An icon of the screen, the craft, and a shining example of the American Dream. 

Andy Garcia has been in all your favorite movies - and he’s also probably your Mom’s celebrity crush. This week on a long-awaited South Beach Sessions, Dan and Andy connect on their shared Miami roots as the children of Cuban exiles and Andy's legacy of creating work that is a loving tribute to their culture and history.

Andy paints the story of how his father came to America with next to nothing, unable to return home to Cuba, and built a million-dollar business… and why Andy turned away from all that to pursue his passion in the arts. Together, they reflect on how they've honored their families in their careers, and the surprising lessons and relationships they've experienced.

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There is no 'Heat Culture' without Pat Riley.

Dan Le Batard and the legendary, nine-time NBA championship winning player, coach, and executive, leave nothing off limits in looking at a life, career, and unrelenting mentality that has shaped a league and culture for generations. Dan and Pat go through the successes, criticisms, and blow ups - including their 30 year relationship - to unearth what it was really like forging one of the NBA’s greatest legacies. Pat illuminates his journey crafting Heat Culture - what it was really like at the start of it all, what the team means to him today, and digging into his controlling and deeply emotional relationship with the game. From reminiscing about early days, to where things stand in today's NBA, Dan and Pat hold a brutally honest mirror to one of the most iconic and influential careers in all of sports.

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Lewis Black has finally had enough…

There’s a lot for the modern comedy icon to look back on (and look forward to) - Lewis gets to the root of where all that anger he has on stage comes from in real life (he learned some of it from watching his mom yell at the TV), and how he channels it. Dan and Lewis also walk through his career– from years of playwriting off-off-broadway, to getting big break after big break, to finally deciding to retire from a life on tour. Lewis and Dan also share stories about their brothers, and get into the spirituality of feeling someone’s presence after they’ve passed on.

Don’t miss your last chance to see Lewis live on his “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour.” Visit lewisblack.com for tickets and tour dates.

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“That to this day, that was like one of the happiest moments of my life…”

Andrew Santino has one of the biggest podcasts in America, plays golf on the regular, is friends with Travis Kelce, and threw the first pitch at a Cubs game… he’s kind of living the dream. Not bad for someone who didn’t really have one. Andrew and Dan talk about coming from a family racked by addiction, grinding in Hollywood with nothing to fall back on before finding success in stand up and in his partnership with Bobby Lee. They also dive into his relationship with fame and its trappings, as well as his love of Chicago sports (and why he’s sick and tired of hearing from a particular group of sports fans).

Listen and subscribe to "Bad Friends" and "Whiskey Ginger", wherever you get your podcasts and Andrew’s “Freeze Peach Tour” is going all across the U.S. For tickets in your city, visit AndrewSantino.com

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There's only one Jim Rome... and he's never cared if you love him or hate him because he knows if you have a take and don't suck, he “can still go hard.” Things are bound to get wild when The Jungle meets South Beach Sessions.

Dan and Jim get together in Los Angeles to reflect on Jim's career as a pioneering game changer in a way he hasn't talked publicly about before. Jim gets personal, talking about what it was like growing up as a try-hard sports nerd and getting his start in radio, then realizing he wouldn’t ever want to do anything else. He also opens up about keeping true to his blunt and honest voice from the very beginning, the cost and regrets of being in the brutal business for decades (and the people he's pissed off along the way), and why his longtime audience is as loyal as they come.

Watch Jim Rome's "The Jungle" LIVE daily on X from 9AM to 1PM PT / 12PM - 4PM ET and look for his FAST channel across streaming platforms including Amazon FreeVee, Plex, and Samsung TV Plus.

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Chris Parnell has a voice made of liquid gold and comedy timing you can set your watch to... which has earned him legendary status at two comedy institutions - The Groundlings and 'Saturday Night Live' - both celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.

Known as "The Iceman" during his eight seasons on SNL (because he never broke character, not even during the classic Christopher Walken “More Cowbell” sketch), Chris reminisces about his comedy career with Dan-- the amazing early Groundlings moments, the wild world of SNL afterparties, working with fellow greats Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows, and he reveals a few regrets from his time on comedy's biggest stage. Chris also opens up to Dan about how his religious upbringing shaped him, his family legacy of speaking in front of a microphone, and the weight of wrestling for years with the idea of contacting his biological parents for the first time.

SNL's three-hour live 50th anniversary primetime special airs Sunday, February 16th, on NBC.

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He’s not quite America’s sweetheart… Anthony Jeselnik is more of America’s caliginous omen. But there IS a human being underneath the dark persona and all that bravado. 

Together, Dan and Anthony explore his endless well of ambition, his extreme drive to always be funnier, better, sharper. Anthony explains what he finds so funny about the darkest parts of humanity, and how he’s able to make people laugh about them. Anthony also dives into the state of comedy today, holding nothing back when it comes to criticizing the lazy state of the industry. Anthony then shares why the first ten minutes of his special is dedicated to defending trans people… and why he sees provoking for the sake of being provocative is an embarrassing way to perform.

You can watch Anthony’s new Netflix special, Bones and All, available November 26th.

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If you don’t get excited to see David Alan Grier, then something is seriously wrong. Like, please, go figure that out… we’ll wait. 

David’s got 40 years of experience on the stage and screen - the craftsman of both comedy and drama with the awards to prove it. He didn’t start out as a Tony-winning actor, though… David tells Dan about how his upbringing shaped his lifelong curiosity, from getting his start in comedy as a class clown, to his father’s history as a Black activist and David’s own attempt to join the Black Panther Party. David reflects on the incredible legacy and enduring magic behind “In Living Color”, his approach to the art of balancing comedy and drama today – and how both, coupled with kindness, can help us get through dark times.

David stars in the new NBC hit comedy, “St. Denis Medical”, streaming now on Peacock.

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Iliza Shlesinger has been a dominant force in comedy and podcasting… and that’s because she’s never been afraid to stay true to herself and her audience.

Iliza holds nothing back from Dan in how she’s made a career in comedy - the risks and reality of betting on yourself and the often unspoken toll it can take. Iliza also opens up her experiences now as a new mother, including the immense joy for her (“it’s even better than performing”), while also diving into her battling postpartum depression, and how she realized she needed help to deal with the weight of it all.

Iliza’s “Get Ready” tour will be continuing through the rest of 2024, you can get tickets at iliza.com.

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Who has a massively popular podcast, a hilarious hit Netflix special, and a new movie which he wrote, produced and stars in? It’s Stavvy, baby! 

Stavros Halkias has reached the highest levels of comedy success and makes it look easy, but it took Stavvy years and years of grinding to make his dreams come true, not to mention the pressure of living up to the high expectations of immigrant parents… especially when you’re actually high. Stavvy also tells Dan about the life-changing success (and end) behind the Cum Town podcast, his athletic past, his pre-comedy dreams of going pro and how he keeps his love for sports alive through his alter-ego, Ronnie, the beloved, worst kind of Ravens superfan.

Go see Stavros’ new film, “Let’s Start a Cult,” in theaters now.

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