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Naked Lunch
by Phil Rosenthal, David Wild, and Straw Hut Media
Don't you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come. Phil Rosenthal, creator, and host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures. While he always likes eating lunch, he's even more enthusiastic about a lunch that includes a conversation with smart people who share their stories. From Straw Hut Media
Episodes
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Danny Meyer, Restaurateur & Best Selling Author of "What Could Possibly Go Right?"
Danny Meyer -- the founder and executive chairman of the Union Square Hospitality Group -- joins Phil and David for a conversation about his remarkable career in the hospitality industry, including the massive success story of Shake Shack and his new New York Times best-selling memoir, "What…
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Stephen Bishop, "Liz The Music Manager" Kamlet, Questions from Keith Urban & Phil!
Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop and his wife and manager Liz Kamlet -- check out her entertaining and educational "Liz The Music Manager" Instagram account -- come to "Naked Lunch" to discuss Stephen's long career as a recording artist, his adventures in Hollywood,...
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Bernie Taupin, Part 2! Plus Kate Hudson asks Cameron Crowe an "Almost Famous" Question!
Phil & David are the happy Madmen Across The Table as their dream "Naked Lunch" conversation with legendary songwriter Bernie Taupin continues with more talk about his amazing new album -- "The Sea Has No Mercy," out on October 23rd -- his remarkable and enduring creative partnership with Elton...
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Bernie Taupin! Part 1: Hello Yellow Brick Road!
Phil & David are still standing and absolutely thrilled to welcome one of their all-time dream guests and lifelong writing heroes to "Naked Lunch" -- the legendary, Oscar-winning songwriter Bernie Taupin for a fascinating conversation about his outstanding new solo album, "The Sea Has No Mercy,"...
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Shaun Cassidy Returns! New Tour Plus Great Tales about Bernie Taupin, Keith Moon & David Cassidy!
Our returning "Naked Lunch" first crush Shaun Cassidy returns to discuss his upcoming "Unwrapped: Songs & Stories for the Holidays" tour, plus new music, along with some amazing old stories about his life growing up in Hollywood and surviving & continuing to shine in show business. For Shaun's…
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Twiggy!
Phil and Monica recently met legendary model and actress Twiggy -- AKA Dame Lesley Lawson --- in London and now this great Dame joins Phil, David & Monica for a fun and revealing "Naked Lunch" conversation. They discuss "Twiggy" -- the outstanding new documentary about her life directed by Sadie...
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Lily Rosenthal Royal & Mason Royal, from Max & Helen's With Love & Food!
Phil and David welcome Max & Helen's chef Mason Royal and the diner's creative director Lily Rosenthal Royal for a delicious "Naked Lunch" conversation and a veritable feast of food from the Larchmont diner everybody loves. For more on Max & Helen's, go to https://www.maxandhelens.com. To learn...
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Will Forte!
Phil and David are joined by their brilliantly talented friend Will Forte for an animated conversation about the remarkable fall and rise of "Coyote Vs. Acme," how Phil shared a desk with Chuck Jones, how Will loved working with Bruce Dern in "Nebraska" and how Will and David had a far more…
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Daryl Hall, A Soulful "Lunch" Reheated!
To celebrate 50 years of David as his fanboy, Phil and David -- the Private Eyes of podcasting and frequent "Lunch" Maneaters -- are totally X-Static to use their Voices to serve up a new mix of David's early musical hero and longtime friend Daryl Hall for a long distance Zoom "Naked Lunch." Hear...
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Jeff Hanna & Billy Bob Thornton, his Oscar-winning ex-roadie!
This week. "Naked Lunch" gets down to the real Nitty Gritty and celebrates the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- the first band David ever saw -- with the group's Jeff Hanna and returning "Naked Lunch" guest and Jeff's longtime buddy and former roadie and lead Boxmaster, Billy Bob Thornton. With great...
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Scott Ian of Anthrax! Brian Posehn of "Stuart Fails To Save The Universe"!
This week, "Naked Lunch" ROCKS in a BIG BANG as Phil and David are joined by Scott Ian and Brian Posehn -- two buddies who have known each other for more than a quarter century -- for a conversation that thrashes loudly around great topics like food, music, comedy and much more. For more on…
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Phil Answers Your Top 10 Questions from YouTube!
David asks Phil your Top 10 Questions for him from the Phil Rosenthal World Channel on YouTube. Follow the channel here. Plus David discusses his recent Emmy nomination as part of The Grammys Team, and plugs a few upcoming events, including this very exclusive celebration of the 60th Anniversary…
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Eric Roberts . . . A Runaway Train of an "Naked Lunch"
The Academy Award-nominated actor Eric Roberts -- the famously prolific thespian who somehow filmed Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" and Larry The Cable Guy's "Witless Protection" at the same time -- joins Phil and David for tasty sandwiches from Lorenzo California and a wild conversation....
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Howard Jones Meets Jimmy Jam!
This week, on "Naked Lunch," we explore the Soul in the Machine as we bring together two distinguished musical greats who each in their own way made David love The Eighties a lot more -- and who are both out there still turning on synthesizers and audiences here in 2027. They discuss Howard...
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Josh Groban Raises "Naked Lunch" Up!
This week, Phil & David revisit one of their most uplifting and entertaining episodes ever. They welcome Josh Groban -- who David will be interviewing at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on July 20th about his latest album "Cinematic" and his upcoming "Stage, Screen & Symphony" tour -- for this...
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DOGSTAR! KEANU REEVES, BRET DOMROSE & ROB MAILHOUSE ROCK OUR WORLD!
Dogstar have been on tour, so here’s an update of our latest “Naked Lunch” with our beloved house band — with an appearance by an actual dog and a tour update on food and music from Rob. This is a loose and lively conversation with Dogstar about their powerful upcoming new album “All In Now” and…
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Bonnie Hunt
Phil and David celebrate this Independence Day by sharing an updated edition of one of the most inspiring and entertaining "Naked Lunch" episodes ever with a great American and human being -- the brilliant and beloved actress, director, writer, and producer Bonnie Hunt who's currently one of the...
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Bruce Hornsby with Brad Paisley!
Here's The Way It Is -- Brad Paisley fell in love with Bruce Hornsby's bold and brilliant new album, "Indigo Park," and that inspired this special "Naked Lunch" that allowed David to catch up with Bruce and Brad to finally meet him and find out they have a mutual admiration society going. With...
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Ana Navarro
Phil and David welcome "The View" co-host -- and now the host of her very own excellent and frank podcast, "Bleep! with Ana Navarro" -- and her poodle ChaCha to "Naked Lunch" for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, food, travel, music and life with stories about Bruce Springsteen, Jose...
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John Fogerty! Brad Paisley!
Put us in, Coach! "Naked Lunch" is thrilled to welcome the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty -- who this week received the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame's highest honor -- along with our mutual buddy Brad Paisley for a great conversation, including a...
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Julie Hagerty & Robert Hays! From 1980's "Airplane!" to 2026's "Airplane!" Live Tour!
SURELY you can't be serious that Phil and David welcome the stars of "Airplane!" to "Naked Lunch" -- and don't call us Shirley! The episode starts off with Julie, then Robert makes his entrance as they discuss everything from making the original film and their current live tour together where…
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Angelique Kidjo with Ken Ehrlich & Phil Previews His June Run on Broadway!
This episode opens with a special message from Phil who previews his upcoming run on Broadway as part of "Celebrity Autobiography." Then David welcomes the internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, activist and 5-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo and their mutual friend Ken Ehrlich, the...
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Matt Nathanson on Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen & Other Musical Obsessions with the Sklar Brothers!
Only The Good Die Young, so grab a bottle of red, a bottle of white & enjoy this "Naked Lunch" with five music geeks going to extremes into the Billy Joel hole to discuss the enduring greatness of The Piano Man. Inspired by Matt's excellent new EP of Billy Joel songs wonderfully titled "Songs In...
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The Sklar Brothers -- Phil & David Twinning With Randy & Jason
Phil and David welcome their first-ever twins to "Naked Lunch," The Sklar Brothers who they consider the First Twins of Comedy. Though Phil and the Brothers didn't know each other before this conversation, they immediately all felt like family. Double your fun with a fast-paced episode about this...
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Peter Frampton! Plus Julian Frampton Who Peter Helped Come Alive!
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Peter Frampton -- the subject of a new documentary showing at this year's Tribeca Film Festival -- returns to "Naked Lunch" to discuss his shiny new album, "Carry The Light." This time around, Peter is joined by his son Julian Frampton with whom Peter wrote and produced...
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Dogstar! Keanu Reeves, Bret Domrose & Rob Mailhouse Are "All In Now!"
Phil & David welcome back for seconds our beloved rock power trio who we now consider Naked Lunch's house band. This is a loose and lively conversation with Dogstar about their powerful upcoming new album All In Now which comes out May 29th, as well as everything from doing Samuel Beckett on...
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RINGO STARR!!!! T Bone Burnett! . . . Plus Elvis Costello & Previews of Upcoming Fab Episodes with Peter Frampton & Dogstar!
Phil & David are full of Peace & Love to present to you our most Fabulous "Naked Lunch" yet. First Ringo Starr & T Bone Burnett discuss Ringo's excellent new Country album, "Long Long Road" out now, plus stories about taking a punch from Muhammad Ali when he was Cassius Clay-- The Greatest vs.…
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Remembering Prince & Celebrating "Cornbread" Harris With Jimmy Jam & Andrea Swensson
This week, we are joined by two guests -- Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jimmy Jam and the insightful music journalist, author and podcaster Andrea Swensson as we share stories about Jimmy's legendary friend and mentor Prince, who passed ten years ago on April 21st, 2016, and also celebrate the...
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Kathy Griffin
For the first "Naked Lunch" over a meal from Max & Helen's, Phil & David welcome Emmy and Grammy-winning comedian and actress Kathy Griffin to the podcast. They all retrace how they all first met many decades ago, then catch up and discuss with some of the drama in Kathy's life over the past...
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Patton Oswalt Warms Up "Lunch" with author Jimmy McDonough
Comedy great Patton Oswalt returns to "Naked Lunch" to help Phil set the stage for David's fascinating conversation with acclaimed author Jimmy McDonough about his brand new, latest and last biography, "Gary Stewart: I Am From The Honky-Tonks," as well as some of his previous books, including the...
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Phil & David Zoom With You!
Phil tells David about "Somebody Feed Phil" moving to YouTube in 2027, then they happily Zoom with some of you and discuss a wide range of topics. Plus frequent "Lunch" guest Jimmy Jam checks in to talk about the upcoming "Nothing But Hits" residency that he and his creative partner Terry Lewis…
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Alice Cooper Introduces a Supermensch Summit with Shep Gordon!
Shep Gordon -- the legendary and beloved talent manager of iconic musicians, a pioneer in promoting celebrity chefs and early independent film producer whose wildly colorful life story was warmly celebrated by director Mike Meyers in the 2013 documentary "Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon"…
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Naked OSCAR Lunch! Conversations with 9 Academy Award Winners!
It's an honor for Phil & David just to be nominated to bring you this special episode featuring their great "Lunch" conversations with Oscar-winners -- Billy Bob Thornton, Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Cameron Crowe (with a cool question from Kate Hudson, nominated this…
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Vince Gill . . . Joins Phil & David To Celebrate 200 Episodes of "Lunch"!
To celebrate 200 episodes of the "Naked Lunch" podcast, David invited Vince Gill -- one of his favorite musical artists of all time, a 22-time Grammy winner and one of the first award show hosts he ever worked with -- onto the podcast to meet Phil, share stories about Vince's remarkable career in...
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Donny Osmond Celebrates 200 Episodes of "Naked Lunch" + Carrie Underwood Intros our 100th!
Next week, Phil & David will celebrate 200 episodes of "Naked Lunch." But first, this week, their iconic friend Donny Osmond -- who appeared with them in the Las Vegas episode of "Somebody Feed Phil" -- introduces this very special episode revisiting the 100th Episode of "Naked Lunch," recorded...
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Ladies Who Lunch, Pt. 2: Bonnie Hunt, Pamela Adlon, Brie Larson & Courtney McBroom, Kimberly Williams Paisley, The Women of Lake Street Dive, Nicolle Wallace, Hannah Einbinder & Laraine Newman
Phil and David love the "Ladies Who Lunch," so here's a sequel celebrating some of their favorite "Lunch" partners so far. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices....
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Big Chilling with JoBeth Williams + Louise Goffin on The Goffin-King Foundation
Phil & David welcome JoBeth Williams to "Naked Lunch" to discuss her iconic career, from her famous first film appearance in "Kramer Vs. Kramer" to director Sidney Poitier's "Stir Crazy" to "The Big Chill" to the "Poltergeist" movies to her latest film, "Not Without Hope." PLUS, singer-songwriter...
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Lindsey Vonn
In light of current events, Phil and David revisit their emotional yet entertaining 2022 conversation with Olympic champion, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, investor and dog mom Lindsey Vonn -- with a new introduction by Phil. Lindsey tells Phil (who she called her "L.A. dad"),...
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GRAMMY Preview & Stories with Jimmy Jam + Former Host Paul Reiser & Steven Van Zandt
Legendary producer, songwriter and Chairman Emeritus of The Recording Academy Jimmy Jam -- a 5-time Grammy winner and 23-time nominee -- joins Phil and David to discuss their behind-the-scenes perspectives on the 68th Grammy Awards airing February 1st on CBS and streaming on Paramount +. This…
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Margaret Cho
Phil and David welcome the Emmy and Grammy-nominated comedian, actress, author, musician and activist Margaret Cho -- and her dog Lucia, too -- for a funny and provocative conversation about comedy and life and so many more far-ranging topics. Margaret reads a passage from her best-selling "I'm…
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Laraine Newman
Recorded LIVE from Phil's house, Phil and David are excited to welcome Laraine Newman to "Naked Lunch" to discuss her remarkable life and career, from growing up in Los Angeles, being a founding member of The Groundlings, one of the first cast members of "Saturday Night Live" from 1975 to 1980…
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Richard Marx, An "After Hours" Conversation, Right Here Waiting for You
To celebrate his impressive new album "After Hours" -- out January 16th -- Richard Marx joins Phil & David for a very funny, revealing conversation with great stories about Richard's late great father Dick Marx, Richard's hero turned buddy Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Paul Anka, Richard's...
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Peter Frampton — 'Frampton Comes Alive!’ Turns 50
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Best of "Naked Lunch" 2025, Part 2: Josh Groban, Brie Larson & Courtney McBroom, Judd Apatow, Donny Osmond, Shaun Cassidy and More
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Best of "Naked Lunch" 2025, Part 1: Paul Reiser, Goo Goo Dolls, Tim Matheson, Kimberly Williams Paisley, Thomas Keller and More!
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Counting Crows: Jeff Ross opens for Adam Duritz during A Long December!
The HBO original documentary Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? -- directed by Amy Scott -- debuts on HBO on December 18th on HBO as part of the "Music Box" series and will be available to stream on HBO Max. David appears in the documentary, as does repeat "Naked Lunch" guest Jeff Ross. So...
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Ladies Who Lunch: Allison Janney, Michelle Yeoh, Sheryl Crow, Elaine May, Valerie Bertinelli & Jane Fonda
Here's a very special episode in which Phil & David celebrate how much they have enjoyed the company of some of the most talented and iconic women in the world. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at…
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Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles
On November 24, 2025, Phil and David welcomed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for a wide-ranging and revealing conversation at Naked Lunch's studio in Phil's house about everything from immigration to Max & Helen's. Food is by https://www.dulans-sfk.com/, a great Los Angeles soul food restaurant.…
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"Uncool" Friendsgiving with Jimmy Jam, Brad Paisley, Bill Janovitz & Boo Boos + Cameron Crowe with Kate Hudson Revisited
This episode's overstuffed, but it's no turkey. First, Jimmy Jam and David get in the holiday spirit, then welcome a procession of old and new friends. Best selling author (Leon Russell: The Master Of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History) and Buffalo Tom band member Bill Janovitz...
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Ray Romano & Brad Garrett on "Everybody Loves Raymond" & More!
Monday night, The "Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion" airs on CBS, and will then stream on Paramount+. To celebrate this big event, we're revisiting some highlights from one of the first "Naked Lunch" episodes from back 2022 which also reunited Phil -- the creator of "Everybody...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Don't you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come. Phil Rosenthal, creator, and host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures. While he always likes eating lunch, he's even more enthusiastic about a lunch that includes a conversation with smart people who share their stories.
From Straw Hut Media
HOSTED BY
Phil Rosenthal, David Wild, and Straw Hut Media
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Don't you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come. Phil Rosenthal, creator, and host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures. While he always likes eating...
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Naked Lunch is created and hosted by Phil Rosenthal, David Wild, and Straw Hut Media.
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