Best Howtobreakintohollywood Podcasts (2025)

Answering the question you've been dying to know: who has the lowest Uber rating, Jay or Tony? We also discuss shortform TV, and parallels between TV and the music industry.

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#194 - European Celebs and Oysters 38:12

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7y ago38:12

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Bonjour mozerr-fackerrs. Jay and Tony discuss the importance of celebrity in selling TV, Tony's first experience with shellfish, and the ever-changing nature of the entertainment industry.

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# 193 - Kavanaughty By Nature 40:03

7y ago40:03

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See what we did there? KavaNAUGHTY. You're welcome, Maddow. We'll send a bill in the mail. Jay and Tony also discuss the Occu-Soap and music festivals.

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#192 - San Francisco is full of (human) poop 39:25

7y ago39:25

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Jay and Tony discuss shooting in a beautiful city filled with human crap. Some other topics include speakeasies, Iowans, taking notes during meetings, trans dancers and dead fish.

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#191 - Broken Ball Sacks and Bad Press 46:09

7y ago46:09

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Is all press good press? Also, it seems many people are getting injuries...down there.

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#190 - R.I.P. RESPECT 35:32

7y ago35:32

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We say a little prayer for you.

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#189 - Combination PIzza Hut and Taco Bell 44:02

7y ago44:02

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Yes, you heard us. We're at the Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Bitch.

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#188 - An EMERGENCY Podcast 40:51

7y ago40:51

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Drop everything. Sound the alarms. Jay and Tony went to an industry party and sh*t got weird.

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#187 - Breaking Down Our Recent Shoots 47:10

7y ago47:10

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Jay embarks on a new YouTube career. The guys unpack lessons from recent shoots.

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#186 - Kicking Rejection in the Crotch 39:43

7y ago39:43

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Welcome to the Rejection Hotline, Jay and Tony speaking.

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#185 - Congrats to Big Brother on 20 Seasons 1:02:47

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This is an encore presentation of Jay & Tony's interview with Big Brother Executive Producers Allison Grodner. Make sure you tune in to the premier on Wed June 27th on CBS.

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#184 - Realscreen & the Worst Pitches Ever 41:19

7y ago41:19

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Ever heard of a show called Adoption Island? We didn't think so.

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#183 - Stalking Aziz Ansari & the Art of Casting Tapes 46:08

7y ago46:08

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Spoiler alert, Aziz doesn't like being approached. Especially not by drunken producers.

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#182 - The Secret to Reality Producing 47:39

7y ago47:39

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One hint. It's not apathy.

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#181 - The Comedienne You Need to Know 48:26

7y ago48:26

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We're talking about Diversity in Hollywood, celeb packed parties, appealing to middle America and #Kanye. Listen up.

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#180 - The Mob and the Reality TV Producer 57:14

7y ago57:14

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This special guest goes by "Seahorse". Find out why.

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#179 - Cell Mates, Cell Phones & Budget Fights 40:06

7y ago40:06

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Welcome to D Block. At least you don't have to deal with network budgets though.

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#178 - Buyer vs. Seller 44:41

7y ago44:41

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And the winner is...nobody. We're all screwed.

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#177: YouTube, Loneliness & Viewer Mail 32:33

7+ y ago32:33

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Jay fails signing in @ YouTube, and gets replaced by a hat at a screening. Tony learns what a power bottom is.

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#176 - College Songs, Porn Mags & God 42:50

7+ y ago42:50

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Memories and entertainment. #playboy #UCBerkley #antisocialmedia

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#175 - Trump Gets Shit On By a King 38:09

7+ y ago38:09

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Louis XVI is up in this bitch.

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#174 - Black Hole in Our Hearts 22:49

7+ y ago22:49

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A Jay & Tony tribute to Stephen Hawking

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#173 - Don't Shower & Step Away From Your Tribe 37:16

7+ y ago37:16

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JK. Please shower responsibly.

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#172 - Styx, Seth Rogan and a bunch of Mariachis 35:49

7+ y ago35:49

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Welcome back. Buckle up.

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#171 - iCloud Sabotage & Return of the Doc 41:15

7+ y ago41:15

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Jay pees next to celebrities. Documentary is making a comeback.

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#170 - (PART 2) The happiest man in showbiz on writing UnReal, 3rd Rock & the '86 Mets 36:02

7+ y ago36:02

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Finish what you start. Writer & Co-EP of UnReal Seasons 3 & 4 (and a whole lot more) continues his chat with the guys.

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#169 - The happiest man in showbiz on writing UnReal, 3rd Rock & the ’86 Mets 30:11

7+ y ago30:11

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David Israel, Co-EP & writer of UnReal seasons 3 & 4 explains the comedy in drama, Tracy Morgan, what makes for a good writer's room & much more.

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#168 - Oprah Should Not be President & Russian Spies 41:28

7+ y ago41:28

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#Oprah2020 #TimesUp #TonyBathroomProblems

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#167 - Santa's Bold 2018 Predictions 26:08

7+ y ago26:08

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Live from the North Pole, it's Santa at his finest

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#166 - From Small Town to Prime Time 43:25

7+ y ago43:25

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This special guest explains how she went from 0 to hosting broadcast TV in 60 seconds. Well, not 60 seconds...the Southwest flight took several hours.

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#165 - Forging an Identity 43:15

7+ y ago43:15

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What's your brand in this TV clusterf***?

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#164 - Preachers, Predators & the Pursuit of Truth Tellers 37:37

7+ y ago37:37

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#MENghazi. Shoutout to the listener this episode is based on.

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#163 - Gratitude 35:30

7+ y ago35:30

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Happy Thanksgiving, world!

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#162 - The Woke Police 44:41

7+ y ago44:41

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Ever heard of him? Well somebody called him to pay a visit to the guys. Woke time.

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#161 - Louis C.K.'s Penis & "Network Needs" 41:24

7+ y ago41:24

41:24

Welcome to hell. Let's go.

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#160 - Circling the Drain of Creativity 40:18

7+ y ago40:18

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Round and round it goes. And round and round it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows.

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#159 - Harvey Weinstein Made Jay His Bitch 41:04

7+ y ago41:04

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A kick in the nuts or a pat on the back?

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#158 - Viewer Mail 37:34

7+ y ago37:34

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You asked the questions, now we’re answering them. Oh. And our assistant got kicked out of Soho House. WTF.

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#157 - 10-Minute TV 45:36

8y ago45:36

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Jeff Katzenberg, we need to talk. Other topics include the douchery of manspreading, Brits, and the art of living in the now (for $16).

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#156 - Comparing Penises 44:59

8y ago44:59

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Do Jay & Tony actually pull 'em out during this episode?? Don't ask me...Have HR's number saved on your speed dial and listen up!

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#155 - Welcome to Corporate (the Dean Ollins Story) 35:29

8y ago35:29

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Our guest opens up on how he moved from assistant in scripted comedy to development executive in unscripted. Meanwhile, our audience continues to bet on who can host a solo podcast better: Jay or Tony.

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#154 - Words Matter... Even in Strip Clubs 43:42

8y ago43:42

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The guys discuss Hollywood "lunches", the power of words, and you guessed it...Tony's newest encounter with a small smelly dead rodent.

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#153 - Yuman Nature 40:04

8y ago40:04

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The guys discuss Facebook TV, Jay's weird way of saying words beginning with the letter H, and putting small animals down to rest.

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#152 - The Streak is Dead 40:07

8y ago40:07

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Finally reunited after a couple of weeks, the guys discuss looking for differences vs similarities in people, automatic OOO email replies, and the few people of Guam that listen to our podcast.