Basic!

By Pantheon MediaComedy TV & Film Society & Culture

Basic! episodes

July 27, 2022 'Chappelle Show' co-creator Neal Brennan
'Chappelle Show' co-creator and stand up comic Neal Brennan takes us behind the scenes at one of cable’s most legendary shows and the chaos that abruptly derailed it.

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49 min
July 20, 2022 Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee talks to Jen and Doug about her early days on 'The Daily Show,' breaking the glass ceiling of late night TV, and learning the U.S. national anthem.

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38 min
July 13, 2022 Jemele Hill - Formerly of ESPN
Former ESPN personality Jemele Hill talks with Jen and Doug about the intersection of sports, news, social media and politics.

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40 min
July 06, 2022 Bryan Cranston
Emmy award winner Bryan Cranston joins Jen and Doug to talk anti-heroes, the birth of binging, and the 'Breaking Bad' scene he will never forget.

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47 min
June 29, 2022 Kevin Powell of 'Real World' Season One
From the very first season of The Real World, Kevin Powell joins us to talk the birth of reality TV, peak Gen X, and the legacy of Tupac.

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50 min
June 22, 2022 Mike Judge
'Beavis and Butt-Head' creator Mike Judge joins us to talk 'Frog Baseball,' earthquakes, and how he may have inadvertently popularized Crocs. His latest work, 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe' is streaming on June 29 on Paramount Plus.

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40 min
June 15, 2022 Dan Patrick of 'SportsCenter'
ESPN SportsCenter legend Dan Patrick takes us back to the "must-watch" heyday of 'The Big Show' and his days alongside Keith Olbermann.

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53 min
June 08, 2022 Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford looks back at MTV’s 'House of Style' and how it helped transform her from supermodel to icon, and also reminds Doug that he might owe her some money.

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53 min
June 01, 2022 Reno 911's Kerri Kenney-Silver and Tom Lennon
Basic cable babies and Gen X comedy icons Tom Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver join Jen and Doug to talk about their shared partnership that stretches from ‘The State’ to ‘Viva Variety’ to ‘Reno 911.’

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49 min
May 25, 2022 Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn of 'Project Runway' shows Jen and Doug how to “Make It Work” and answers the question, “Do you own a pair of sweatpants?"

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45 min

About Basic!

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Before binging, there was cable. Welcome to Basic!, the official podcast bringing you the unofficial history of cable TV. Go behind the scenes of a glorious time in pop culture, when shows like MTV’s…