Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist
by Willie Geist, Sunday TODAY
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Keith Morrison reads Edgar Allan Poe Stories
Oct 16, 2026
1m 00s
Ben Affleck on “Animals,” Matt Damon, and His Family
Oct 11, 2026
1h 20m 19s
Lizzo on Her Rise to Pop Stardom and New Children’s Book
Oct 4, 2026
44m 10s
Ke Huy Quan on His Unlikely Hollywood Story
Sep 27, 2026
1h 19m 22s
Sylvester Stallone on "Tulsa King," "Rocky" and a Lifetime of Fighting Back (September 2025)
Sep 20, 2026
48m 58s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/16/26 |  Keith Morrison reads Edgar Allan Poe Stories | As a bonus for Sunday Sitdown fans, we’re sharing the trailer for season 5 of Morrison Mysteries. Enter the shadowy world of Edgar Allan Poe, brought to life by the unmistakable voice of Dateline’s Keith Morrison. In Season 5 of Morrison Mysteries, experience the mystery and madness of Poe's haunting classics, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Just search “Morrison Mysteries” to follow now or click here: swap.fm/l/mmdfd | 1m 00s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 |  Ben Affleck on “Animals,” Matt Damon, and His Family | Ben Affleck sat down with Willie Geist at Fouquet's in Tribeca to discuss his new Netflix thriller, "Animals," including the questions about marriage that inspired the film, and how he chose the cast. Affleck also discussed his decades-long friendship with Matt Damon, and their production company, Artists Equity. He also opens up about the recent passing of his parents, co-parenting with ex-wife Jennifer Garner and his philanthropy efforts with the Eastern Congo Initiative. | 1h 20m 19s | ||||||
| 10/4/26 |  Lizzo on Her Rise to Pop Stardom and New Children’s Book | Lizzo rose to stardom in 2019 with the hit “Truth Hurts.” It became her first number one song and earned her three Grammy Awards. She got together with Willie Geist at Books of Wonder, New York City’s oldest and largest independently owned children’s bookstore, to discuss her rise to fame, the unique sound she has curated, her love of the flute and her new children’s book Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin'. | 44m 10s | ||||||
| 9/27/26 |  Ke Huy Quan on His Unlikely Hollywood Story | Ke Huy Quan and his family fled Vietnam when he was a child, eventually finding refuge in Los Angeles, where he went on to become a child movie star in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. Quan got together with Willie Geist at Phoenix Palace in New York City’s Chinatown to discuss his journey from refugee to Hollywood star, the years he spent away from acting, what inspired him to return to the screen and his Oscar-winning role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. | 1h 19m 22s | ||||||
| 9/20/26 |  Sylvester Stallone on "Tulsa King," "Rocky" and a Lifetime of Fighting Back (September 2025) | From Rocky to Rambo to his latest hit Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone has spent decades defying the odds. Long before Hollywood stardom, he was a struggling actor in a New York apartment, writing the script for Rocky that would change his life. In this Sitdown, Stallone reflects on the hardships that fueled his drive, why he refused to let anyone else play Rocky, and how receiving the Kennedy Center Honors has impacted his perspective on legacy. (Original broadcast date September 7, 2025.) | 48m 58s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  Introducing: Before & After with Lester Holt | Hey Sunday Sitdown fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Before & After with Lester Holt, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. Before & After with Lester Holt is a deeply personal interview series about moments that divide a life into before and after. In each conversation, Lester sits down with someone whose life was transformed in an instant by an unexpected twist of fate. The episodes explore what it takes to endure the unimaginable, rebuild a life, and find meaning and purpose in the aftermath. If you like what you hear, just search Before & After with Lester Holt to listen to the first episode now, completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com. Subscribers get early access to new episodes and can listen to all Dateline podcasts ad-free. swap.fm/l/bapfd | 1m 55s | ||||||
| 9/13/26 |  Benny Blanco on Making Music, Marriage to Selena Gomez and his New Book on Embracing Failure | Benny Blanco is an 11-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and recording artist who has quietly shaped some of pop music's biggest moments over the past two decades. He sat down with Willie Geist at Electric Lady Studios in New York to talk about his new book, F*ck Failure, and what he believes is the secret to writing a great song. Benny also opens up about his path from aspiring rapper to acclaimed producer and artist in his own right, and shares how his marriage with Selena Gomez came to be. | 1h 00m 04s | ||||||
| 9/6/26 | country musicmusic industry+3 | Megan Moroney | CMATennessee Orange+1 | Barclays CenterNashville | Megan Moroneycountry music+3 | — | 31m 54s | ||
| 8/30/26 | country musicDolly Parton+3 | Dolly Parton | — | — | Dolly Partoncountry music+3 | — | 33m 18s | ||
| 8/23/26 | musicsongwriting+4 | Luke Combs | — | — | Luke Combscountry music+5 | City Winery | 1h 23m 03s | ||
| 8/16/26 | Broadway debuttelevision+3 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Pattern BeautyGirlfriends+3 | — | Tracee Ellis RossBroadway+5 | — | 1h 00m 27s | ||
| 8/9/26 | actingtelevision+4 | Jason Sudeikis | Saturday Night LiveTed Lasso | — | Jason SudeikisTed Lasso+4 | — | 45m 48s | ||
| 8/2/26 | musicsongwriting+4 | Charlie Puth | Whatever’s CleverThe Tortured Poets Department | — | Charlie PuthTaylor Swift+6 | — | 51m 14s | ||
| 7/26/26 | career evolutioncomedy+5 | Ken Jeong | The HangoverCommunity+3 | — | Ken Jeongcomedy+5 | — | 59m 47s | ||
| 7/12/26 | filminterview+5 | Matt Damon | The OdysseyInterstellar+1 | — | Matt DamonThe Odyssey+5 | — | 44m 19s | ||
| 7/5/26 | Broadwayfatherhood+4 | Leslie Odom, Jr. | Hamilton | — | Leslie Odom Jr.Hamilton+4 | — | 45m 21s | ||
| 6/28/26 | country musicnew album+4 | Riley Green | That’s Just MeMarshalls+1 | New York | Riley Greencountry music+4 | — | 42m 34s | ||
| 6/23/26 | inspirationpersonal growth+4 | Mariska HargitayJamie-Lynn Sigler+3 | — | — | Making SpaceHoda Kotb+5 | — | 0m 52s | ||
| 6/21/26 | musiclegacy+5 | Mick JaggerKeith Richards+1 | The BeatlesForeign Tongues | — | Rolling StonesMick Jagger+6 | — | 55m 46s | ||
| 6/21/26 | rock musicThe Rolling Stones+3 | Keith Richards | The Rolling StonesForeign Tongues | — | Keith RichardsThe Rolling Stones+4 | — | 19m 27s | ||
| 6/14/26 | musicrock and roll+4 | Mick Jagger | The Rolling StonesForeign Tongues+1 | — | Mick JaggerThe Rolling Stones+5 | — | 26m 27s | ||
| 6/10/26 | summer booksauthor interviews+3 | Emily HenryKennedy Ryan+4 | — | — | Open BookJenna Bush Hager+3 | — | 1m 00s | ||
| 6/8/26 | true crimedisappearance+3 | — | Five Miles From Home | Nevadasmall Nevada casino town | DatelineKeith Morrison+5 | — | 2m 28s | ||
| 6/7/26 | television careerbook publishing+5 | Mindy Kaling | Mindy’s Book StudioThe Office+5 | — | Mindy KalingNot Suitable for Work+5 | — | 26m 14s | ||
| 5/31/26 | musicThe Beatles+3 | Paul McCartney | The BeatlesThe Boys of Dungeon Lane | — | Paul McCartneyThe Beatles+3 | — | 31m 57s | ||
| 5/24/26 | personal developmentstress management+3 | Mel Robbins | The Let Them TheoryThe Five Second Rule | — | Mel Robbinsletting go+5 | — | 53m 05s | ||
| 5/17/26 | musiccelebrity+4 | Michael Bublé | NBCIt’s Time | — | Michael Bubléfishing boats+5 | — | 46m 53s | ||
| 5/10/26 | film careeracting+4 | Sally Field | GidgetThe Flying Nun+4 | — | Sally FieldOscar winner+4 | — | 36m 55s | ||
| 5/3/26 | comedystandup+3 | Nikki Glaser | HuluNikki Glaser: Good Girl+1 | — | Nikki Glaserstandup special+5 | — | 1h 04m 13s | ||
| 4/26/26 | musicalbum release+3 | Mumford & Sons | Mumford & SonsPrizefighter+1 | Brooklyn | Mumford & SonsPrizefighter+5 | — | 42m 40s | ||
| 4/19/26 | fatherhoodbusiness+4 | Ryan Reynolds | Wrexham AFCAviation Gin+2 | — | Ryan Reynoldsfatherhood+5 | — | 1h 09m 36s | ||
| 4/5/26 | comedysuccess+3 | Nate Bargatze | — | — | Nate Bargatzecomedy+5 | City Winery | 1h 09m 11s | ||
| 4/2/26 | motherhoodIVF+4 | Erin Andrews | — | — | parentingIVF+4 | — | 8m 19s | ||
| 3/29/26 | actingfamily+5 | Matthew McConaughey | Dallas Buyers ClubTrue Detective+3 | California | Matthew McConaugheyacting+6 | — | 41m 48s | ||
| 3/26/26 | parentingfamily+3 | — | TODAY | — | parentingDylan Dreyer+4 | — | 1m 21s | ||
| 3/22/26 | BroadwayTheater+4 | Lea Michele | Les MisérablesSpring Awakening+4 | Imperial TheatreEnglewood, New Jersey | Lea MicheleBroadway+6 | — | 52m 47s | ||
| 3/15/26 | stand-up comedypersonal stories+4 | Leanne Morgan | I’m Every WomanUnspeakable Things+1 | — | Leanne Morganstand-up comedy+6 | — | 46m 16s | ||
| 3/14/26 | Oscarsaction films+4 | Michael B. Jordan | SinnersTom Clancy’s Without Remorse | — | Michael B. JordanOscars+4 | — | 26m 23s | ||
| 3/14/26 | Oscar nomineesacting+3 | Paul Mescal | HamnetGladiator II+2 | — | Paul MescalHamnet+7 | — | 28m 47s | ||
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Chart history for Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist
Peaked at #139 in United States, currently #139 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| United States | — | #139 | #139 | — |
Chart Positions
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Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.