The Year in Ringer Podcast Interviews
In 2019, we interviewed dozens of your favorite athletes, actors, comedians, and public figures, from Matt Damon to Spike Lee to Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Kevin Garnett. Here are all of those conversations.The Year in Ringer Podcast Interviews
In 2019, we interviewed dozens of your favorite athletes, actors, comedians, and public figures, from Matt Damon to Spike Lee to Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Kevin Garnett. Here are all of those conversations.
Over the past 12 months, we’ve interviewed dozens of athletes, actors, authors, comedians, directors, and other public figures on the Ringer Podcast Network. Below, we’ve compiled every interview that was recorded on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Book of Basketball 2.0, Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air, The JJ Redick Podcast, Winging It, Bachelor Party, The Watch, The Dave Chang Show, The Big Picture, The Press Box, House of Carbs, The Road Taken, and The Ryen Russillo Podcast. Whether you want to relisten to one of your favorite episodes or catch up on some conversations that you missed, we’ve got you covered. Here is 2019 in Ringer podcast interviews.
The Bill Simmons Podcast
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January 8: Adam McKay, director and writer
January 10: Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone TV critic
January 15: Zach Lowe, ESPN basketball writer
January 17: Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter, director, and playwright
January 22: Jack Dorsey, Twitter cofounder and CEO
January 24: Wesley Morris, New York Times critic-at-large, and Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal sportswriter
January 28: Steven Soderbergh, writer and director
January 30: Chuck Klosterman, author
February 5: Spike Lee, director
February 11: Chris Bosh, former NBA player
February 15: Bob Arum, legendary boxing promoter
March 6: Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone TV critic
March 14: Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal sportswriter
March 20: David Jacoby, cohost of ESPN’s Jalen & Jacoby
March 22: Ben Stiller, actor and director
March 28: Bill Hader, comedian and actor
April 2: John Skipper, executive chairman of DAZN
April 9: Marc Stein, New York Times sports reporter
April 10: Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated senior writer, and Stugotz, ESPN sports radio host
April 16: Trevor Noah, comedian and host of The Daily Show
April 18: Van Lathan, podcaster, and Rembert Browne, writer
April 23: Ralph Macchio, actor
April 25: Desus Nice and the Kid Mero, hosts of Desus & Mero
April 30: Jackie MacMullan, ESPN sportswriter
May 9: Sean Grande, Celtics play-by-play announcer, and Anthony Jeselnik, comedian
May 14: Brian Koppelman, cocreator of Showtime’s Billions
May 16: Zane Lowe, DJ and host of Beats 1 Radio
May 23: David Epstein, author
June 8: Andy Ruiz Jr., boxing heavyweight champion
June 14: Adam Scott, actor
June 18: Kevin Hench, writer
June 20: Michael McDonald, singer-songwriter
June 23: Bill Hader, comedian and actor
June 25: Marc Stein, New York Times sports reporter
July 6: Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated senior writer, and Marc Stein, New York Times sports reporter
July 11: Kumail Nanjiani, comedian and actor
July 15: Zach Lowe, ESPN basketball writer
July 22: Kevin Bacon, actor
July 24: Kevin Costner, actor
July 30: Michael Rubin, Fanatics owner and Sixers part-owner
August 1: Chuck Klosterman, author
August 5: Kara Swisher, tech journalist
August 8: Sarah Silverman, comedian and actress
August 12: Wesley Morris, New York Times critic-at-large
August 14: Brian Windhorst, ESPN basketball writer
August 15: Matthew Berry, ESPN sportswriter
August 19: Kevin Wildes, TV executive
August 21: Stephen A. Smith, ESPN host, and Wesley Morris, New York Times critic-at-large
August 22: Mina Kimes, ESPN senior writer
August 25: David Spade, comedian and actor, and Nathan Hubbard, Rival CEO
August 27: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, comedian and actress
September 4: Steve Nash, former NBA player, and Brian Koppelman and David Levien, cocreators of Showtime’s Billions
September 10: Sean Penn, actor
September 17: Malcolm Gladwell, journalist
September 19: Beto O’Rourke, 2020 presidential candidate
September 24: Billy Bob Thornton, actor
September 26: Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist
October 1: Chuck Klosterman, author
October 3: Matthew Berry, ESPN sportswriter
October 8: Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal sportswriter
October 10: Nick Kroll, Big Mouth cocreator
October 23: Edward Norton, actor and director
October 29: Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram
November 12: Matt Damon, actor
November 14: Matthew Berry, ESPN sportswriter
November 19: Chadwick Boseman, actor
November 27: Sterling K. Brown, actor
December 4: Tim Robbins, actor and director
December 6: Brian Koppelman, Billions cocreator
December 11: Chuck Klosterman, writer
December 18: Adam Sandler, actor, and Kevin Garnett, former NBA player
Book of Basketball 2.0
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November 5: Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors head coach and former NBA player
November 11: J.A. Adande, Northwestern University’s director of sports journalism
November 18: Zach Lowe, ESPN basketball writer
November 25: Daryl Morey, GM of the Houston Rockets
December 2: Marc Stein, New York Times sports reporter
December 10: Marc Stein, New York Times sports reporter
December 19: Brian Windhorst, ESPN basketball writer
Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
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January 24: Pete Holmes, comedian and actor
February 2: Jason Rezaian, former Washington Post Tehran bureau chief
February 7: Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state
February 21: Van Lathan, podcaster
April 4: Travon Free, comedian and writer
April 11: David Epstein, author
April 25: Desus Nice and the Kid Mero, hosts of Desus & Mero
May 16: Michael Lewis, author
May 23: Rebecca Traister, New York magazine writer-at-large
May 30: Jordan Klepper, comedian
June 13: Ben Shapiro, conservative commentator
June 24: Jim Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent
July 3: Cory Booker, 2020 president candidate and New Jersey senator
July 11: Ira Madison III, host of Keep It podcast
July 18: Jessica Yellin, former CNN chief White House correspondent
August 8: Robin Thede, comedian and creator of A Black Lady Sketch Show
August 15: Isha Sesay, journalist
August 22: Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, comedians
September 5: Brian Grazer, producer
September 13: Ken Burns, documentarian
September 19: Malcolm Gladwell, journalist
October 3: George F. Will, author
October 10: Jemele Hill, Atlantic staff writer
October 18: Susan Rice, former U.S. national security adviser
November 14: Edward Norton, actor
November 21: Malcolm Nance, author and intelligence expert
December 5: Pete Aronson, executive vice president of programming and production at AMC
The JJ Redick Podcast
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January 10: David Solomon, Goldman Sachs CEO
February 28: Tobias Harris, Philadelphia 76ers power forward
March 8: Chris Paul, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard
March 22: Dermot Kennedy, singer-songwriter
June 27: Zach Lowe, ESPN basketball writer
July 4: Andre Iguodala, Memphis Grizzlies small forward
Winging It
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January 7: Dirk Nowitzki, former NBA player
January 21: Dwyane Wade, former NBA player
January 28: Chris Tucker, comedian and actor
February 4: Affion Crockett, comedian
February 18: Gary Owen, comedian and actor
March 4: Trae Young and John Collins, Atlanta Hawks point guard and forward
March 11: DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio Spurs guard
March 18: Mike Conley Jr., Utah Jazz point guard
April 1: Ludacris, rapper and actor
April 8: JJ Redick, New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard
April 12: Max Holloway, UFC fighter
April 15: Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers point guard
May 6: Shaquille O’Neal, former NBA player, and Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks power forward
May 13: Andrew Young, former U.N. ambassador
November 4: Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat shooting guard
November 18: Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic center
December 2: Antawn Jamison, former NBA player, and Ademola Okulaja, former international basketball player
December 9: Spencer Dinwiddie, Nets shooting guard
December 16: Coco Gauff, tennis player
Bachelor Party
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January 7: David Jacoby, cohost of ESPN’s Jalen & Jacoby
January 10: David Jacoby, cohost of ESPN’s Jalen & Jacoby
January 17: Jeremiah Smith, supervising producer of Vanderpump Rules
January 31: Rachel Lindsay, The Bachelorette Season 13
February 4: Rob Mills, SVP ABC Entertainment
February 21: Chris Culvenor, cocreator of Dating Around
March 7: Ben Higgins, The Bachelor Season 20
March 13: Rachel Lindsay, The Bachelorette Season 13
May 9: Sydney Lotuaco, The Bachelor contestant on Season 23
May 13: Nick Viall, The Bachelor Season 21
May 16: Chris Harrison, host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
May 30: Ben Higgins, The Bachelor Season 20
June 6: Rob Mills, SVP ABC Entertainment
June 11: Rob Mills, SVP ABC Entertainment
July 1: Mina Kimes, ESPN senior writer
July 4: Dustin Kendrick, The Bachelorette contestant Season 15, and Michael Ratner, cocreator of Historical Roasts
July 15: Nick Viall, The Bachelor Season 21
July 22: Chris Harrison, host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
July 25: Chris Harrison, host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
August 26: Nick Viall, The Bachelor Season 21
August 27: Tyler Cameron, The Bachelorette contestant Season 15
September 9: Ben Higgins, The Bachelor Season 20
September 23: Hannah Brown, The Bachelorette Season 15
September 30: Tyler Cameron, The Bachelorette contestant Season 15
October 21: Sydney Lotuaco, The Bachelor contestant on Season 23
December 9: Rob Mills, SVP ABC Entertainment
December 12: Becca Kufrin, The Bachelorette Season 14
December 16: Amy Kaufman, Bachelor Nation author
The Watch
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January 24: Hugo Blick, creator of Black Earth Rising
February 11: Leslye Headland, cocreator and director of Russian Doll
February 14: Jamie Bell, actor
February 28: Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld, the creators of High Maintenance
March 21: Nick Antosca, showrunner of The Act
April 9: Thomas Kail and Steven Levenson, creators of Fosse/Verdon
April 25: Brian Raftery, author, and Roxanne Benjamin, creator of Body at Brighton Rock
May 9: David Cross, actor and comedian
May 23: Jason Mantzoukas, actor
June 6: Annabel Jones and Charlie Brooker, creators of Black Mirror
June 20: Britt Daniel of Spoon
July 11: Claire Saffitz, Bon Appétit staffer
July 25: Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Jody Hill, creators of The Righteous Gemstones
August 15: Carl Franklin, Mindhunter director
August 29: Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg reporter
September 13: Jay R. Ferguson, actor
September 23: J. Smith-Cameron, actress
October 24: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, creators of Looking for Alaska
November 27: Ben Smith, producer of Treadstone
December 9: Damon Lindelof, Watchmen showrunner
December 12: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, actor
The Dave Chang Show
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January 17: René Redzepi, chef
January 24: Adam Grant, psychologist
January 31: Shad, musician
February 14: Lolis Elie, food critic and writer
February 21: Jessica Koslow, chef
February 28: Jerry Saltz, art critic
March 14: Eunjo Park, chef
March 21: Hasan Minhaj, comedian
March 28: Ty Haney, entrepreneur
April 4: Aaron Franklin, chef
April 11: Eric Koston, skateboarder
April 18: Steven Rinella, outdoorsman
April 25: David McMillan and Frédéric Morin, restaurateurs
May 2: Mina Kimes, ESPN senior writer
May 7: Paul Carmichael, executive chef, and Kylie Javier, general manager, Momofuku Seiobo
May 14: Chris Bianco and Chad Robertson, chefs
May 16: Jess Shadbolt and Clare de Boer, chefs
May 21: Roberta Smith, art critic
May 23: Rirkrit Tiravanija, artist
May 28: Jada Yuan, journalist
May 30: David Wallace-Wells, editor and writer
June 6: Gabriela Cámara, chef
June 13: Eunjo Park, chef
June 20: Preet Bharara, lawyer
June 27: Randall Park, actor
July 11: Joshua Skenes, chef
July 18: Adam Field, potter
July 25: Michael Schur, TV writer and producer
August 1: Jeff Gordinier, writer
August 9: Jim Yong Kim, global health leader
August 15: Iliana Regan, chef
August 22: Marguerite Mariscal, Momofuku CEO
August 29: Brian Koppelman, writer and producer, cocreater of Billions
September 5: Brooks Headley, chef
September 12: Sam Kang, chef
September 19: Wylie Dufresne, chef
September 26: Jeff Ma, blackjack player
October 3: Nick Anderson, cartoonist
October 10: Angela Duckworth, psychologist and author
October 17: Michael Novogratz, hedge fund manager
October 24: Sean Brock, chef
October 31: Mitchell Davis, James Beard Foundation CSO
November 14: Marco Canora, chef
November 21: Roy Shvartzapel, chef
November 28: Madhur Jaffrey, food writer
December 5: Mickey Drexler, Outdoor Voices chairman
December 12: Charlotte Druckman, food writer
December 19: David Epstein, author
The Big Picture
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January 4: Adam McKay, director
January 11: Karyn Kusama, director
January 18: Bing Liu, director
February 1: Dan Gilroy, director
February 5: Barry Alexander Brown, editor
February 7: Jimmy Chin and E. Chai Vasarhelyi, directors of Free Solo
February 12: Nicholas Britell, composer
February 15: Ruth E. Carter, costume designer
February 22: Stephen Merchant, writer and director
February 28: Neil Jordan, writer and director
March 12: Sebastián Lelio, director
March 19: Jordan Peele, director
April 1: Bill Hader, actor and director, Mary Kay Place, actress, and Kent Jones, director
April 8: David F. Sandberg, director
April 11: Elisabeth Moss, actress, and Alex Ross Perry, director
April 19: Andrew Garfield, actor
May 3: Jonathan Levine, director
May 7: Joe Berlinger, director
May 10: Werner Herzog, actor
May 17: Chad Stahelski, stuntman and director
May 21: Olivia Wilde, director, and Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, Katie Silverman, and Billie Lourd, actresses
June 3: Craig Mazin, writer and producer
June 11: Joe Talbot, director
June 14: Jim Jarmusch, director
June 25: Gary Dauberman, director
July 3: Ari Aster, director
July 9: Jesse Eisenberg, actor, and Riley Stearns, director
July 12: Michael Dowse, director
July 16: Lulu Wang, director
July 23: Cameron Crowe, producer, A.J. Eaton, director, and David Crosby, singer-songwriter
August 2: David Leitch, director
August 5: Avi Belkin, director
August 9: Andrea Berloff, writer and director
August 16: Gurinder Chadha, writer and director
August 20: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella, of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence
August 22: Ben Berman, director
September 13: Lorene Scafaria, writer and director
September 17: Matt Tyrnauer, documentary filmmaker
September 19: James Gray, director
September 24: Michael Engler, director
September 27: Daniel Scheinert, director
October 1: Asif Kapadia, documentary filmmaker
October 3: Noah Hawley, writer and director
October 18: Ruben Fleischer, director
October 22: Robert Eggers, writer and director
October 25: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, screenwriters
October 29: Bong Joon-ho, director
October 31: Edward Norton, actor, writer, and director
November 5: Antonio Banderas, actor
November 7: Noah Baumbach, director
November 12: Gilbert Cruz, New York Times culture editor
November 15: James Mangold, director
November 19: Scott Z. Burns, writer and director
November 21: Marielle Heller, director
November 25: Rian Johnson, writer and director
December 3: Todd Haynes, director
December 9: Alex Gibney, documentary filmmaker
December 13: Paul Walter Hauser, actor
December 17: Jay Roach, director
The Press Box
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January 15: Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal sportswriter
April 16: Ron Rapoport, journalist
June 11: Pablo Torre and Bomani Jones, journalists
House of Carbs
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January 24: Bill Addison, food critic
February 7: Hugh Acheson, chef
February 13: Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit editor-in-chief
February 27: Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit editor-in-chief
March 13: Serena Dai, Eater NY editor
April 25: Brett Martin, writer
May 15: Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, chefs
June 12: Dave Grohl, musician, and Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit editor-in-chief
July 19: Mark Rosati, Shake Shack culinary director
August 7: Mark Rosati, Shake Shack culinary director
August 16: Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appétit editor
September 6: Amanda Kludt, Eater editor-in-chief
September 13: Alex Delany, Bon Appétit editor
October 2: Kevin Alexander, writer
October 16: David Jacoby, ESPN cohost, Jalen & Jacoby
November 6: “You Suck at Cooking,” YouTuber
December 4: Chris Stang, cofounder and CEO of The Infatuation
December 12: Alison Roman, cookbook author
December 19: Jeff Gordinier, food writer
The Road Taken
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October 2: Patrick Carney, drummer, Black Keys
October 9: Winston Marshall, banjoist and guitarist, Mumford & Sons
October 16: Laura Marling, singer-songwriter
October 23: Havoc, rapper and producer
October 30: Ray Suen, musician
November 6: Michelle Branch, singer-songwriter
November 13: Malcolm Mooney, lead singer, Can
November 20: Albert Hammond Jr., guitarist, the Strokes
November 27: Chris Hillman, bassist, the Byrds
December 4: Chris Tomson, drummer, and Chris Baio, bassist, Vampire Weekend
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
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January 16: Drew Henson, former MLB and NFL player
January 30: Chuck Klosterman, author
February 21: Chris Long, former NFL player
March 7: Drew Henson, former NFL player
March 14: Danny Kanell, former NFL player
April 3: Jason Witten, NFL player and former Monday Night Football analyst
April 11: Trent Dilfer, former NFL player
April 19: Josh McCown, former NFL player
June 12: Eric Wilson, NFL Players Association president, and DeMaurice Smith, NFLPA executive director
October 4: Scott Van Pelt, ESPN host
October 16: Tom Wright, author and journalist
November 13: Jared Dudley, Los Angeles Lakers forward
This list was compiled by Charlotte Goddu and Jordan Ligons.
