Rachel Martin

I'm Rachel Martin, and this is Wildcard, the show where cards control the conversation.

Each week, my guest answers questions about their life, questions pulled from a deck of cards.

They're allowed to skip one question and to flip one back on me.

My guest this week is Tim Blake Nelson.

I wake up every day in search of creative truth and creative moments.

There are certain actors I'm just going to watch no matter what.

Tim Blake Nelson is one of them.

Whether it's O Brother Where Art Thou or Watchmen or smaller appearances like his episode in the show Poker Face, if Tim Blake Nelson is in it, I am watching.

I think it's his face.

His face seems like it's holding a lifetime of stories and all the joy and pain that goes with them.

He puts all his storytelling experience to work in his latest novel.

It's called Superhero.

And I am so very, very glad to welcome Tim Blake Nelson to Wildcard.

Hi, Tim.

Hi.

You're not as glad as I am to be here.

It's great to meet you.

Oh, you're very, very kind.

I'm such an admirer of your work.

I have long wanted to have you on the show, and I'm so glad that we could make it happen.