

In Depth With Graham Bensinger
Graham Bensinger
Graham Bensinger travels the world for extended interviews and exclusive access to the biggest names. The podcast version of the globally-syndicated TV show is the only platform to get the full interview, including stories cut from the TV show due to time constraints.
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Aug 11, 2025 • 1h 15min
Kelly Slater: Surfing Icon
Graham spends the day with the most decorated professional surfer ever, 11-time world champion, Kelly Slater. Slater - both the youngest and oldest surfer to win world titles - opens up about bringing surfing to the Summer Olympics, coping with his father’s battle with alcoholism and a recent near-death experience during a surfing accident. The episode debuted nationwide in 2016.

Aug 8, 2025 • 5min
Alex Honnold: Visualizing falling to my death | Trending Now
Alex Honnold on how he prepares for a climb by visualizing himself in all aspects of the climb, even death.

Aug 7, 2025 • 7min
Dolph Lundgren: Close to self-destruction before therapy | Forward Progress
Swedish actor, filmmaker and martial artist Dolph Lundgren recalls the impact of years of therapy sessions, which he started in 2012. Dolph looks inward as he shares how therapy taught him to be honest with himself and examine the darkest areas in his past. He continues by remembering the lowest point in his life - prior to therapy - when he was a drinking heavily, disappearing for days on drinking benders with random women and wrestling with suicidal ideation.

Aug 4, 2025 • 1h 26min
Kelsey Grammer: Emmy Winning Actor
Award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer, best known for his roles in Cheers and Frasier, tells Graham about the reboot of his popular character. Grammer talks family, the importance of his on-screen father-figure, coping with the murder and loss of his real-life father and sister, and his four marriages, including the abuse he suffered before finding happiness with his current wife.

Aug 1, 2025 • 6min
Nikki Glaser: Candid thoughts on non-monogamy | Trending Now
Comedian Nikki Glaser walks us through the ebbs and flows of her long-term relationship with boyfriend Chris Convy, including their first meeting, Nikki’s request for Chris to entertain experiences with other women and her admission that she’s found “the one.” Plus, we hear from Nikki’s father EJ, who says that it’s about time Nikki and Chris “sh*t or get off the pot.”

Jul 31, 2025 • 3min
Josh Duhamel: Forgetting James Caan was in The Godfather | Forward Progress
Josh Duhamel reminisces on his relationship with legendary actor James Caan and the embarrassing moment when he forgot James starred in the iconic film, The Godfather.

Jul 28, 2025 • 1h 36min
Beyond the Illusion: The Real David Blaine
World renown magician and endurance artist, David Blaine, explains the life-changing circumstances that led to his reputation today as a world-renowned illusionist, and opens up about fatherhood and how parenting has altered his professional processes. Plus, the notoriously private performer reveals in this 2022 interview what it’s like to date a magician and the health issues associated with his record-breaking stunts, like holding his breath for 17 minutes or going 44 days without food.

Jul 25, 2025 • 5min
Jay Leno: Memorable celebrity encounters | Trending Now
Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno relives unforgettable encounters with Hollywood legends such as Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marlon Brando.

Jul 24, 2025 • 6min
Adam Devine: Believing In Himself and Moving to LA | Forward Progress
Workaholics star Adam Devine details moving to California to pursue comedy, passing on UCLA, and enrolling in Orange Coast Community College after being inspired by the film “Orange County.” Devine reflects on watching standup as a child and explains why the comedians “who weren’t that great” inspired him the most.

Jul 21, 2025 • 1h 17min
Jon Hamm: Overcoming Loss to Become Hollywood’s Leading Man
Graham spends the day with Emmy award-winning actor Jon Hamm in Los Angeles to discuss his late-blooming acting career and childhood trials coping with death. The Mad Men star looks back on his transition from varsity athlete to theater lead, a bout with depression, the end of his most iconic acting role and more. We also hear from a mentor and a close family friend as they share early indicators of his success. Plus, Graham and Jon cap off the day with a trip to the batting cages.