The second season of the What Are We Talking About? podcast will launch with a conversation starter: The first joint interview with veteran Hollywood actors Keith David and David Keith who, for an obvious reason, are often confused for one another.
The podcast — hosted by entertainment industry insiders Paul Davidson (former film and TV boss at The Orchard), Benjamin Raab (Quantum Leap co-executive producer), and entertainment executive Mitch Graham — dropped a trailer today announcing the surprise interview. The full podcast episode will be available on Aug. 26.
What Are We Talking About? finds the hosts engaging in free-wheeling conversations about everything from films and TV shows to bro-hugs and skin care regimens. During an episode last season, the trio touched on the films of filmmaker John Carpenter, a chat that led them to connect the dots between David (star of Carpenter flicks like 1982’s The Thing and 1988’s They Live) and Keith.
On the special “Keith David Meets David Keith” episode, the actors open up on their respective careers while also touching on the times they have been mistaken for one another. They also joke about what kind of script it would take to get them to co-star in a project together as they take pitches from Davidson, Raab and Graham. “Every once in a while, I will get a picture of Keith and I flip it over and write, ‘Not me,’ and mail it back,” admits Keith.
David, an Emmy Award-winning actor whose career dates back to the late 1970s, has nearly 300 credits on his resumé. He broke out after a role in Oliver Stone’s Platoon and has moved seamlessly over the years from big budget blockbusters like Armageddon to voice work like The Princess and the Frog, indie dramas like 21 Requiem for a Dream and episodic TV like Greenleaf, and many many more.
Keith nas more than 125 credits on his resumé, which also dates back to the late 1970s. He is well known for turns in An Officer and a Gentleman, Independence Day, Firestarter, Heartbreak Hotel and Behind Enemy Lines, among others.