Podcast
Meeting Tom Cruise
Hosted by Alek Lev & Douglas Matejka · EN
Hosts Jeff Meacham (Black•ish) and Joel Johnstone (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) love Tom Cruise. They are inspired by Tom Cruise. But they’ve never met Tom Cruise. So, they’re going to bring on some celebrity guests who have. This weekly podcast will feature incredible, personal stories about meeting the legendary star, and maybe one of those stories will lead Jeff and Joel to The Man himself so that one day, they will have stories of their own. Stories of meeting Tom Cruise. It’s not… impossible.
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When Rosie Met Tommy
Aug 10, 202101:02:55Tap to summarizeFor this final episode of Season One of Meeting Tom Cruise, Jeff is thinking about the importance of underwear in the Cruise filmography. We’re sorry. We answer the question, “What have you learned this season?” (Hint: We have learned nothing this season.) And as our guest, we have the woman who broke open the doors for Public Displays of Tom Cruise Affection; the woman who turned Meeting Tom Cruise into an art form; the woman who will always and forever know him simply as Tommy. We are honored, thrilled – and clearly a little giddy – to have with us: the great Rosie O’Donnell. Follow Rosie at the coolest handle on Twitter: @Rosie And yep, on Instagram too: @Rosie Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Anthony Anderson meets Cruise... Scorsese... and... and...
Aug 3, 202100:55:27Tap to summarizeThat time Anthony Anderson met Martin Scorsese. That time Anthony Anderson met James Earl Jones. That time Anthony Anderson met Eddie Murphy. And yes, that time Anthony Anderson (really close to almost) met Tom Cruise. That time Anthony Anderson told us all about them. It's all here, as we near the end•ish of our season. Follow Anthony on TWITTER and INSTAGRAM. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Season’s Meetings – An MTC Retrospective
Jul 27, 202101:00:21Tap to summarizeWe’re a best-of, greatest hits, top picks, hot takes kind of group, and on this week’s episode we bring you highlights (oh, we also like highlights) of this first season of Meeting Tom Cruise. You’ll hear from (deep breath): Jay Ellis, Malin Akerman, Gloria Calderón Kellitt, Jay “Foggy” Hayden, David Alan Basche, Lisa Ann Walter, Kevin Pollak, Christy Meyers, Sarah Wright Olsen, Cousin Sal, Evan Ferrante, Dan Patrick, Anthony Natale, Victoria Kelleher, Craig O’Brien, Benito Martinez, Vinessa Shaw, Marc Blucas and… and… Anthony Anderson and Rosie O’Donnell. Meeting Tom Cruise. It’s getting less impossible by the day. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Meeting ”Light the Fuse” – Crossover Episode
Jul 20, 202101:01:44Tap to summarizeIt’s four hosts… two podcasts… and one obsession. On this crossover episode of Meeting Tom Cruise, Jeff and Joel talk with Drew Taylor and Charles Hood, hosts of the long-running LIGHT THE FUSE podcast, a show about all things Mission Impossible. To call this just a deep dive is an insult to deep things and divers. Drew and Charles know all there is to know about Impossible series, and Jeff and Joel… they… uh… have also seen those movies. Check out the Light the Fuse WEBSITE. Follow the show on TWITTER and INSTAGRAM. … and of course listen to their show on APPLE PODCASTS. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Meeting Joel and Alek
Jul 13, 202100:47:08Tap to summarizeIt’s the episode no one asked for but everyone’s gonna get! After (kinda) answering this week’s question -- Which role that Cruise turned down would you like to have seen him play? -- the guys take a deep dive into shallow waters, learning about what Joel Johnstone and Alek Lev were doing right up until the moment when they never met Tom Cruise. Follow Joel Johnstone on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. Don’t follow Alek Lev on INSTAGRAM or TWITTER. But please do follow the show on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Shrinking Jeff Meacham
Jul 6, 202100:52:58Tap to summarizeDan Patrick told us that we should have a therapist on to talk about our issues. He told us: “Get help.” And so… we did. We now present this (first?) installment of Shrinking Jeff Meacham with psychotherapist Karyn Rosenberg. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Marc Blucas Blows our Blucin’ Minds
Jun 29, 202101:02:43Tap to summarizeLet’s just put it this way: Marc started talking, and even BEFORE he told us about the time he met Tom Cruise on the set of KNIGHT AND DAY, we had ALREADY decided that this episode would be Nothin’ but Blucas. (And yes, that’s a “nothin’ but net” reference, which is appropriate for someone whose best man was San Antonio Spur’s Hall-of-Famer Tim Duncan.) But yes. Marc met Tom. And Cameron Diaz. And started a business with Dale Earnhardt. Oh, just listen to the show! Also follow Marc on INSTAGRAM. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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(Part 2) Eyes Wide Shut the Front Door – with Vinessa Shaw
Jun 22, 202100:54:46Tap to summarizeThe conclusion of our talk with Vinessa Shaw, who played DOMINO in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 film EYES WIDE SHUT. Follow Vinessa on TWITTER and on INSTAGRAM. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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(Part 1) Eyes Wide Shut the Front Door – with Vinessa Shaw
Jun 15, 202100:50:13Tap to summarizeEpisode 117: (Part 1) Eyes Wide Shut the Front Door – with Vinessa Shaw It took Stanley Kubrick and Tom Cruise four hundred record-breaking days to film EYES WIDE SHUT, and it’s gonna take Jeff, Joel, and Alek two episodes to figure it all out. Listen to three guys with little or no expertise analyze and critique a film that has challenged, delighted, frustrated, and confounded audiences and film historians for two decades, and settle in for a true insider’s look at the workings of Kubrick and Cruise with our special guest, Vinessa Shaw, who played the role of DOMINO in the 1999 film. Follow Vinessa on TWITTER and on INSTAGRAM. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Benito Martinez + Rotten Tomatoes Quiz Show
Jun 8, 202100:56:28Tap to summarizeJeff may have been thinking about Tom Cruise this week, but somehow we wind up discussing Alek’s (lack of) drinking habits; We play the first installment of the Rotten Tomatoes Quiz Show; and our guest is the fantastic Benito Martinez who tells of his days with Tom making American Made. Follow Benito on TWITTER. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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