Choice Words with Samantha Bee
225 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -We make a lot of choices, every single day. Some explode, some implode, most we barely remember. Each week on Choice Words, Samantha Bee sits down with people she admires to examine the biggest choices they’ve made in their lives and the ripple effects those decisions have had. What’s a story a journalist took a chance on that changed history? A vote that a politician never should have cast? A song lyric a musician came up with in the shower that made them instantly famous?
Sam’s made a lot of choices, too. She may have to interview herself about starting this podcast.
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Episodes
Full Release: Bonus- Listener Questions #6
July 16, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBIn a special bonus episode of Full Release, Sam answers listener questions and reveals why her Secret Service name would be Mom Jeans, how she's never been surprised in an interview, and why she worked at a bank as a child. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rob Reiner
July 13, 2021 04:00 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBSamantha Bee sits down with the legendary actor and director Rob Reiner to discuss when she saw This Is Spinal Tap with her grandmother, why Ted Cruz loves The Princess Bride, and joining Twitter just to take on Donald Trump.
Full Release: Rob Reiner
July 13, 2021 04:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBSamantha Bee sits down with the legendary actor and director Rob Reiner to discuss when she saw This Is Spinal Tap with her grandmother, why Ted Cruz loves The Princess Bride, and joining Twitter just to take on Donald Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Roxane Gay
July 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBSamantha Bee sits down with Roxane Gay, The New York Times best-selling author of Bad Feminist, to discuss everything from fixing your own plumbing, to the problems facing the publishing industry, and dealing with Twitter trolls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Roxane Gay
July 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBSamantha Bee sits down with Roxane Gay, The New York Times best-selling author of Bad Feminist, to discuss everything from fixing your own plumbing, to the problems facing the publishing industry, and dealing with Twitter trolls.
Full Release: Bonus- Listener Questions #5
July 02, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBIn a special bonus episode of Full Release, Sam spreads the patriotic cheer and gets you in the mood for the Fourth of July. This is truly podcasting the way the Founding Fathers intended. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tim Gunn
June 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBSamantha Bee sits down with fashion legend Tim Gunn to talk about how he ended up on TV, the message we all send with our clothes, and to finally settle the debate on skinny jeans once and for all.
Full Release: Tim Gunn
June 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBSamantha Bee sits down with fashion legend Tim Gunn to talk about how he ended up on TV, the message we all send with our clothes, and to finally settle the debate on skinny jeans once and for all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Padma Lakshmi
June 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBSamantha Bee sits down with Padma Lakshmi to discuss the lasting impact of the pandemic on the restaurant industry, how to look at the immigrant experience through food, why everyone should spend at least a year of their life working in the service industry, and how to run a show with "Big Uterus Energy."
Full Release: Padma Lakshmi
June 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBSamantha Bee sits down with Padma Lakshmi to discuss the lasting impact of the pandemic on the restaurant industry, how to look at the immigrant experience through food, why everyone should spend at least a year of their life working in the service industry, and how to run a show with "Big Uterus Energy." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Bonus- Listener Questions #4
June 18, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBIn a special bonus episode of Full Release Sam spills the T...V? Tune in to hear her answer some of your most pressing TV-related questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Charlotte Clymer
June 15, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBSamantha Bee sits down with activist and writer Charlotte Clymer to discuss why the military has historically been a bellwether for equality, why Republicans are hell-bent on curtailing trans rights, and the arm workout that comes with using a typewriter. Plus some strong opinions on cherry pits! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Charlotte Clymer
June 15, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBSamantha Bee sits down with activist and writer Charlotte Clymer to discuss why the military has historically been a bellwether for equality, why Republicans are hell-bent on curtailing trans rights, and the arm workout that comes with using a typewriter. Plus some strong opinions on cherry pits!
Bonus: Stitcher Premium Episode
June 11, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBIn a free bonus episode of Full Release for Stitcher Premium, Sam answers listener questions about interviewing people who don't like her (wow, rude!), being a boss-ass-bitch, and her very specific surprising pet peeve about journalists.
Chris Bosh
June 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBSamantha Bee sits down with retired basketball star and Hall of Fame inductee Chris Bosh to talk about his new book Letters To A Young Athlete and discuss everything from paying student athletes and teaching his kids about civil rights, to living in the only fancy building in Toronto and keeping bees.
Full Release: Chris Bosh
June 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBSamantha Bee sits down with retired basketball star and Hall of Fame inductee Chris Bosh to talk about his new book Letters To A Young Athlete and discuss everything from paying student athletes and teaching his kids about civil rights, to living in the only fancy building in Toronto and keeping bees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Bonus- Listener Questions #3
June 04, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBIn a special bonus episode of Full Release, Sam answers listener questions about interviewing people who don't like her (wow, rude!), being a boss-ass-bitch, and her very specific surprising pet peeve about journalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Jaime Harrison
June 01, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBSamantha Bee sits down with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison to discuss the plan for the--gulp--2022 midterms, how to build on Joe Biden's early success, and how to turn off politics when it's your whole life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jaime Harrison
June 01, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBSamantha Bee sits down with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison to discuss the plan for the--gulp--2022 midterms, how to build on Joe Biden's early success, and how to turn off politics when it's your whole life.
Full Release: Sherrilyn Ifill
May 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBSamantha Bee sits down with the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP-LDF Sherrilyn Ifill to discuss the one year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, voter suppression tactics, and living in a world that is basically fact free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sherrilyn Ifill
May 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBSamantha Bee sits down with the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP-LDF Sherrilyn Ifill to discuss the one year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, voter suppression tactics, and living in a world that is basically fact free.
Full Release: Bonus- Listener Questions #2
May 21, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBIn a special bonus episode of Full Release, Sam answers listener questions and covers everything from her inability to meditate, candid thoughts on Josh Hawley, and how no one has ever offered her cocaine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anna Faris
May 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBSamantha Bee talks to fellow funny lady Anna Faris about podcasting, puzzles, pitching new shows, and being...too funny?
Full Release: Anna Faris
May 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBSamantha Bee talks to fellow funny lady Anna Faris about podcasting, puzzles, pitching new shows, and being...too funny? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Senator Elizabeth Warren
May 11, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBSamantha Bee talks with Senator Elizabeth Warren about her new book Persist, how childcare is the granny-panties of policy proposals, and whether or not Bailey would be allowed to have a puppy playdate with Major Biden.
Full Release: Senator Elizabeth Warren
May 11, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBSamantha Bee talks with Senator Elizabeth Warren about her new book Persist, how childcare is the granny-panties of policy proposals, and whether or not Bailey would be allowed to have a puppy playdate with Major Biden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Bonus- Listener Questions
May 07, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBIn a special bonus episode of Full Release, Sam answers listener questions about news stories that have shocked her, singing the National Anthem, and always having cake around the office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Stephen Colbert
May 04, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIt's a Daily Show reunion! For her season two premiere, Samantha Bee sits down with former colleague Stephen Colbert to discuss everything from covering Joe Biden to cancel culture to colonoscopies. Fun! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stephen Colbert
May 04, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBIt's a Daily Show reunion! For her season two premiere, Samantha Bee sits down with former colleague Stephen Colbert to discuss everything from covering Joe Biden to cancel culture to colonoscopies. Fun!
Samantha Bee Finds Her Full Release...Again
April 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 minute - 1.56 MBFull Release with Samantha Bee is back for a second season of interviews, games, and laughs on May 4th!
Full Release: Women's History Month
March 16, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBSamantha Bee celebrates Women's History Month with some fierce trivia competition. To be nice, we'll say it was a tie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women's History Month
March 16, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 12 MBSamantha Bee celebrates Women's History Month with some fierce trivia competition. To be nice, we'll say it was a tie.
Full Release: Mailbag- Sam's Valentine Advice
February 16, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBSamantha Bee answers listener questions about love and reveals her earliest celebrity crush. Spoiler alert--it was biblical. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mailbag: Sam's Valentine Advice
February 16, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19.8 MBSamantha Bee answers listener questions about love and reveals her earliest celebrity crush. Spoiler alert--it was biblical.
Full Release: Mailbag- Final Trump Thoughts
January 19, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBSamantha Bee answers her final Trump-related listener questions and doles out some senior superlatives for the Trump Administration. Spoiler alert: no one wins most likely to succeed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mailbag: Final Trump Thoughts
January 19, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 20.7 MBSamantha Bee answers her final Trump-related listener questions and doles out some senior superlatives for the Trump Administration. Spoiler alert: no one wins most likely to succeed.
Full Release: Holiday Mailbag
December 22, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MBSamantha Bee answers your holiday questions! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Holiday Mailbag
December 22, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.62 MBSamantha Bee answers your holiday questions!
Full Release: Mailbag
December 08, 2020 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBSamantha Bee answers pressing listener questions from what kind of vanilla to purchase to whether or not Joe Biden should work with Republicans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mailbag
December 08, 2020 05:00 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBSamantha Bee answers pressing listener questions from what kind of vanilla to purchase to whether or not Joe Biden should work with Republicans.
Full Release: Jon Favreau
November 17, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBSamantha Bee talks to President Obama's first Director of Speechwriting and co-host of Pod Save America, Jon Favreau. They make predicitons about the Biden-Harris administration, share advice for young White House staffers, and talk about who they're most excited to see leave the White House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jon Favreau
November 17, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBSamantha Bee talks to President Obama's first Director of Speechwriting and co-host of Pod Save America, Jon Favreau. They make predicitons about the Biden-Harris administration, share advice for young White House staffers, and talk about who they're most excited to see leave the White House.
Cecile Richards
November 10, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBSamantha Bee talks to author, activist, and feminist leader Cecile Richards about her new organization Supermajority, a lifetime of activism, and when she'll finally pop her celebratory champagne.
Full Release: Cecile Richards
November 10, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBSamantha Bee talks to author, activist, and feminist leader Cecile Richards about her new organization Supermajority, a lifetime of activism, and when she'll finally pop her celebratory champagne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DAN RATHER AND SPECIAL GUESTS
November 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBIn this special Election Day episode of Full Release, Samantha Bee talks to news legend and true gentleman Dan Rather about the first time he voted, covering the 2000 election, and who to call for bail money. Plus, special guests pop by with words of encouragement for everyone voting today.
Full Release: DAN RATHER AND SPECIAL GUESTS
November 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIn this special Election Day episode of Full Release, Samantha Bee talks to news legend and true gentleman Dan Rather about the first time he voted, covering the 2000 election, and who to call for bail money. Plus, special guests pop by with words of encouragement for everyone voting today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ilana Glazer
October 13, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBSamantha Bee talks to Broad City star Ilana Glazer about the need to do comedy, understanding the political system, and dancing with former AG Eric Holder. Apparently he's got some real dance moves...
Full Release: Ilana Glazer
October 13, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBSamantha Bee talks to Broad City star Ilana Glazer about the need to do comedy, understanding the political system, and dancing with former AG Eric Holder. Apparently he's got some real dance moves... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Release: Chris Hayes
October 06, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBSamantha Bee talks to MSNBC host Chris Hayes about President Trump's Covid diagnosis, the plan for election night, and why bad things happen when he and his wife have date-night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chris Hayes
October 06, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBSamantha Bee talks to MSNBC host Chris Hayes about President Trump's Covid diagnosis, the plan for election night, and why bad things happen when he and his wife have date-night.