What Are We Even Doing? with Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle suits up for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen Editor-in-Chief Willa Bennett to discuss their ties du jour & love for Demna, the impact high school English teachers had on their careers, how Willa honors & evolves the magazines she loved growing up with, their Highsnobiety photoshoot that minted Kyle’s babygirl status, Willa’s inspiration for Cosmopolitan’s 60th anniversary...

Actress, writer, and producer Rachel Sennott joins Kyle for a royally chaotic Halloween episode recorded entirely in Princess Diaries cosplay (yes, Mia Thermopolis and Queen Clarisse have entered the pod stu). Between tales of Hollywood hauntings and creative chaos, they talk Bottoms , Shiva Baby , I Love LA , and how Rachel’s Treacly Productions is conjuring its next big thing. There’...

Comedian, writer, actor, podcaster, and fellow Overcompensating cast member Caleb Hearon joins Kyle in the studio to discuss how the women in Caleb’s family inspired his comedy, which life experiences inform his politics and activism, Caleb’s razor-sharp observation skills, and how he really feels about lists and Mr. Beast. The guys share their mutual gratitude and joy for getting to b...

Kyle connects with kindred spirit, actor, comedian, writer, and director Grace Kuhlenschmidt to learn about her incredible career path and creative process, what being a correspondent on The Daily Show is like, which Spice Girl she met while performing in London, who inspired her comedy, and where to get the best Chinese chicken salad in Grace’s hometown of L.A.. Grace rates Kyle’s lim...

Actor, comedian, writer, and producer Geraldine Viswanathan gives Kyle the lowdown on how she caught the acting bug in 5th grade, the difference between soft and f*#@ boys, her strategy for working with her heroes, how to go viral with dalmatians on a red carpet, and what it’s been like playing a historical figure in the upcoming biopic about Merle Oberon, an Oscar-nominated Indian-British a...

Kyle is joined by actor, Spice Girls enthusiast, and fellow coffee aficionado Dylan O’Brien to talk core memories, career pivots, and the chaos of balancing blockbusters with indies. The two dive into Dylan’s transition from Teen Wolf and The Maze Runner to Twinless and the art of playing not one but two completely different characters in the same film. Don’t miss Kyle and Dylan...

Kyle has a heart-to-heart with his on-screen biological son – comedian, writer, actor, podcast host, and producer Benito Skinner aka Benny Drama – to unpack what it’s like working together and growing up in the Northwest, ideas for the second season of Overcompensating, and how Benny created the original characters and viral celebrity impersonations that jumpstarted his career. D...

Welcome to the very first episode of What Are We Even Doing? — the podcast where actor and internet’s favorite dad, Kyle MacLachlan, sits down with the people shaping art, film, fashion, and the internet to talk creativity, ambition, and, well… whatever else they stumble into.  And what better way to kick things off than with Kaia Gerber — model, actor, voracious read...

Join award-winning actor and social media madman Kyle MacLachlan on “What Are We Even Doing,” where he sits down with Millennial and Gen Z actors, musicians, artists, and content creators to share stories about the entertainment industry past, present, and future. Kyle and his guests will talk shop, compare notes on life, and generally be weird together. In a good way. Their conversati...