Sitcoms, Food and the Good Life with Phil Rosenthal

Sitcoms, Food and the Good Life with Phil Rosenthal

From Dropping Names ...and other things by Brent Spiner & Jonathan Frakes

March 26, 2026 · 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 5

About this episode

Phil Rosenthal joins Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes for a humorous and heartfelt discussion about sitcoms, food, and cultural connections.

Phil Rosenthal joins Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes for a funny, insightful, and surprisingly heartfelt conversation about sitcoms, Hollywood, creative control, travel, food, and the stories behind Everybody Loves Raymond and Somebody Feed Phil. Phil shares how he fought to cast the right people on Everybody Loves Raymond, why he quit twice before the show even launched, how Hollywood decision making can go completely off the rails, and why he eventually found his perfect second act in food and travel. He also talks about Exporting Raymond, PBS, Netflix, family, live appearances, writing children’s books with his daughter, and the deeper message behind sharing a meal with people from different cultures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes

Guest: Phil Rosenthal

Topics covered

  • sitcoms
  • food
  • travel
  • Hollywood
  • creative control
  • cultural exchange

Keywords

  • Phil Rosenthal
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • food
  • travel
  • sitcoms
  • Hollywood
  • Exporting Raymond
  • PBS
  • Netflix

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBS, Netflix

Books & works: Everybody Loves Raymond, Somebody Feed Phil, Exporting Raymond

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