What is Joel Kim Booster Even Doing?

About this episode

Kyle MacLachlan interviews Joel Kim Booster about his career, creative journey, and personal experiences.

This week, Kyle meets actor, writer, producer, comedian & podcast host Joel Kim Booster to converse about the art of introducing people, the moment Joel realized his creative destiny, what it’s like working on Loot , his stance on student debt & advice for aspiring actors, evolving his own career goals, the power of prep work, where Joel’s work ethic comes from, and his recent wedding. Kyle learns how Fire Island came to be, which Hollywood star 8-year-old Joel named his cat after, the tea on the Bad Dates podcast, and a ghost story with a Floridian solution. Don’t miss Kyle test Joel’s dating expert skills in a game called “Keep, Mute, or Block” or Joel on Loot , Scrubs , and his Spring standup shows.  Before Tune in every Thursday for new episodes of What Are We Even Doing?     Executive Producers: iHeart Media, Elvis Duran Podcast Network & Full Picture Productions  Executive Produced for Full Picture Productions by Desiree Gruber & Anne Walls Gordon Produced by Ben Fingeret, Nora Faber & Maia Mizrahi Editing by Mikey Harmon & Nicholas Giuricich  Research by Kimberly Walls  Music by Yatta…

People in this episode

Host: Kyle MacLachlan

Guest: Joel Kim Booster

Topics covered

• interview
• comedy
• creative process
• career advice
• student debt
• dating
• wedding

Keywords

• Joel Kim Booster
• Kyle MacLachlan
• comedy
• creative destiny
• student debt
• dating advice
• Loot
• Fire Island
• Bad Dates podcast
• wedding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeart Media, Elvis Duran Podcast Network, Full Picture Productions

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