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Join Seth Meyers as he sits down with fellow SNL alum and comedy-music sensations The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone) to discuss their wildly popular and groundbreaking series of SNL Digital Shorts that aired on Saturday Night Live beginning in 2005. Episode by episode they'll discuss how each short was created, what the response to it was at the time, and what impact, if any, it still has today. Aided by Seth, the guys will relive their time at SNL and remini ...
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You Already Know with Kenan Thompson and Tani Marole

You Already Know with Kenan Thompson and Tani Marole

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You Already Know, hosted by Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson and Tani Marole, is an entertaining weekly multi-format pop culture podcast. As longtime friends and popular culture fanatics, You Already Know’s Kenan Thompson and Tani Marole share their unique takes on the latest & greatest in movies, music, TV, sports, politics and more.
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The Strategerist

George W. Bush Presidential Center

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What happens when you cross the 43rd President, late night sketch comedy, and interesting conversation? The inspiration behind The Strategerist– a podcast series highlighting the American spirit of leadership and compassion.
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Welcome to Saturday Night Love, a weekly recap of the previous week's Saturday Night Live episode. Each episode, a panel of experts will discuss the previous episode and determine the best sketch of the night.
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Enjoy hilarious and offbeat sketch comedy that celebrates the quirks of daily life. Our podcast team finds humor in everything from Lost Sock Memorial Day to Sneak Some Zucchini into Your Neighbor's Porch Day. Hosted by Sean Michael Beyer and featuring the talented voices of Nick Pasqual, Adam Carbone, Angela Hicks, and Michael Richard Thrasher. Listen wherever you get your podcast fix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Check out Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers wherever you get podcasts or by going to apple.co/familytrips. Lifelong brothers, Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers ask guests to relive childhood memories, unforgettable family trips, and other disasters! New Episodes of Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers are available every Tuesday. On this episode, Se…
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The Lonely Island takes a look back at creating their digital short Natalie’s Rap with none other than Natalie Portman. Plus, Seth and the guys talk about sketches including smoke detector, the Toy Collector sketch that never aired, and more! Natalie's Rap (Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired.) If you want to se…
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When Steve Ballmer retired from Microsoft after a long and storied career, he realized that he didn’t know exactly how and where U.S. tax dollars got spent. And it wasn’t as easy to find as he had hoped. So he set out to solve the problem — and founded USA Facts, which consolidates available data and makes it accessible to citizens. He joined host …
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On this week’s episode The Lonely Island discusses another infamous digital short, The Tangent. Plus, the guys discuss Close Talkers AKA Two Inches, what Seth wrote that week, their favorite memories from working with Steve Martin, and more! Close Talkers (Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired.) If you want to see…
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David French is a writer and columnist for The New York Times – informed by a career that began as a litigator, turned to the Army as a JAG officer and then Bronze Star awardee after volunteering to deploy to Iraq as part of the Surge, and finally to journalism. He joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the Bush Institute’s Chris Walsh at the 2024 Forum o…
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The guys discuss the making of their digital short, Young Chuck Norris. Plus, they share fun stories from sketches like The Fairmount Inn, Pirate Convention, Give up the Ham, and more! Young Chuck Norris Chandeliers Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals Pirate Convention (Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired.) If you wa…
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It's time for Fridays once again and this time, we've got William in tow! To get the full scope of this one, we needed two separate versions of the episode but it's all worth it just to see that magical moment when Rich Hall bombs harder than anyone has ever bombed in sketch comedy history. Elsewhere, we really run the gamut with this one: some cla…
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The Lonely Island takes a look back at their digital short, Lazy Sunday. Plus, the guys re-live funny moments from sketches like Enemy Mine, Spelling Bee, Wind and more! Glirk (the original from Awesometown) Just 2 Guyz Ka-Blamo! Matthew Lesko Commerical Christmas for Jews (Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired.) …
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The guys talk about their infamous digital short, Lettuce. Plus, they touch on funny moments during sketches like Taco Town, Sweater (Turtleneck) with Dane Cook, and more! Fred Armisen One Man Show Taco Town Dane Cook | Sweater / Turtleneck (Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired.) If you want to see more photos an…
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The Lonely Island and Seth take a journey back in time to discuss the beginning of the digital shorts era and how they got hired on SNL, what Seth remembers about those early days, what it was like writing their first few sketches, and more! Bing Bong Brothers Cooper 360 | Katrina PHOTO: Early days in front of Jorm's mom's house. (Not all the clips…
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Do you remember December 17th, 2005? It's the day SNL first aired the digital short Lazy Sunday by The Lonely Island. A sketch that changed SNL forever and literally started people watching YouTube. And now to celebrate those digital shorts, Seth Meyers, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone are launching The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers…
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No, this isn't a rerun. This is just the tenth time John Goodman is hosting the show in as many years but thankfully, it just may be his finest outing ever. Join us as we explore this intensely dark outing from the last few months of Adam McKay's reign over the show and maybe, just maybe, learn a little something about family.…
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Former White House Social Secretaries from multiple administrations recently traveled to Dallas for a special Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint event. Amy Zantzinger, social secretary for President and Mrs. Bush, and Jeremy Bernard, social secretary for President and Mrs. Obama, joined host Andrew Kaufmann beforehand to discuss the r…
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It's time for another infamous episode and thus we'll need the combined forces of both Arthur Meyer AND Jon Schneider to help us get through this one. Despite being a huge ratings boost for the show at the time, this one has long been since viewed as one of the worst episodes of SNL...but is it ALL bad? Join us as we see if there's anything to salv…
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Chuck Salter is the president and CEO of the News Literacy Project, an organization that’s on a mission to create better informed, more engaged, and more empowered individuals — and ultimately a stronger democracy. He joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the Bush Institute’s Bill McKenzie to discuss the organization’s work to help students become news l…
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Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Obama Foundation and former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, joined Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute David J. Kramer and host Andrew Kaufmann to discuss the collaboration between the Bush Center, the Obama Foundation, and 11 other presidential centers to affirm the principles of democracy. Hear…
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Alexandra Hudson is the author of new book The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves. She joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the Bush Institute’s Chris Walsh to discuss the difference between civility and politeness, why civility is a duty of citizenship, and how we can flourish across deep differences. Hear more from Ale…
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It's Valentine's Day over at the ol' SNL factory and that means we gotta break out the big guns. Not only do we get a host way out of his depth with Bronson Pinchot and the middling musical stylings of a one Paul Young but we've also got model Paulina Porizkova in tow and of course, because it's S12, a little smattering of Buster Poindexter as well…
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Governor Spencer Cox currently serves as the 18th governor of Utah and as chair of the National Governor’s Association, where he launched the Disagree Better initiative. Governor Cox joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the George W. Bush Institute’s Chris Walsh for a conversation about listening, tough discussions, and, yes, disagreeing – and why disag…
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What's this? William Ham and Eddie Ham appearing on the show to discuss an episode hosted by Jon Hamm?! That certainly sounds whimsical indeed! Join us as we struggle to sort the present from the past with an episode that is good but is also kinda bad and misses a few key moments and we rant and rave. It's fun!…
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Three George W. Bush Institute experts gathered for a thought-provoking discussion on the state of democracy – both here at home and abroad. Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow and Executive Vice President for Strategy and Programs at Freedom House Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy Igor Khrestin, and Directo…
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We're back for the first episode of 2024 and finally getting around to one that we've had on the back burner for awhile now. Yes, we did slightly cover this one all the way back at the birth of the show on an early Off Week but now we're digging full bore into one of our favorite modern SNL outings! Get ready for fun, adventure and bracing Tim Cica…
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As the wise Beach Boys once said, "Christmas comes this time each year" and following those sage words, we've decided this would be the best time to drop our Christmas episode! Jon Schneider is back aboard the ship to discuss Martin Short's cameo packed S38 outing as we hack it up about canonical vs. non-canonical moments, tearing ass, fateful bus …
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Ambassador Michael Froman served as United States trade representative under President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. Today, he’s the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan organization and think tank that aims to help leaders and citizens better understand the world and the foreign policy decisions facing the U.S. and other …
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General David Petraeus rose the ranks to four-star general in the U.S. Army and led the CIA during his four-decade career in public service. He joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the George W. Bush Institute’s Jason Galui to discuss his new book, “Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine.” He talked about his time serving our country an…
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It's the Smother Brothers! Hosting SNL during the Ebersol era! Now that's some cozy, down-home holiday fun if I do say so myself. William Ham joins us as we break down the history of the mighty Brothers and how it runs up against a cancelled SNL special, live commercials tell the tale of the pre-crash video game market, more Airplane 2 discussion t…
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Tim Strong is the head of agriculture finance for Opportunity International, a global nonprofit organization that uses financial services, training, and support to address some of the most pressing challenges facing those living in poverty around the world. He joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the Bush Institute’s Natalie Gonnella-Platts to discuss O…
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David Rubenstein is a philanthropist, lawyer, businessman, and avid historian. Items from his rare collection of U.S. artifacts — including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Federalist Papers, and original works from abolitionists — are on display in the George W. Bush Presidential Museum’s special exhibit, Freedom Matters. He joined host Andrew K…
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Kenan Season is back! With 2 movies, a book, and weekly new episodes of SNL all dropping in the next few weeks, Kenan catches up with Tani to discuss this hectic new chapter in Kenan's life & career. Disclaimer: You Already Know contains strong language and is for Mature Audiences Only. a greidiens production…
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Society has long had a fascination with spies. Michael G. Vickers is as close to this world as anyone, having served as a Green Beret, an operator in the CIA, and a national security policy maker during some of the most pivotal moments in recent U.S. history. He joined host Andrew Kaufmann for a live recording in the George W. Bush Presidential Mus…
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We don't visit season 28 of the show much, mostly for good reason, but this one has so much going on that we just had to do it. You've got Brittany arguably at the height of her popularity post-8 Mile, cameos from beloved alum like Adam Sandler and Garrett Morris (also, Rob Schneider shows up), and your usual smattering of SNL sketch offerings, mos…
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Daniel Lubetzky, founder and executive chairman of KIND Snacks, envisions a world with more kindness and empathy. As the son of a Holocaust survivor, Daniel strives to channel business and citizenry toward building bridges rather than conflict. Daniel joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the Bush Institute’s Chris Walsh to discuss his civic movements On…
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The George W. Bush Presidential Center recently welcomed a very special guest: the first first lady of the United States, Martha Washington. Mrs. Washington shaped our country and the role of the first lady in the 18th century. The Nation Builders at Colonial Williamsburg, like Katharine Pittman – who was actually here portraying Mrs. Washington – …
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