Fail Better with David Duchovny Podcast
1) Fail Again: A Forensic Analysis with Emily Deschanel
This episode originally aired July 8, 2025. My interview with Emily was one of our most popular of 2025, so we’re playing it again to cap off the year. Emily Deschanel spent over a decade portra...Show More
2) David Duchovny Gets Weird with Pete Holmes
While we’re on holiday break, I wanted to share one of my favorite conversations from 2024 — my appearance on Pete Holmes’s podcast, You Made It Weird. Pete and I dive into the big s...Show More
3) Fail Again: Catching Up with Gillian Anderson
This episode originally aired on November 12, 2024. Gillian Anderson and I share a connection unlike any other. The Dana Scully to my Fox Mulder, we are the only ones who understand what the other was...Show More
4) John Seabrook’s Family Was the Vegetable Version of ‘Succession’
John Seabrook is a journalist and author best known for his work at The New Yorker magazine. This means he didn’t go into the family business: large-scale industrial agriculture. During their he...Show More
5) The Many Lives of Peter Weller
Sitting across from Dr. Peter Weller — another actor/author/academic like myself — I knew I was in for an engaging conversation. But as Peter explained the shape his life has taken, I saw ...Show More
6) Introducing: Don't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody
For the Thanksgiving holiday, who better to hear from than a family who has fought hard for the communication, compromise, and comedy that fuels their daily lives? Don’t Listen To Us is an...Show More
7) Kyle MacLachlan (Directed by David Lynch)
The actor Kyle MacLachlan readily acknowledges the immense impact that the late director David Lynch had on his life and career. After making his on-screen debut starring in Lynch's sci-fi epic Dune (...Show More
8) How Megan McArdle Became a Liberal-tarian
As a columnist for the Washington Post, Megan McArdle tackles the most fraught political topics of our time. So why did we spend so much time talking about pie? It turns out, it's all connected. We di...Show More
9) Waxing Poetic with Jia Tolentino (Live at Strand)
Back in September, I sat down with powerful writer and past guest Jia Tolentino at the Strand Bookstore in New York City to discuss my first poetry collection, About Time. This book is a poetic autobi...Show More
10) Failure? Success? Judd Apatow Says Give It 10 Years to Decide
Take a walk through Judd Apatow’s office, like I did, and you’ll be reminded of all the successful projects he’s helped create over the years: Anchorman, Bridesmaids, Superbad, The 4...Show More