Here's a very special episode in which Phil & David celebrate how much they have enjoyed the company of some of the most talented and iconic women in the world. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

On November 24, 2025, Phil and David welcomed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for a wide-ranging and revealing conversation at Naked Lunch's studio in Phil's house about everything from immigration to Max & Helen's. Food is by https://www.dulans-sfk.com/, a great Los Angeles soul food restaurant.  For more about Mayor Karen Bass, go to https://mayor.lacity.gov/. For more on Max & Helen's, go to https://www.maxandhelens.com/. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

This episode's overstuffed, but it's no turkey. First, Jimmy Jam and David get in the holiday spirit, then welcome a procession of old and new friends. Best selling author (Leon Russell: The Master Of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History) and Buffalo Tom band member Bill Janovitz joins to discuss his great new book, The Cars: Let The Stories be Told. Go here to buy Bill's new book. Then Mark Oliver Everett of EELS and Kate Mattison of 79.5 join the party to talk about their fantastic music project, Boo Boos, one of David's favorite albums of 2025. Go here for more information or to buy the album. Finally, Phil zooms into his own podcast on the way to a talk show and Brad Paisley joins to celebrate his excellent new Christmas album, "Snow Globe Town." Go here for more info on Brad. Finally, to celebrate the release of Cameron Crowe's great new memoir, "The Uncool," Phil and David share highlights of their very cool recent "Lunch" with Cameron, including a question from Kate Hudson, star of the upcoming film, "Song Sung Blue"! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Monday night, The "Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion" airs on CBS, and will then stream on Paramount+. To celebrate this big event, we're revisiting some highlights from one of the first "Naked Lunch" episodes from back 2022 which also reunited Phil -- the creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- with his buddies Ray and Brad.  Listen now and watch the special Monday! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of HiHo Cheeseburger, restaurant powerhouse Jerry Greenberg brings a delicious burger lunch to "Naked Lunch" for his friends Phil and David and discusses how this successful tech genius -- as the co-founder and co-CEO of Sapient -- has gone on to become an important and passionate powerhouse in the restaurant world today, working successfully with various partners, creating a series of remarkable and enduringly delicious success stories starting with Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa. Plus, some fun talk about the opening of Phil's diner, "Max & Helen's" in Larchmont! To find out more about HiHo Cheeseburger, made with 100% Grass-Fed Wagyu Beef, click here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Beloved actress, director and passionate foodie Heather Graham joins Phil and David for a fun and sandwich-filled episode of "Naked Lunch." Over sandwiches from Lorenzo California -- including a new tasty collaboration with Phil and Lorenzo --  Graham discusses her journey from being the self-professed nerdy daughter of an FBI Agent to the stunning movie star in films from "License To Drive" to "Drugstore Cowboy," "Boogie Nights" to "Bowfinger," "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" to "The Hangover." Click here to follow Heather on Instagram.  To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Beloved comedian, actor and "Breaking Bread with Tom Papa" host Tom Papa joins Phil & David for "Naked Lunch." Over delicious sandwiches from Corner Market, Tom discusses his "Breaking Bread" podcast, how he recently made some news with guest Tig Notaro discussing her own podcasting split with Cheryl Hines. Then, perhaps in an effort to leaven things up, they all enjoy breaking the balls of Tony Shalhoub for possibly reheating Tom's title. All this, but great comedy road stories, from opening up for Kenny Loggins and, famously, Jerry Seinfeld to his current The Grateful Bread tour. For Tom's tour dates and more about how he makes bread, go to https://tompapa.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Writer, director, producer, stand up comedian and legendary "Comedy Nerd" Judd Apatow joins Phil and David for a long and lively "Naked Lunch" to discuss his excellent new book, "Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures," just released by Random House. To order your copy of Judd's new book or find out more about "Comedy Nerd,"  click here. Over sandwiches from Corner Market, Judd discusses his formative comedy influences, many of his big hits in film and TV, some hits that should have been, Judd's lifelong passion for music, his upcoming documentary with Mel Brooks, Bruce Springsteen, and even Phil and David's cameos in some of Judd's notable productions -- "Walk Hard" and "This Is 40." To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

Phil and David are thrilled to welcome Academy Award-winner Brie Larson ("Room") and former Milk Bar culinary director Courtney McBroom to the "Naked Lunch" room to celebrate their new book, "Party People: A Cookbook For Creative Celebrations," published by Penguin Random House on October 21st. This is a sweet and satisfying conversation serving up tasty topics like mixed feelings about ice cream, favorite international frankfurters, dream party guests in world history, the psychology of theme parties, the best party music, "The Bear," Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" and favorite food scenes in movies. To order Brie and Courtney's book, go here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

In the Nick of Time, Phil & David are sharing take two of their jazzy, improvised, epic conversation with the legendary music producer, artist and timelessly cool cat Don Was. Don shares wonderful stories about working with the great Bonnie Raitt on albums that changed both of their lives, building "Love Shack" with The B-52's, how Don helped bring together John Mayer and Bob Weir. Then, Don tells the story of starting The Pan-Detroit Ensemble and offers a quick, fun track-by-track trip through the group's excellent new album, "Groove In The Face Of Adversity." For more on Don, go to https://donwas.com.  To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com

We LOVE Keanu Reeves and Samuel Beckett. So to celebrate Keanu being on Broadway right now in Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting For Godot” with his “Bill & Ted” friend Alex Winter, Phil and David are bringing you a special “Naked Lunch” reheated with the highlights of Keanu’s “Naked Lunch” recorded with his beloved Dogstar bandmates Bret Domrose & Robert Mailhouse. Then hear Phil’s beloved Monica Horan Rosenthal discussing her passion for Samuel Beckett’s work and especially his play “Happy Days” —  from Phil and David’s episodes with Henry Winkler, Monica and Fran Wild and Paul Reubens.  So “Happy Days” are here again!