{"podcast":{"title":"On with Kara Swisher","slug":"on-with-kara-swisher-5665900","podcast_index_feed_id":5665900,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP1684715893","website_url":"http://nymag.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d8dd4b8a-02be-11ed-9562-6bb84220205a/image/b3ee21e8c248e16d651e5048036a9b2c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New York Magazine","episode_count":413,"summary":"It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T16:21:28.549905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900"},"episode":{"title":"From Bit Parts to Two Emmy Nods: Jeff Hiller’s Long Road to Success","slug":"from-bit-parts-to-two-emmy-nods-jeff-hiller-s-long-road-to-success","published_at":"2026-07-27T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/from-bit-parts-to-two-emmy-nods-jeff-hiller-s-long-road-to-success","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9059600966.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9059600966.mp3","summary":"Comedian and actor Jeff Hiller has managed to land roles on two of the buzziest TV shows of the last year. He just earned his second Emmy nomination for a guest role in “Pluribus,” and he seems poised for an even bigger role in the second season of the comedy horror “Widow’s Bay.” His success builds on his Emmy-winning breakout performance in HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere” as Joel, the compassionate best friend to series star Bridget Everett’s character, Sam. Kara and Jeff talk about why he thinks people are drawn to shows like “Pluribus” and “Widow’s Bay,” why Hollywood rarely tells stories about the middle class anymore, and the role faith has played in his life. They also talk about why it’s still hard to land roles, despite Jeff's Emmy success.  Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Clips courtesy of HBO and Apple TV.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Comedian and actor Jeff Hiller has managed to land roles on two of the buzziest TV shows of the last year. He just earned his second Emmy nomination for a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2973,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/episodes/from-bit-parts-to-two-emmy-nods-jeff-hiller-s-long-road-to-success/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/from-bit-parts-to-two-emmy-nods-jeff-hiller-s-long-road-to-success.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}