Episodes

  • BRIDGET EVERETT — on saying goodbye to 'Somebody Somewhere' and avoiding auditions at all costs

    BRIDGET EVERETT — on saying goodbye to 'Somebody Somewhere' and avoiding auditions at all costs
    Jan 7 2025
    Cabaret star, actor and producer Bridget Everett joins the show. Over some deliciously hot griddle cakes, Everett tells me about the special connection she has to her HBO show “Somebody Somewhere,” why “Sex and the City” co-creator Michael Patrick King is such an important person to her, and the interesting place she put her late mother’s ashes. This episode was recorded at Salt’s Cure in Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • RE-RUN: SOFIA VERGARA — the physical toll of ‘Griselda’ and Ed O’Neill butt dials

    RE-RUN: SOFIA VERGARA — the physical toll of ‘Griselda’ and Ed O’Neill butt dials
    Dec 31 2024
    This week, we revisit my conversation with “Griselda” and “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara. Over pizza and “fuzzy orange juice,” Sofia tells me what it was like to produce and star in the Netflix series “Griselda,” which was 15 years in the making. Plus, we get into Ed O’Neill’s voicemails and why marshmallows were hidden on the “Modern Family” set. This episode was recorded at Dante in Beverly Hills, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • RE-RUN: ED O’NEILL — skirting a life of organized crime and hanging out with Tennessee Williams

    RE-RUN: ED O’NEILL — skirting a life of organized crime and hanging out with Tennessee Williams
    Dec 24 2024
    This week, we revisit my conversation with “Modern Family” and “Married…with Children” star Ed O'Neill. Over some fancy sandwiches, Ed talks about dodging a career in organized crime, hanging out with Tennessee Williams, Lucille Ball and so much more. This episode was recorded at Lunetta in Santa Monica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • BONUS: A Conversation with Bill Clinton on 'Citizen: My Life After the White House'

    BONUS: A Conversation with Bill Clinton on 'Citizen: My Life After the White House'
    Dec 23 2024
    Today, we’re bringing you my conversation with former President Bill Clinton from earlier this month in Little Rock, Arkansas. We sat down to talk about the 20th anniversary of The Clinton Library and his newest book, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” a front-row, first-person chronicle of his post-presidential years and the most significant events of the twenty-first century. This was recorded on December 6th, 2024 in Little Rock, AR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • KATHRYN HAHN — on improvising in “Step Brothers” and Patti Lupone voice memos

    KATHRYN HAHN — on improvising in “Step Brothers” and Patti Lupone voice memos
    Dec 17 2024
    "Agatha All Along” star Kathryn Hahn joins the show. Over stuffed grape leaves and shawarma rubbed oyster mushrooms, Hahn tells me how her career has climbed after 40 (dubbed her “Hahnissance”), the amazing moments she improvised in “Step Brothers” and we retell our pilates meet-cute. This episode was recorded at Mazal in Lincoln Heights, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • LISA KUDROW — on playing evil sister Ursula before Phoebe, and her recent Friends rewatch

    LISA KUDROW — on playing evil sister Ursula before Phoebe, and her recent Friends rewatch
    Dec 10 2024
    "No Good Deed” star Lisa Kudrow joins the show. Over tagliatelle and scallops, Kudrow tells me the origin story of her "Friends" character Phoebe Buffay, how “The Comeback” was inspired by reality TV, and we get into her new Netflix series “No Good Deed” opposite Ray Romano. This episode was recorded at Novikov in Beverly Hills, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • MARCIA GAY HARDEN — on mastering dialects and crying to Meryl Streep

    MARCIA GAY HARDEN — on mastering dialects and crying to Meryl Streep
    Dec 3 2024
    Academy Award winning actor Marcia Gay Harden joins the show. Over sushi, Marcia Gay Harden tells me about being in the original cast of Broadway’s “Angels in America,” going back to catering after Coen Brothers film “Miller’s Crossing,” and a very good Mike Nichols apology story. This episode was recorded at Ocean Prime in Beverly Hills, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • PATRICK J. ADAMS — on new wave of "Suits” fans and coping with stage anxiety

    PATRICK J. ADAMS — on new wave of "Suits” fans and coping with stage anxiety
    Nov 26 2024
    "Suits” star Patrick J. Adams joins the show. Over grilled prawns and focaccia, Adams tells me about conquering his stage anxiety during “Take Me Out,” renewed “Suits” fandom on Netflix, and the story behind his matching tattoo with wife Troian Bellisario. This episode was recorded at Marco Polo at the Silver Lake Pool & Inn in Silver Lake, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins