Everybody loves Phil Rosenthal

Oh this is fun! This week, S.E. gets to spend an hour with the hilarious and delightful Phil Rosenthal, TV writer, producer and host, best known for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and his Netflix food/travel series, Somebody Feed Phil. S.E. and Phil get into his early acting desire…

Talkin' Politics: Texas, Iran & Noem, oh my! [w. Adam Kinzinger]

It has been a week (de ja vu) and S.E. attempts to tackle it all on this week's episode of Talkin' Politics. Where to begin. There's the Texas primaries and what the results mean for the midterms. There's the war with Iran that we are now engaged in. And the week capped off with the Department of H…

The perfect storm of midlife

If you're a close listener of Off the Cupp, you will have picked up on one of the themes running through a lot of S.E.'s conversations — midlife. S.E. has talked with guests from Wings' Steven Weber to comedian Sherri Shepherd, to The West Wing's Janel Maloney about this moment in life where you st…

Talkin' Politics: Are Republicans rigging the election to win it?

This week on Talkin' Politics, S.E. tackles Trump's grand delusions from his State of the Union speech and the very real disaster ahead for Republicans who are trying to get reelected in Trump's dismal economy. What are Republicans to do? How about cook up a national emergency that will give Trump …

Dana Bash on presidential debates, doggy daycare, and streaming to escape

S.E. gets candid this week with her friend and CNN colleague, Dana Bash on the challenges of journalism, the impact of politics on their personal lives, and the ways they find escape in pop culture. They dive into Dana's career, the sisterhood she found in media and her dream job (if she's being to…

S.E.'s Talkin' Coffee … and character-based creamers

In this episode, S.E. sits down with her producers Lauren and Derrick to taste-test the I.P.-branded coffee creamers she mentioned in her last T.C. episode: creamers based on Harry Potter and Paris Hilton. Is the taste magical? Or do you need to be born with glitter in your veins to think so? Come …

Sally Jessy Raphael on Bad Bunny, the French, and her storied career

S.E. sits down with ICON Sally Jessy Raphael to talk about her incredible career in journalism and as a talk show host. Sally takes us back to her days on the radio, reporting in the field, and famous glasses. Sally, who spent more than 40 years in Puerto Rico, talks Bad Bunny and the island that s…

Talkin' Politics: A warning to Republican lawmakers: Save yourselves

On today's Talkin' Politics, S.E. takes a look at Trump’s latest poll numbers, which show cratering support on even his signature issues of immigration and the economy. Trump roundly defeated Biden in 2024, but voters are now saying they prefer his job performance to Trump’s. Then, she looks ahead …

Andy Ostroy on optimism and resistance

This week, S.E. invites back her first repeat guest! Andy Ostroy is a writer, producer, director, podcast host, nonprofit founder, and a candy store owner. In his first interview, Andy shared the tragic story of his late wife — the actress, director, and screenwriter Adrienne Shelley — her brutal m…

Talkin' Politics: Trump wants to nationalize elections. Believe him.

On today's Talkin' Politics ... where to begin. How about Trump's proposal that we nationalize elections?! This, of course, is despite the Constitution's insistence they be decentralized. But when has the Constitution ever stopped Trump from dreaming big. S.E. unpacks the dangers of this, the very …