Episode 437

with Rachel Bloom, Natalie Diaz, and Kevin Morby

Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello give gratitude to some of their favorite things; Emmy Award-winning entertainer Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) makes the case against inside jokes in her new collection of essays I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are; MacArthur Fellow and poet Natalie Diaz explores the connection between poetry and basketball; and singer-songwriter Kevin Morby performs "Campfire" from his latest album Sundowner.

Rachel Bloom
Actress, Producer & Writer

Rachel Bloom is best known as the star and co-creator of the CW musical dramedy, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which she earned a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for her performance as "Rebecca Bunch" as well as an Emmy Award for the show's songwriting. Her latest book, I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are consists of a collection of hilarious personal essays, poems on the subjects of insecurity, fame, anxiety, and much more.
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Natalie Diaz
Poet

Natalie Diaz is the author of the award-winning poetry collection When My Brother Was an Aztec. Her most recent collection is Postcolonial Love Poem. She has received many honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship, a US Artists Ford Fellowship, and a Lannan Literary Fellowship. She teaches at Arizona State University.
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Kevin Morby
Singer-songwriter

Kevin Morby is an indie rock singer-songwriter and former singer/guitarist for Brooklyn band "The Babies" and bassist for "Woods." He began his solo career in 2013 with the release of his debut album Harlem River. His latest album Sundowner puts "Middle American twilight" into sound with its profound tone.
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