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A daily podcast from Lex Friedman.

Pretty much every day, Lex shares his thoughts on... anything. It's improvised, random, and has one heck of a killer theme song.

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#906 The Next Files

New iPhone! Connections! Weekend plans!

4:54 | 5.6 MB | September 22nd, 2023 3:57 pm
#905 Scully's Fine

A story about Mulder, Scully, and the Fox Network. But those are metaphors.

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5:18 | 6.1 MB | September 21st, 2023 10:00 am
#904 A Different Beep

A beeping story from the past. And a crappy bleeping situation.

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4:32 | 5.2 MB | September 20th, 2023 9:18 am
#903 Beep!

A dying detector. A sleepy kid. Unruly hair. And a dad.

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6:06 | 7 MB | September 19th, 2023 9:53 am
#902 Calendar Stuff

Lex was sleepy when he recorded this episode about calendaring. You can probably tell. Sorry.

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5:08 | 5.9 MB | September 18th, 2023 3:06 pm
#901 Pranks For the Memories

Some audition follow-up, and a story about a terribly evil prank that was not a prank.

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5:08 | 5.9 MB | September 15th, 2023 2:59 pm
#900 State of Being

If I had to move to a state I’ve never lived in, where would I want to live? (Question submitted by Casey M. Liss, Esq.)

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5:38 | 6.5 MB | September 14th, 2023 3:20 pm
#899 Buddy System

Lex had to face a face decision, face to face.

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5:10 | 5.9 MB | September 13th, 2023 4:34 pm
#898 Bus. Event. Audition.

This episode covers the bus (resolution!), the Apple Event (capitalism!), and auditions (entertainment!).

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5:14 | 6 MB | September 12th, 2023 5:06 pm
#897 Content Warning: Scattered 9/11 Thoughts

I think the world suffered untreated PTSD.

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6:05 | 7 MB | September 11th, 2023 10:53 am
#896 Re: Bus

One more bus episode. For now.

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3:54 | 4.5 MB | September 8th, 2023 4:09 pm
#895 Late Night Thoughts

On Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, and writing for late night.

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5:12 | 6 MB | September 7th, 2023 10:49 am
#894 Back to Back to School

Only one kid missed the bus.

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4:46 | 5.5 MB | September 6th, 2023 9:30 am
#893 Bus Or Bust

Back to school. Ish. It went… poorly.

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4:48 | 5.5 MB | September 5th, 2023 10:53 am
#892 Let's Go

Should Freestyle Friday become a thing? I’m honestly torn. Does anyone like this but me? Hahaha.

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7:56 | 9.1 MB | September 1st, 2023 11:39 am
#891 Lextra Lextra Hear All About It

Work stuff! And Marko stuff.

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5:46 | 6.6 MB | August 31st, 2023 5:36 pm
#890 Hair Tips

About my haircut and my next two auditions.

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5:14 | 6 MB | August 30th, 2023 3:28 pm
#889 Mullet Over

The lost episode from yesterday. Almost. And a hairy situation.

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4:36 | 5.3 MB | August 29th, 2023 10:25 am
#888 Hodge To The Power Of Podge

Topics include cold brew coffee, Diet Coke (briefly), mis-delivered shoes, and cats. In the opposite order.

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5:14 | 6 MB | August 25th, 2023 1:16 pm
#887 Not Eyeball Level Gross

Today’s episode is about voiceovers and foot stuff.

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4:22 | 5 MB | August 24th, 2023 11:13 am
#886 Oh My Laws

The statute of limitations on these stories is probably up.

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4:30 | 5.2 MB | August 23rd, 2023 5:23 pm
#885 Don't Grumble, Give a Whistle

Thoughts on homework (opposed) and ref whistles (intrigued).

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4:46 | 5.5 MB | August 22nd, 2023 12:33 pm
#884 Show's Over, Folks

Some thoughts now that Avenue Q has con-Q-ded.

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5:47 | 6.6 MB | August 21st, 2023 3:17 pm
#883 Antsy

Oh man. There were ants. Spoiler: There now aren’t ants.

4:56 | 5.7 MB | August 18th, 2023 8:45 am
#882 Theater People

Lex complains about a hero, and then talks theater thoughts.

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4:46 | 5.5 MB | August 17th, 2023 11:10 am
#881 Kid Stuff

A rap followup (that isn’t rapped, but may leave you rapt). Plus, stuff about my kids.

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5:37 | 6.4 MB | August 16th, 2023 12:07 pm
#880 Freestyle

What if I just freestyle rapped for an episode? This.

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5:42 | 6.5 MB | August 15th, 2023 12:07 pm
#879 Body of Work

Opening night! And second night! And body image issues! And forced audience participation!

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5:42 | 6.5 MB | August 14th, 2023 11:45 am
#878 Agent of Smooch

It’s pseudo-opening night!

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4:25 | 5.1 MB | August 11th, 2023 11:10 am
#877 Running Start

Workouts and rehearsals. Basically, the story of my life.

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4:47 | 5.5 MB | August 10th, 2023 10:59 am
#876 You Are Getting Sleepy

My kids have nothing to apologize for.

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5:03 | 5.8 MB | August 9th, 2023 11:21 am
#875 Chat Tee Hee Hee

On AI chatbots and socks, I guess.

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5:26 | 6.2 MB | August 8th, 2023 12:38 pm
#874 Give My Regards

Broadway show reviews. Plus name jokes.

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5:17 | 6.1 MB | August 7th, 2023 11:19 am
#873 Look Man, No Hands

Lex got direction. Tough direction. Also, the title is wordplay, not a typo. Sheesh.

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4:18 | 4.9 MB | August 4th, 2023 2:25 pm
#872 Three Car Stories

Three stories about driving in college.

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5:58 | 6.8 MB | August 3rd, 2023 10:47 am
#871 Upleveling

A story of Internet repair and technician friendship. And also, there are more of you than I realized.

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4:44 | 5.4 MB | August 2nd, 2023 10:50 am
#870 Ups and Downs

The Internet is a problem.

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4:47 | 5.5 MB | August 1st, 2023 11:12 am
#869 Weekend Update

Camp dropoff! Performance Day! Dan! Theater nerds!

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5:08 | 5.9 MB | July 31st, 2023 12:46 pm
#868 Watch It

It’s hard to buy a dumb digital watch in 2023.

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4:49 | 5.5 MB | July 28th, 2023 11:33 am
#867 Inanimate

Listen to me talk about rehearsing an inanimate objects. Enjoy how many times I ALMOST but not quite nail the pronunciation of “inanimate.”

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4:52 | 5.6 MB | July 27th, 2023 2:28 pm
#866 Dance, Dance, Revolutions

I can’t dance. Without a lot of practice. And even then.

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5:10 | 5.9 MB | July 26th, 2023 12:05 pm
#865 Tech Nostalgia

A weekend of performances. Dragging Liam along. And the Handspring Visor.

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5:36 | 6.4 MB | July 24th, 2023 11:13 am
#864 Well, Red

Favorite colors and water parks.

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4:44 | 5.4 MB | July 20th, 2023 3:55 pm
#863 Friendly's Decadent

Lex and Liam went to Friendly’s. Food was consumed.

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5:50 | 6.7 MB | July 18th, 2023 1:15 pm
#862 If I Were In Richmond

A trip to Richmond with ComedySportz. And other fun things.

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4:46 | 5.5 MB | July 17th, 2023 12:55 pm
#861 (Not) For Rent

Thoughts on improv, mostly! And measuring life… in laughs.

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4:28 | 5.1 MB | July 13th, 2023 2:39 pm
#860 Contact High

A fresh story about contacts. It’s not gross.

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7:26 | 8.5 MB | July 12th, 2023 2:32 pm
#859 Wetzel's Podcast

Two more stories from the drive to and from camp.

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4:46 | 5.5 MB | July 11th, 2023 3:37 pm
#858 I'm the Weird One

An Avenue Q update! And the story of taking Ani to camp.

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5:37 | 6.4 MB | July 10th, 2023 2:52 pm
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