec 2015

8mins

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Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance *

Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance *

“Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows” – Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957, as told t... Read more

16 Feb 2016

11mins

Ranked #4

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Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious *

Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious *

“I‘m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming, that’s what they pay me to do.” – Bill Murray in 1988 as tol... Read more

27 Oct 2015

9mins

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Robin Williams on Masks

Robin Williams on Masks

Interview by Lawrence Grobel We put together this Blank on Blank using excerpts from two interviews Larry recorded on mi... Read more

2 Dec 2014

7mins

Ranked #6

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Kurt Cobain on Identity

Kurt Cobain on Identity

Interview by Jon SavageJon interviewed Kurt Cobain in a hotel room in New York City on July 22, 1993. He recorded the in... Read more

22 Oct 2013

6mins

Ranked #7

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John Coltrane on Giant Steps

John Coltrane on Giant Steps

Interview by Frank KofskyOne afternoon in November 1966, Frank Kofsky took the train out to Long Island. He was about to... Read more

8 May 2015

6mins

Ranked #8

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Gene Wilder on The Truth

Gene Wilder on The Truth

Interview by Letty Cottin PogrebinThis conversation was recored on March 25, 2007 at the 92Y in New York City. Watch the... Read more

6 May 2014

6mins

Ranked #9

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Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness

Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness

Interview by Simon CritchleyThis conversation was recorded on December 17, 2012 before a live audience at the Rubin Muse... Read more

3 Jun 2014

7mins

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Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful

Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful

Interview by Howard SmithThe interview was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder in November 1969. Howard Smith was w... Read more

2 Apr 2013

5mins

Ranked #11

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Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid

Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid

Interview by Andrew Romano and Ramin SetoodehAndrew and Ramin interviewed Sendak at his home in Connecticut in September... Read more

10 Jun 2013

7mins

Ranked #12

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Johnny Cash on The Gospel

Johnny Cash on The Gospel

Interview by Barney HoskynsBarney interviewed Johnny Cash in October 1996. You can hear the full interview at Rock’s Bac... Read more

8 Apr 2014

7mins

Ranked #13

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Janis Joplin on Rejection

Janis Joplin on Rejection

Interview by Howard Smith Howard interviewed Janis Joplin by phone on September 30, 1970. This turned out to be the last... Read more

23 Sep 2013

5mins

Ranked #14

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John Lennon on Love

John Lennon on Love

Interviews by Howard SmithFor this episode, we used two of the five interviews Smith did with John Lennon and Yoko Ono b... Read more

22 Apr 2014

6mins

Ranked #15

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Tupac Shakur on Life and Death

Tupac Shakur on Life and Death

Interview by Benjamin SvetkeyBenjamin interviewed Tupac in a restaurant in Hollywood in March 1994. He was writing a pro... Read more

3 Dec 2013

6mins

Ranked #16

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Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life

Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life

Interview by Studs TerkelWe discovered two interviews with Buckminster Fuller that Studs Terkel recorded in 1965 and 197... Read more

16 Mar 2015

9mins

Ranked #17

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Jimi Hendrix on The Experience

Jimi Hendrix on The Experience

Interview by Keith AlthamKeith Altham sat down with Jimi Hendrix in London on September 11, 1970. This would turn out to... Read more

4 Feb 2014

7mins

Ranked #18

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Beastie Boys on Being Stupid

Beastie Boys on Being Stupid

Interview by Rocci FischFisch interviewed the Beastie Boys — Mike “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, and Adam “M... Read more

30 Apr 2013

8mins

Ranked #19

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Nina Simone on Shock *

Nina Simone on Shock *

“It’s a good time for black people to be alive. It’s a lot of hell. A lot of violence, but I feel more alive now than I ... Read more

1 Dec 2015

8mins

Ranked #20

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David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust

Interview by Joe SmithThe conversation was recored on June 3, 1987 during the writing of Off the Record–Smith’s oral his... Read more

20 May 2014

6mins

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