Basic!

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  • 'Yo! MTV Raps' host Fab Five Freddy

    Fab Five Freddy "drops some science" on Jen and Doug and tells us how MTV finally embraced hip-hop and changed everything.

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    43 min
  • Amy Schumer

    Amy Schumer talks about her Comedy Central journey from unknown stand-up to comic superstar.

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    41 min
  • Jimmy Kimmel

    Jimmy Kimmel discusses 'The Man Show' and why it may not work today, and explains why he turned down an offer to host 'The Daily Show.'

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    41 min
  • Basic!: The Trailer

    Welcome to Basic! 

    The official podcast of the unofficial history of cable television. 

    Hosted by Doug Herzog (former network executive at MTV, Comedy Central, Fox) and Jen Chaney (TV critic at New York Magazine/Vulture), new episodes release every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, the SiriusXM App, Pandora, Stitcher or wherever you like to listen. 

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    A Pantheon Podcast.

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    5 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…

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