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Choices We Made: Secular Saint or Church Guitarist? (with George Saunders)
Jun 25, 2026
1h 02m 57s
Choices We Made: Shamed or Shameless? (with Jennifer Welch)
Jun 18, 2026
1h 00m 37s
Choices We Made: Moscow or ‘Merica? (with David Remnick)
Jun 11, 2026
56m 19s
Choices We Made: Earth or Space? (with Kal Penn)
Jun 4, 2026
54m 17s
North South or East West? (with Senator Murphy)
May 28, 2026
35m 01s
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| 6/25/26 | ![]() Choices We Made: Secular Saint or Church Guitarist? (with George Saunders) | Author George Saunders joins Sam to talk about his new book Vigil and why people are so obsessed with turning him into a secular saint (and his childhood role of church guitarist). George explains that even though he’s not on social media he still finds ways to doom scroll, how the current government could have learned empathy if they bothered to read a few books, and how he found inspiration for Vigil without sounding too preachy. They talk about the importance of “vomit drafts” and the process of revisions, how his writing approach is about minimizing his anxiety, the choice to turn on or off some of the voices in your head, early rejection from The New Yorker, and choosing not to get killed just to be a great writer. They explain how they both put their choices up against the deathbed test, and how being compassionate doesn’t always mean being nice. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 57s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() Choices We Made: Shamed or Shameless? (with Jennifer Welch) | Jennifer Welch, host of the podcast “I’ve Had It” joins Sam to talk about taking a midlife gap year in Manhattan and how the country is led by people with no shame, and you just can’t shame the shameless. They talk about how she navigates the daily shitstorm (by starting her day at 5am with four shots of espresso), staying on Twitter despite the Elon Musk factor, how growing up atheist in Oklahoma taught her how to dissociate from craziness around her, fellow Oklahoman Markwayne Mullin at DHS, and how to reckon with leaders who don’t value human life. But, Jennifer also somehow gives Sam a little optimism talking about the problems with strongmen leaders, and why Democrats need to stop chasing the elusive “reasonable Republican” voter. Plus, they unpack some potential 2028 candidates and rage over why democratic leaders can’t speak extemporaneously. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 00m 37s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() Choices We Made: Moscow or ‘Merica? (with David Remnick)✨ | media industrycurrent events+4 | David Remnick | The New YorkerWashington Post | — | David RemnickSamantha Bee+6 | — | 56m 19s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![]() Choices We Made: Earth or Space? (with Kal Penn)✨ | decision makingpolitics+4 | Kal Penn | Obama White HouseiHeartPodcasts+4 | — | Kal PennSamantha Bee+6 | — | 54m 17s | |
| 5/28/26 | ![]() North South or East West? (with Senator Murphy)✨ | politicsloneliness+4 | Senator Chris Murphy | Lemonada MediaCrisis of the Common Good+1 | Connecticut | Senator Chris MurphySamantha Bee+4 | — | 35m 01s | |
| 5/21/26 | ![]() Joy or Happiness? (with Kate Bowler)✨ | joyhappiness+3 | Kate Bowler | Lemonada MediaJoyful Anyway | — | joyhappiness+5 | — | 58m 23s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() House or Home? (with Lisa Ann Walter)✨ | comedyresilience+4 | Lisa Ann Walter | Lemonada MediaDancing with the Stars | — | Lisa Ann WalterSamantha Bee+5 | — | 42m 28s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![]() Choices We Made: TV or Radio? (with Christa Miller)✨ | TV vs RadioMusic Supervision+4 | Christa Miller | Shrinking | NYC | Christa MillerSamantha Bee+5 | — | 50m 59s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() DC or Everywhere Else? (with Ana Navarro)✨ | politicsmedia+3 | Ana Navarro | The ViewBleep!+1 | — | Ana NavarroSamantha Bee+5 | — | 49m 38s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() Lawyer or Journalist? (with Jodi Kantor)✨ | journalismcareer advice+4 | Jodi Kantor | Harvard LawLemonada Media+2 | — | journalismcareer change+5 | — | 51m 45s | |
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| 4/16/26 | ![]() Scarcity or Abundance? (with Jennie Garth)✨ | scarcity mindsetabundance mindset+4 | Jennie Garth | I Choose Me90210 | — | scarcityabundance+5 | — | 54m 31s | |
| 4/9/26 | ![]() Bruce Springsteen or Kid Rock? (with Aasif Mandvi)✨ | theaterAI in acting+4 | Aasif Mandvi | The Daily ShowLemonada Media+2 | — | Aasif MandviSamantha Bee+6 | — | 56m 42s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() Gina or Gheena? (with Gina Gershon)✨ | audiobookscareer decisions+3 | Gina Gershon | AlphaPussy | the Valley | Gina GershonAlphaPussy+5 | — | 54m 16s | |
| 3/26/26 | ![]() Check Out: Hell yeah it's No Kings 3 — here's how to make it massive✨ | protestspolitics+4 | LeahEzra | Indivisible | — | No Kings 3mass protest+5 | — | 1h 03m 23s | |
| 3/19/26 | ![]() Choices We Made: 1929 or 2026? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)✨ | financial journalismhistorical parallels+4 | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Lemonada Media1929 | Venezuela | 1929Andrew Ross Sorkin+6 | — | 55m 15s | |
| 3/12/26 | ![]() Shamed or Shameless? (with Jennifer Welch)✨ | midlife gap yearpolitical leadership+4 | Jennifer Welch | Lemonada Media | OklahomaManhattan | midlife gap yearJennifer Welch+5 | — | 59m 52s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() Cookbook Author or Restaurant Chef? (with Padma Lakshmi)✨ | culinary artstelevision+4 | Padma Lakshmi | ACLUTop Chef+2 | — | Padma LakshmiAmerica’s Culinary Cup+6 | — | 57m 35s | |
| 2/26/26 | ![]() Real Wife or TV Wife? (with Sarah Chalke)✨ | marriagecomedy+4 | Sarah Chalke | How I Met Your MotherScrubs+2 | CanadaUS+1 | Samantha BeeSarah Chalke+6 | — | 59m 53s | |
| 2/19/26 | ![]() Controlled Burns or Fires of the Future? (with Jacob Soboroff)✨ | wildfiresjournalism+4 | Jacob Soboroff | Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster | Los Angeles | wildfirescontrolled burns+5 | — | 58m 02s | |
| 2/12/26 | ![]() TV or Radio? (with Christa Miller) | Actor Christa Miller joins Sam to talk about the new season of Shrinking and her other role where she serves as music supervisor. Christa talks about how she loves giving new artists their big break on TV and how TV really is the new radio. They talk about the never-ending seasons of 90s sitcoms, choosing spending time with her kids over certain jobs and why it’s always risky to turn something down. She talks about her real life therapist being the inspiration for Shrinking and how she used to have a hard time making decisions until he helped her learn that the act of making the decision is the important part, not the outcome. Sam and Christa agree you really are only ever as happy as your unhappiest child, and they do some shared mom-gushing over Christa’s daughter, musician Charlotte Lawrence. Christa amazes Sam by talking about being Susan Saint James’ niece, growing up in NYC the daughter of a super model, and how in high school she would DJ at clubs after the real DJ was done for the night. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 50m 14s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | ![]() Secular Saint or Church Guitarist? (with George Saunders) | Author George Saunders joins Sam to talk about his new book Vigil and why people are so obsessed with turning him into a secular saint (and his childhood role of church guitarist). George explains that even though he’s not on social media he still finds ways to doom scroll, how the current government could have learned empathy if they bothered to read a few books, and how he found inspiration for Vigil without sounding too preachy. They talk about the importance of “vomit drafts” and the process of revisions, how his writing approach is about minimizing his anxiety, the choice to turn on or off some of the voices in your head, early rejection from The New Yorker, and choosing not to get killed just to be a great writer. They explain how they both put their choices up against the deathbed test, and how being compassionate doesn’t always mean being nice. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 12s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | ![]() Bea or Twila? (with Emilia Clarke) | Actress Emilia Clarke joins Sam to talk about her new show PONIES and how for the first time ever she was given the choice of which main character to be, Bea or Twila. They compare stories of traveling with hot plates, and the need to have “an evening” of making dinner and watching a cooking show even if they get home late. They talk about reading cookbooks like novels, the correct amount of newspapers to get every weekend (four), sliding into Alison Roman’s DMs, the never-ending loyalty of Game Of Thrones fans and their unique fan fiction. Emilia talks about the decision to finally reveal her experience undergoing brain surgery in the New Yorker and trying to figure out how to thank the NHS for saving her life. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 48m 20s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | ![]() 1929 or 2026? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) | Financial journalist and author of the new book 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin, joins Sam to talk about the parallels between 1929 and now and, and how while history does repeat itself, there are some comparisons that don’t work. Sam explains Soul Cycle vs. Peloton, they rehash the Gamestop frenzy, why the lottery is a “tax on the stupid,” and get rich quick schemes. They unpack what Venezuela means for the American economy, and Sam begs Andrew to make a period piece out of his new book even though it would break the bank. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 55m 15s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | ![]() Moscow or ‘Merica? (with David Remnick) | The New Yorker editor David Remnick joins Sam to talk about if The New Yorker is the “slow food movement” of news and how today’s current events remind him of living in Moscow at the end of the Soviet Union. They talk about how the industry changed when Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post and why his ownership is different in the second Trump administration than in the first, and how David is currently being sued by the president. They discuss how you can’t say the quiet part out loud anymore since there’s no quiet part, why David has been listening to Joe Rogan in the middle of the night, why teenagers are consuming so much fitness content, and how the two best decisions he’s ever made are marrying the right person and not signing up for social media when he first had the chance. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 55m 34s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | ![]() Carrots or Grapes? (with Emily Oster) | Economist and author Emily Oster joins Sam to ring in the New Year and talk about why so many people try to reset in January and if they believe in New Year’s resolutions. They unpack why some important people eat the same thing every day in order not to exert energy on unimportant decisions and why Emily has the same thing for breakfast and lunch every day (but gets to alternate between carrots and grapes). They talk about structured decision making, contentious co-sleeping with kids, and why parenting advice can be so controversial. They agree Canadians make decisions in a slightly different way, why the scientific community doesn’t do a good job explaining uncertainty, why people just want to be told what to do, and why everyone is asking Emily about Botox these days. Plus, the RFK Jr. of it all and why people are convinced that every moment is an opportunity to mess up. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 57m 50s | ||||||
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