NPR’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Life’s too short for small talk. NPR’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin gets right to the questions that matter most. Celebrity guests pull questions from a deck of cards and open up about the kind of stuff we all think about but rarely say out loud. Join NPR for a night of exploring life’s biggest questions, live and unscripted with Rachel and special guest José Andrés. You’ll get to hear the show weeks before its podcast debut.

The fun continues as you exit the theater: Your ticket includes a post-show reception featuring tapas-style bites and beverages inspired by José Andrés’ celebrated culinary legacy in Spanish cuisine.

Runtime: 1 hour and 30 minutes

All Ages

About Rachel Martin

Rachel Martin is the co-creator and host of Wild Card, an interview game show about life’s biggest questions. Martin spent six years as a host of Morning Edition, and was the founding host of NPR’s award-winning morning news podcast Up First. She previously hosted Weekend Edition Sunday. She served as National Security Correspondent for NPR, where she covered both defense and intelligence issues, and also worked as a NPR foreign correspondent, where she covered the London terrorist attacks, issues surrounding immigration and shifting cultural identities in Europe. Her piece on Islam in America was awarded “Best Radio Feature” by the Religion News Writers Association in 2007. In 2011, her story on racial discrimination in Hollywood won a Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists and her series on the effects of the opioid epidemic on children won a Gracie award in 2019. She started her career at public radio station KQED in San Francisco as a producer and reporter.

About José Andrés 

José Andrés is a Michelin-starred chef, an Emmy Award–winning TV host and producer, and a New York Times bestselling author of Spain My Way, Change the Recipe, Vegetables Unleashed, and The World Central Kitchen Cookbook. A pioneer of Spanish tapas in America and a celebrated ambassador of Spanish cooking, he leads the renowned José Andrés Group, which operates more than forty restaurants across the United States and beyond. Andrés is the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.  Andrés’ work has earned awards and distinctions including Outstanding Chef and Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals and Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.