The Crowded Hour

There has never been a Crowded Hour like this one, because there is no one in the world quite like Timmy Talbot. A childhood best friend from the old Southie days, Timmy's life story and worldview have a chaos and charm that is all his own. Stay tuned until the end for "Timmy's Talking Points."

Season 2 of The Crowded Hour gets off to a spectacular start with Gerry O'Leary, one of my favorite artists and favorite people wrapped into one. After this episode, he will be one of yours as well. Stay tuned at the end for the premier of an original song!

This is a very-special crossover episode of The Crowded Hour and Remembering I'm an Animal, with my animal co-host Dr. Jody Simoes. It will make sense if you start listening. Maybe.

Today on the Crowded Hour, Troy Sullivan gets deep and light, going into some heavy topics with a sense of humor and the kind of perspective that will leave you feeling inspired. Also, lots of Brad Pitt. Like a borderline unhealthy amount of Brad Pitt.

Scott Whitten is my neighbor, and he's always been great in that role. But in recent years he's become a friend today, and it was great to have him on The Crowded Hour to get to know him a little better and share him with my other friends. He's the kinda guy you want to know, and on the show he talks about how 2022 was his annus horribilis, spending a perfect day on a sandbar, and the realities of being an empty nester.

My brother, Jack Baker, is in town from Los Angeles and joins The Crowded Hour to go discuss how he lives his perfect day once each year, the ins-and-outs of Little League glory, and how he's about to open the first Massachusetts-style bar pizza place in California.

Whitney Connolly, who is known for (among other things) her onstage tales at The Moth story slams, joins The Crowded Hour for a wide-ranging conversation that contains the biggest personal revelation in the history of the show. Also, when asked for her most embarrassing moment from her youth, she said she'd already told that story onstage at The Moth, so rather than answer it, we've got the link to her performance right here>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LemcRHQ-K4&ab_channel=WhitneyConnolly

You're lucky to know Rob Huss. If you don't, here's your chance to meet him as he joins The Crowded Hour to describe his strange knack for coming upon dead bodies, which of his three current and former employees (who all listen to this show) are his favorite, and why he might strangely enjoy a year in jail.

The Crowded Hour heads south to visit my in-laws in Virginia and North Carolina. On this episode, I'm joined by my 14-year-old nephew, Zane Godard, who is one of the funniest people I know and, as you shall hear, wise beyond his years. We talk about hiding a giraffe, his parents getting kidnapped, what people have right and wrong about the south, and for the first (and maybe only) time, Zane tries the hottest hot sauce on planet earth, Da Bomb, live on the air. And it goes about how you'd think it would.

Legendary nice guy Mark Whitman joins The Crowded Hour to talk about the life lessons he's learned about personal interactions, how he went from being a liquor salesman to being a Mormon, and what it's like to be a twin.

Today on The Crowded Hour, the Danimal joins the show to discuss his tested recipe for a perfect day, what growing up Irish Catholic does to your brain, and why he's always able live in a contended now.

In a special, chaotic episode of The Crowded Hour, Billy is joined by five high school friends for a messy roundtable with many questions, and not a lot of answers.

We have an extra-Crowded Hour today with our guest Evan Nance, which went way over time because I had many new questions; because Evan is a newer friend so we had some nuts and bolts to cover; and because after the mics went off, Evan remembered something he really wanted to discuss (and I remembered an experiment I wanted to try) so we hit record again and kept going. So please keep listening after the music starts at the end. And know that while my experiment did not quite work as planned on the air, it did work later. Don't want to spoil it any further. Onward.

The elegant and effervescent Dianne Parisi joins The Crowded Hour to discuss growing up in a family of nine kids, why "food shopping" is the correct term, and why she secretly wants to live in an RV on the road.

Jonny Maybe joins The Crowded Hour to talk about finding magic where you live, his love affair with the desert, and his deep fear that I'm going to discuss all the people we mutually dislike.

Gloucester Hall-of-Famer Jillian LaFlam joins The Crowded Hour to grace us with her beloved blend of naughty and nice.

Kevin Phoenix joins The Crowded Hour to talk about the importance of play, being an older dad, and how to be a dicklomat.

Mark Chardavoyne joins the Crowded Hour today to discuss how he's never liked me, the many times I've nearly died by his side, and the intricacies of bad 90s fashion in Boston. Mahk! P.S. I have no idea why the audio from the movie Friday did not come through, but I don't know how to fix it. It's amazing I can make any of this crap work.

The incomparable Joanne Mercaldi talks about surviving a horrific boat wreck in Greece, which celebrity could benefit from a punch in the mouth, and reveals a shocking story she has kept secret for more than 20 years. Plus rubbing. Lots of rubbing.

Join us on the inaugural episode of The Crowded Hour to hear Kara Gallagher discuss such light topics as the reasons she left the Mormon Church and the last time she pooped her pants. We all do it.