The Frasier Department

The Frasier Department

Hosts Leila and Lucas watch original Frasier in a random order, late-night rerun-style. It's the '90s, Jerry! We used to watch the 2023 Frasier revival, but it got canceled.

Episodes

January 29, 2026 51 mins

Niles dies, unborn baby David Crane shatters into a million pieces, and the previously-dead Niles has countless extramarital affairs… or do they? It’s a weird one this time as Frasier goes into dreamland. Your hosts Leila and Lucas argue about the nature of multi-camera sitcom production and which stories from their marriage are appropriate to share on this podcast.

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Ride a twister to mid-2001 and the widely-hated Frasier season 8! Follow the yellow brick road and meet exciting guest stars like Fisher Stevens from Short Circuit and René Auberjonois from Star Trek (oh no!). Roz, Daphne, and the sets are bedecked in emerald green - what does it all mean?! The Frasier Department hosts Leila and Lucas will descend in a bubble and help you get home safely (and your little dog, too).

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December 25, 2025 60 mins

Frasier asks whether it is possible to be both ethical and effective. Niles runs into trouble in his marriage. Daphne confuses birds. Merry Christmas! This isn't a Christmas episode, but Dick Van Dyke gave us all a gift by successfully turning 100 after the time of recording.

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December 8, 2025 46 mins

Niles falls for that lady from Hacks (no, not that one, that one, or that other one). Frasier grapples with his legacy, a cane, and the world's ugliest laptop. Your hosts Leila and Lucas discuss pacing issues, car crashes, and whether it's appropriate to put champagne in a condolence basket.

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November 7, 2025 74 mins

Frasier once again makes his tempestuous relationship with his father everyone else's problem. Both of the women on this show are largely ignored. Niles goes shopping. Wait, Niles?! What TV show are we watching?

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November 2, 2025 1 min

After an unannounced 5-month podcasting hiatus, The Frasier Department returns, with a few twists. Hear about them in this mini-episode! Stick around til the end to find out which Frasier (1993) episode we'll cover first (it's not the pilot).

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June 13, 2025 69 mins

Alan’s daughter comes to town after 9 episodes of foreshadowing. David becomes a big fish in a small gingerbread pond. Your hosts Leila and Lucas say goodbye to the cast, characters, and creators of Frasier (2023-2024) and give enigmatic clues about the future of this podcast.

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We only asked multi-hyphenate and Frasier recurring guest star Renee Pezzotta to talk about sitcom stuff with us, but she left us with a profound and inspiring message about the validity of art and the people who make it, in good times and bad. Truly, this is the kind of person who gets a standing ovation from Nicole Kidman when she's in the audience and Nicole Kidman is on stage.

The Frasier Department apologizes for the unusually...

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Watch along with us as we go back in time exactly 21 years to the penultimate Frasier (1993) episode. What a crock! What's a crock?

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Holly catches up on the events of the season. Disaster strikes when a perfectly good olive oil tasting party turns out to be a murder mystery game night. Frasier is visited by ten plagues. Hosts Leila and Lucas get an Everybody Loves Raymond lesson.

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April 10, 2025 69 mins

(Some of) the old supporting cast returns to justify one of them staying on this show. Is 23 too young to be a married magician with multiple children? Is this episode a moving reflection of the twisted paths of our own lives? Is it a cynical story contrivance that loses momentum just when FRASIER (2023) needs it most? Is it both? Leila and Lucas investigate.

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March 27, 2025 101 mins

Ben Murray from the Frasier On Film podcast joins Leila and Lucas for a discussion of all things Frasier. Listen to Frasier On Film wherever you listen to us, starting right here.

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Time-travel with us to St. Patrick's Day 1993 for the final installment of Bar Wars (we haven't seen any of the earlier ones).

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March 13, 2025 62 mins

Frasier and guest star Yvette Nicole Brown see eye to eye on pizza bagels. An improv teams forms spontaneously. Your hosts talk I Love Lucy, Gilmore Girls, and occasionally Frasier (2023). The Star Trek Hour returns.

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February 27, 2025 62 mins

You'll never guess where this one takes place. Everyone tries to pair off for that famous romantic holiday, July 4th. Your hosts Leila and Lucas talk Felix Mendelssohn and fridge pants.

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February 14, 2025 51 mins

We talk to Anders Keith (David (no relation to Keith David)) about his influences, his colleagues, himself, and video games both real and fictitious. Recorded prior to Paramount+’s latest rash and bloody deed.

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February 13, 2025 12 mins

Your hosts go to an experimental New York theater piece, acknowledge the apparent but not definite end of Frasier (2023-), and update you on the schedule for the near future of this podcast. Is this the shape of things to come? Yeah, it is.

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Frasier revisits a torrid affair and his horrid short shorts. Harriet Sansom Harris (returning from the original) and Rachel Bloom (promoted from super-fan) have a talking-like-this contest. Your hosts Lucas and Leila demand that someone pay attention to David.

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January 9, 2025 51 mins

Frasier commits some crimes, forcing Alan to be the adult in the room. Freddy and Eve drink to remember… and to forget. Everyone forgets about David. Your hosts debate the true meaning of The Dedication.

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January 2, 2025 33 mins

Months after the promotional period for Frasier S2, the incomparable Jess Salgueiro (Eve!) is kind enough to talk to us about the show.

What's Eve's karaoke go-to? What's it like to be directed by your six-time-Emmy-winning co-star? How do you spin a ham? Hear the answers to these questions, and more.

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