Le Batard & Friends - South Beach Sessions
There's way more behind the biggest and most beloved personalities from sports, music, comedy and more... all it takes is longtime host and reporter Dan Le Batard revealing more about himself than ever before too. South Beach Sessions is the critically acclaimed flagship podcast in the LeBatard and Friends Podcast Network. These one-on-one conversations aren't the same old, boring sitdowns - there's no success story without some struggle, no laughs without a few tears, and no questions left unanswered by Dan who gets past what you've already heard and into more with Dan Le Batard.
Latest episodes
May 5, 2021 • 54min
Carrot Top
Dan talks to Carrot Top about his life as a prop comic, the highs and lows of comedy, and some of his greatest memories from his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2021 • 46min
John Grisham
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan sits down with one of the most prolific authors of our time, John Grisham, to discuss his new book Sooley, why he wrote a basketball story, and how his career as an author unfolded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 14min
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas sits down with Dan to talk about his NBA career, the moments in his life that changed who he was, and how his basketball mentality shifted as he became a better person.Check out Gilbert's podcast No Chill which also airs Mondays at 8 PM on Fubo Sports Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 14, 2021 • 52min
Mike Schur and Tim Kurkjian
An ESPN employee finally is allowed on the pirate ship ... as Tim Kurkjian endures the unrelenting baseball geekery of Mike Schur, who would rather talk about MLB's palindromic last names than about creating Parks And Recreation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 7, 2021 • 54min
Adnan Virk
This week on South Beach Sessions, Dan talks to the newest member of Meadowlark Media, Adnan Virk. The Cinephile podcast, which you can find here, will soon be joining the Le Batard & Friends podcast network. Dan talks to Adnan about how he breached the security of the show, his journey from small town Canada to ESPN, and his love of film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 31, 2021 • 41min
Adam McKay
This week on South Beach Sessions, Adam McKay sits down with Dan to discuss his new podcast Death at the Wing, a narrative series about the deaths of several 80s NBA players. Dan and Adam also discuss upcoming projects, how 3 documentaries connect modern political history, and the various things McKay is working on.Subscribe to Death at the Wing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 24, 2021 • 56min
Mike Schur
Mike Schur (Writer for Saturday Night Live and The Office and creator of Parks And Recreation, Brooklyn 99, and The Good Place) explains for the first time why he has officially joined Meadowlark Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 17, 2021 • 41min
Hank Azaria and Sheena Datt
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, we announce the first addition to Le Batard and Friends: The Jim Brockmire Podcast. Hank Azaria, alongside cohost Sheena Datt, is bringing his character from the critically acclaimed IFC show Brockmire for a 10 episode podcast run starting April 7th. Dan talks to Hank and Sheena about what the podcast will be and the development of Brockmire over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 10, 2021 • 1h 10min
Jemele Hill and Michael Smith
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan talks to Jemele Hill and Michael Smith about their departure from SC6 and the aftermath of Jemele's tweet about Donald Trump, their relationship as people, and how media and sports media has changed in the aftermath of what happened to them.Check out Michael's show Brother From Another on Peacock and the Jemele Hill is Unbothered podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 3, 2021 • 56min
Armen Keteyian
On this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan talks to Armen Keteyian, co-author of the Tiger Woods biography, about the Tiger documentary on HBO Max. They discuss the tabloid journalism that surrounded Tiger, his addictions, and the story of how they got Rachel Uchitel to sit down for an interview. They also talk about Keteyian's work on college football and 60 Minutes.Note: This conversation was recorded prior to Tiger's car accident last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
