Podcasts by Doin It with Mike Sacks... and Rob!

Vince Gilligan from 2021-09-14T23:21:34

Mike Sacks interviews the great Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and Mike reads a pet adoption notice for a demon-possessed pooch. Might you be interested? This episode...

Jon Ronson from 2021-09-14T23:20:24

Mike is back for 2017! He gets in touch with yet another girlfriend, his high school prom date who dumped him for another guy. And Mike talks with writer and investigative journalist Jon Ronson abo...

Jen Statsky from 2021-09-14T23:18:55

Mike talks comedy with Jen Statsky, writer for Parks and Recreation, Hello Ladies, Lady Dynamite, and the upcoming fall NBC sitcom, The Good Place, starring Ted Danson and Kristen Bell! Producer Ro...

Dr. Jeff Szymanski from 2021-09-14T23:17:47

Mike interviews Dr. Jeff Szymanski, PhD, executive director of the International OCD Foundation. This episode was produced by Rob Schulte. http://robkschulte.com

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Julie Klausner & Billy Domineau from 2021-09-14T23:15:33

Mike catches up with an old friend. It goes badly. Mike interviews Julie Klausner, the creator and co-star of "Difficult People," and Billy Domineau, the author of the "Seinfeld 9/11" script.
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Louis Theroux on Scientology . . . and a spooky story from 2021-09-14T23:14:52

Mike Sacks chats with Louis Theroux about Scientology, other cults and creating "My Scientology Movie." Rob shares a writing piece he's working on for an independent theater group. This episode was...

Gus Blankman from 2021-09-14T22:16:16

Mike interviews the irascible Gus Blankman, the 70-year-old comedy writer responsible for all the best rap sketches from the 1990s. Gus physically threatens Mike, and Mike is still confused. This e...

Byrd Leavell from 2021-09-14T22:15:34

Mike interviews his literary agent Byrd Leavell of Waxman/Leavell about the best (and worst) ways for you to acquire an agent and get your book published. Byrd shoots the facts straight and true. T...

Neal Pollack from 2021-09-14T22:15:06

An interview with writer Neal Pollack about Hollywood, hustling, and his relationship with Dave Eggers. Also, Mike apologizes to all of his listeners for his many transgressions, including once cal...

Megan Amram from 2021-09-14T22:13:45

Mike plays a song from his upcoming hit musical "Nutty Smile," about the life and times of the great 39th President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter, and speaks with comedy writer Mega...

Bill Hader And Beth Newell from 2021-09-11T17:03:18

0:0:01 | Mr. Rogers Interviews A Bassist 0:03:30 | Herb Alpert & Public Enemy Mashup 0:13:29 | Interview With Beth Newell Of Reductress 0:33:44 | NPR Fan Fiction 0:42:26 | Babbling Elvis 0:50:1...

Arthur Meyer and Eric Spitznagel from 2021-09-11T13:58:10

Interview with Arthur Meyer of The Tonight Show Worst Club DJ In the World! Interview with Eric Spitznagel, Author of Old Records Never Die, about Comedy and LPs and Being Stephen Colbert's "Secret...

Episode 10: Etan Cohen from 2021-09-11T13:57:36

Mike interviews writer/director Etan Cohen of "Idiocracy," "Tropic Thunder," and "Get Hard." Paul Lynde gets cheeky. Mike's friend commits suicide. This episode was produced by Rob Schulte http://w...

Adam Wade from 2021-09-11T13:57:22

Sweet Axl Rose talks dirty and an interview with storyteller extraordinaire Adam Wade, 20-time Moth Slam winner.

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Dan Powell from 2021-09-11T13:56:54

Mike tells some hilarious jokes that don't end hilariously and a fascinating interview with comedy great Dan Powell, executive producer of Inside Amy Schumer.

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Mike Gets in Touch: Part 1 from 2020-09-30T04:00

Mike reaches out to an old friend and things don't go so well.

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Emma Allen from 2020-06-17T17:31:56

Today fresh from the archives, Mike's interview with Emma Allen from 2015. Back then Emma was the daily shouts and murmurs editor. Today Emma is also the cartoon editor for New Yorker.

David Sedaris from 2020-05-30T22:21:25

A re-edited and re-imagined version of the pilot episode of Doin' It with Mike Sacks. You'll hear a classic rock DJ suffering a nervous breakdown, some odd found audio of Colonel Sanders and Lar...