Death, Bob Marley, parenthood, gratitude, and what to do in the face of incalculable suffering. These are just a few of the topics raised in this episode's vulnerable, searching discussion with Tony, Emmy, Obie, and two-time Golden Globe award-winning actress and author Mary-Louise Parker.)
She’s won many awards -- Tony, Obie, Golden Globe, Emmy -- for her roles in the Showtime series Weeds, the TV miniseries of Angels in America, and the play Proof, among other things. Unbeknownst to many people until now, she’s also a seriously talented writer. Her first book, Dear Mr. You), is a series of letters to men, real and hypothetical, living and dead, who have had a meaningful impact on her life.
Surprise interview clips from Henry Rollins) and Ralph Rivera) set Mary-Louise and host Jason Gots) off on a conversation about the limits of empathy, the power of music, and the fact that likability is way overrated.
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