Phil and David enjoy a lively lunch with beloved actor and new best-selling author John Stamos (his new memoir "If You Had Told Me" is out now) at the beautiful Motion Picture & Television Fund campus in Woodland Hills, California -- https://mptf.com/ . They discuss John's remarkable life in show business from "General Hospital" to "Full House" to "ER" to Broadway and beyond, as well as his amazing decades of experience playing with The Beach Boys and his great friendships with two amazing c...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Phil and David's dream conversation with the Oscar-winning actress, dedicated activist and best-selling author Jane Fonda continues and ice cream is served. Jane shares some of her important environmental concerns. Then the "Naked Lunch" talk turns to everything from "nepo babies" to the intersection of movies and politics and some of Jane's experiences with directors. Jane also shares some amazing stories about her beloved friend and "9 to 5" co-star Dolly Parton. And Jane's fellow Oscar-winnin...
Nov 22, 2023•46 min
Phil invites his legendary friend Jane Fonda -- the two-time Academy Award winning actress, dedicated activist and best-selling author -- to lunch for a conversation about art, family and life that's so amazing, we are dividing it into two parts just so that we can savor. Hear remarkable and sometimes surprising stories from one of Hollywood's most enduring and inspiring icons, and find out why Jane is such a big fan of Phil that she lovingly calls him, "The Jewish Tinkerbell." To learn more abo...
Nov 16, 2023•48 min
Back by popular demand, we're taking your calls! But first, Phil and David discuss experiencing the new Sphere in Las Vegas, seeing U2's concert and Darren Aronofsky's Sphere film, "Postcards From Earth" there. They then both remember Matthew Perry. Then we're talking to the people. Phil gets a very special call from a fan in Australia and later, a surprise call from Brad Paisley turns into a great conversation about some of the Country superstar's new music. To learn more about building communi...
Nov 09, 2023•53 min
Phil and David welcome David's longtime friend and vocalist extraordinaire and Country Music superstar Darius Rucker to the show, and after a few silly Hootie & The Blowfish jokes, they settle in for a fun and heartfelt discussion about Darius's new album, "Carolyn's Boy," dedicated to his mother who was his biggest fan, but who passed away before his remarkable success story went global. "Sara" -- Darius's new songwriting collaboration with Ed Sheeran -- inspires a discussion on everyone's ...
Nov 02, 2023•56 min
In honor of our good friend Henry Winkler's new book, "Being Henry: The Fonz . . . And Beyond" we're re-airing his appearance on Naked Lunch to help celebrate! The book can be found here! It's a very happy day as "Naked Lunch" warmly welcomes a beloved Hollywood icon, an Emmy-winning legend, a surprisingly viral fisherman, and a recently anointed DILF -- none other than "The Fonz" himself. . . Henry Winkler. Henry and Phil's friendship goes way back, and over a tasty spread from Courage Bagels, ...
Oct 30, 2023•52 min
Phil and David were born to run this episode in which they're thrilled to be joined by Maureen and Steven Van Zandt. David expresses how Steven's brilliant work with Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band & Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul changed his life forever. Phil discusses food and touring the world with Steven and Maureen, as well as the cultural impact of Teachrock.org and Little Steven's Underground Garage, Maureen's life in thea...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 27 min
With the heartbreaking and horrific backdrop of the recent terrorist attacks on Israel, Phil & David have a heartfelt, warm and funny yet timely and emotional conversation about Judaism, food, identity and life with Jake Cohen, the "New York Times" bestselling cookbook author of "Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes From A Modern Mensch" and his latest delicious tome, "I Could Nosh: Classic Jewish Recipes Revamped for Every Day." Jake shares his remarkable rise to being a food celebrity and Instagram...
Oct 19, 2023•54 min
Phil & David continue to reveal and pay tribute to their favorite movies ever with all of you and with each other. Come for the hot Stanley Kubrick talk, stay for Phil & David discussing "Almost Famous" by Cameron Crowe, "The Last Waltz" by Martin Scorsese as well as "The Ten Commandments," "Klute," "Network," "A Hard Day's Night," "Tootsie,""Rushmore" and so many more significant films that shaped their tastes in cinema and their lives in general. To learn more about building community ...
Oct 12, 2023•55 min
Phil & David reveal their favorite movies ever with you and with each other. Who's still in love with "Mary Poppins" and hyperventilated when they actually met Julie Andrews? Who secretly dreams of "Local Hero" -- the ultimate movie about the romance of travel? Who was so profoundly scared of "Jaws" that he was afraid not just to go to the beach, but also go to the bathroom? How did "The Graduate" seduce both Phil & David? And who's a bigger believer in "Pulp Fiction" -- Phil or David? F...
Oct 05, 2023•50 min
The son also rises when Phil's beloved son Ben Rosenthal joins his father and David in his former bedroom -- now our recently converted "Naked Lunch" recording studio -- for a fun, funny and heartfelt lunch from a place they all love, Tere's Mexican Grill. https://www.teresmexicangrill.com/ Ben shares his perspective on life in The Family Rosenthal, growing up around "Everybody Loves Raymond," and his exciting new business. To learn more about Ben's business, go to https://www.zazas.co or https:...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 72
You good people tell us that you absolutely LOVE it when Phil & David Phone It In, so here's another of our free-for-all "Naked Lunch" Call In episodes. This time around, Phil and David offered to provide any relationship advice -- much to the amusement of their loved ones -- but mostly you wanted to talk about the most important things in life -- food, music and "Somebody Feel Phil." Follow Phil and David on social media for announcements of the next chance to call in! To learn more about b...
Sep 21, 2023•52 min•Ep. 69
Blues guitar sensation Joe Bonamassa joins Phil and David for a hard rocking "Lunch" with LOTS of strings attached, and actor and musician Jon Manfrellotti -- who played Ray's buddy Gianni on "Everybody Loves Raymond" --- sits in for a funny conversation about life, love and guitars . . . not necessarily in that order. Joe will be one of the superstars appearing at Eric Clapton’s 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival which takes place September 23-24 in Los Angeles at which David will be a Special Cor...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Phil gets to know and love David's longtime friend Mark Oliver Everett, AKA E, the leader of the acclaimed band EELS who have released fourteen studio albums and become an internationally beloved touring act since the "Beautiful Freak" album in 1996 that featured the alternative radio favorites "Novocaine for the Soul." We hear how E and David first met, how E played his wedding to Fran who he lovingly dubbed "Chiclet" and their early days hanging out with friends like Terence Trent D'Arby, Howi...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 71
Phil and David remember the late great comedian Gilbert Gottfried -- who passed away in 2022 -- in a very special episode with Frank Santopadre, Gilbert's brilliant co-host on "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast." Phil and David discuss their shared deep love for Gilbert's comedy and Gilbert and Frank's podcast which influenced "Naked Lunch" more than any other with its loving celebration of conversational, fun-filled storytelling about show business. To follow "Gilbert Gottfried's Ama...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 69
Things get Hot and Hilarious In Los Angeles when the brilliant and beloved actress Wendie Malick ("Dream On," "Just Shoot Me!" and "Hot In Cleveland") joins Phil and David for a fun and free-flowing lunch full of great stories and big laughs. Phil and Wendie explore and celebrate their brief and little-seen screen marriage in the 2012 film "Jewtopia." David discusses the pleasure of getting to know and work with Wendie thanks to the Environmental Media Association. Wendie shares her amazing jour...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 67
Phil and David invite you to "Be Our Guest" again for a special Call In "Naked Lunch" during which they answer your questions and ramble on about a wide range of topics. Along the way, Phil pays tribute to his late great friend director William Friedkin, David tells stories about interviewing Billy Joel and they both share stories about life and lunch. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com ....
Aug 17, 2023•58 min•Ep. 67
In every way imaginable, this "Naked Lunch" is a moving feast -- and a hilarious one, too. Teen sensation turned successful TV writer/producer Shaun Cassidy gets caught in traffic, and so thus this fun and freewheeling conversation begins with Shaun on the road. Phil, David and Shaun retrace Cassidy's remarkable life and career thus far, from growing up a Hollywood "nepo baby," the son of Oscar-winning legend Shirley Jones and actor Jack Cassidy, as well as the half-brother of David Cassidy, to ...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 67
Instead of the usual "Lunch," Phil & David dine out on some great stories about their musical hero Bruce Springsteen with the deeply knowledgeable hosts of the totally Boss podcast "None But The Brave," Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean who since 2019 have been an excellent source of in-depth talk about Springsteen's enduring work. There are great stories about first Bruce concerts, memorable "Glory Days" they all had meeting with The Boss, favorite songs in the Springsteen cannon and so much mo...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Phil invites his longtime friend and even longer-time hero Paul Reubens to Naked Lunch for a Big Adventure over lunch. This playful and ultimately revealing conversation over sandwiches from Monroe Place finds Phil, Paul & David discussing a wide-range of topics -- from Paul's education alongside classmates David Hasselhoff and Katey Sagal at Cal Arts to The Groundlings to his pre-fame work in restaurant kitchens to a wide range of unforgettable encounters with famous Pee Wee fans like Littl...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Here's a striking new episode with actress, writer, author, director, and producer Justine Bateman who Phil became friends with on the last WGA strike -- they both also appear in the 2006 film, "The TV Set." Over a delicious lunch from Jeff's Table -- https://www.jeffstablela.com/ -- Justine, Phil and David enjoy a freewheeling conversation covering everything from Artificial Intelligence to "Family Ties," from Justin's compelling books "Fame" and "Face" to her acclaimed feature film directorial...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 64
Phil and David welcome the reunited rock trio Dogstar -- guitarist and lead singer Bret Domrose, drummer Rob Mailhouse and bassist Keanu Reeves -- for Courage Bagels ( https://couragebagels.com/ ) and a fun-filled conversation about music, show business, friendship and food. David retraces how he first came to know and love the band, and Phil recalls a long ago Passover seder with Keanu. We hear "Everything Turns Around," Dogstar's inspired newly released first single from their forthcoming reun...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 62
Phil and David have a total blast having "Lunch" with their first-ever father-and-son guests -- actor, comedian, writer and director Ike Barinholtz who they've both loved in countless projects from "MADtv to "The Mindy Project" to this year's "History of the World, Part II" and "White House Plumbers" AND Ike's very loving and very funny dad Alan Barinholtz who has made a huge splash this year playing Judge Alan Rosen on the Emmy nominated "Jury Duty," the reality show hoax sitcom series that has...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 61
Phil and David have both known Jeff Ross for many years, so they are at ease with the comedian known around the world as The Roastmaster General. Over sandwiches from https://www.ouimelrose.com , Jeff retraces how a kid from a family of caterers from New Jersey ended up following in the footsteps of the "rock stars" of stand up he loved and bringing new life to the art of Roast Comedy, as well as befriending many of the legends who set the stage for his modern success story, including Don Rickle...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 62
Melvin Mar ("Fresh Off The Boat," "Speechless," "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle") -- Phil and David's brilliant producer friend -- takes us inside the thrilling and inspiring creative success story of the critically acclaimed Disney+ series "American Born Chinese" along with a few of his key collaborators -- executive producer Gene Luen Yang who wrote the classic Eisner Award-winning graphic novel on which the show is based, executive producer and series creator Kelvin Yu ("Bob's Burgers"), and ...
Jun 29, 2023•55 min•Ep. 61
Phil & David explore both lunch from The Cheesecake Factory and "The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle" with their friend Wayne Federman who literally wrote the book of that title, first published in 2021. A gifted writer, comedian, actor and musician, and adjunct professor at USC, Wayne won a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award in 2023 as a producer of the HBO documentary, "George Carlin's American Dream." If you enjoy comedy talk, food talk and friends endlessly teasing friends,...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr
Phil & David enjoy a lively TV Lunch with famed TV writer, TV host and film screenwriter Spike Feresten. But even though Spike is the comic genius who wrote the classic "The Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld," there was No Soup For Spike here, but rather a delicious cheesesteak from https://www.southphillyexperience.com . Spike, Phil & David discuss Spike's fascinating career including great stories about writing for David Letterman, "Saturday Night Live," "Seinfeld," and his time hosting ...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Phil and David have Apollonia's Pizza and a delicious conversation with director, producer, writer Allen Hughes who first made his name as one of The Hughes Brothers who brought the world films like 1993's "Menace II Society" and 1995's "Dead Presidents." David got to know and love Allen when he served as a Creative Consultant on Allen's brilliant 2017 documentary series "The Defiant Ones" about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. They reunite to catch up and discuss Allen's brilliant new FX smash documen...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 56
With the Writers Guild of America on strike, Phil and David -- who've both been on the picket lines -- discuss how they each eventually became TV writers and longtime members of the WGA. Phil traces his journey from starting out as a "failed actor" in New York, while David talks about starting out as a journalist and editor at "Rolling Stone" magazine. To learn more about the WGA, go to https://www.wga.org/ .To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visi...
May 25, 2023•56 min
Phil and David are joined for a fascinating and funny lunch with the wonderful and witty folk duo known as The Milk Carton Kids -- namely, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan -- whose stunning harmonies and dry wits make them not only great recording artists, but wildly entertaining live performers. The Milk Carton Kids share how they first found their gorgeous sound, how they came by their awesome comedy chops, and even sing two songs live for "Naked Lunch," -- "When You're Gone" from their outsta...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min
