Minnie Driver questions everything... and her acclaim as an actor and musician is undoubtedly rooted in her enraptured observations of the world around her. Now...
Today we're re-releasing Minnie's episode with Michelle Zauner, author, songwriter, and lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Japanese Breakfast. Japanese Breakfast just released their fourth studio album, For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women), and begins their supporting tour this weekend. Minnie Questions will return with new episodes soon!Minnie questions Michelle Zauner, author and musician who performs under the name Japanese Breakfast. Michelle reflects with Minnie on the loss of their mothers, shares how cooking takes her out of her head, and recalls childhood memories of sneaking through a fence to the Willamette River.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Re-Release: Alan Cumming
We're re-releasing Minnie's episode with Alan Cumming, host of The Traitors and recently announced cast member of Avengers: Doomsday. And don't worry, Minnie Questions will return with new episodes soon!Minnie questions Alan Cumming, actor, singer, and director. Alan and Minnie discuss the many times they’ve shared the screen together, how Alan’s dog wound up in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (and replaced the Queen), and how his life was shaped by his relationship with his father.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Minnie questions Gretchen Whitmer, the 49th Governor of Michigan. Governor Whitmer shares her experience caring for her mother at the end of her life while also raising a newborn, the importance of the “real estate in between your ears,” and Minnie asks her the important question, “Is it going to be ok????”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Kweku Mandela
Minnie questions Kweku Mandela, film producer, surfer, and social change advocate. Kweku shares how he feels his family legacy has impacted his global outlook, what role the arts and culture play in social movements and maybe even his stance on life from other planet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Re-Release: Colman Domingo
In honor of his recent Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sing Sing, we are re-releasing Minnie’s questions with actor, writer, and director Colman Domingo’s from 2021. Colman shares why being a good host helped him be a better director, wonders if finding the answers to our biggest questions ruins the magic, and takes a firm stance on his favorite kind of barbecue ribs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Minnie Driver questions everything... and her acclaim as an actor and musician is undoubtedly rooted in her enraptured observations of the world around her. Now, Minnie sits down with experts and trailblazers across disciplines and asks them the same seven mini questions, showing even small questions can uncover larger truths about happiness, failure, love, loss and belonging. In interviewing a range of characters, Minnie questions... how are we the same? How are we different? How do we become who we are? Minnie questions... because it is the questions we ask that help us understand the world around us, and ourselves.
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