The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by his pal Jimmy Kimmel to catch up and discuss self-quarantine life, the return of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, Jimmy hosting the Kobe Bryant memorial, Kobe Bryant memories, restaurants being affected by the Coronavirus, Parent Corner, and more (2:27). Then Bill talks with actor, writer, and comedian J.B. Smoove about writing on ‘SNL’, his audition for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’, his comedic influences, being in New York for during the inception of Hip-Hop, his favorite ‘Curb’ episode, doing roasts, his new comedy tour and much more (52:37).
When you’re staying in, it can be hard to keep everybody happy. But never fear, we’re here to help. We’ve got a few recommendations to keep everybody in the family happy and stave off cabin fever.
On the Gist, how to stay out of the ICU.In the interview, Mike talks with Andy Slavitt, former head of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act for the Obama Administration, about why the US was less prepared for a pandemic like COVID-19. They discussed why high un-insured rates, high co-pay costs, and low medical capacity make the country as a whole more vulnerable.In the spiel, foolish optimism about COVID-19.Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A woman decides whether she’s a wig person or a scarf person, a magazine editor is confronted, and a mother navigates the everyday after her son is gravely injured.
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This week, Dan’s guest is epidemiologist Daniel Westreich, who spells out the concept of physical distancing, and why sexual intimacy is going to be pretty difficult to attain for many of us. Some of the conversation is on the Micro, and all of it is on the Magnum. A man asks if virtual reality porn makes sense to help “spice up your sex life.” Why yes, it makes A LOT of sense right now. A woman who is engaged to be married to her boyfriend has a female friend. This friend made a drunken, predatory pass at her. Can/should she forgive and try to salvage the friendship? And, saddle up for this weird ride: A man is married to his wife. Cool, cool. They have an open relationship. No prob. She has a boyfriend. Nice. She lives with her boyfriend. Ok? He is not allowed to seek outside partners. Wait- what? Also, his wife’s boyfriend forbids her from having sex with the caller, her husband. Soooooo. The caller needs a little chat from Dan Savage. Ring ring! 206-302-2064 voicemail@savagelovecast.com This episode of the Savage Lovecast is brought to you by Blue Apron. Check out this week’s menu at This episode of the Savage Lovecast is sponsored by OMGyes.com: a website dedicated to getting scientific truths out about women’s sexual pleasure. Savage Lovecast listeners can get a discount if they go to . This episode is brought to you by Talkspace- online therapy that makes it easy to get extra mental health support. For $100 off your first month, go to and use the offer code Savage.
We revisit our conversation with the writer-director and rapper Boots Riley. He’s a founding member of the legendary hip hop group The Coup. The band’s sound is politically-charged with a laid-back funk and has that classic Bay area cadence. His rhymes tell a story of his own life and deal with elements of social justice, poverty, racism. He’s more than an artist. He’s a long-time activist who uses his talents as a story-teller to move the needle forward in the world. In 2018 he made his directorial debut with the film Sorry to Bother You. It’s a dark comedy that takes on late-stage capitalism, among other issues, head-on. Bootsy returns to Bullseye to talk about Sorry to Bother You, trying to find his style early on as both an individual and as a band member and how the narrative style of his song “Fat Cats, Bigga Fish” inspired his film career. Plus, he’ll talk to us about how the very personal song “Underdog” helped him deal with the grief of losing a long-lost friend.
Ify Nwadiwe, Ryan Estrada, Tracey Segarra, Nicole Blaine, and Pete Brown tell stories about a bizarre Airbnb, a prank gone wrong, a father in jail, an infant ghost, and a father’s death.