There are interview podcasts and then there's Wild Card. Rachel Martin rips up the typical interview script and invites guests to answer questions they've never been asked before about life's ...

January 30, 2025 • Actor, writer and director Jesse Eisenberg says he has had more failures than successes. In this week's Wild Card, he opens up about ambition and his his defense against despair.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Chef John Mitzewich, ...

Michael Shannon is best known for his acting roles in everything from "The Shape Of Water" to "Boardwalk Empire," but his latest roles are not on screen. His directorial debut, "Eric Larue" is out ...

Jesse Eisenberg plays characters who spend a lot of time grappling with anxiety. That includes his role as David in his latest movie, A Real Pain, which he also wrote and directed.

Jesse Eisenberg came up with the story for his new movie, "A Real Pain," after seeing an online ad for a tour of Auschwitz. The movie he eventually wrote and directed is about a pair of cousins going ...

During Chiefs games, defensive tackle Chris Jones is a six-foot-six, 310-pound wrecking ball. But he's become known for ...

He writes about sports and death and love and family, which just so happened to be the kinds of topics they like to explore on NPR's show Wild Card. So here is Hanif Abdurraquib speaking with Wild ...

Bowler sat down with Rachel Martin on Wild Card to answer questions about her life pulled from a deck of cards. Here's Rachel. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) RACHEL MARTIN: One, two or three.

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