Fail Again: The Family Business with Robert Downey Jr.
This episode originally aired July 22, 2025 The spotlight has certainly taken its toll on Robert Downey Jr. over the years. But much like his beloved MCU character Tony Stark, there's an undeniably p...
31 Mar 59min
Fail Again: Chris Carter Wants You To Believe
This episode originally aired June 3, 2025 The X-Files was always about turning something mysterious and untraceable into something known — so what better time to capture the elusive podcast intervie...
24 Mar 1h 6min
Fail Again: Aimee Mann Is In My Pantheon
This episode originally aired November 19, 2024 It was a real magic moment to connect with Aimee Mann, a musician I’ve listened to for decades. She indulges my curiosities about lyric choices and ins...
17 Mar 58min
Fail Again: Griffin Dunne — An Actor Builds Character
This episode originally aired July 30, 2024 The nephew of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, and son of Dominick Dunne, becoming anything other than a writer feels almost sacrilegious. Yet Griffin D...
10 Mar 50min
Fail Again: Failure, Freedom, and ‘Friends’ with Maggie Wheeler
This episode originally aired February 11, 2025 While Maggie Wheeler is known by millions as the iconic Janice on ‘Friends’, she has been my real-life friend for even longer. Back in the late 80s, we...
3 Mar 1h 8min
Fail Again: Kumail Nanjiani’s New Ambition
This episode originally aired August 13, 2024 When I first met Kumail Nanjiani, we were on set on the X-Files, chasing down the shape-shifting Were-Monster. Since then, I’ve seen Kumail undergo his o...
24 Feb 55min
Fail Again: Kathleen Hanna’s Music is Her Message
This episode originally aired August 16, 2024 Being “indie famous” is complicated, and Kathleen Hanna isn’t here to water it down. Her career making feminist punk music — most notably in the band Bik...
17 Feb 51min
Fail Again: The Buoyancy of Rob Lowe
This episode originally aired January 14, 2025 Throughout his long and varied career, Rob Lowe has become an expert at reinventing himself. He left behind his bad-boy image from iconic 80s movies to ...
10 Feb 1h 2min
