Donny is joined by comedian, Mike Birbiglia. Birbiglia discusses why comedians make good actors, what he tries to accomplish with his comedy, and his unfortunate accident while sleepwalking. The duo also touches on Birbiglia’s highly anticipated special on Netflix, “Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool.”
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Mike Birbiglia: The Variables of Life Go Away

Everything is a brand. In today’s world companies, public figures, countries, institutions, and movements are brands with their own unique values, marketing, and influence. Former CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Inc., innovative political analyst and veteran TV personality, Donny Deutsch, mastered the power of branding when he built the multibillion dollar ad agency. Now, in a hyper-saturated, over-marketed world, our media landscape too often presents one-dimensional figures who are globally seen, and yet not truly known. Where the notion “perception is reality” feels truer each day, join Donny as he peels back the layers of the images we see, to understand the depths of the people who are changing our world. You won’t want to miss Donny’s candid conversations with global experts and the biggest names across entertainment, business, media, politics and more to better understand the “brands” of the moment and examine where politics, current events, and pop culture converge.

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In this episode, Donny is joined by the NFL play-by-play announcer on NBC Sports Sunday Night Football and the host of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Mike Tirico. Tirico, who will also be hosting the 2024 Kentucky Derby, joins Donny for a light-hearted discussion about his life in sports, why he chooses to be a part of a brand rather than trying to be the brand itself, and why he feels that the days of healthy sports and political debate are gone.
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Mike Tirico: The Importance of Audience Connection

On this episode, Donny sits down with Scott Galloway who is best known for his work as an author, Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and host of “The Prof G Pod”. Galloway, who returns to On Brand, sits down for an in-depth conversation about the protests we are seeing on campuses around the country, why the faculties of these schools should be held to a higher standard, and why Jewish people seem to be an easy target. Galloway also discusses his new book, “The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security” and gives some pointers on how to invest your money wisely.
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Scott Galloway: How could we have been this stupid?

This week Donny is joined by co-host of "The View" and CNN political commentator, Alyssa Farah Griffin. Griffin, who was the White House Director of Strategic Communications and Assistant to the President in 2020, joins Donny for a deep dive into the Trump White House. Griffin, who left her position in December of 2020, discusses her time in the Trump administration, why she decided to resign from her position, election fraud, the attack on the United States Capitol, and why she is worried for the country should Donald Trump be elected president again.
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Alyssa Farah Griffin: The Election Was Not Stolen

Listen in as Donny gives his "Brand Up" or "Brand Down" rating on 401K awareness, Columbia University, living in New York City, and more.
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Brands of the Week: Mike Johnson, RFK Jr., Caitlin Clark, and more.

This week Donny is joined by former United States senator and comedian, Al Franken. Franken, who hosts "The Al Franken Podcast", sits down to discuss his days on Saturday Night Live, stealing a pair of GAP jeans from the set, and being in awe of Paul McCartney when he was the musical guest on the show. The two also discuss what’s going on in the U.S. and their thoughts on what may happen if Donald Trump is elected president again.
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Mike Birbiglia: The Variables of Life Go Away

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