{"podcast":{"title":"Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine","slug":"little-known-facts-with-ilana-levine-218599","podcast_index_feed_id":218599,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ALM3701330109","website_url":"http://www.LittleKnownFactsPodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/eed12a4a-c61c-11e6-808f-07b60c989991/image/IMG_6644.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Hosted by actress Ilana Levine","episode_count":527,"summary":"With her unique style of hosting, Ilana Levine gives her listeners up close and personal access to today's biggest stars from Broadway, Film and Television. Her intimate and revealing conversations with Tony Award, Academy Award, Grammy Award and Emmy Award winners gives listeners the feeling they are part of a conversation between old friends. Guests include Julianne Moore, Matthew Broderick, Isabelle Huppert, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Platt, Uma Thurman, Matt Bomer, Aasif Mandvi, Octavia Spencer, Edie Falco, Allison Janney, Beanie Feldstein, John Slattery, Judith Light, Molly Ringwald, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Chenoweth, Anthony Rapp, Jason Alexander, Tony Shalhoub, Griffin Dunne, Kaskade, Laura Linney and many more. New episodes are released on Mondays.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-known-facts-with-ilana-levine-218599"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 490 - Marc Shaiman","slug":"episode-490-marc-shaiman","published_at":"2026-01-12T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-known-facts-with-ilana-levine-218599/episode-490-marc-shaiman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-known-facts-with-ilana-levine-218599","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7660256623.mp3?updated=1768317327","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7660256623.mp3?updated=1768317327","summary":"Marc Shaiman is a renowned American composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer known for his work across film, television, and theater. Shaiman began his career as a musical director and arranger for Bette Midler before expanding into film scoring. He gained prominence with his work on films such as When Harry Met Sally, The Addams Family, Sister Act, City Slickers, A Few Good Men, Sleepless in Seattle, The American President, and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, on television with SNL, and on recordings with Harry Connick Jr. and Mariah Carey. Shaiman earned widespread acclaim for co-writing the Broadway musical Hairspray alongside his longtime co-lyricist Scott Wittman. The duo has also co-created the musicals Catch Me If You Can, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Some Like It Hot, and Smash. He has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards and has won a Tony, two Emmys, and two Grammys. Marc Shaiman is celebrated for his versatile, emotionally resonant music and his ability to blend classic musical theatre sensibilities with modern storytelling. Born and raised in New Jersey, he currently lives in New York with his husband, Lieutenant Commander (ret) Lou Mirabal. For more information visit www.marcshaiman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Marc Shaiman is a renowned American composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer known for his work across film, television, and theater. Shaiman bega…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2882,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/little-known-facts-with-ilana-levine-218599/episodes/episode-490-marc-shaiman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-known-facts-with-ilana-levine-218599/episode-490-marc-shaiman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}