• As reported earlier this week, Kevin appeared on “Public Interest With Kojo Nnamdi” on NPR (National Public Radio) this afternoon. We’ve got a scooper’s summary of the appearance below, and also a link to the whole darn thing if you’d like to give it a listen:

• BIG NEWS? Kevin’s stated that his next film will be the “Chasing Amy-like drama” he has been mentioning in interviews and the Wizard special edition, which Kev revealed will be about fatherhood. Following THAT film will come Fletch Won, and in the future there will be the full length Clerks animated feature.
• (MINOR J&SBSB SPOILER) Jay Mewes: Kev revealed that the Jay charecter falls in love in the new flick and learns “to stop using that b word in refrence to women”, but Kev claims that “saying that he’s grown in this movie isn’t really saying much”. Later in the show Kev also said that he dosen’t belive that Mewes is type-cast as Jay, and that he has “blossomed” as an actor.
• Kev restated what happened in refrence to GLADD.
• Carlin got payed scale for the past two films, and Kevin stated, “I couldn’t make a movie without the guy now”.
• Smith’s future films; Kev will not begin a new universe, he wants to be able to move from movie to movie, not using the previous films to refer back to like he did with the Askewniverse.
• Magnolia: Smith cleared up that he does not hate Magnolia, he said that it was an “open wound” of a movie, like Chasing Amy, and that he(Smith) did not believe that an emotionally driven film like Magnolia or amy should not be a big budget film, like Magnolia was.
• Film school: smith expressed his disintrest in film school, he told the same story that was found in the Wizard special edition.
• The Internet: Smith talked about how he used the internet as a tool to get real reviews from people who payed to se the film. News Askew got a good mention (thanks Kev!).
• Fame: Smith talked about getting recognized in person, saying that he can go to the mall and only about 5 people come up to him, usually saying “You’re Silent Bob, hey what’s Kevin Smith like as a director?” or “You know who you look like? Kevin Smith” to which Smith said he replies “Yeah, I get that a lot.”
• 37: One caller called in and said that he had seen all the films 37 times, when asked by the host if he was surprised, Kevin stated that 37 related to something in each of films and that he found it to have been a funny statement. The host then asked what 37 referred to; Kevin stated that it was something he couldn’t talk about on NPR.
• Indie: Kev doesn’t consider himself an Independent filmmaker, but rather a cult filmmaker. He also did some Q&A. Most questions were movie related, but the most memorable moment was when a caller asked Smith’s advice for budding filmmakers. Kev’s response: “Get out of filmaking, its overcrowded and I don’t need the competition.” After having a laugh, he then gave a serious answer.

You can listen to it all right HERE.