David Duchovny

This episode originally aired July 22, 2025 The spotlight has certainly taken its toll on Robert Downey Jr. over the years. But much like his beloved MCU character Tony Stark, there's an undeniably powerful force inside Robert that keeps him pushing forward. When we sat down over iced coffees, we found ourselves unpacking the fraught relationship Robert had with his father — the experimental, countercultural filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. — whose unconventional lifestyle created lasting ripples throughout the family. Their shared documentary, “Sr.”, stands as a powerful testament to the healing they found. Plus, we talk about sobriety, the belief it took to become Iron Man, and the full-circle moments spanning the decades since we first crossed paths on the set of Chaplin. Follow me on Instagram at @davidduchovny. Find more video podcasts on our YouTube channel . Stay up to date with Lemonada on X , Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode originally aired June 18, 2024 There are few actors left who embody the ethos of old Hollywood. Sean Penn is one of them. We got together at his place for a face-to-face exploration of Sean’s life and career. We discussed how his childhood in Malibu helped him create the iconic Jeff Spicoli, and how his first acting coach still shapes him today. We speak of his friends — Brando, DeNiro, and Scorsese — legends whose reputations, work ethic, and willingness to keep learning shaped their characters and their lives. Spending an hour in his presence is a masterclass in the pursuit of being a better creator, and a better human. Follow me on Instagram at @davidduchovny. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium . And if you want to continue the conversation with other listeners, join the My Lemonada community at https://lemonadamedia.com/mylemonada/ For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re sharing an episode from Fail Better with David Duchovny , featuring filmmaker and writer Judd Apatow. Together, they trace the arc of Judd’s career, from Anchorman and Bridesmaids to Superbad and The 40-Year-Old Virgin , before diving into his new visual memoir, Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures . Throughout their conversation, Judd reflects on what’s driven him all these years—not the need to prove he’s funny, but the desire to understand if he has anything to say in the first place. It’s something David relates to as a writer, and it runs through the pages of Judd’s new book: a collection of everything he’s made and gathered while trying to make sense of this life he’s made. They also talk about the sting of bad reviews, why they’ve both stopped Googling themselves, and how Judd’s documentary on Garry Shandling became a final act of friendship and legacy. To hear more episodes of Fail Better with David Duchovny wherever you get your podcasts, or head to https://lemonada.lnk.to/failbetterfd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we’re sharing an episode from Fail Better with David Duchovny , featuring filmmaker and writer Judd Apatow. Together, they trace the arc of Judd’s career, from Anchorman and Bridesmaids to Superbad and The 40-Year-Old Virgin , before diving into his new visual memoir, Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures . Throughout their conversation, Judd reflects on what’s driven him all these years—not the need to prove he’s funny, but the desire to understand if he has anything to say in the first place. It’s something David relates to as a writer, and it runs through the pages of Judd’s new book: a collection of everything he’s made and gathered while trying to make sense of this life he’s made. They also talk about the sting of bad reviews, why they’ve both stopped Googling themselves, and how Judd’s documentary on Garry Shandling became a final act of friendship and legacy. Hear more episodes of Fail Better with David Duchovny wherever you get your podcasts, or head to https://lemonada.lnk.to/failbetterfd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Charlie Sheen is an actor perhaps known just as well for his off-screen antics as his on-screen performances. In his new memoir, The Book of Sheen, Charlie is finally coming clean on what was going on during his years of hard drugs, public divorces, and on-set disputes that came to define his later career and reputation. These days, humility, gratitude, and sobriety have come to replace his meme-able bravado. Sitting on stage with him at the 92nd Street Y in NYC, he and David Duchovny shared jokes and jabs as David sought to discover why he chose to tell his story now — and why he took such a unique literary approach. Plus, they discuss the turning point that sent him on the road to recovery, and Charlie tells us what his one “do-over” in life would be — the answer might surprise you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The queens talk with David Duchovny about poetry, Lacanian psychotherapy, love, the future perfect, and the lost past. Please Support Breaking Form! Review the show on Apple Podcasts here. Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books. SHOW NOTES: David Duchovny's new book, About Time , is just out from Akashic Books . David was interviewed about the book on PBS--watch it here . You can catch some of David's music here . For more about the Aymara of the Andean highlands, check out this NPR story . Randall Jarrell's poem "The Woman at the Washington Zoo" ends, "You see what I am: change me, change me!" Read it here. Check out the Fail Better Podcast interviews with Aimee Mann , Melissa Febos , and Jack Halberstam For more about Lacan's short therapy sessions, click here . For more about the future perfect tense, read here . Christopher Walken talks here about his resentment of punctuation. David talked with writer Chris Carter about ellipsis and his writing of the character Fox Mulder here . If you'd like to check out Matthew McConaughey reading his poems, here's a link for you.

Composer and audio producer Pat McCusker joins me to talk about his work creating music for The Ezra Klein Show , his role at The New York Times , and what it’s like touring the world as a musician with actor David Duchovny. Pat's music also appears on The Daily , Modern Love , and many more. 🎶 What we talk about in this episode: Composing the theme for The Ezra Klein Show Scoring for podcasts and working with The New York Times Touring internationally with David Duchovny The power of music in shows like Severance and White Lotus Tools and gear Pat uses as a composer Managing anxiety and building creative community If you're a composer, musician, or podcast fan, you'll find plenty to connect with in this conversation. Web page for the episode includes transcript, YouTube link. Pat McCusker David Duchovny Other episodes with some of the media composers I've featured: Pat Irwin, Christoph Zirngibl , Adam Blau , Anže Rozman and Kara Talve Buy me a coffee? Podcast Merch Newsletter sign-up 🎙️ About the show: Conversations with Musicians . with violinist Leah Roseman: weekly episodes featuring a fascinating diversity of musical guests worldwide. (00:00) Intro (02:55) how Pat became a podcast composer (07:16) creative process Magical Tree Creatures theme for “The Ezra Klein Show” with clip (10:37) composing for podcasts at The New York Times, the function of music in podcasts (18:01) listening and appreciating great podcasts, Marc Maron (23:11) The Big Question Mark with clip, "Interesting Times with Ross Douthat” (26:37) Severance and White Lotus inspirations, Moog synthesizers (32:09) other episodes you’ll love, ways to support this podcast (32:58) rock career, Buzzbody, David Duchovny, Pat Irwin (41:00) Holding Patterns with David Duchovny (website linked in show notes) (45:57) joy of performing and touring, his dad (49:35) Pat’s youth, discovering guitar, Berklee (55:43) Buzzbody Full of Fear, dealing with anxiety (01:03:12) some personal creative projects, wife Simo (01:10:52) suggestions for books, podcasts, music

Hi Boneheads! While we're on break, we wanted to share with you Emily's episode on David Duchovny's podcast Fail Better. Behind Emily's amazing performance as Brennan, she was battling a lot. She was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia at a young age, so she often struggled to master the intricate anatomical jargon week after week. Pushing through panic attacks on set and challenging moments with showrunner Hart Hanson, Emily persevered, going on to carry one of television's longest-running dramas. Emily and David look back at her career and unpack the very real demands of balancing constant filming with mental health, as well as raising a family. They even talk about David's experience directing her on Bones! Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Duchovny og Gillian Anderson genforenes i podcasten "Fail Better with David Duchovny", hvor de snakker om deres venskab/fjendskab under optagelserne til 'The X-Files' og en lang række andre spændende ting. Vi diskuterer deres samtale, udpeger de største overraskelser, og hvad vi savnede at få lidt mere af. Dette er en bonus-episode. Kunne du tænke dig mere af dette? Så tilmed dig på 10er.dk/xfiles, støt os med et valgfrit beløb - og få månedligt en X-TRA snak fra os i din indbakke. Vi takker for al støtten. "Fail Better with David Duchovny" kan findes på alle podcast-tjenester.

To be human is to fail — period. And not just to fail once, but to fail a lot. As the author Samuel Beckett said: “Fail again. Fail better.” Why are we, and so many others, so deeply concerned by failure? And if it’s something we all do so often, why are we so afraid of it — especially those of us here in win-at-all-costs America? This is an episode of Fail Better with David Duchovny, from Lemonada Media. Join host David Duchovny as he sits down with actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani as they share Kumail’s recently found new ways of approaching his life, relationship and career with more presence and joy, rather than stressing about the outcome. Listen to new episodes of Fail Better wherever you get your podcasts. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/fixable-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.