Episode 123 — Lil Rel Howery: Chicago Hustle, Big Laugh, Bigger Heart
pplpod Episode 123 tracks Lil Rel Howery’s rise from West Side open mics to scene-stealing force on screens big and small. We map the club grind and breakout on The Carmichael Show, the instant-classi...
22 Sep 202539min
Episode 122 — David Baddiel: Jokes, Football, and the Argument After the Laugh
pplpod Episode 122 traces David Baddiel’s shape-shifting career—from Cambridge Footlights and The Mary Whitehouse Experience to era-defining double acts with Rob Newman and Frank Skinner. We revisit t...
22 Sep 202546min
Episode 121 — Rodney Crowell: Lines, Lives & the Song That Knows You
pplpod Episode 121 traces Rodney Crowell’s journey from Houston honky-tonks to Nashville rooms where the best lyric wins. We follow the Emmylou Harris Hot Band apprenticeship, the sharp early solo cut...
22 Sep 202519min
Episode 120 — Iris Bahr: Eleven Characters, One Nerve
pplpod Episode 120 dives into Iris Bahr’s shape-shifting career—actor, stand-up, writer, and fearless monologist. We trace the roots of her character work and the breakout of DAI (enough!), the award-...
22 Sep 202535min
Episode 119 — Greta Gerwig: Mumblecore to Mega-Pink, Author of Her Own Voice
pplpod Episode 119 maps Greta Gerwig’s climb from DIY indie darling to record-shattering writer–director with a signature mix of wit, warmth, and rigor. We start in the mumblecore trenches (collabs wi...
22 Sep 202530min
Episode 118 — Danny Fields: The Phone Calls That Invented Punk
pplpod Episode 118 drops into Danny Fields’ whirlwind—a connector, publicist, and A&R maverick who turned taste into history. We trace the Village/Warhol years and magazine mischief (including the Dat...
22 Sep 202527min
Episode 117 — Bert Kreischer: Party Myth, Craft Under the Chaos
pplpod Episode 117 dives into Bert Kreischer’s larger-than-life lane—how a Florida State legend story became a touring juggernaut, a film, and a podcast empire without losing the hang. We trace the ea...
22 Sep 202537min
Episode 116 — Maeve Higgins: Soft Power, Sharp Jokes & An Irish Heart in New York
pplpod Episode 116 follows Maeve Higgins’ gentle-dagger comedy from Cork clubs to New York’s indie stages—and into books, films, and podcasts that smuggle big ideas inside small, funny moments. We tra...
22 Sep 202531min
