Wild Card with Rachel Martin
Hosted by Rachel Martin · NPR
4.7from 1,569 ratings
- 139
- Episodes
- 121
- Transcribed
- 1,569
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Wild Card with Rachel Martin
Life’s too short for small talk. Rachel gets right to the questions that matter most. Once a week, famous guests pull questions from a deck of cards and open up about the kind of stuff we all think about but rarely say out loud. Actors, authors, and thinkers are prompted to talk about everything from their insecurities and dreams to grief and God. Named one of the 10 best podcasts of 2024 by The New York Times, Wild Card stands out among celebrity interview podcasts. When modern life feels chaotic or overwhelming, listen to Wild Card for a joyful, grounding reminder of our shared humanity.
- Publisher
- NPR
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
121 of 139 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Busy Phillpps
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Esther Perel
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Zadie Smith (Encore)
Inside a recent episode
Busy Phillpps
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the hope that there was some, you know, and I think this is really, I think this is really common in high achieving people, like that the idea that at some point it would be enough to fill the hole, you know, and then you have to do all the work when you become an actual adult and realize like wherever you go, there you are. […]
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- Busy Philipps
- Esther Perel
- Zadie Smith
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Pádraig Ó Tuama
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 1,107 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 462 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 73
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts Wild Card with Rachel Martin?
Rachel Martin host the show. Published by NPR.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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