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Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks with Seth Meyers for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

The Hold Steady frontman, whose new solo album drops in March, visits 30 Rock for a chat with the late night host about comedy, music and politics.

6:00 AM EST on February 2, 2017

On the latest episode of the Talkhouse Film Podcast, the Hold Steady's Craig Finn – whose new album We All Want the Same Things drops next month – sits down for a conversation with Late Night host Seth Meyers at his office at 30 Rock. Among the topics the two friends discuss include making the jump from SNL to late night, comedy in Trump's America, taking refuge in fiction and sports, why Bruce Springsteen is “the Harlem Globetrotters of music,” Meyers' favorite guests, the secret of a great skit (and a great song), and much more. For more filmmakers talking film and TV, visit Talkhouse Film at talkhouse.com/film.

The music featured in the podcast is as follows:
1. Intro / outro underscore: “Plastic Man vs. The Giant Red Phase Of The Sun” – Iced Ink

Episode engineered by Talkhouse podcast producer Elia Einhorn and edited by Mark Yoshizumi.

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