Episode 70: ‘Missing Richard Simmons’ with Dan Taberski

Episode 70: ‘Missing Richard Simmons’ with Dan Taberski

Richard Simmons, workout and fitness guru, is a true American pop culture icon. One example of the empire he built is his workout video “Sweatin’ to the Oldies”, which sold millions of copies. Three years ago Simmons mysteriously disappeared from public life, including cutting off contact with most of the world. This week we speak to Dan Taberski about his search for answers that lead to the massive podcast hit “Missing Richard Simmons”. Taberski is a writer, director and former producer for “The Daily Show” who was a student at Simmons fitness class “Slimmons” in Beverly Hills. He became friends with Simmons and had discussed making a documentary about his life and work. So why does the most flamboyant and visible exercise evangelist suddenly disappear without alerting friends and colleagues? Dan Taberski talks to host Christina Jeurling Birro about the importance of Richard Simmons, the many thousands of people that Simmons so generously helped during his career and the theories to why he may have retreated for the public eye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episoder(521)

512: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

512: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

Sachs, Farhadi, Almodóvar, Pawlikowski, Kore-eda, Hamaguchi, Mungiu and many more! Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com joins Christina to preview the Cannes Film Festival 2026, featuring an incredible lin...

14 Apr 1h

511:  A Conversation With Writer/Director Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You')

511: A Conversation With Writer/Director Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You')

The brilliant writer/director Mary Bronstein joins Christina to discuss her film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The film is a raw and revelatory exploration of motherhood, anchored by an incredible, Osca...

6 Apr 23min

510: 'The Drama,' the Oscars Move, Scorsese & More. A  Grab Bag Episode  (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

510: 'The Drama,' the Oscars Move, Scorsese & More. A Grab Bag Episode (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

This episode, Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) joins Christina for a grab bag of news, reviews, and all manner of good stuff! They dive into 'Project Hail Mary', 'The Drama', Colbert taking on Tolkien, the ...

1 Apr 1h 10min

509: Director Weronika Tofilska. Exploring Existential Themes, 'Baby Reindeer', and Netflix’s 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen'.

509: Director Weronika Tofilska. Exploring Existential Themes, 'Baby Reindeer', and Netflix’s 'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen'.

Emmy-nominated director Weronika Tofilska joins Christina to discuss her bold, existential storytelling, from the wildly successful Baby Reindeer to her latest project, Netflix’s chilling horror serie...

27 Mar 26min

508: We Recap the 2026 Academy Awards! (With Guest Ryan McQuade)

508: We Recap the 2026 Academy Awards! (With Guest Ryan McQuade)

Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch joins Christina to recap last night’s 2026 Academy Awards (and cap off a long season!)One Battle After Another’s biggest wins, Sinners' successes, the surprises, emotional ...

16 Mar 1h 19min

507: Our 2026 Oscar Predictions! Guest Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch

507: Our 2026 Oscar Predictions! Guest Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch

Join us as we dive into the 2026 Oscar predictions! Christina is thrilled to be joined by Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch.com. This year has brought us outstanding films, incredible performances, and one...

10 Mar 1h 29min

506: The State of the Oscar Race. BAFTAs, PGAs & the Actor Awards with Ryan McQuade

506: The State of the Oscar Race. BAFTAs, PGAs & the Actor Awards with Ryan McQuade

The race is alive! We’re just about ten days away from the Oscars, and things are heating up on the precursor front. The BAFTAs were last weekend, and this weekend brought the PGAs and the Actor Award...

3 Mar 1h 21min

505: Oscar Nominated Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska on Designing Hamnet

505: Oscar Nominated Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska on Designing Hamnet

Christina is joined by 2026 Oscar nominated costume designer Malgosia Turzanska, celebrated for her extraordinary work on Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. Known for her unforgettable costumes in Train Dreams, Str...

20 Feb 27min

Populært innen Underholdning

papaya
enkel-servering
storefri-med-mikkel-og-herman
harm-og-hegseth
tusvik-tnne
big-5-med-nils-og-harald-2
tore-og-haralds-podkast
konspirasjonspodden
topp-3-med-wold-og-fladseth
ma-pa-behandling-med-morten-ramm
folk-flest-med-linn-og-nils
hovla
kjendiscrush-med-sofie-karlstad
nare-venner
vitnemal
gi-meg-alle-detaljene
feedback-med-egon-holstad
rss-gammal-maiden
christine-dancke
rss-ls-the-next-episode