How To Do Everything - Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus"

Episode Date: April 9, 2025

The White Lotus season finale dropped this weekend, and we have questions. And trauma. Maybe you do too? This week, How To Do Everything's "study break" is hosting acclaimed actor Jason Isaacs AKA acc...laimed Lorazepam addict Timothy Ratliff.How to join: save this Google document. At 12:30 PM ET (note the time change!) this Friday April 11th, we'll drop a Zoom link. The first 10 people to click on it will be in a Zoom call with Mike, Ian, Heena and Timothy Ratliff/Lucius Malfoy/Jason Isaacs. That gives you two days to catch up on the show. We WILL discuss spoilers. So come studied and with questions!In the meantime, please send us your "how to" questions! From "how do you parallel park?" to "how do you escape quicksand?" no question is too boring, outlandish or unusual. We can't make the show without you, so don't be shy! Email us at howto@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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Starting point is 00:00:00 A couple months ago here at Planet Money, we stumbled across our favorite kind of economic mystery. Jack, what is this? A deal that seemed way too good to be true. What I'm seeing here, at least, is that it's very high clarity. Join us on our adventure. Doctor, show me what you got. To find out exactly how much a diamond is worth. Planet Money from NPR. Wherever you get your podcasts. you can find in the show notes of this episode. We will post a Zoom link there at 12.30 Eastern this Friday. The first 10 people to click it are in the Zoom. We're all gonna hang out. It's fun, it's weird. And this week we have a special guest who will be joining.
Starting point is 00:00:58 Kina, would you like to reveal who the special guest is? Yeah, I'm really excited about this one. This week we're gonna have Jason Isaacs, the star of White Lotus. So make sure you spend the week, catch up on White Lotus. We will chat spoilers, so be prepared for that. And we'll have a chat with him. I have a lot of things I want to ask him. A lot of questions about his character.
Starting point is 00:01:19 I also want to ask him if the White Lotus theme song, which we are hearing now, has been stuck in his head since the beginning of the season as it has in mind. Whatever questions you have for him, you can ask them in the Zoom. It's going to be a lot of fun. All you have to do, check the Google Doc that is in the show notes of this episode. You might want to bookmark that, and at 1230 Eastern, this Friday, April 11th, a Zoom link will appear. The second you see it, click it as fast as you can, and hopefully you'll make it in. Also, while we're here, let me just say, we would love your how-to questions.
Starting point is 00:02:00 We are currently putting together the next season of How to Do Everything. Our show is built on your questions, the things you need. Our show is built on improving your life. I feel like I'm over promising. Whatever the case, send us your questions to howto at npr.org. Is that the correct email address, Ina? That is the correct email address, Ian. You got it.
Starting point is 00:02:24 If you have a real emergency, don't email us because the new season isn't coming out for a little bit. But if you are not currently trapped under a rock and need help removing that rock, send us your question and we'll do our best to help you. Again, that email, Hina, what is it? Howto at npr.org. I think you could call 911 and then email us just to keep us in the loop.
Starting point is 00:02:49 We just want to be updated on how you're doing. Think of yourself first. That's all we ask. Save yourself. And if it's possible for us to save you, please email us at howto at npr.org. Otherwise, check the Google Doc, click that Zoom link, and we'll see you Friday at 1230 Eastern. Thanks, everyone. This is Tonya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air.
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