What is Ted Danson Even Doing?
From What Are We Even Doing? with Kyle MacLachlan by iHeartPodcasts
April 1, 2026 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 27
About this episode
Kyle MacLachlan interviews Ted Danson about his career, confidence in younger generations, and climate activism.
Kyle’s Gen Z guest today is an actor, producer, writer, badass environmentalist & podcast host who you may recognize: April Fool’s, it’s icon & legend Ted Danson! Kyle & Ted unpack his passion for acting & pre- Cheers career, why younger generations seem to have more confidence than they did, Ted’s creative strategies, and tales from working with Steven Spielberg. After swapping Woody Harrelson fart stories & Dick Van Dyke fandom, the guys learn about friction maxing & rally for climate activism (support Oceana!) before wigging up for a game called Ted Dans-in’s and Outs –oh, snap! 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 Art by Danica Robinson Additional GFX by Chris Olfers/The Southern Influence Styling by Dot Bass Follow us…
People in this episode
Host: Kyle MacLachlan
Guest: Ted Danson
Topics covered
- acting
- environmentalism
- confidence
- creativity
- climate activism
- storytelling
- pop culture
Keywords
- Ted Danson
- Kyle MacLachlan
- acting
- environmentalism
- Cheers
- Steven Spielberg
- climate activism
- Woody Harrelson
- Dick Van Dyke
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Oceana, iHeart Media, Elvis Duran Podcast Network, Full Picture Productions
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