Actor, environmentalist, and all around mensch Ed Begley Jr. is in the house! We have a Chicago Humanities Tapes first, with our man of the hour joining podcast host Alisa Rosenthal in studio for an exclusive chat about his new memoir To the Temple of Tranquility… and Step On It! Topics include '70s-era electric cars, his friendship with Tom Waits, and the best vegetarian soups.

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Photo: Ed Begley Jr. and Alisa Rosenthal chat over Zoom.

Ed Begley Jr., To the Temple of Tranquility… and Step On It!

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