Podcast Episodes featuring Norman Lear

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Norman Lear on the comedic giants who shaped him

The CBS Mornings Podcast - December 13, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 703 ratings
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Norman Lear, the Emmy-Award winning television producer behind shows including "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Maude" and "Good Times," joins his daughter, Kate Lear, and son-in-law, CBS News' Dr. Jon LaPook, to share the comedians and cel...

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All in the Family: Norman Lear on Aging Gracefully

The CBS Mornings Podcast - December 12, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 703 ratings
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, legendary television writer, director and producer Norman Lear joins his daughter, Kate Lear, and son-in-law, who happens to be CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook, to discuss some of the life philosophies he's formed over the year...

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Norman Lear - 'One Day at a Time' & 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons'

Awards Chatter - May 20, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
The most influential producer in TV history — a man who, in the 1970s, revolutionized the sitcom format by using it to tackle matters of social import — reflects on the dark childhood that shaped his social conscience, the defining moments of his career, what keeps him working at 96 and whether A...

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Ep. 3 - Norman Lear

My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark Goulston - December 09, 2018 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 243 ratings
Join me as I celebrate 96 years of wakeup calls with TV icon Norman Lear - from his childhood, through war, children, personal obstacles, professional challenges, and creating America’s most beloved sitcoms of all-time.

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Norman Lear

Maltin on Movies - October 26, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 630 ratings
At 96 it’s fair to call Norman Lear a living legend. He gave birth to such TV series as All in the Family, Maude, and The Jeffersons. Instead of living in the past he’s reinventing it, supervising a reboot of One Day at a Time, just for starters. He’s worked in television since 1950, but no one ...

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Norman Lear & Khizr Khan: Understanding American Values

Aspen Ideas to Go - January 31, 2018 00:23 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 213 ratings
Norman Lear is the prolific television writer and producer of stories about diverse American life—among them “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” “The Jeffersons,” “Good Times,” and “Maude”—as well as a lifelong political and social activist. Khizr Khan is a Pakistani American lawyer, speaker...

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Norman Lear: Lessons on Longevity

Oprah's Super Soul - December 27, 2017 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 27.5K ratings
He’s the creator of some of the most groundbreaking shows in television history. Legendary producer, writer and director Norman Lear talks about changing the landscape of TV, his life as a spiritual seeker and his political activism.  Norman shares behind-the-scenes stories from his socially con...

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Norman Lear

Geffen Playhouse Unscripted - July 26, 2017 08:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 65 ratings
TV and Film Legend and now fellow Podcast One host Norman Lear joins guest host Gil Cates Jr. from the Geffen Playhouse to talk about the lesser spoken of Fried Green Tomatoes, Americas biggest product being the product of excess, the overwhelming landscape of television today, re-working One Day...

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162. Norman Lear

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast - July 03, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratings
Gilbert and Frank welcome one of their most sought-after guests, iconic writer-producer-director Norman Lear, who holds court on a variety of subjects, including the inscrutability of Dean Martin, the politics (and Jewishness) of Edward G. Robinson, the "inventiveness" of Mickey Rooney and the he...

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Episode 103: Norman Lear

RuPaul: What's The Tee with Michelle Visage - June 21, 2017 08:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.4K ratings
In this episode Ru and Michelle are joined by Norman Lear. They discuss the black panthers, his TV empire, All in the Family, The Jefferson, and his longtime partner, Jerry Perenchio.   This episode is sponsored by TodayTix & Adam and Eve.

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Norman Lear: Donald Trump Is the Middle Finger of the American Right Hand

The Nation Podcasts - June 07, 2017 02:56 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 290 ratings
Norman Lear, who created "All in the Family," reflects on why it succeeded in the Age of Nixon—and on what is different about political satire in the Age of Trump. Plus: The Nation's Zoë Carpenter reports on Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, who has taken the lead in fighting for an alternative to the...

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Trump’s Casual Lying and Norman Lear on Creating Socially Impactful Television (Ep. 1)

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air - May 11, 2017 07:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratings
Larry Wilmore kicks off the inaugural episode of 'Black on the Air' by riffing on the firing of FBI Director James Comey and President Trump’s casual relationship with the truth. Then he sits down with legendary television producer Norman Lear to discuss Lear’s string of socially impactful televi...

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Norman Lear

Let's Talk With Heather Dubrow - April 28, 2017 00:01 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
Renowned showrunner Norman Lear joins Heather in the studio to talk about the plethora of classic shows he's produced, his new podcast, and the impact he has on television as a medium.

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J. Period on Jesse Williams, Norman Lear, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and America Divided

Employee of the Month - January 26, 2017 14:28 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 129 ratings
In this follow up interview, Hamilton Mixtape's Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Roots to Tribe Called Quest's go-to DJ and mixtape producer J. Period explains what exactly a DJ does, what sets him apart, and why Dj Jazzy Jeff really is a prince. He also reveals how, after working with Norman Lear,...

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Norman Lear and Judd Apatow

You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes - October 26, 2016 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8.1K ratings
Norman Lear (creator of All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons and more!) makes it weird with special co-host Judd Apatow!

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What Did You Do To Norman Lear?

Harmontown - May 04, 2016 17:33 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratings
The most legendary television writer and producer in all of history Norman Lear joins Harmontown, you'll never look at birthday candles the same way again. Watch the video at harmontown.com/live! $5 a month gets you access to the live stream, instant ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

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TV and the Evolution of American Culture with Norman Lear

StarTalk Radio - June 28, 2015 22:55 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the relationship between television and American culture, with the help of writer and producer Norman Lear, author Saul Austerlitz, and co-host Chuck Nice. Plus, Bill Nye remembers “All in the Family.”

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Industry Standard 87: Norman Lear

Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz - March 23, 2015 10:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 907 ratings
NORMAN LEAR is arguably the greatest television writer, creator, and producer in history...best known for creating iconic life-changing shows like "All in the Family," "Sanford and Son", "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," "One Day at a Time", "The Jeffersons", "Good Times", "Fernwood Tonight"...

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Norman Lear with Whoopi Goldberg: 92Y Talks Episode 16

92NY Talks - November 27, 2014 14:59 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 211 ratings
Norman Lear, the dynamic and always controversial television producer ("All in the Family," "Sanford and Son," "Maude," "Good Times," "The Jeffersons" and "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"), shares fifty years of show business and politics as he talks about his new memoir, Even This I Get to Experien...