Waking from the American Dream

Kelly converses with Sounds True founder Tami Simon about following the small, quiet voice of intuition, living in the big "I don't know" of life, and learning to trust yourself. Gary Stockdale and Ali Handal are the musical selections of the week.

Kelly has an intimate conversation with her sister Rain Pryor. They talk about their fathers, their own work as solo show artists, Rain's venturing into stand-up now, and the power of teaching and directing. The music selections of the week are both from Mark Silverman.

Will Arntz, producer of What the Bleep Do We Know? and Kelly discuss his new project (Ghetto Physics), the archetypal pimp/ho power dynamics of the world, and how The Secret gets it only partially right. She plays a Travis Shook and the Club Wow song, and Some People by Ross Falzone.

On today's show Kelly talks with one of the original Not Ready for Prime-time Players, Laraine Newman. They delve into things like the writing process, how improvisation informs motherhood, the difference between SNL and SCTV, and what it took to have a life beyond SNL. The music selections for this show are: Shadow to the Sun by Brownstein Houston Music and Hollywood Douchebag by Captain Danger.

Kelly starts the show by reading a poignant personal essay about her family called The Liminal, and then she chats with her guest, Tracy Newman - founding member of The Groundlings, Emmy award winning sitcom writer, sister of another Newman who also happens to be quite funny, and these days a fabulous singer-song writer - while playing a few of her songs for the hell of it.