Naked Lunch

Phil and David welcome the great stand-up comic, Emmy Award-winning TV writer and veteran podcaster Greg Fitzsimmons to "Lunch" for a freewheeling conversation about comedy, marriage, podcasts -- basically, life. With compelling stories about interviewing Brian Wilson, advertising "boner pills" and writing for Ellen DeGeneres, among many more topics. Follow The Artist Sometimes Known as FitzDog here for information on his tour dates, podcasts and so much more -- https://gregfitzsimmons.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David absolutely LOVE guitar god and rock legend Peter Frampton -- Do You Feel Like We Do? Celebrating his recent induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, David explains how he first came to meet Peter and then work with Frampton on 2014's acclaimed Grammy Salute to The Beatles for which Peter played guitar. Peter tells Phil and David about how David Bowie -- his childhood friend and a favorite art student of Peter's father -- had a tremendous impact on Peter's life and career. Peter discusses the good, bad & ugly of having a success as massive as the "Frampton Comes Alive!" album -- as well as his recent recording for Dolly Parton's upcoming "Rockstar" album. Peter also answers guest questions by his "Almost Famous" collaborator Nancy Wilson -- one from David son' s Alec about his experience making the famous and infamous "Sgt. Pepper" movie. To find dates and buy tickets for Peter's "Never Say Never Tour," go to https://www.frampton.com. And to order the "Frampton@50" box set he discusses with Phil & David, go to www.interventionrecords.com/records/frampton50-in-the-studio-cd-sacd-collection. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil & David Zoom on down that "Ventura Highway" on a "Horse With No Name" for a fascinating career-spanning conversation with Gerry Beckley & Dewey Bunnel of the beloved group America. Previous "Lunch" guest Jimmy Jam -- a lifelong America fan himself -- joins for the conversation, and John Stamos offers a loving episode introduction. For Record Store Day, April 20th, America is finally releasing "Live From The Hollywood Bowl 1975" with George Martin conducting The Symphony Orchestra. For more about America, go to https://www.venturahighway.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

It's another Naked Call In extravaganza as Phil and David answer YOUR listener questions and give the deep, thought provoking kind of answers you're looking for! Or maybe it's a little less serious and they discuss things like Steely Dan, the laws of attraction and positive people's effects on the world, Phil's upcoming tour (with a very exciting stop in Chicago), and the good and bad architecture of big cities. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

To celebrate his brilliantly funny and profound one man show "Just For Us" coming to HBO this Saturday night at 10PM  and then streaming on MAX after that,  Phil and David are revisiting their wonderful "Lunch" with internationally touring comedian Alex Edelman whose acclaimed, brilliantly funny one man show, "Just For Us" opened off-Broadway in 2022 before premiering on Broadway in 2023; it was named "New York Times" Critic’s Pick both times and has already won an Obie. Alex broke bread -- okay, Courage Bagels -- at Phil's house. Alex brought along a surprise mutual friend, the great TV writer Jenji Kohan (creator of "Weeds" and "Orange Is The New Black") who will be a future guest. Please note: this free-flowing and fun conversation -- in which Norman Lear is discussed -- was recorded shortly before Lear's recent death. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David welcome -- with varying degrees of warmth -- the single most requested guest in "Naked Lunch" history -- Richard Rosenthal, Executive Producer of "Somebody Feed Phil" and Phil's actually brilliant younger brother.  Where's Richard? Finally, right here on "Naked Lunch," so that for once, Somebody Fed Richard! great sandwiches from https://lorenzocalifornia.com/.  To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

They may call it "Puppy Love," but really this episode is actually the second coming of Phil and David's fantastic conversation with Donny Osmond from his Las Vegas showroom. Some of Donny's greatest fans ask Donny, Phil & David questions, plus great stories about food, travel, Donny's experience being the first star to perform on "The Masked Singer,"  his thoughts on "The Book of Mormon'' and so much more.  Follow Donnie at https://donny.com.  To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David & the "Naked Lunch" podcast hit 100 episodes in winning style in Las Vegas with a special introduction by Carrie Underwood followed by a fantastic, funny & revealing conversation with the iconic Donny Osmond in front of a few hundred of his most loving fans in his Vegas showroom. Just as in his award-winning Vegas residency at https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-las-vegas, Donny artfully and insightfully covers his remarkable 60 years in show business with The Osmonds, Donny & Marie and as a solo artist, with amazing stories along the way about Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and so many more. All this plus some tunes and delicious dessert. Follow Donnie at https://donny.com.  To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Recording by Glen Adams.

To whet your appetites for our big 100th episode of "Naked Lunch" with our special guest Donny Osmond -- recorded live in his Las Vegas showroom and being released next week -- we've decided to Da Doo Re-Run one of our favorite episodes yet -- an amazing conversation with the extraordinary Shaun Cassidy. Shaun's enjoyed an enduring success story as a successful writer/producer in TV since his days as a teen dream, and in recent years, he's returned to performing in an exciting way. Follow Shaun and all his great work at https://www.shauncassidy.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David welcome one of their favorite comedians in the world to "Lunch" at Phil's house. This is a fun and funny discussion about Pete's career as a beloved stand-up comedian, writer, producer, actor, host and podcaster that takes a fascinating turn toward spirituality and so much more. Follow Pete at peteholmes.com and check out his podcast, "You Made It Weird." To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David are joined by the wonderful Lily Rosenthal -- Phil's lifelong daughter and now his co-author for a brand new children's picture book called "Just Try It! (A Phil & Lil Book)" with illustrations by New York Times bestselling author Luke Flowers. It's a book about a food-loving bad encouraging his picky eater daughter to just try something new. To learn more about the book, and to purchase your copy, go to Simon & Schuster here! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David welcome writer, reporter, broadcaster and friend Chris Connelly to "Naked Lunch." They discuss Chris's long, impressive and varied career, his very crucial role in David's career, and Phil, David and Chris's shared experiences working together on a number of high profile TV telethons starting with 2001's "American: A Tribute To Heroes." Chris also shares his story of not driving for decades while living in Los Angeles, and then finally getting his license in recent years. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David discuss The 66th Annual Grammy Awards, then take your excellent phone calls -- literally, from Melbourne, Florida to Melbourne, Australia -- about a wide range of topics. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David break bread with the gluten-free yet entirely delightful Matt Goldich while he was in Los Angeles for The Emmy Awards because Matt and the other writers for @latenightseth were nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Okay, they did not win that night, but this "Lunch" remains a very winning conversation about life, food, podcasting and Matt's new stand up special, "NO QUESTIONS ASKED" out February 13 on YouTube. To follow Matt, go here: https://linktr.ee/mattgoldich. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David talk about the Grammy Awards, and how David first met Trevor Noah who hosts Music's Biggest Night for the fourth time on Sunday February 4th on CBS and Paramount Plus. Then they enjoy more memorable Grammy conversations with Jimmy Jam, Jimmy Kimmel, Susanna Hoffs and Steve Van Zandt, as well as great music talk with Jane Fonda, Allen Hughes, John Stamos, Jeff Ross, Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew, Lyle Lovett and Grammy-winner Country superstar Brad Paisley on writing the "Naked Lunch" theme song. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Writer, producer, director, comedian, actor Lew Schneider -- one of Phil's best friends and one of the original "Everybody Loves Raymond" writers -- joins Phil and David for a freewheeling conversation about food, comedy, television writers rooms, great music, terrible vacations, Rick Springfied, Don Rickles, good times and even terrible timeshares. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David present a second set of some of their greatest musical hits with guests from Peter Frampton coming alive discussing his childhood pal, David Bowie to Steven Van Zandt giving insight into his relationship with his longtime buddy and sometimes Boss, Bruce Springsteen to Susanna Hoffs talking about her "Eternal Flame." All this plus great stories from Kevin Bacon, Darius Rucker, E from Eels, Milk Carton Kids, Joe Bonamassa and Graham Nash, plus Larry Wilmore's Fab Beatles impressions. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David present the first set of some of their greatest musical hits with guests from Sheryl Crow on singing with The Rolling Stones to Jimmy Jam growing up with Prince to T Bone Burnett on touring with Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Review to Keanu Reeves on his rock & roll childhood to Micky Dolenz on life with The Monkees to Henry Winkler on The Fonz meeting three of the four Beatles to Paul Reubens sharing Pee Wee Herman's meetings with Little Richard, among other legends.. All this and so many more rocking "Lunch" classics. And that's only our first set! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

There's been a LOT of talk about Nepo babies this past year, but very little of it as fun, entertaining and positive as the conversations Phil and David have had on "Naked Lunch" with some of the nicest people you will ever meet who just so happen to be legends who've made their good name in the family business -- namely, show business. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Have Yourself a Merry Little "Naked Lunch" full of comfort and joy as Phil and David take your calls and discuss topics including food, music, Shaun Cassidy, Howard Stern and so much more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.