Alec Baldwin to Launch Podcast

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 2:32PM ET / Published Oct. 13, 2011 1:57PM ET

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After hinting strongly that this might be his final season on 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin may have found a new calling: podcasting. In a weekly gig with WNYC, the velvet-voiced actor will banter with guests, mostly in an interview format. Guests will include comedian Chris Rock, actor Michael Douglas, Republican strategist Ed Rollins, and Kardashian mom/manager Kris Jenner. In an interview with the Associated Press, Baldwin talked about the line between entertainment and journalism. "It's like the difference between going to Jon Stewart and Jim Lehrer. The jokes have to stop, everything has to be on the record."

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