logo
episode-header-image
May 2024
38m 29s

Henry Winkler - The Fonz, Getting Fired ...

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
About this episode
When Henry Winkler played Arthur Fonzarelli (The Fonz) on Happy Days, he was treated like a rock star. Afterwards wasn’t so easy though. Winkler couldn’t get work as an actor and his career as a director failed at the first hurdle. He tells me how he endured emotional abuse from his parents and had to cope with undiagnosed dyslexia at school, all of which le ... Show More
Up next
Today
Suzi Ruffell - ‘I didn’t know I was gay until I saw Titanic’
In this special live edition of How to Fail, Elizabeth is joined by comedian Suzi Ruffell. Suzi has performed five sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as appearing on live at the Apollo and filming an Amazon special of her show ‘Dance Like Everyone Is Watching’. She was ... Show More
49m 35s
Jul 7
Pamela Anderson - ‘It wasn’t about being pretty, it was about being brave’
I can’t believe I get to say this but…PAMELA ANDERSON! ON HOW TO FAIL! The one and only! A woman I grew up watching on TV, Pamela was an icon of a generation…But the second act of her career has been the most powerful and Anderson joins me for a vulnerable chat about her long jou ... Show More
52m 42s
Jul 2
Melinda French Gates - ‘Just because you’re smart doesn’t mean you’re wise’
Melinda French Gates studied computer science and economics and completed an MBA before joining a tech start-up called Microsoft, in 1987. She rose through the ranks to become Manager of Information Products and married the boss in 1994. His name was Bill Gates. Together, the cou ... Show More
52m 25s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2022
Season 1 | 4. Fathers and Sons
Henry has shattered the delicate balance of power in England and King Stephen’s son, Eustace, is on the warpath. The Plantagenets are desperate to shore up their position and look to God for a miracle.  This is History is a Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production.  F ... Show More
16m 30s
Apr 2022
Mom & Dad: The “Changing The Children’s Music Game” Edition
On this episode: Elizabeth, Jamilah, and Zak expose the mini-monsters that parents accidentally create. They have some very fun—very scary—listener submissions. But honestly, who doesn’t need a snack for every car ride?Then Zak interviews comedian, dad, and podcaster Chris Garcia ... Show More
39m 16s
Jan 2023
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Some Locker Room Talk
Television star & Tony Award-winning actor, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, sits down with the girls in New York to discuss parenting, Modern Family memories, and his Broadway play, Take Me Out. A Sony Music Entertainment, Hello Sunshine, The Home Edit and Somethin' Else production. Enjoy ... Show More
49m 10s
Feb 2024
Ep491 - Parenting Podcasts
This week we’re checking out podcasts in the parenting category. What’s your favorite podcast from this category? Too many to choose from? Well Andy comes in hot with Two Hot Takes featuring a couple of women with zero takes. Then Vinnie presents No Guilt Mom which provides moms ... Show More
2h 45m
Nov 2022
Stephanie Danler
Once a married waitress in her late 20s, my dear friend and best selling author put everything on the line in order to go to grad school. The result? Her smash hit novel, Sweetbitter, and a career as a writer. We talk slumber parties, the beginning of our friendship (which involv ... Show More
55m 33s
May 2023
Julie Bowen
Welcome to the first episode of Dinner’s On Me. Today, I talk to actor and friend Julie Bowen, aka my on-screen sister Claire on Modern Family. I brought her to Republique in Los Angeles during a torrential rainstorm to nibble on pastries and kimchi fried rice and debrief on the ... Show More
56m 8s
Dec 2022
Richard E Grant Part Two
On the generosity of Nigella Lawson and the then-Prince Charles in the months before his wife’s death, hiding his boxers on top of a wardrobe at Sandringham, and finding a pocket full of happiness in every single day. For the series finale, Jay welcomes back his first ever Out To ... Show More
54m 57s
Apr 2023
The Artist Who Was Both Loved and Disdained
We bring you a special episode from Sidedoor, a podcast about the treasures that fill the vaults of the Smithsonian. This story is inspired by “Big Band,” a defining work by the painter LeRoy Neiman.  Neiman was a character, a cultural gadfly and an omnipresent artist who sat for ... Show More
37m 12s
Jan 2024
Ep485 - Kids & Family Podcasts
This week the competition is on after Lucy’s runaway victory from last week. We’re checking out podcasts from the kids and family category. Lucy found a show that teaches children about feminism… kind of. Andy brought the most annoying family to ever be celebrated on the internet ... Show More
2h 10m
Oct 2023
Geri Halliwell-Horner
Spice Girl and author Geri Halliwell-Horner (aka Ginger Spice) joins the show. Over lobster and oysters, Geri discusses why the Spice Girls and their “girl power” message still resonate today, and the release of her new book “Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen.” A Sony Music Entert ... Show More
48m 17s