Ted Danson and Andy Richter know women have better conversations

Plus Eric Dane loves Dax Shepard, Julia Louis-Dreyfus loves Julie Andrews, and I love Amy Poehler

My podcast apps sometimes forget that I like certain shows, which is why I’ve been missing out on episodes of The Three Questions with Andy Richter.

Right?

I checked in to find out he just had Ted Danson on, which is always a win; I’ve known this since Ted’s incredible conversation with Dax Shepard all those years ago when The Good Place was still on the air.

Andy and Ted were talking about how they can use their podcasts (yes, Ted has one now too) to have the kinds of conversations they find awkward in regular social interactions, like Andy’s basic questions: Where did you come from, where are you going, and what have you learned? Then they wisely acknowledged that women already have those conversations, and said they both find themselves among the women at social gatherings.

I knew I liked these guys.

Next up, Zach Woods. I have extra time in my podcast schedule this week as there’s no Delta Flyers this week. Mrah.

Who knew Eric Dane was so interesting?

My 16-year-old is a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan, so I’ve seen a lot of it without ever turned it on myself. To my daughter’s amused annoyance, I find it hard to tell the difference between some of the characters; the casting director (and/or Shonda Rhimes herself) clearly has a type, especially when it comes to a certain type of white dude.

Eric Dane played Dr. Mark Sloan (also known as “McSteamy”), one of these types, but now he’ll stand out to me forever because he and Dax are total love buddies.

Yeah, that’s not an expression I’ve ever used before. I don’t think it’s ever even entered my brain. But how else to describe these two dudes who almost got into fisticuffs at an AA meeting and now are deeply and sweetly in love with each other, warts and all?

Yeah, it was pretty delightful.

I’ve also caught up on all the Armchair Anonymous episodes. They’re always great, so here’s one of my recent favorites, especially the “Bunny Boy” story.

And omg, don’t miss the wild adventures in this one:

There is definitely an SVU episode inspired by stories like one of these.

I can’t get enough of Amy Poehler

I will never not listen to an Amy Poehler interview if I see one. I recommend you do the same. (My only complaint is that it wasn’t 4 hours long.)

Julie Andrews likes to swear

Still getting caught up on Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and boy do I understand her love and admiration for the great Julie Andrews. Plus they were both swearing, which made me feel very much at home.

And now for the Star Trek stuff…

I’ve been listening to a lot of Trek, Marry, Kill, as I often do. This one won’t thrill the Pulaski fans, but it’s damned funny.

Their deep dive into the actor who plays the non-speaking “child” was a treat.

Tony and I had a great time talking to Aaron Waltke, co-EP of Star Trek: Prodigy, about season 2, which just landed on Netflix today. Aaron is always an excellent guest!

And I was a guest myself last week, on the Deep Space Love podcast, which talks about love and relationships on Star Trek. We talked about the DS9 episode “Rejoined,” which is gorgeously directed, written, and acted. It’s famous as the “lesbian kiss” episode, but it’s so much more than that. Worth a rewatch, everyone. We had fun talking about it.

And that’s it for now. These are not the best of times, but neither are they the worst… and Prodigy season 2 is here now, which makes me happy. I’ll take it.