The top-ranking podcast “SmartLess” debuted on SiriusXM with a live event featuring Howard Stern as their special guest at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY.
The live podcast taping, which took place on August 17 in front of an audience of celebrities, fans, and SiriusXM subscribers, featured “SmartLess” hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes sitting down with Howard for a rare wide-ranging interview. Immediately following the interview, Jelly Roll performed live. The episode will premiere in September (see more details below).
“It’s a Sirius honour for us three jesters to interview the King Of All Media,” Will, Jason, and Sean said in a joint statement.
The episode will be released exclusively to subscribers on September 9. It will air first on SiriusXM and then be available on demand on the SiriusXM app and to SiriusXM Podcasts+ subscribers in Apple Podcasts.
The award-winning “SmartLess” podcast was launched in July 2020 and is consistently among the top 5 most listened-to podcasts monthly. Guests have included Bradley Cooper, Don Cheadle, Emma Stone, Greta Gerwig, Idris Elba, Kristen Stewart, Larry David, Martin Short & Steve Martin, Pedro Pascal, Presidents Biden, Obama and Clinton, Selena Gomez, and many more. “SmartLess” is produced by Michael Grant Terry, Bennett Barbakow, and Rob Amjärv.
Howard Stern, best known for his deep, wide-ranging long-form discussions with legendary figures across music, comedy, entertainment and beyond, will be taking a rare seat in the guest chair. Howard’s legendary interview, comedy and entertainment radio show, “The Howard Stern Show,” airs exclusively on SiriusXM, where Howard has produced two channels of new and classic shows since 2006. Howard is also a recent best-seller with his 2019 book, “Howard Stern Comes Again.”
Listen to Howard’s channel – Howard 100 (Ch. 100) – anytime in the car and on the SiriusXM app with a subscription and free trial.
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