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His fortable enoughtotalkopenlyfromtheconfi for himtoholdinsightfulconversations,allowingcelebsfeelcom- dured thenpickedupsteam. ence numbersfortheirshowandtherestofindustry. beginning ofthepandemiclastyear,whentherewasadropinaudi- so muchsuccessandlongevity.Heinitiallyhadabriefpanicatthe the Peabodyscango(explicit)themselves.” we haveourownaward,andwe’regettingthebigone,tomeit’slike said. “Ididn’twantanythingelse,butyouknow,whatever.Nowthat version oftheOscarsandEmmys. bies formakingaconcertedefforttocreatethepodcastindustry’s earned themmorepraisebyotherawards,butheappreciatestheAm- talent wegot.” pened inpersonorhappenedatanyothertime,givensomeofthe some ofthepandemicinterviewsthatIdon’tthinkcouldhavehap- so theydon’thavetodriveanywhere.Sothere’sdefi sort of,youknow,talkandrelax.Andthey’reintheirownhouse, or stressedoutguarded,”hesaid.“Theywerekindofexcitedto aged asheavilyandtheyweren’tliketravelingaroundonajunket Maron saidthe“pandemicinterviews”providedanopportunity But oncethe“littleblip”ended,McDonaldsaidtheirshowen- McDonald saidheandMarondidn’texpecttheshowtoachieve “I thinktheywantedtotalkpeople,weren’tbeingman- “We shouldhavegotaPeabody(Award)longtimeago,”Maron Maron believestheproventrackrecordof“WTF”shouldhave ness heownedcalled LasVegas cameras andwalls, andabusi- mansion, ringedby securitygates, raid athissoutheastLasVegas following aSeptember2014FBI to registerasasexoffender. agreement thatdidnotrequirehim but upto33monthsinaplea prison timeofatleastonemonth renourishment projects.(AP) She saysthemoneywouldbeusedtofundbeach ture productionswouldpayforfi land’s citycounciltoapproveanimpactfeethatfu- take everyprecaution.” dating andthey’veassuredusthattheyaregoingto Sessions said,“andtheyhavebeenveryaccommo- Monday. for “TheInBetween”whichwasscheduledtostart roll intotownthisweek,withfourdaysoffi titled “Devotion.”Anewproductionisscheduledto last monthtofi productions. since thecoronavirusforcedalongpausebetween to small beachcommunityeastof TV thatit’sgreattoseefi His criminalcasebecamepublic TYBEE ISLAND,Ga.: Sessions saidshe’sconsideringaskingTybeeIs- “We’re happytoaccommodatethefi Tybee IslandMayor Filmmakers used Georgia played byJenniferJasonLeigh. utes. 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