Side Dish: More Jon Bernthal

About this episode

Jesse Tyler Ferguson continues his conversation with Jon Bernthal, discussing personal stories and reflections on their work.

More of my interview with 'The Punisher’ star Jon Bernthal. Jon tells me some moving stories from folks, including those who have been incarcerated, featured on his podcast, Real Ones. Plus, we reflect on chasing perfection and coping with insecurities in our stage work – me with TRU and him with Dog Day Afternoon. This episode was recorded at Cafe Cluny in NYC’s West Village. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Guest: Jon Bernthal

Topics covered

• interview
• insecurity
• perfection
• incarceration
• storytelling

Keywords

• Jon Bernthal
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson
• Real Ones
• Dog Day Afternoon
• insecurity
• perfection
• Cafe Cluny

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Real Ones, Dog Day Afternoon

Places: Cafe Cluny, NYC, West Village

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