It’s an abbreviated post-Thanksgiving edition. No pod takes. I’ll roll a few into the next edition, though. For now, please enjoy the tweet of the week.
Go Deep
1) Hallmark Christmas Movies
Listen: Deck the Hallmark
- Three guys, 37 Hallmark Christmas movies. They’re 11 movies into their binge and review of each of this year’s so-cheesy-they’re-good flicks.
- Binge time (so far): 6 hours, 19 minutes.
2) “Die Hard”
Listen: Pop Culture Happy Hour
- PCHH goes deep on the unlikely holiday season movie fave. Yippee-ki-yay!
3) The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist
Listen: Last Seen
- The tenth and final episode of the investigation into the theft of 13 pieces of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston dropped this week. You’re now free to binge every episode without delay.
- Binge time: 6 hours, 27 minutes.
4) Regina George
Listen: Villains
- Shea Serrano goes 49 minutes on the meanest of the “Mean Girls.”
5) William Goldman
Listen: The Bill Simmons Podcast
- Mike Lupica, Wesley Morris and Brian Koppelman join Simmons for a 2-hour, 50-minute deep dive into the life and career of the late “creative legend.”
6) Radiohead
Listen: Political Beats
- Political correspondent Molly Ball goes 3 hours, 17 minutes talking about the band.
- My take: Doesn’t get better than “Let Down.”
Guest Appearances By…
Anderson, Paul Thomas The Director’s Cut
Baker, Julien All Songs Considered
- Musician guest DJs with her boygenius bandmates.
Benioff, Marc Recode Decode
- Salesforce CEO says “every company’s going to need to be able to have a structured conversation around humane use” of their technologies.
Birbiglia, Mike Good One
Black, Ashley Nicole Code Switch
Bowie, John Ross The Hilarious World of Depression
Bridgers, Phoebe All Songs Considered
- More guest DJing with her boygenius bandmates from the maker of this amazing song.
Brooks, Garth Inside the Studio
Burnham, Bo Off Camera with Sam Jones
Coen, Ethan and Joel Fresh Air
Cousteau, Philippe Travel Genius
Cuarón, Alfonso The Director’s Cut
- Director talks to Alejandro G. Iñárritu about Cuarón’s new movie “Roma.”
Dacus, Lucy All Songs Considered
- Even more guest DJing with boygenius.
Daltrey, Roger Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin
Ferrell, Will Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
- Ferrell talks SNL, obsessively dressing like Jerry Reed on O’Brien’s debut pod.
Gadsby, Hannah My Best Break-Up
Grace, Topher Maltin on Movies
Harris, Sam Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Iñárritu, Alejandro G. The Director’s Cut
- Convo with Alfonso Cuarón.
Jacobs, A.J. The Goop Podcast
Jenkins, Barry The Director’s Cut, Playback
John, Daymond Curious with Josh Peck
Johnson, Ron Without Fail
- Convo with the “retail genius” behind Apple stores.
Jordan, Michael B. The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Treatment
Lauren, Lauren Bush Skimm’d From the Couch
Lobo, Rebecca Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
Lonergan, Kenneth WTF with Marc Maron
Lowe, Rob The West Wing Weekly
Maddow, Rachel Why is This Happening? with Chris Hayes
Martin, Demetri The History of Standup
Martin, Mae Queery
McChrystal, Gen. Stanley Kickass News
McGraw, Tim Oprah’s Master Class
Nelson, Tim Blake Bullseye
Obama, Barack The Axe Files
Obama, Michelle Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
- Part two of former FLOTUS’s convo with Oprah.
O’Brien, Conan Comedy Bang! Bang!, How Did This Get Made?
Pharoah, Jay Anna Faris is Unqualified
Rather, Dan Kickass News
Rogers, Nile Broken Record
Ryan, Debby Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sagal, Peter The Gist with Mike Pesca
Samuelsson, Marcus Code Switch
Schiff, Adam Pod Save America
- Incoming Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee talks about the future of the Mueller investigation of President Trump.
Schur, Michael The West Wing Weekly
- Co-creator of “Parks and Recreation” talks about how TWW influenced Parks.
Scott, Adam The West Wing Weekly
Shear, Emmett Recode Media with Peter Kafka
- Convo with the Twitch CEO.
Sotomayor, Sonia The Axe Files
Stamos, Alex If Then
- Convo with former security chief for Facebook.
Steinberg, Robin The TED Interview
- Convo with founder of The Bail Project.
Stewart, Martha Katie Couric
Stiller, Ben The Watch
Todd, Chuck Stay Tuned with Preet
Tosi, Christina Recode Decode
Tyson, Neil DeGrasse Bon Appetit Foodcast
Whitlock, Jason The Adam Carolla Show
Winkler, Henry ID10T
Notable New Podcasts
1) Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
- Talk show host O’Brien says he “has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that.”
- Slate’s pod promises “surprising conversations with the people in charge of some of America’s most interesting businesses.”
3) Cameron Knows Nothing
- Cameron Kasky, survivor of the tragic Parkland, Florida high school shooting who “got sort of weirdly famous,” starts his own podcast.
- He’s internet (in)famous and now he’s got a podcast.
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