The Year in Ringer Podcast Interviews
We’ve interviewed dozens of your favorite athletes, actors, directors, and public figures over the past 12 monthsThe Year in Ringer Podcast Interviews
We’ve interviewed dozens of your favorite athletes, actors, directors, and public figures over the past 12 months
Over the past 12 months, we’ve interviewed dozens of athletes, actors, authors, comedians, directors, and public figures on a number of shows on the Ringer Podcast Network. Below, we’ve compiled every interview recorded on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air, The Watch, The Dave Chang Show, The JJ Redick Podcast, The Big Picture, and Winging It. Whether you want to relisten to one of your favorites or catch up on some conversations you might have missed, we’ve got you covered.
The Bill Simmons Podcast
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January 4: Pete Holmes, comedian and star of Crashing
January 12: Kathy Carter, president of Soccer United Marketing
January 17: Zach Lowe, ESPN basketball writer
January 19: Greta Gerwig, writer-director of Lady Bird, and Saoirse Ronan, its star
January 22: Tony Romo, CBS commentator and former Cowboys quarterback
January 25: Jalen Rose, ESPN analyst and former NBA player
January 29: J.K. Simmons, actor
February 2: Vince Staples, rapper
February 12: Scooter Braun, talent manager
February 16: Richard Jefferson, former NBA player
February 19: Daryl Morey, Rockets GM
March 5: Charlie Warzel, BuzzFeed senior writer
March 6: Jimmy Kimmel, comedian and TV host
March 8 and March 9: Chris Bosh, former NBA player
March 12: Bill Hader, comedian and actor
March 16: Chuck Klosterman, author
March 21: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagles defensive end, and Martellus Bennett, former NFL player
March 23: Brian Koppelman, Billions creator
March 26: Al Pacino, actor, and Barry Levinson, director
March 28 and March 29: Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors forward
April 4: Jeff Goldblum, actor
April 9: Jason Hehir, Andre the Giant director
April 20: Chuck Klosterman, author
April 23: Desus Nice and the Kid Mero, hosts of Desus & Mero
April 25: Jerrod Carmichael, comedian
May 4: Nathan Hubbard, CEO of Rival
May 11: Wyc Grousbeck, Celtics co-owner
May 14: Ethan Hawke, actor
May 18: Lou Adler, record producer
May 21: Zach Lowe, ESPN basketball writer
May 25: Johnny Knoxville, actor and comedian
May 31: Rich Kleiman, Kevin Durant’s business manager
June 6: Jalen Rose, ESPN analyst and former NBA player
June 8: Charles Oakley, former NBA player
June 13: Nick Kroll, comedian
June 15: Kyrie Irving, Celtics point guard
June 29: Haralabos Voulgaris, Mavericks director of quantitative research and development
July 11: Chuck Klosterman, author
July 13: Bo Burnham, comedian, actor, and director
July 16: Denzel Washington, actor
July 20: Jay Williams, college basketball analyst
August 8: Matthew Berry, ESPN fantasy football analyst
August 10: Eddie Huang, chef, author, and TV producer; and Jim Miller, author
August 14: Ice Cube, rapper and actor, and John David Washington, actor
August 16: Steph Curry, three-time NBA champion
August 22: Jason Bateman, actor
August 31: Laura Wasser, celebrity divorce attorney
September 6: Kyle Brandt, Good Morning Football cohost, and Bill Burr, comedian
September 7: Wesley Morris, New York Times critic-at-large
September 12: Katie Nolan, ESPN host
September 14: Keegan-Michael Key, actor
September 18: Steve Nash, former NBA player
September 21: Mike Schur and Dan Fogelman, TV showrunners
September 26: Tiffany Haddish, actress and comedian
September 28: Tony Kornheiser, sportswriter
October 3: Matt Damon, actor
October 10: John C. Reilly, actor
October 17: Damien Chazelle, director
October 19: Jonah Hill, actor and director
October 23: Quavo, musician
October 24: Hasan Minhaj, comedian
October 26: Brian Windhorst, ESPN sportswriter
October 30: Charlamagne tha God, radio presenter and author
November 1: Rembert Browne, writer
November 6: Greg Kinnear, actor
November 9: Howard Beck, Bleacher Report writer
November 13: Malcolm Gladwell, journalist
November 15: Conan O’Brien, comedian and TV host
November 22: Michael B. Jordan, actor
December 5: Marc Stein, New York Times sports reporter
December 7: Jason Reitman, director
December 12: Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors forward
December 14: Kathryn Hahn, actress
December 19: Chuck Klosterman, author
Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
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January 18: Bradley Whitford, actor
February 2: David Frum, journalist
February 8: Michael Lewis, author
February 15: Travon Free, comedy writer, and Tessa Thompson, actress
February 22: Katie Couric, journalist
March 8: Forest Whitaker, actor
March 15: Phil Rosenthal, producer
April 4: Courtney B. Vance, actor
April 12: Roy Hibbert, former NBA player
April 19: Joanna Coles, chief content officer at Hearst Magazines
April 26: Jay Inslee, governor of Washington
May 10: Jake Tapper, chief Washington correspondent at CNN
May 17: Gabrielle Union, actress and author
May 31: Joel Fields, executive producer
June 7: Nell Scovell, comedy writer and producer
June 21: Tim Kaine, Virginia senator
July 2: Roy Hibbert, former NBA player
July 12: Travon Free, comedy writer
July 19: Ibtihaj Muhammad, Olympic fencer
August 16: Jason Kander, Kansas City politician
August 23: Rick Wilson, GOP strategist
September 13: Eric Holder, former U.S. attorney general
October 1: Nancy Pelosi, Democratic speaker-designate of the House of Representatives
October 11: Jill Soloway, director and writer
October 26: Doris Kearns Goodwin, historian
November 8: Tracee Ellis Ross, actress
The Watch
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January 18: Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome, comedians
February 8: David Bruckner, director of The Ritual
February 12: Alex Kapranos and Bob Hardy, musicians from Franz Ferdinand
February 22: Mac McCaughan and Jon Wurster, musicians from Superchunk
March 8: Maia and Alex Shibutani, Olympic ice dancers
March 22: Lucy Dacus, musician
March 26: David Costabile, actor
April 5: Alexa Fogel, casting director
April 9: Jake Johnson, actor
April 19: Elwood Reid, executive producer of The Chi
April 23: Bill Hader and Henry Winkler, actors
April 26: Chvrches, musicians
May 3: Deon Taylor, director
May 7: Elias Rønnenfelt, musician from Iceage
May 10: Stephen Malkmus, musician from Pavement
May 14: Paul Scheer, actor and comedian
June 7: Rolling Blackouts C.F., musicians
June 14: Patrick Hoffman, author
June 21: Joe Pokaski, showrunner of Cloak and Dagger
June 28: Jason Mantzoukas, actor and comedian
July 19: Stephen Susco, director, and Couper Samuelson, producer
July 23: Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, showrunners of GLOW
August 6: Jesse Armstrong, showrunner of Succession
September 13: Graham Roland, showrunner of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan; and Tony Yacenda (cocreator and director), Dan Perrault (cocreator), and Dan Lagana (showrunner) of American Vandal
September 20: Zach Baron, GQ staff writer, and the Altons, musicians
October 11: Patrick Somerville, creator of Maniac
October 15: Carla Gugino, costar of The Haunting of Hill House
October 18: Gareth Evans, director
October 26: Matthew Macfadyen, actor
November 13: Micah Bloomberg and Eli Horowitz, creators of Homecoming
November 15: Eric Newman, executive producer of Narcos: Mexico
November 19: Ben Stiller, actor, director, and producer
December 10: Jason Mantzoukas, actor and comedian
December 13: Sam Esmail, writer and director
The Dave Chang Show
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May 17: Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Karina Longworth, host of You Must Remember This
May 31: Helen Rosner, food correspondent for The New Yorker
June 7: Chloe Kim, Olympic gold-medalist snowboarder
June 28 and July 12: Alan Yang, cocreator of Master of None
July 19: Lena Waithe, screenwriter, producer, and actress
July 26: Shaun King, executive chef of Momofuku Las Vegas, and Matt Rudofker, Momofuku global director of culinary operations
August 2: Diep Tran, Good Girl Dinette owner and chef
August 9 and 16: Nick Kroll, actor and comedian
August 23: JJ Redick, NBA player and podcast host
August 30: David Choe, artist
September 6: David Schlosser, Shibumi chef
September 13: Vivek Garipalli, cofounder and CEO of Clover Health
September 20 and 21: Christina Tosi, Milk Bar founder
September 27: Jessica Largey, Simone chef
October 4: Dan Giusti, Brigaid chef
October 11: John Heilemann, journalist
October 18: Ike Barinholtz, comedian and filmmaker
October 25: Evan Kleiman, host of Good Food
November 8: Steven Yeun, actor from Burning
November 15: Joshua Skenes, Saison chef
November 29: Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians
December 6: Jeremy Fox, chef
The JJ Redick Podcast
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January 12: Kyrie Irving, NBA All-Star
January 18: Thierry Henry, former French soccer player and World Cup winner
February 1: T.J. McConnell, 76ers point guard
February 15: M. Night Shyamalan, director
February 22: Jason Sudeikis, actor and comedian
March 8: Grant Achatz, chef
March 29: Ray Allen, retired NBA All-Star
April 13: Brian Koppelman, creator of Billions
May 25: Omar Raja, creator of House of Highlights
June 1: Michele Roberts, National Basketball Players Association executive director
June 14: Seth Meyers, host of Late Night
June 21: Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz point guard
July 19: Missy Robbins, chef
August 15: Mo Bamba, Orlando Magic center
August 23: Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets point guard
September 13: Hasan Minhaj, comedian
October 11: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks center
October 23: Elton Brand, 76ers general manager
November 1: Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. Representative-elect for Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District
December 11: Jimmy Butler, NBA All-Star
The Big Picture
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January 12: Jaume Collet-Serra, director of The Commuter
February 2: Erin Lee Carr, documentarian
February 9: Bryan Fogel, director of Icarus
February 12: Alex Ross Perry, filmmaker
February 16: Nick Park, Wallace and Gromit creator
February 19: Yance Ford, director of Strong Island
February 23: Alex Garland, writer and director of Annihilation
March 2: Francis Lawrence, director of Red Sparrow
March 9: Cory Finley, director of Thoroughbreds
March 27: Maclain Way and Chapman Way, directors of Wild Wild Country, and Mark Duplass, producer of Wild Wild Country
April 6: Kay Cannon, screenwriter
April 13: Andrew Haigh, director of Lean on Pete
April 20: Jay Chandrasekhar, director of Super Troopers
April 23: William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist
May 10: Jason Reitman, producer
May 14: Ben Falcone, director of Life of the Party
May 21: Paul Schrader, director of First Reformed
June 1: Bart Layton, writer and director
June 8: Ari Aster, director of Hereditary
June 12: Morgan Neville, director of Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
June 15: Brad Bird, director of Incredibles 2
June 22: J.A. Bayona, director of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
June 29: Stefano Sollima, director of Sicario: Day of the Soldado
July 6: Peyton Reed, director of Ant-Man and the Wasp
July 9: Boots Riley, director of Sorry to Bother You
July 13: Gus Van Sant, director
July 20: Bo Burnham and Elsie Fisher, director and star of Eighth Grade
July 27: Christopher McQuarrie, director of Mission: Impossible — Fallout
August 17: Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians
August 31: Aneesh Chaganty, director of Searching
September 7: Michel Gondry, filmmaker
September 14: Nicole Holofcener, filmmaker
September 21: Ethan Hawke, actor and director
September 28: David Lowery, director of The Old Man and the Gun
October 12: Ike Barinholtz, comedian and director
October 25: Paul Dano, actor and director
November 1: Luca Guadagnino, director of Suspiria
November 9: Julius Avery, director of Overlord
November 19: Steve McQueen, director of Widows
November 21: Steven Caple Jr., director of Creed II
November 29: John Krasinski, actor and director
December 13: Barry Jenkins, director of Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk
Winging It
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December 10: Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala, two-time NBA MVP and 2015 NBA Finals MVP
December 17: Jeremy Lin, Atlanta Hawks point guard
