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
Dec 31, 2024•49 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Dec 24, 2024•44 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast 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 podcastchoic...
Dec 23, 2024•58 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast "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
Dec 17, 2024•42 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast "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
Dec 10, 2024•47 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Dec 03, 2024•43 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast "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
Nov 26, 2024•47 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" star Judy Greer joins the show. Over mezze plates and pumpkin spice lattes, Judy tells us about the charm of playing off-center characters, why she loves to audition, and meeting her husband on a blind date. This episode was recorded at Botanica in Silver Lake, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 19, 2024•46 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast "Sweethearts” star Kiernan Shipka joins the show. Over a salmon bowl, Shipka tells us how she sees her character on “Mad Men” differently now, her “Girls” rewatch and why she loves a self-help book (plus, recs!). This episode was recorded at Forage in Silver Lake, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 12, 2024•45 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Actor Zachary Quinto comes back to the show for another helping. Over Greek salad, Quinto tells us about this huge moment in his career, why he avoids reading reviews at all costs, and how he's taking care of himself during this polarizing political moment. This episode was recorded at Cookbook Market & Cafe in Larchmont Village, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 05, 2024•46 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Actor and comedian Rachel Bloom joins the show. Over Persian crispy rice and Moroccan spiced carrots, Bloom tells me about her new Netflix special “Death, Let Me Do My Special,” and we both laugh and get a little teary recalling people we’ve lost close to us. Plus, Rachel gets me in stitches talking about parenting paranoia. This episode was recorded at Kismet in Los Angeles, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024•48 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Celebrity medium Tyler Henry joins the show. Over salads, Tyler tells me about when he discovered his ability to speak to the departed, his first celebrity client (psst, it’s Sarah Paulson), and his new live Netflix show. This episode was recorded at Terra at Eataly in Century City, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•48 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast The voice of Olaf in “Frozen” and Elder Arnold Cunningham in “Book of Mormon” ... Josh Gad joins the show. Over a salmon citrus salad, Josh tells me about finding out about his father’s secret family, why working in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” sent him home in tears, and we get a little tease for what’s next in the world of “Frozen.” This episode was recorded at Sirena at The Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 15, 2024•48 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast “Jackpot!” director Paul Feig joins the show. Over martinis, Paul tells me about being a tour guide at Universal Studios, how Judd Apatow was a big support in getting “Freaks and Geeks” made, and how “The Office” was tweaked for American audiences. This episode was recorded at The Benjamin in Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 08, 2024•50 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast "Presumed Innocent” star Lily Rabe joins the show. Over oysters, Lily talks about working together on “Merchant of Venice," how Ryan Murphy made it impossible to say no to him, and why she knows her mother (the late great Jill Clayburgh) would approve of her partner Hamish Linklater. This episode was recorded at The Lonely Oyster in Echo Park, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 01, 2024•46 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast "American Beauty” and “American Pie” star Mena Suvari joins the show. Over veggie burgers, Mena talks about deciding to stop being vegan, how marrying young made her repeat generational trauma, and why she decided to have a child at age 38. This episode was recorded at Hugo’s in West Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 24, 2024•42 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast “Modern Family” star Nolan Gould joins the show. Over traditional Mexican fare, Nolan tells me about selling all his belongings post “Modern Family,” his backpacking/van life phase, and his Nerf gun fight with Bryan Cranston. This episode was recorded at El Compadre in Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 17, 2024•51 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Today, we are giving you a sneak peak into comedian Andy Richter’s podcast, The Three Questions with Andy Richter. Every Tuesday on The Three Questions, Andy invites friends, actors, musicians and asks them all the same three questions: "Where do you come from? Where are you going? What have you learned?" And tune in to the podcast feed every Friday to hear Andy talk to listeners on "The Andy Richter Call-In Show!" Jesse joined Andy last year for a conversation about growing up in New Mexico, hi...
Sep 12, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Modern Family” star Nolan Gould joins the show. Over traditional Mexican fare, Nolan tells me about selling all his belongings post “Modern Family,” his backpacking/van life phase, and his Nerf gun fight with Bryan Cranston. This episode was recorded at El Compadre in Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 10, 2024•50 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast "Emily in Paris" star Ashley Park joins the show. Over oysters and nicoise salad, Ashley tells me about her early days on Broadway, her showmance turned serious relationship with costar Paul Forman, and she reveals a special moment with Meryl Streep from working together on “Only Murders in the Building.” This episode was recorded at Palihouse Lobby Lounge & Bar West Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 03, 2024•55 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Singer, Broadway star and film actor Ben Platt joins the show. Over chicken and broccoli, Ben tells me about the queer Americana of his latest album “Honeymind,” we hear the real backstory to his romance with fiancé Noah Galvin, and we get the scoop on the ambitious “Merrily We Roll Along” Richard Linklater film. This episode was recorded at Genghis Cohen in LA's Fairfax District. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2024•44 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast "Jackpot” star Nora “Awkwafina” Lum joins the show. Over croquettes monsieur, Nora tells me about feeling like an “Asian mom” on her Comedy Central show, the unusual store where her grandmother likes to namedrop her, and coping with the loss of her mother in adulthood. This episode was recorded at Mr. T in Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 20, 2024•50 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast Singer, actor, and “The Masked Singer” host Rita Ora joins the show. Over uni and endive salad, Rita tells me about turning down “Eurovision” and Andrew Llyod Webber, how making tea for musicians led to her big break, and the reality TV inspiration for her villainous Queen of Hearts in Disney + film “Descendants: The Rise of Red.” This episode was recorded at Amour in West Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 13, 2024•50 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian, actor and “WipeOut” co-host Nicole Byer joins the show. Over French toast, Nicole tells me why sitcom “Grand Crew” was so special to her, how she was initially unsure if she nailed “Nailed It” (see what I did there?) and what her dad might have thought of her hamburger bikini number. This episode was recorded at Lady Byrd Café in Echo Park, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 06, 2024•51 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast Actress, comedian and cultural icon Sandra Bernhard joins the show. Over a porgy fillet, Sandra tells me if she still thinks about a high-profile break-up, the ridiculous medical situation she dealt with before a Letterman appearance, and what it’s like to be a fashion icon of the 80s and 90s. This episode was recorded at Cookshop in Chelsea, NYC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 30, 2024•50 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Australian musician and entrepreneur Iggy Azalea joins the show. Over pasta, Iggy tells me about her decision to step away from music, her success in crypto with her coin $MOTHER and her advice for young people out there who might feel like outsiders or misunderstood. This episode was recorded at Sartiano’s at The Mercer in Soho, NYC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 23, 2024•44 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Jane Krakowski joins the show. Over cloud-like pita bread, we reminisce about when I was Jane’s Starbucks barista, our iconic “Carpool Karaoke” moment and why wigs hold a special place in our hearts. This episode was recorded at Zaytinya at The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad in NYC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2024•49 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast "The Diplomat” and “The Americans” star Keri Russell joins the show. Over salmon and a glass of Sancerre (over ice), Keri tells me about aging out of the “Mickey Mouse Club,” an iconic bathroom run-in at the Golden Globes, and what it’s like to hang out with the Obamas. This episode was recorded at Cecconi’s Dumbo in Brooklyn, NY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 09, 2024•53 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz joins the show. Over diner classics, Jason tells me about why he has a hard time singing his early songs, what it was like to open about his sexuality and why his latest album “Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride” feels like a new beginning. This episode was recorded at Mel's Drive-In in West Hollywood, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 02, 2024•53 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Comic and the star and co-creator of Hulu's “Fire Island” Joel Kim Booster joins the show. Over ghost chili lamb vindaloo and samosas, Joel tells me about growing up in a conservative Christian household in the Midwest, reconnecting with his mom after his father’s passing, and falling in love for the first time after meeting his boyfriend at “Gay Disneyland.” This episode was recorded at Badmaash in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2024•50 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast 
