Mark Bazer

Delocated creator/star/writer Jon Glaser appeared on The Interview Show, the show I host at Union Hall in Brooklyn twice a year (and the rest of the year in Chicago). Here Glaser talks about the prospects for a fourth Delocated season on Adult Swim, why he likes "dumb" comedy, recently adopting...

Chicago rapper King Louie, who just signed with Epic, talks about his upcoming CD, Dope & Shrimp, as well as about, well, dope and shrimp. Louie also talks about his beginnings as a rapper, his work ethic and more. Plus, he performs his viral hit "Too Cool." If you don't...

How many times do you read an essay and think, "Yes, this is all true, but I've heard all of these ideas before"? Well, that never happens to me when I'm reading Chuck Klosterman.

Klosterman is the author of essay collections like Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs and Eating the...

Brian Dennehy talked the meaning of art, explained his passion for Eugene O'Neil and told me my wife was more intelligent than me. It was perhaps the most fun I've had hosting The Interview Show, a monthly talk show we put on in Chicago, at The Hideout, and in Brooklyn,...

When it comes to vampire-free YA novels, there's no one bigger than John Green. His new book, The Fault in Our Stars, shot up to No. 1 on Amazon the day it went up for pre-order.

Beginning with his first novel, Looking for Alaska, Green's books have all been critical...

When Nicole Atkins was in high school, classmates, she says, made fun of her for having a voice like a goat.

I don't get it.

Listen here to Atkins perform two songs, one off her most recent album, Mondo Amore, and you'll hear one of the most beautiful voices today....

Few people know more about both the making of a Broadway musical and making it as an actor on Broadway than Brian d'Arcy James.

And now James, whose on and off Broadway credits include Time Stands Still, Sweet Smell of Success, The Good Thief, Titanic and Shrek (as Shrek!), is...

Marc Maron, comedian and host of the WTF podcast, stopped by The Interview Show at The Hideout in Chicago to talk his life, past WTF guests like Dane Cook and Robin Williams, and more.

Hoop Dreams director Steve James and There Are No Children Here author Alex Kotlowitz stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout, to talk about their new documentary, The Interrupters.

The film opens in NYC July 29 at IFC Center and runs through Aug. 4. It's...

Rap group Das Racist stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at Union Hall, in Brooklyn, to perform and talk about watching soap operas, white wine and their upcoming CD.

Comedian Eugene Mirman appeared on The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, at Union Hall in Brooklyn in May 2011, to discuss his career, lip-synching a Bill Cosby record for a school book report and more.

More of The Interview Show at www.markbazer.com.

Gabrielle Hamilton, chef/owner of Prune in New York City and author of Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at Union Hall in Brooklyn, to talk about her life, restaurant and more.

For more on the book, go to http://bloodbonesandbutter.net/.

For more on The Interview Show, which is normally once a month in Chicago at The Hideout, go to www.markbazer.com.

And please excuse the lighting! First time at Union Hall, will be fixed next time we're there.

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Rapper S-Preme stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout in Chicago, to perform and talk about his upcoming album.

Video below.

Next Interview Show is Friday, June 3, and features rapper Psalm One and more.

Larry Vodak, owner of Scout, an urban antique shop in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout, to discuss the store, his thoughts on retail and more.

Video is below.

(The next Interview Show is Friday, June 3, at The Hideout. Guests include rapper Psalm One and filmmakers Steve James and Alex...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout in Chicago, to discuss her career, her life and what exactly the attorney general does. Video of the interview is below.

Next Interview Show is Friday, June 3, at The Hideout, from 6:30...

Wendy McClure, author of the new book The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost Word of Little House on the Prairie, stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout in Chicago, to talk Laura, Pa and churning butter. Visit Wendy's site at wendymcclure.net.

The great stand-up comic Beth Stelling appeared on The Interview Show at The Hideout in Chicago to perform and discuss her dad's odd career choice. Beth is a host of "Entertaining Julia" at Town Hall Pub every Sunday.

Next Interview Show is in Brooklyn, at Union Hall, on May 5th...

John Stirratt and Pat Sansone of The Autumn Defense stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout, to perform and discuss the band, their friendship, why Pat is particularly well-suited for life in a band -- as well as how they chose the beans for the...

Leila Bowie performs a piece from the Chicago Opera Theater's upcoming performance of Medea, on The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout. Leila plays Nerine. The COT's 2011 season actually kicks off with another opera, Death and the Powers. It begins April 2. More info...

Avenues Chef de Cuisine Curtis Duffy stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, at The Hideout, to discuss his cooking philosophy, winning two Michelin stars and the de facto tasting menu he makes for his children at home.

Video of the interview is below.

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