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This week Alec talks with Andrew McCarthy \u2013 about making movies, directing, and what it\u2019s like to reinvent oneself as a travel writer.\xa0Most people know McCarthy for his roles in "St. Elmo\u2019s Fire" and "Pretty in Pink" \u2013 as a member of the \u201cBrat Pack" -- but those movies were only one stop on Andrew McCarthy\u2019s journey.

Almost 20 years ago, McCarthy discovered that traveling the world was the perfect antidote to the fame and exposure that came with his acting career.\xa0\xa0He has spent much of the last decade writing about his experiences in distant and exotic lands.\xa0\xa0McCarthy talks with Baldwin about his new book, called\xa0The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down.

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