Double Date with Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue
Episodes
How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to the science, it really is better to give than receive. Donating a dollar; sharing a kind word or lending someone a hand changes lives, bu...
Decoding Genetic Cancer Risk with Dr. Susan Domchek from Decoding Women's Health
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Susan Domchek joins the show to talk about the importance of knowing your genetic history, using genetic testin...
From Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Poynor: Decoding Brain Fog
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s a preview of a new Pushkin podcast, Decoding Women’s Health. On Decoding Women’s Health, Dr. Elizabeth Poynor makes the scien...
Michael J. Fox & Tracy Pollan
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We visited America’s sweethearts on Manhattan’s East Side and found them as devoted and candid as ever. During a short period in the late 80’s,...
Rob & Michele Reiner
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t drop in on Rob and Michele and not expect a lively conversation and a whole lotta laughs. This clever, committed couple knows how to use ...
Reverend Jesse & Jacqueline Jackson
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two American icons of social justice, the Reverend and Jackie have trailblazed across history and endured threats — all the while raising their chil...
Bryan Cranston & Robin Dearden
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan and Robin met as actors when he had to kidnap her on a TV show. Friends first, their attraction blossomed later — like a lightbulb turned on ...
What We're Listening To: Rich and Daily
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Double Date listeners. While we're off this week, we wanted to share with you a fun new show from Wondery. Rich and Daily delivers laughs and all...
David & Mary Boies
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The role most people know David Boies for is not “husband.” But our interview with this legendary litigator and his whipsmart wife showed us how...
John & Justine Leguizamo
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How “Mambo Mouth” found love and lived happily ever after. New Yorkers to the core, John and Justine combined his Latin roots with her Jewish he...
President Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you get to talk to a former President and First Lady — about love? Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter explain how they’ve kept their marria...
Sanjay & Rebecca Gupta
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just a couple of kids from Michigan — Sanjay and Rebecca nonetheless had deep backgrounds that were very different. But interweaving his Indian fam...
Introducing Committed
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While we take a break this week, we're bringing you something special. Marlo and Phil spent the past year interviewing other couples about what makes...
Judges Judy & Jerry Sheindlin
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
She’s a nonstop dynamo, he’s a mensch, and they’ve been married not once but twice — to each other! With a year apart, and many lessons learn...
Patricia Cornwell & Staci Gruber
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a juggernaut crime novelist falls for a whip-smart neuroscientist, you kinda figure it won’t be ho-hum. Patricia met Staci during a research t...
George Stephanopoulos & Ali Wentworth
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When they were getting fixed up by a friend, Ali was ho-hum about the prospect. Good thing she went anyway. This odd couple of proper-news-achor-mee...
Rodney & Holly Robinson Peete
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On their first date, the NFL quarterback admired how this successful actress sauced up her fries and how she looked in her daisy dukes. A quarter cen...
Bob Woodward & Elsa Walsh
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you go to DC to visit two journalists at the heart of modern American political history, you don’t expect also to get a deep insight into the m...
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to TV, Kelly is usually in our living room, not the other way around. During this hilarious and intimate visit at the gorgeous apartment she an...
Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ted was a self-proclaimed “hot mess” in 1994 when he met Mary in a cast meeting for the film “Pontiac Moon.” During our magical visit to thei...
John McEnroe & Patty Smyth
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you get when you pair a strong-willed tennis legend with a spitfire rockstar? John and Patty welcomed us to their spacious apartment on Manha...
Ray & Anna Romano
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody loves Ray, but no one knows his true heart and enduring neuroses better than Anna, his adorable wife of over 30 years. They met working at ...
Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before they met, Neil and David were two hot young actors often up for the same gigs. With love, determination and laughs, they've long since made sur...
Sting & Trudie Styler
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We visit Sting and Trudie’s stylish New York apartment to find out how Sting disdains a hot temper, Trudie knows which women will catch his eye, and...
Viola Davis & Julius Tennon
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Viola and Julius found deep love in the land of Opposites Attract. We visit their charming home in Southern California to find out who is the emotion...
Coming Soon: Double Date
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue fell in love on live television and wed over 40 years ago. Eavesdrop as they visit the homes of famous long-marrieds fo...