Naked Lunch

In honor of our good friend Henry Winkler's new book, "Being Henry: The Fonz . . . And Beyond" we're re-airing his appearance on Naked Lunch to help celebrate! The book can be found here! It's a very happy day as "Naked Lunch" warmly welcomes a beloved Hollywood icon, an Emmy-winning legend, a surprisingly viral fisherman, and a recently anointed DILF -- none other than "The Fonz" himself. . . Hen...

Phil and David were born to run this episode in which they're thrilled to be joined by Maureen and Steven Van Zandt. David expresses how Steven's brilliant work with Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band & Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul changed his life forever. Phil discusses food and touring the world with Steven and Maureen, as well as the cultural im...

With the heartbreaking and horrific backdrop of the recent terrorist attacks on Israel, Phil & David have a heartfelt, warm and funny yet timely and emotional conversation about Judaism, food, identity and life with Jake Cohen, the "New York Times" bestselling cookbook author of "Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes From A Modern Mensch" and his latest delicious tome, "I Could Nosh: Classic Jewish Recipes...

Phil & David continue to reveal and pay tribute to their favorite movies ever with all of you and with each other. Come for the hot Stanley Kubrick talk, stay for Phil & David discussing "Almost Famous" by Cameron Crowe, "The Last Waltz" by Martin Scorsese as well as "The Ten Commandments," "Klute," "Network," "A Hard Day's Night," "Tootsie,""Rushmore" and so many more significant films that shape...

Phil & David reveal their favorite movies ever with you and with each other. Who's still in love with "Mary Poppins" and hyperventilated when they actually met Julie Andrews? Who secretly dreams of "Local Hero" -- the ultimate movie about the romance of travel? Who was so profoundly scared of "Jaws" that he was afraid not just to go to the beach, but also go to the bathroom? How did "The Graduate"...

The son also rises when Phil's beloved son Ben Rosenthal joins his father and David in his former bedroom -- now our recently converted "Naked Lunch" recording studio -- for a fun, funny and heartfelt lunch from a place they all love, Tere's Mexican Grill. https://www.teresmexicangrill.com/ Ben shares his perspective on life in The Family Rosenthal, growing up around "Everybody Loves Raymond," and...

You good people tell us that you absolutely LOVE it when Phil & David Phone It In, so here's another of our free-for-all "Naked Lunch" Call In episodes. This time around, Phil and David offered to provide any relationship advice -- much to the amusement of their loved ones -- but mostly you wanted to talk about the most important things in life -- food, music and "Somebody Feel Phil." Follow Phil...

Blues guitar sensation Joe Bonamassa joins Phil and David for a hard rocking "Lunch" with LOTS of strings attached, and actor and musician Jon Manfrellotti -- who played Ray's buddy Gianni on "Everybody Loves Raymond" --- sits in for a funny conversation about life, love and guitars . . . not necessarily in that order. Joe will be one of the superstars appearing at Eric Clapton’s 2023 Crossroads G...

Phil gets to know and love David's longtime friend Mark Oliver Everett, AKA E, the leader of the acclaimed band EELS who have released fourteen studio albums and become an internationally beloved touring act since the "Beautiful Freak" album in 1996 that featured the alternative radio favorites "Novocaine for the Soul." We hear how E and David first met, how E played his wedding to Fran who he lov...

Phil and David remember the late great comedian Gilbert Gottfried -- who passed away in 2022 -- in a very special episode with Frank Santopadre, Gilbert's brilliant co-host on "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast." Phil and David discuss their shared deep love for Gilbert's comedy and Gilbert and Frank's podcast which influenced "Naked Lunch" more than any other with its loving celebratio...

Things get Hot and Hilarious In Los Angeles when the brilliant and beloved actress Wendie Malick ("Dream On," "Just Shoot Me!" and "Hot In Cleveland") joins Phil and David for a fun and free-flowing lunch full of great stories and big laughs. Phil and Wendie explore and celebrate their brief and little-seen screen marriage in the 2012 film "Jewtopia." David discusses the pleasure of getting to kno...

Phil and David invite you to "Be Our Guest" again for a special Call In "Naked Lunch" during which they answer your questions and ramble on about a wide range of topics. Along the way, Phil pays tribute to his late great friend director William Friedkin, David tells stories about interviewing Billy Joel and they both share stories about life and lunch. To learn more about building community throug...

In every way imaginable, this "Naked Lunch" is a moving feast -- and a hilarious one, too. Teen sensation turned successful TV writer/producer Shaun Cassidy gets caught in traffic, and so thus this fun and freewheeling conversation begins with Shaun on the road. Phil, David and Shaun retrace Cassidy's remarkable life and career thus far, from growing up a Hollywood "nepo baby," the son of Oscar-wi...

Instead of the usual "Lunch," Phil & David dine out on some great stories about their musical hero Bruce Springsteen with the deeply knowledgeable hosts of the totally Boss podcast "None But The Brave," Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean who since 2019 have been an excellent source of in-depth talk about Springsteen's enduring work. There are great stories about first Bruce concerts, memorable "Glory D...

Phil invites his longtime friend and even longer-time hero Paul Reubens to Naked Lunch for a Big Adventure over lunch. This playful and ultimately revealing conversation over sandwiches from Monroe Place finds Phil, Paul & David discussing a wide-range of topics -- from Paul's education alongside classmates David Hasselhoff and Katey Sagal at Cal Arts to The Groundlings to his pre-fame work in res...

Here's a striking new episode with actress, writer, author, director, and producer Justine Bateman who Phil became friends with on the last WGA strike -- they both also appear in the 2006 film, "The TV Set." Over a delicious lunch from Jeff's Table -- https://www.jeffstablela.com/ -- Justine, Phil and David enjoy a freewheeling conversation covering everything from Artificial Intelligence to "Fami...

Phil and David welcome the reunited rock trio Dogstar -- guitarist and lead singer Bret Domrose, drummer Rob Mailhouse and bassist Keanu Reeves -- for Courage Bagels (https://couragebagels.com/) and a fun-filled conversation about music, show business, friendship and food. David retraces how he first came to know and love the band, and Phil recalls a long ago Passover seder with Keanu. We hear "Ev...

Phil and David have a total blast having "Lunch" with their first-ever father-and-son guests -- actor, comedian, writer and director Ike Barinholtz who they've both loved in countless projects from "MADtv to "The Mindy Project" to this year's "History of the World, Part II" and "White House Plumbers" AND Ike's very loving and very funny dad Alan Barinholtz who has made a huge splash this year play...

Phil and David have both known Jeff Ross for many years, so they are at ease with the comedian known around the world as The Roastmaster General. Over sandwiches from https://www.ouimelrose.com, Jeff retraces how a kid from a family of caterers from New Jersey ended up following in the footsteps of the "rock stars" of stand up he loved and bringing new life to the art of Roast Comedy, as well as b...

Melvin Mar ("Fresh Off The Boat," "Speechless," "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle") -- Phil and David's brilliant producer friend -- takes us inside the thrilling and inspiring creative success story of the critically acclaimed Disney+ series "American Born Chinese" along with a few of his key collaborators -- executive producer Gene Luen Yang who wrote the classic Eisner Award-winning graphic novel...

Phil & David explore both lunch from The Cheesecake Factory and "The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle" with their friend Wayne Federman who literally wrote the book of that title, first published in 2021. A gifted writer, comedian, actor and musician, and adjunct professor at USC, Wayne won a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award in 2023 as a producer of the HBO documentary, "George Carl...

Phil & David enjoy a lively TV Lunch with famed TV writer, TV host and film screenwriter Spike Feresten. But even though Spike is the comic genius who wrote the classic "The Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld," there was No Soup For Spike here, but rather a delicious cheesesteak from https://www.southphillyexperience.com. Spike, Phil & David discuss Spike's fascinating career including great stories...

Phil and David have Apollonia's Pizza and a delicious conversation with director, producer, writer Allen Hughes who first made his name as one of The Hughes Brothers who brought the world films like 1993's "Menace II Society" and 1995's "Dead Presidents." David got to know and love Allen when he served as a Creative Consultant on Allen's brilliant 2017 documentary series "The Defiant Ones" about D...

With the Writers Guild of America on strike, Phil and David -- who've both been on the picket lines -- discuss how they each eventually became TV writers and longtime members of the WGA. Phil traces his journey from starting out as a "failed actor" in New York, while David talks about starting out as a journalist and editor at "Rolling Stone" magazine. To learn more about the WGA, go to https://ww...

Phil and David are joined for a fascinating and funny lunch with the wonderful and witty folk duo known as The Milk Carton Kids -- namely, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan --  whose stunning harmonies and dry wits make them not only great recording artists, but wildly entertaining live performers. The Milk Carton Kids share how they first found their gorgeous sound, how they came by their awesome...