Join prolific TV and film actor Michaela Watkins (Catastrophe, Transparent, Veep, The Goldbergs, New Girl, Trophy Wife, Modern Family, Private Practice, Casual, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Adventures of Old Christine, Saturday Night Live, Get Shorty, Enough Said … ) and me for a talk about all sorts of good, real topics, including my therapy practice, why comedy became a defense mechanism for Michaela, her mixed feelings about not having kids, dealing with death and what to say to someone who's grieving, our mutual love of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and her freevee series Dinner With the Parents.

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Twist! I reached into my archives for this, friends. Back in the day, I interviewed these three iconic women: Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale, Mad Men) and Kristin Chenoweth (Glee, Pushing Daisies). These were VERY DIFFERENT interviews from my podcast talks because (a) back then, I was primarily a writer and a therapist, (b) I was only beginning to develop my interviewing style, (c) they were for written articles, or profiles, for magazines, so the purpose was different, and (d) I didn't have actual podcasting equipment yet; just a tiny microrecorder (which wasn't a match for the loud restaurant where I met Elisabeth Moss, unfortunately).

Anyway, I think you'll enjoy these. They have a rough, behind-the-scenes quality. And these women, wow. Icons. Layered. Real. Women.

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When Tim Daly and I sit down at his kitchen table for our 6th Really Famous talk, we get philosophical - and Tim says some things he probably shouldn't (his words, not mine!). Of course we talk Madam Secretary, Wings, how handsome Tim is, his status with co-star and life partner Téa Leoni, etc. But we also get into deep (and shallow) thoughts, about aging, fear, death, intimacy and more.

You'll feel like you're right there with us, sitting at the table with Tim's dog, Goose, coming and going, weaving from topic to topic and analyzing our individual takes on life.

Enjoy.

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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It's Lisa Simpson!

Yes, Emmy-winner Yeardley Smith is the voice of smart, spunky Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons. For the last 30 years. Wow!

Yeardley is also an on-air actor (remember her from City Slickers, Herman's Head, The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive?).

And she co-hosts the true crime podcast Small Town Dicks. Tune in! Subscribe!

You'll hear Yeardley talk about:

• perfectionism
• success
• living up to your potential (or not)
• not being accepted to college
• Bill Murray's secret phone number
• winning an Emmy (and not feeling how you'd expect)
• on-camera work vs. voice work
• agents
• therapy
• publishing a book
• internal vs. external success
• getting hugged in the supermarket
• true crime
• her podcast, Small Town Dicks
• being a French-born actress (sort of)

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What a candid truthteller and conversationalist! Hang out with actor Jon Cryer (Pretty in Pink, Two and a Half Men, Extended Family) and me for talk filled with inside Hollywood stories about the Brat Pack, Charlie Sheen, Demi Moore and more. Find out who Jon dated, who rejected him, why he almost quit the business and why having a therapist as the host of this show is just perfect.

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  "Let’s sit back, sweetie. Let’s talk about stuff!"

  https://youtu.be/3R-7BbtYd_A

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  "I didn't hang out with Andrew, Demi, Rob Lowe!"

  https://youtu.be/Em5KcW_hMko

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Alan Cumming has an FAQ page on his website. That's because he's been interviewed so many times and he's done with the same old questions. That's actually perfect for me because I can't stand same old questions.

But!

He has done so many things (mastered theater, won a Tony, starred in hit TV series like The Good Wife -- he played Eli Gold -- and Instinct, starred in everything from Doctor Who to Sex and the City and Spy Kids, co-hosted the Tonys, made albums, received 40+ awards for his humanitarianism, got 3 honorary degrees, holy moly, the list goes on!) that I felt overwhelmed. Where was I going to go with this interview?

Then it hit me.

Proverbs.

Listen now and you'll know exactly what I mean.

And off we go...

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The Young and the Restless icon Eric Braeden, aka Victor Newman, returns to Really Famous as we sit down at CBS Studios in Los Angeles, on the set of the daytime drama, to talk about the wildest and scariest times in Eric's life, his recent bout with bladder cancer, trauma and drama, making it in Hollywood, his penchant for fast cars and the shocking things he's done when he was pulled over by the police, his granddaughters, his veracity, and oh so much more. Plus, he compares me to Larry King. So that's fun too.

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➤ "I said get the f*cking doctor--now!" ➤ https://youtu.be/4PtgDG20yTI

➤ After bladder cancer – details on what happened how he's doing now ➤ https://youtu.be/8pMeGMyDVnw 

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  Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

  Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - Incompetech - Creative Commons

If you have mental illness in your family or know someone with narcissistic or borderline personality disorder, this one's for you. Actor Reid Scott (Veep, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Why Women Kill) and I dive into personal stories and I share insight as a mental health expert in a special #mentalhealth episode of Really Famous, where Reid interviews me and also opens up about his family and their mental health struggles.

It's the second time Reid is on Really Famous and this time, he's asking the questions. And revealing personal stories. And getting feedback from Kara.

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - Incompetech - Creative Commons

Disclaimer: This is not a professional advice podcast. It is for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as medical diagnosis, treatment, or advice.

A one-of-a-kind talk with one-of-a-kind actor Ed Begley, Jr!

Ed reveals why he spent most of his life as a con man (his words, not mine!), telling lies, breaking the law, doing drugs, drinking too much, cheating on women, and feeling like a victim. We also talk about living with Parkinson's Disease and how Ed changed his life around sometime between St. Elsewhere and Better Call Saul.

We get into a lot, including on:

• Old Hollywood stories involving icons like Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, drugs and the police
• Ed shares family bombshells – found out his mother wasn’t his mother.
• I call him out on being a liar.
• He reveals that he talks to Jack Nicholson (who nobody has seemed to hear from in a very long time).
• Better Call Saul - and our favorite, Patrick Fabian
• Playing Victor Ehrlich on St Elsewhere
• We have a very honest, candid conversation about living with Parkinson’s Disease after hiding it – and not knowing - for years.
• Ed brings me a copy of his new memoir, To the Temple of Tranquility...and Step on It, which you can get in my Amazon shop  ➤ https://amzn.to/3MukbEf 
• We bond over being optimists.
• I analyze Ed, in a nutshell.

Bonus:

At the end of today's show, I added a bonus 10-minute chat with Tim Friedlander, owner of soundBOX recording studio, where he gives us a whole bunch of fascinating factoids about voice acting and what goes on behind the scenes of our favorite movies, TV shows, commercials, video gamees and more. Stay tuned!

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - Incompetech - Creative Commons

Twilight, Nurse Jackie, The Vanished, Supergirl and more! Join actor-director-writer-producer Peter Facinelli and me for a big, philosophical talk. We get into:

• Hypnotherapy (Peter is a certified hypnotherapist!), therapy (I'm a licensed therapist!), and how our thoughts make and break your life.
• New York, Los Angeles, earthquakes and fires 
• Peter's new film, ON FIRE
• Nurse Jackie, Dick Wolf, NYU, Hollywood and fame
• Parenting big kids and little kids
• Peter's marriage to ex-wife Jennie Garth, who played Kelly on Beverly Hills 90210
• Being raised by relaxed but hardworking Italian parents
• Manifestation and who are we, really?!?

Get ready — you may discover the meaning of life!

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - Incompetech - Creative Commons

The MTV VJ, TV host, model and entrepreneur and I are back with a super-candid, let-it-all-out talk. 

Investments! Real estate! Money! Designer bags! Aging! Facelifts! Botox! Regrets! Women and men! My inner thoughts as a therapist! Clapping back at people! Paring down your life to only the good peeps! Richard Marx, aka Daisy's husband!

And more, including a super-honest conversation about "aging gracefully" -- like none you've heard before.

Join us, then share it with a friend if you like it.

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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