Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Blank on Blank Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
64 Episodes 2021 - 0
Episode 1
Larry King on Being Seduced
6 mins
Larry King recalls a moment of "radio interruptus". From a lost 2001 Esquire interview.
Episode 2
Wilt Chamberlain on Tall Tales
Tue, May 14, 2013 6 mins
Wilt Chamberlain in 1992 as interviewed by Ann Liguori.
Episode 3
David Foster Wallace on Ambition
Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6 mins
Interview by Leonard Lopate, WNYC, March 4, 1996
Episode 4
Beastie Boys on Being Stupid
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 6 mins
Interview by Rocci Fisch for ABC News Radio, 1985, Washington, D.C.
Episode 5
James Brown on Conviction, Respect & Reagan
Tue, May 28, 2013 6 mins
A classic lost interview with the "Godfather of Soul", James Brown.
Episode 6
Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
Mon, Jun 10, 2013 6 mins
A lost 2009 interview with Maurice Sendak on childhood.
Episode 7
Louis Armstrong on His Chops
Tue, Jun 25, 2013 6 mins
Louis Armstrong as interviewed in 1964 by Michael Aisner and James R. Stein.
Episode 8
Ray Charles on Singing True
Tue, Oct 8, 2013 6 mins
Interview with Ray Charles by Joe Smith, June 3, 1987.
Episode 9
Kurt Cobain on Identity
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 6 mins
Kurt Cobain as interviewed by Jon Savage on July 22, 1993.
Episode 10
Jerry Garcia on the Acid Tests
Tue, Nov 5, 2013 6 mins
Jerry Garcia as interviewed by Joe Smith on May 23, 1988.
Episode 11
Tupac Shakur on Life and Death
Tue, Dec 3, 2013 6 mins
Tupac Shakur in March, 1994 as interviewed by Benjamin Svetkey.
Episode 12
John Updike on Family Affairs
Tue, Dec 17, 2013 6 mins
Interview with John Updike by John Freeman, Spring 2002.
Episode 13
Barry White on Making Love
Tue, Jan 7, 2014 6 mins
Barry White as interviewed by Joe Smith on April 3, 1987.
Episode 14
Carol Burnett on Finding Home
Tue, Jan 21, 2014 6 mins
"When I looked in his eyes, he was there. He was home... I had a dad." - Carol Burnett
Episode 15
Grace Kelly on JFK
Tue, Nov 19, 2013 6 mins
Grace Kelly on June 19, 1965 as interviewed by Paul Gallico.
Episode 16
Stan Getz on Wasted Years
Tue, Feb 18, 2014 6 mins
Stan Getz as interviewed by Joe Smith on August 7, 1987.
Episode 17
Heath Ledger on Role Playing
Tue, Mar 4, 2014 6 mins
"My nervous energy is usually the easiest form of energy to tap into." - Heath Ledger
Episode 18
Johnny Cash on The Gospel
Tue, Apr 8, 2014 6 mins
"I just hope and pray I can die with my boots on." - Johnny Cash, 1996
Episode 19
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Love
Tue, Apr 22, 2014 6 mins
"It's all true, folks: all you need is love." - John Lennon, 1969
Episode 20
Gene Wilder on The Truth
Tue, May 6, 2014 6 mins
"On stage or in the movies I could do whatever I wanted to. I was free."
Episode 21
Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
Tue, Jun 3, 2014 6 mins
Conversation with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Simon Critchley on Dec 22, 2012.
Episode 22
Maya Angelou on Con Men
Tue, Oct 28, 2014 6 mins
"The only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing." - Maya Angelou
Episode 23
Robin Williams on Masks
Tue, Dec 2, 2014 6 mins
Re-animated excerpts from an unheard 1991 interview with Robin Williams.
Episode 24
Tom Robbins on Jitterbugs
Tue, Dec 16, 2014 6 mins
"If I knew how it was going to end, I probably wouldn't write it." - Tom Robbins in 1994
Episode 25
B.B. King on The Blues
Tue, Feb 3, 2015 6 mins
B.B. King in an unheard interview from 1986.
Episode 26
Lou Reed on Guns & Ammo
Tue, Feb 17, 2015 6 mins
Lou Reed in an unheard outtake from a 1987 interview.
Episode 27
Dolly Parton on Getting Dirty
Tue, Apr 14, 2015 6 mins
Dolly Parton, as recorded in a 1978 interview for Playboy.
Episode 28
Ray Bradbury on Madmen
Tue, Apr 28, 2015 6 mins
A lost 1972 interview with Ray Bradbury.
Episode 29
Joni Mitchell on Illusions
Tue, May 26, 2015 6 mins
Joni Mitchell in 1986, as told to Joe Smith.
Episode 30
Dave Brubeck on Fighting Communism with Jazz
Thu, Jan 10, 2013 6 mins
Dave Brubeck in 2008, interviewed by John Dankosky.
Episode 31
Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful
Tue, Apr 2, 2013 6 mins
"What's wrong with being fat? That's what I want to know." - Jim Morrison
Episode 32
Farrah Fawcett on Stiletto Power
Tue, Jul 9, 2013 6 mins
"I've got on these stiletto heels aimed for his face." - Farrah Fawcett
Episode 33
Fidel Castro: The Lost Interview
Tue, Jul 23, 2013 6 mins
"If this Revolution falls, what we will have here in Cuba is a hell." - Fidel Castro
Episode 34
Janis Joplin on Rejection
Mon, Sep 23, 2013 6 mins
"In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly." - Janis Joplin
Episode 35
Tim Gunn On His FBI Agent Father Blank on Blank
6 mins
"I was not the son he wanted to have." - Tim Gunn
Episode 36
Meryl Streep on Beauty
Tue, Jun 24, 2014 6 mins
Meryl Streep in 2008, as interviewed by Christine Spines.
Episode 37
Michael Jackson on Godliness
Tue, Sep 16, 2014 6 mins
"My singing i'll just say it simple as possible: it's just godly." - Michael Jackson
Episode 38
Roger Ebert on Ego
Tue, Jun 23, 2015 6 mins
Roger Ebert in 1990, as interviewed by Lawrence Grobel.
Episode 39
Dustin Hoffman in 1971 on Duplicity and Famosity
Tue, Jul 14, 2015 6 mins
Dustin Hoffman in 1971, as interviewed by Milton Hoffman.
Episode 40
Hunter S. Thompson on Outlaws
Tue, Jul 28, 2015 6 mins
"I keep my mouth shut now. I've turned into a professional coward."- Hunter S. Thompson
Episode 41
Tom Waits on Everything and Nothing
Tue, Sep 29, 2015 6 mins
"I don't know what the 'big time' is" - Tom Waits in 1988
Episode 42
Patty Hearst on Reasonable Doubt
Tue, Oct 13, 2015 6 mins
"I'm sorry, I'm a coward. I didn't want to die." - Patty Hearst in 1982
Episode 43
Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious
Tue, Oct 27, 2015 6 mins
"I'm just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming." - Bill Murray
Episode 44
Kurt Vonnegut on Man-Eating Lampreys
Tue, Nov 10, 2015 6 mins
"Nothing means anything" - Kurt Vonnegut on November 8, 1970
Episode 45
Nina Simone on Shock
Tue, Dec 1, 2015 6 mins
"I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life." - Nina Simone
Episode 46
Garrison Keillor on Humor
Tue, Dec 15, 2015 6 mins
"There was a price to be paid for being interested in fiction." - Garrison Keillor, 1994
Episode 47
Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance
Tue, Feb 16, 2016 6 mins
"Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows"
Episode 48
Temple Grandin On Her Search Engine
Tue, Mar 1, 2016 6 mins
"Everything in my mind works like a search engine set for the image function."
Episode 49
Jane Goodall on Instinct
Fri, Mar 11, 2016 6 mins
"When I was about 10, 11 I fell in love with Tarzan." - Jane Goodall, 2002
Episode 50
Dame Stephanie Shirley on Survival Code
Tue, Mar 15, 2016 6 mins
Dame Stephanie Shirley in 2010 from an oral history at the British Library.
Episode 51
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
Tue, Mar 22, 2016 6 mins
Buckminster Fuller in 1965, as told to Studs Terkel
Episode 52
Richard Feynman on What It Means
Fri, Mar 25, 2016 6 mins
"The key was somehow to know what was important and what was not important."
Episode 53
Carl Sagan on Extraterrestrials
Tue, Mar 29, 2016 6 mins
Carl Sagan on October 4, 1985, as told to Studs Terkel.
Episode 54
Martin Scorsese on Framing
Tue, Apr 12, 2016 6 mins
"Sometimes when it all comes together ... you become the film you're making."
Episode 55
Rod Serling on Kamikazes
Tue, May 24, 2016 6 mins
Rod Serling interviewed in 1963.
Episode 56
Frank Zappa on Fads
Tue, Jun 7, 2016 6 mins
"I don't think that there's a girl around that would fit in with what we do."
Episode 57
Bob Dylan at 20 on Freak Shows
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 6 mins
"I'm never going to become rich and famous" - Bob Dylan in 1962.
Episode 58
Marlene Dietrich on Sex Symbols
Tue, Jul 26, 2016 6 mins
Marlene Dietrich in 1969, as interviewed by Jay Kent Hackleman
Episode 59
Aldous Huxley on Technodictators
6 mins
"If you want to preserve your power indefinitely, you have to get the consent of the rule.
Episode 60
Stevie Wonder on Keys of Life
6 mins
"If God didn't want me to sing it, he wouldn't have given me the talent to do it" - Stevie
Episode 61
Aldous Huxley on Technodictators
6 mins
Aldous Huxley as interview by Mike Wallace on May 18, 1958.
Episode 62
Leonard Cohen on Moonlight
Tue, Nov 15, 2016 6 mins
"I don't feel any compulsion just to stand under the spotlight night after night unless I
Episode 63
Oliver Sacks on Ripe Bananas
Tue, Jan 24, 2017 6 mins
"I'm very interested in how people adapt to extremes" - Oliver Sacks on July 28, 1996
Episode 64
Jacques Cousteau on Atlantis and Cognac
6 mins
"We're going to investigate every single one of these hypotheses, and we'll tell you what