In Depth With Graham Bensinger

This week on the In Depth podcast, Graham experiences the Opie-tunity of a lifetime when he sits down with Hollywood icon, Ron Howard.  The Academy Award winning director shares memorable moments from both sides of the camera, opens up about his family and gives insight into his creative process and the importance of collaboration.  Graham also had the chance to sit down with Ron’s daughter, Bryce and his brother, Clint - as well as producing partner and Imagine co-founder, Brian Grazer to get a little perspective on what makes Howard tick. 

Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams shares stories to illustrate his inspirational road to financial success, from working 24 hours per week throughout college to selling calendars as a side hustle and eventually to negotiating contracts as the head basketball coach for prestigious universities. Coach Williams also lets us in on what he refers to as the best financial decision he’s ever made and says he’s never used an ATM in his life.

Graham sits down with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk to discuss video game success, landing the first-ever 900 and the difficulty of not having his father around to see it. Plus, Hawk shares stories of hard financial times and a nasty case of food poisoning overseas.

Comedian Nikki Glaser on her belief that men and women comics are held to different standard.

Growing up, Dak Prescott didn’t have much. From trailer park-living to nights in a motel because they couldn’t pay the electric bill, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback spent his childhood in poverty. But he says his mother worked hard to keep that struggle from her sons and he wouldn’t change that for anything. The trials he faced created a man who was able to appreciate and trust others, and ultimately instilled in him the love of football he has today.

Graham Bensinger sits down with former Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim. The Hall of Famer shares memories from growing up and his coaching career with both the Orange and Team USA. Boeheim also opens up about being diagnosed with cancer.

Joe Thomas, who's heading to the NFL Hall of Fame, on rejected his invite to the draft.

A really bad audition actually led Matthew McConaughey to his breakthrough role as Jake Brigance in 1996’s ‘A Time to Kill.’ McConaughey reflects on the series of events that took him from a relative nobody to a star. Plus, he recalls the impact of his father’s death, just five days after he started filming ‘Dazed and Confused’ and the two thoughts he has when he finishes any film.

Acting legend Tom Hanks joins Graham to talk about some of his most rewarding roles, as well as the challenging ones. Hanks opens up about his family, from his first marriage culminating in a difficult divorce that left him questioning his parenting; to finding roots with his second wife, actress Rita Wilson.

Youtube star turned professional boxer Jake Paul shares his views on the American education system.