"That's a hard left. Is this a euphemism?" During the decathlon of his artistry, Nick Offerman has never faced a challenge quite like the one he's facing on our show today. Trigger warning: Hour 2 contains mention of depression and suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the origin story of tequila?
Now's a good time to remember where tequila's story truly began. In 1795, Cuervo invented tequila. Cuervo. What are you doing here?
Cuervo. Anytime someone says Cuervo, I show up.
Cuervo.
Cuervo.
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Chapter 2: What was Damson Idris promoting?
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Got a lot of stuff that I still want to get to here, but Mike, you're hosting a screening on Thursday. Is everyone invited to this? How does this whole thing work with you and the screening and you're trying to move and shake in the movies?
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Chapter 3: What screenings is Mike hosting?
Well, I just did one for Friendship. A friend of mine was the executive producer on that project. This one was a little bit more organic and had a little bit more to do with me and my connections. We're going to be hosting a screening, two screenings, 6.30 and 10.30 show. One of my favorite bands in the world is TurnCell. They're dropping a new album. It was produced by Rick Rubin.
But as a part of that rollout, it's a 14-song visual album that's premiering at Tribeca. There weren't any Miami showings. So I put together some contacts because I wanted Miami to have access to watch this film because Miami's never thought of that way. And we were able to get it done and bring this film here on release date this Thursday. Tickets are available.
Use the promo code Mike for discounted tickets over at the Gables Cinema. My friends over at Three Points are responsible for bringing TurnCell to that festival, playing their first headlining Miami show here in the fall. So as part of that, we're gonna help promote that appearance by putting out this film.
I think TurnCell has a real opportunity to solidify headliner status, become a generational rock band. I got a tattoo on my leg of their album, Glow On. Interesting little note. really inspired what we did with the musical. When JT Daly came down here, he introduced this band to me, and I was super inspired by the engineering on this album and all the different layers to it.
I've been waiting for years for the follow-up. It's finally coming out, so on Thursday in the Gables, Gables Cinema, check out my socials for direct links to get discounted tickets by using the promo code Mike.
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Chapter 4: What are TurnCell's upcoming projects?
Put it on the poll at Levitard Show. Are you surprised that Dan has a tattoo of a croqueta? on his calf. Did anyone here have any thoughts, poignant or otherwise, on TNT's farewell? I will say, as it has become harder and harder in a shaking and quaking media climate for Things to get the respect they deserve at the end.
ESPN has done a masterful job with Lee Corso and Dick Vitale, extending them great grace at the end of their careers. HBO and Max did a poorer job with Brian Gumbel, not allowing his show to get to 30 years. It had to stop at 29, even though HBO Real Sports was the giant.
They let it go at 29.
in the industry, they did let it go 29 years. I understand how you don't get your feelings hurt by that stuff, but when Tony Reale doesn't get to 5,000 shows, because he's got to stop at like 4,900 and whatever, there's just some corporate stuff that happens that you're like, oh, come on, it didn't have to be like that. It didn't have to be all dried up at the end.
What are you smiling about, Mike?
I mean, the Billy Steak.
That HBO Real Sports? Yeah, you got 29 years.
They have 29 years. Let them have a goodbye episode for year 30. Come on. What is it? With the around the horn thing, it is weird to be like, you gave me 4,900 shows, but I needed 30 more? That was a good run they gave them. Hell of a run.
Correct. I'm not saying otherwise, but the TNT stuff this weekend, they got their send-off, they got the year, they got a documentarian following them around, they got all of the emotion, and now they'll just be back next year.
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Chapter 5: How did Nick Offerman land a role in Mission Impossible?
All right. Well, let's talk to him. It's in theaters and IMAX everywhere now. And good seeing you again, Nick. Can you take me through the story of how it is that you ended up on Mission Impossible? And are you old enough to even remember the television show?
um no no good morning nice to see you and uh no i i don't remember the television show um i have no idea um how how i ended up on on the in the movie uh chris mccorry the director called me and said he wanted me to play the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and i said this truly is a wild and wonderful world it was an incredible adventure getting to work on that
And do you have any good stories that surprised you of the experience? Like, what were you expecting versus what it is that you got?
Well, I've never worked on a big budget sort of action franchise. And the astonishing thing is the way they actually workshop. every storyline in the movie. So we'll get up on our feet and we'll start shooting something, and Tom and the director, Chris McQuarrie, will scrutinize everything and say, I feel like this can be more intense, like the audience is not wetting themselves yet.
And so they keep tweaking things and giving people different dialogue. So it was kind of fun seeing the final cut because we weren't sure which direction our storylines were going to go.
So is he obsessive compulsive about making sure his hands are on everything because it's his baby?
Well, yeah, I mean, I think it's just his jam. He's like a chef, you know? He needs to taste every dish before it goes out to the floor. But, I mean, it obviously works. That's why his action movies... I mean, and watching him do the stunts, like, nobody does that, you know? That's why he's the top action movie in history. Like...
No one remotely does the stuff that he does, and he really does it. There's never a stuntman.
Were you present for any of it where you're like, he's batshit crazy? What is this? This is not wise.
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Chapter 6: What was the filming experience like for Nick Offerman?
There's nowhere I'd rather be on my birthday than here making movies. And we watched this biplane stuff and we just shook our heads and said, if you weren't standing here, I wouldn't believe that you had survived this. It's just astonishing.
So then this sound here isn't surprising to you at all. This is right in line with everything Tom Cruise is when asked this question.
Also, I've got to ask, Father's Day is just around the corner. What would an ideal Father's Day look like for you?
Hey, you know, just having fun, man. Making movies, big adventure, having a great time.
What is that? That's not what Father's Day is. That's a great Father's Day. Offerman, your answer is exactly the same there, correct?
Well, I mean, yeah, my apparently he likes his father's day like he likes his birthday.
Did did you find yourself a bit odd that you're a part of the Mission Impossible franchise?
Yeah, I mean, from start to finish, you know, like shooting at all of our stuff around London all the way through the big like premiere in New York, I got to take my mom to the red carpet, which was incredibly fun. I just you know, I've been lucky to get work as an actor, but nothing on this scale. So sort of standing with the stars of this movie still feels really surreal to me.
But what does that mean when you're looking at scale and you're like, I used to do this and now I'm doing this? This is big Hollywood stupidity.
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Chapter 7: What are Nick Offerman's thoughts on action films?
And it's really interesting, you know, they obviously pay more attention to what's going on in the underwater stunt sequences than perhaps with the nuances of, you know, the emotional things that like an indie movie would focus more in on the personal interactions because they can't afford two biplanes. Yeah.
So I mean it's just another part of the sort of wonderful zoo that is this world of entertainment.
Nick, I'm curious, given that, were there any moments where you were like, what's my character's motivation? And they're just like, just shut up and say the line?
No, I mean, generally people aren't that brusque. If they're making successful entertainment, they're usually more respectful than that. But it's very collaborative. They get a bunch of – it's like – kind of like getting called up to the majors.
And in a sense, you're suddenly the the other members of the cabinet of President Angela Bassett are Janet McTeer and Mark Gatiss and Henry Cherny and all of these
all of these sluggers and so you're you're quickly and um with great acumen working out these scenes together you know are we achieving the uh the highest possible octane to uh to make us worried about what's going to happen with tomcat do you have insecurity around this do you have any imposter syndrome do you have and i don't mean that you should i just never know like how small someone feels in surreal circumstances
Um, it's definitely there, but I'm able to take care of it. Like, I know, you know, I've learned over the years that whatever clumsiness or fallibility I might bring to the table, that that's just human. And, you know, people, if I talk too slow, which I do, or if I don't make enough facial expressions, which I don't, That's why people have hired me. And so it is really fun.
I mean, you've got to be nimble on your feet. Because they workshop the movie, you don't have your script for a long time. Like, you get your script, and you've got to learn it, and suddenly you're shooting it. And so you got to really keep your knees bent and be ready to play some defense. But it's a lot of fun because you can tell that you're all in it together. And again, it's supportive.
Nobody's going to yell at you. If you make a mistake, everyone's like, all right, let's go again. We got this. Come on, buddy.
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Chapter 8: What finger foods does Nick Offerman enjoy?
But to Dan's point, they know. The trump card there is he'll go to air. Charles Barkley will say your name on air. I feel like those executives will, in this spot, be like, Chris, you would be staggered with how little self-awareness these people have.
Executives never stop themselves from getting in the way. Yep.
I mean, Pat McAfee publicly beefed with one executive. That executive is being an executive somewhere else right now. And because Pat McAfee had a contract with ESPN, like, you licensed this show from me. Now, he may have a talent agreement, but he doesn't feel like he reports to the bureaucrat that was standing in his way. I don't think Charles Barkley is going to become a Disney employee.
I don't think Shaq's going to become a Disney employee.
That freaks me out.
disney though they're gonna license their show and that's a double-edged sword they get the show but they also are bosses of people that aren't technically reporting to them to be clear if they license the show they don't get the disney passes
I bet he negotiated that. Imagine him trying to figure out a silver pass. This plus three people? Texting Randy Scott, you got an extra one? I need to bring my dog.
Oh, I've got to ask you guys a question about Randy Scott. Randy Scott, I've got, there's some dirt on him. What? I enjoyed what he did for John Brinkus today.
Hacking my day?
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