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.
Episodes
July 10, 2025 • 66 mins
Whether you love him or hate him, you've never heard Stephen A. Smith like this before. In this now infamous conversation with Dan Le Batard from March 20, 2023, Stephen shares with Dan how despite all the success, growing up in poverty will never leave him and the controversy that still haunts him today. Dan pushes Stephen to address his relationship with the black community, how he handles the haters and imitators flooding the la...
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July 3, 2025 • 67 mins
“I go, ‘No, Mr. Muhammad, I'm the greatest of all times.’”
Nancy Lieberman is a legend. She’s conquered basically every court, in women’s and men’s basketball, from playing to coaching in the WNBA, NBA, and BIG3. Now, when women’s basketball has reached new heights, Nancy looks back on how far the game has come… and how brightly the stars of the current day – Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson, and more – shine when the spotl...
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June 26, 2025 • 54 mins
Things are pretty strange right now... let's get into it.
In this special episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan wants to know how his friends have been handling the neverending vacuum that is their phones and social media. Meeting for the first time, ESPN's Mina Kimes and writer/creator Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Cougartown, Bad Monkey) share their experiences carving a path for themselves in their respective careers, dea...
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June 19, 2025 • 112 mins
Tony Reali has been the definition of a television staple for more than two decades... and now, that's changed. After years of friendship and support, Tony and Dan come together to break down the biggest roadblocks and successes of their careers and their personal lives. Tony looks back on his very early success, the legacy of Around the Horn and processing the loss of "the best job ever", and how he maintained his positivity throu...
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June 12, 2025 • 77 mins
On the announcement that he'll be missing his first NBA Finals in nearly four decades, we look back at Michael Wilbon's personal, thoughtful, and intimate conversation with Dan Le Batard from June 8, 2023. Michael Wilbon brings a whole new meaning to "PTI" on South Beach Sessions.
Raw, uncut, and as real as it gets - Dan says all the things he's always wanted to and in return, Wilbon shares moments from his life that he's never ...
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June 5, 2025 • 82 mins
The 2025 NBA Finals tip-off tonight with the Indiana Pacers versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, so we look back at when Mike Breen, the voice of the NBA Finals, hit South Beach Sessions with a BANG. Originally recorded on June 6, 2023, and now, broadcasting his 20th NBA Finals, he will be more than comfortable calling the games, but sitting down with Dan to talk openly about HIMSELF? That's history in itself too. Mike shares with Dan...
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May 29, 2025 • 70 mins
As "Inside the NBA" on TNT comes to an end, we look back at Ernie Johnson's incredible South Beach Sessions with Dan Le Batard, originally recorded on May 22, 2023. A legend, a national treasure, and the glue that has made "Inside the NBA" on TNT the best show on television for nearly three decades, Ernie Johnson is the best of the best because he's done it all with love. Dan explores the secrets behind the magic of what Ernie does...
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May 22, 2025 • 70 mins
Larry Charles is eccentricity manifested in human form.
The creative genius’ journey through television (Seinfeld, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm), film (Borat, Bruno, Religulous), and new media has been winding and star-studded. Larry has worked with greats from every industry, from the likes of Bob Dylan, to Nic Cage, Sacha Baron Cohen, and (quite famously) Larry David. Larry and Dan chat about his upbringing, his struggl...
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May 15, 2025 • 68 mins
The soundtrack to your childhood… and probably everyone else’s, too… it’s “Weird Al” Yankovic.
Al joins Dan for a chat about his legendary 40 year career (he’s one of the best-charting musicians of all time), from how he became “Weird” to his 5 Grammy Award wins to embarking on his latest tour around the country. Al, a consummate performer, also opens up about performing immediately after the loss of his parents, what it was li...
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May 8, 2025 • 70 mins
“These grandmas are straight up in Mafias.” Atsuko Okatsuka is magnetic, hilarious, and was kidnapped as a child… by her grandma… who is also her best friend.
Atsuko and Dan compare their upbringings, looking beyond the bounds of the “typical” immigrant experience… and Atsuko shows off her incredible ability to make deep trauma extremely funny. She shares her experience learning to care for her schizophrenic mother and coming t...
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May 1, 2025 • 76 mins
Jon Lovett has had a wild ride – from being plucked to write speeches for some of the largest figures in the Democratic Party (yes, like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama)... to creating a television show… to starting the bastion of “resistance” media in “Pod Save America” and Crooked Media.
Jon takes Dan through his career, from his uncertain start through the many challenges (and joys) today of running your own company. Jon als...
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April 24, 2025 • 82 mins
Performing sold-out shows and starring in an Oscar-winning movie… to helping catch a serial killer, Patton Oswalt has one of the most eclectic careers of anyone working today.
Paradoxically known for his wholesome characters and his provocative stand-up, Patton speaks with Dan about what it was like forging his comedy career and falling into acting without intending to make a living off of it. Patton’s also no stranger to grief a...
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April 17, 2025 • 74 mins
The NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and Olympics may have its individual legends, but Al Michaels is the legendary voice of them all.
One of the greatest sports broadcasters of all time shares with Dan his most cherished moments and iconic calls from six decades of covering the most major prime-time sports events of any announcer. Al reveals how it all began for him, how he created the career of his dreams and how equal parts luck and skill t...
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April 10, 2025 • 73 mins
@HasanAbi is in the house.
Hasan Piker streams eight hours a day… every single day… to combat the flood of alt-right and conservative media online. No weekends off. In this episode of South Beach Sessions, Hasan explores how his nigh-obsessive output comes from a place of both impressive motivation and a deep passion to make the world a better place.
Together, Hasan and Dan explore the trenches of insecurity, addiction, and self-...
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March 6, 2025 • 67 mins
Napheesa Collier is Unrivaled.
Even with an ever-growing list of accomplishments - NCAA champion, four-time WNBA All-Star, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist - Napheesa shares with Dan that her greatest achievement will always be becoming a mother. Napheesa doesn't shy away from revealing the doubts she had about resuming her playing career after pregnancy, fears of an early retirement, and why she was so determined to create an empow...
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February 27, 2025 • 76 mins
You know him from his voyages around the world, showcasing (and eating) staples from every culture on the planet, and now Andrew Zimmern is here in South Beach demonstrating the kind of open heart it takes to do that work.
From childhood hardship, to devastating addiction, into incredible ambition and drive, Andrew describes his journey and the presence of food along his way. He details the start of Bizarre Foods, his experience t...
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February 20, 2025 • 69 mins
The Big Hurt hits South Beach Sessions. Frank Thomas looks back on his legacy - one held up by professionalism and relentless strive for excellence – from his start as a dominant athlete, to a first-ballot Hall of Fame career, and the real hurt and loss he’s battled along the way. For all of his love for the game and historical dominance in baseball - Frank reveals how he paid the price in injuries, disrespect from management, and ...
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February 13, 2025 • 75 mins
Dave Barry is so funny, he won a Pulitzer Prize for making people laugh.
In this episode of South Beach Sessions, Dan and Dave explore their decades of friendship– including all of the inspiration Dave has given Dan… With extreme honesty, Dave speaks about losing his parents, the source of his humor and warmth, early on in life. He opens up about his regrets over his mother’s death, all the while explaining why family was such a ...
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January 30, 2025 • 103 mins
Baron Davis is LA to his core, so of course Dan had to meet with him on his home turf for a special LA-based episode of South Beach Sessions. Steeped in vulnerability, Baron dives into his life and career on a new level – from the streets to being an NBA All-Star.
Baron cracks open his past - growing up in South LA surrounded by violence and abuse - detailing his journey through the care of his grandparents from poverty to one of ...
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January 23, 2025 • 79 mins
Josh Johnson is writing all the internet’s favorite jokes.
The Emmy-nominated writer and correspondent on “The Daily Show” shares with Dan how he’s been building a community through his unique, topical stand-up every week on YouTube (to millions of views). With Dan, Josh takes on the biggest topics of today… like the gaming habits of billionaires, the loneliness epidemic, and, yeah, Luigi Mangione.
Josh also opens up about the ...
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