Luke Bryan has been one of the biggest draws in all of music for nearly a decade, but his audience has grown recently thanks to his role as a judge on American Idol alongside Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist gets together with the country music star in Nashville to talk about that rise to the top of the music world, and the triumphs and trials along the way.

As a bonus for Sunday Sitdown listeners, we’re sharing an episode of NBC Olympics podcast The Podium. In this episode, Lauren Shehadi interviews Craig Melvin and Al Roker, who are covering the games on the TODAY show live from Tokyo. They discuss the magic of live events, their favorite Opening Ceremony memories and their trip to the Games. Listen to The Podium daily during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games for new insight into the stories you know and the ones you’ll be happy to discover.

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As a bonus for Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist listeners, we’re sharing an episode of the new TODAY podcast – live from Tokyo!

Join Savannah Guthrie & Hoda Kotb each morning for all the insider news, history making moments, and great interviews from the Olympics. You can LISTEN to us anywhere you go! On your commute or on the run, you’ll get your daily dose of news, every morning. Follow and listen to TODAY wherever you get your podcasts.

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The multi-talented musician H.E.R. has worked to avoid becoming a package for pop cultural consumption, with her name and signature sunglasses meant to make the audience focus on the music and not on her. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist gets together with the artist to talk about her meteoric rise from child prodigy to the heights of the music world, including winning a Grammy, an Oscar and performing at the Super Bowl.

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Brad Paisley started his career in Nashville as a songwriter, landing his first hit 25 years ago before the world knew his name. Since then, the West Virginia native has become one of the most popular artists in all of music while rolling out platinum albums, selling out arenas and hosting the CMA Awards with Carrie Underwood. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist gets together with the country superstar at the Ryman Auditorium to talk about that rise to the top and his efforts to give back to the Nashville community. 

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As a bonus for Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist listeners, we’re sharing the first episode of the brand new TODAY with Hoda & Jenna podcast!

Join Hoda Kotb & Jenna Bush Hager on the happiest hour of morning TV. Now you can listen to the show and take us anywhere you go! Follow and listen to TODAY wherever you get your podcasts.

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As a bonus for Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist listeners, we’re sharing the first episode of the brand new TODAY podcast!

Join Savannah Guthrie & Hoda Kotb every morning for the latest news headlines, interviews with newsmakers, and stories that inspire and entertain. You can LISTEN to us anywhere you go! On your commute or on the run, you’ll get every hour of our show, every morning. Follow and listen to TODAY wherever you get your podcasts.

Will Arnett was bouncing around New York and Los Angeles for more than a decade doing dramatic work when he landed a role that put him on the path to comedy stardom - the hilariously buffoonish magician Gob Bluth on Arrested Development. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist talks to the actor about that breakthrough, the new season of his hit series Lego Masters and those pipes that have him voicing every commercial on TV. 

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Trevor Noah was virtually unknown to American audiences when he inherited The Daily Show seat from Jon Stewart in 2015. Since then, the South African comedian has made the nightly show his own, even while hosting this year from a corner of his New York City apartment. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist gets together with Noah in a park across the street from The Daily Show studio to talk about this past year and why he’s hopeful for the future of the country after the pandemic. 

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Matthew McConaughey is known for his free-spirited, easy-going philosophy on life, as embodied in his famous catchphrase “Alright, Alright, Alright.” The actor first uttered those words in the movie Dazed and Confused and they have followed him through a long career in Hollywood, from romantic comedies to TV series to an Academy Award for Dallas Buyers Club. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist gets together with McConaughey over Zoom to talk about that journey and what it was like to reflect on it in his book “Greenlights.” (Original broadcast date: November 1, 2020) 

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