Ask Me Another

Natasha Lyonne plans a double feature strategy for her films Yoga Hosers and Antibirth. Then we quiz the actor, who grew up in Herman Melville's house, on other famous authors' homes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless talk about their beloved characters Ash and Xena and about their TV series Ash Vs. Evil Dead. This show originally aired on October 23, 2015.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Comedian Cameron Esposito tells us about her new series Take My Wife, inspired by her and her wife Rhea Butcher. Plus Craig Robinson talks Morris From America, then helps parody the Styx song "Lady."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Comedian and actor David Cross describes what it was like to revisit his character on the IFC series Todd Margaret after a long hiatus. Plus, he plays a game against his wife actress Amber Tamblyn.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Naturi Naughton and Omari Hardwick reveal what inspires their characters on Starz's Power, then sing the titles to classic 90s R&B hits. Plus, a Mystery Guest has hired some unusual summer workers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This week, indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids wishes you knew just how dark their band name is. Plus, the band plays a Seinfeld-themed version of the game Taboo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In this extended interview, Craig Robinson from "The Office" tells a story about when he worked in an actual office. Then he shares his thoughts on his new movie, "Morris From America."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Director Ira Sachs and actor Jennifer Ehle share the inside scoop on their movie Little Men. Then, fashion writer Garance Doré must finally choose: Paris, or New York?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Gillian Jacobs and Kate Micucci, stars of Mike Birbiglia's film Don't Think Twice, join Ophira Eisenberg to talk songwriting, scary improv moments, and Scooby Doo monsters.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Actors Jonathan Groff and Raúl Castillo play a will-they-or-won't-they couple in HBO's Looking and recreate their onscreen chemistry in a game about famous TV on-again, off-again romances.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Singer-songwriter and actor Loudon Wainwright III joins us to read some clues and play some tunes, including a new song in which he imagines what a world in which Donald Trump became President.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Sonia Manzano talks about retiring from her role as Maria on Sesame Street after 44 years. And Emilio Delgado, who plays her TV husband Luis, joins for a game about the lesser-known puppets in the show's past.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This week Big Freedia bounces onto the scene! The queen diva of bounce music gives advice to aspiring twerkers and reveals what it's like to get a phone call from Beyoncé.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Live from Central Park's SummerStage Festival, it's a special '80s-themed episode of Ask Me Another, with the creator and cast of Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

AMA heads to Los Angeles! Jeff Goldblum and Maika Monroe from Independence Day: Resurgence discuss the challenges of acting with CGI aliens. Plus, "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies a David Bowie classic.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Kimiko Glenn from Orange is the New Black and the musical Waitress talks about her quick turn-around from audition to regular on the Netflix. Then she sings her heart out to Celine Dion hits.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

From the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh, it's NPR's Invisibilia! On Ask Me Another! Hosts Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel talk about science, story, and self-help.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In this bonus game, we'll give the rough opposite of a band's name; you give us the name of the band. For example, if we said VIDEO FEET, you'd say, RADIO HEAD.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR Music host Bob Boilen talks about the Tiny Desk Contest and winner Gaelynn Lea plays two of her songs. Then naturally the two play a game about things you find in a desk.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Sir Patrick Stewart talks about living in Brooklyn, becoming a knight, and his new show Blunt Talk. Then, Sir Patrick recites well-known song lyrics with the gravitas of a West End performance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy