Phil Rosenthal and David Wild Host the ‘Naked Lunch’ Podcast
The podcast features the pair engaged in smart, surprising, funny, and sometimes moving conversations with special guests.
Don’t you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come.
Phil Rosenthal (creator and host of Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil”) already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures. Now, he’s launched the “Naked Lunch” podcast from Straw Hut Media.
While he always likes eating lunch, Phil is even more enthusiastic about a lunch that includes a conversation with smart people who share their stories. Joined by David Wild — Phil’s co-host and friend, Emmy- and Peabody-winning TV writer, longtime Rolling Stone journalist, and best-selling author — the “Naked Lunch” podcast features the pair engaged in smart, surprising, funny, and sometimes moving conversations with special guests.
Each week, the special guests join Phil and David to talk about what’s going on inside their lives (not just their most recent movie roles, books, or special projects). Episodes are often recorded at Phil’s home, with lunch brought in from favorite local eateries. With no agenda except the promise of a well-spent afternoon in excellent company, the show is an informal meeting of wits, minds, and hearts.
“I’ve been having lunch with David for many years,” Phil said, “and we often bring other friends along: great musicians, actors, comedians, chefs, all types. We always eat, and laugh, a lot. And we invariably say, we should be recording this. And now we are.”
Naked Lunch is executive produced by Chris Bannon (Freakonomics, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend), Josephine Martorana (LeVar Burton Reads, Science Rules! with Bill Nye), and Matt Gourley (Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Superego).
