March 2, 2017

EP. 63 — Richard Kramer

Writer/producer Richard Kramer (Thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, Nashville) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Keith Carradine’s “I’m Easy” from Nashville, DogTown Pit bull rescue, a moment of testimony from his recent stint as a juror that made him cry, “The Dead” by James Joyce, Tennessee Williams’ Baby Doll, and “I Happen To Like New York” by Judy Garland.

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