Double Date with Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue

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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 for intimate conversations about enduring love and all its challenges: family, career, conflict, addiction, illness, jealousy — everything that binds couples together or can break them apart.With lots of laughs around the coffee table, we hear private takes, internal struggles and hilarious anecdotes from the likes of Viola Davis & Julius Tennon; Sting & Trudie Styler; Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka; Ray & Anna Romano; John McEnroe & Patty Smyth; Ten Danson & Mary Steenburgen; Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos; Bob Woodward & Elsa Walsh; Rodney & Holly Robinson Peete; George Stephanopoulos & Ali Wentworth; Patricia Cornwell & Staci Gruber; Judges Judy & Jerry Sheindlin; Dr. Sanjay & Rebecca Gupta; President Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter; John & Justine Leguizamo; David & Mary Boies; Bryan Cranston & Robin Dearden; Jesse & Jacqueline Jackson; Rob & Michele Reiner; and Michael J. Fox & Tracy Pollan.iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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  • Bryan Cranston & Robin Dearden
    Jul 12, 2021 – 25:49
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  • David & Mary Boies
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  • John & Justine Leguizamo
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  • President Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter
    Jun 14, 2021 – 18:08
  • Sanjay & Rebecca Gupta
    Jun 7, 2021 – 24:08
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    May 24, 2021 – 24:52
  • Patricia Cornwell & Staci Gruber
    May 17, 2021 – 25:45
  • George Stephanopoulos & Ali Wentworth
    May 10, 2021 – 25:40
  • Rodney & Holly Robinson Peete
    May 3, 2021 – 33:34
  • Bob Woodward & Elsa Walsh
    Apr 26, 2021 – 27:24
  • Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos
    Apr 19, 2021 – 33:39
  • Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen
    Apr 12, 2021 – 30:41
  • John McEnroe & Patty Smyth
    Apr 5, 2021 – 24:48
  • Ray & Anna Romano
    Mar 29, 2021 – 27:18
  • Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka
    Mar 22, 2021 – 26:12
  • Sting & Trudie Styler
    Mar 15, 2021 – 25:51
  • Viola Davis & Julius Tennon
    Mar 3, 2021 – 28:16
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Recent Reviews
  • SewistJstarr4250
    But where are Marlo and Phil??
    It's been over two years since Phil and Marlo's last episode. They are very much missed and I hope they are well, however perhaps it's time to rename the podcast. A few random and unrelated podcasts have appeared and it's quite puzzling.
  • Azka Bhatti
    Season 2?
    Is there going to be another season with the other 20 out of 40 couples interviewed. I hope so. Would love to hear from them.
  • jenhawaii27
    Hoping for more episodes
    I love this podcast so much, I especially love the easy conversational interviewing style that Marlo and Phil have. Everyone always talks about how love starts, but what makes a successful relationship last is such a helpful subject. Thank you!
  • ☘️👩‍🦰
    Excellent Podcast
    The interviews are so interesting and Phil and Marlo are a great couple. I look forward to each segment.
  • gyuitr
    A real treat!
    I so hope Marlo and Phil continue this podcast. It is so enjoyable to listen to and I wished each episode would go on longer. One of my top podcast recommendations!
  • cybrgk
    Hanging with Friends
    Missing my friends Marlo and Phil. Hoping they are ok and come back soon. This is one of my fave podcasts. I’ve learned so much about marriage from them and their guests and I’ve been married for 11 years! Lol
  • mande's mom
    Love Love Love Double Date
    Great podcast. Marlo and Phil ask great questions and elicit meaningful conversations. Have even learned a thing or two!
  • annieo66
    Double Date
    Enjoyed all episodes. Marlo & Phil are excellent hosts. They ask insightful questions and reveal information about their relationship as well.
  • Rhyminrichie
    4 Stars with a comment
    This might not be fair because I’ve only heard one episode, but my initial reaction for what it’s worth is this:.I was really looking forward to hearing both of you again -Especially the great Phil Donahue and his interviewing. I think Marlo sounds great.. Very natural in her interview style…But I’m a big fan of both of you and I was surprised that Phil sounds so scripted- almost announcer-ish…He was always so off-the-cuff on his show throughout the years. I kind of want him to sound “looser”.. But I like the concept of the podcast and I wish you luck
  • Fun1894
    Ugh
    Four commercials in first ten minutes and one was a repeat. Why so many? It’s not like you have to struggle with monetizing.
  • Janet in Bothell
    Double date
    I love this show - they are great interviewers and the guests have been so interesting - so fun to hear how all these different relationships work!
  • JenDonohue
    What Makes a Marriage Last!
    What a perfect companion piece to the book! Being married 20 years, it was such a treat to read the book and the insights and stories, then to follow it up with the interviews here! Fantastic! My only fear is now after the first batch (series), they push it to a subscription based podcast (please don’t). If anyone hasn’t read the book, please do! It’s such a fantastic book and these podcasts compliment it so well. You won’t be disappointed.
  • Sweetpea1116
    I have learned so much from this podcast.
    My husband and I have been married 20 years and almost every podcast I listen to, I find something I can draw on. Not to mention that Marlo’s story is my story. I married a man who was raising his 4 kids on his own and she validated so much if what I went through, because it wasn’t a typical step mom situation. I raised these kids. Apart from that every week, I tell my husband “honey, you have to listen to this.” I have learned things that we should be better about and I have learned things I don’t want to do or be by listening. And yes, I, too, was crying at the end of Michael J Fox and Tracy Pollan. Wonderful. Can’t wait for season 2.
  • A independent voter
    Wonderful podcast
    Fabulous! Such great questions. Makes you think more about your own marriage. Michael J Fox and Tracy Poland’s interview made me cry too Marlo.
  • Tizzie Lish
    I only wish...
    ...that Marlo and Phil's voices were louder. On several episodes, it is obvious that they are sitting far from their guests and the microphones. The only episode I didn't enjoy as much as I had hoped was the one with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos because it was not a dialogue; it was a monologue. Marlo and Phil are exceptional listeners and their concept for this podcast is clever!
  • thelayabout
    Time Spent with Good Friends
    Longtime US talk-show host, Phil Donoghue, has teamed up with his wife Marlo Thomas to create a warm-hearted chat with guests on what makes a relationship work. Marlo is the daughter of entertainer Danny Thomas and an award-winning author of "Free to Be, You and Me." Their at-once familiar voices greet their guests, many who are personally known to them. Nice break from everything else. Their chat with Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle is particularly lovely and soothing.
  • Fun With 5
    So Enjoyable
    Love the venue! My husband and I too are in our fortieth year of marriage for all the same reasons of happiness and joy of all the couples I have listened to! I love the formate and the the shared conversations that happen in the podcast and can’t wait for more to come!
  • Lovetnt
    So thrilled I was led to this podcast
    I listen to Love Letters and Modern Love so you can see why Double Date needed to be in my life. Marlo and Phil are such wonderful interviewers. You can feel how much they love each other and they ask the perfect questions! It all touches my heart.In other news, I actually recommend this show to people who aren’t married and to people who seek a relationship that will be long lasting. Somehow I feel like this is the recipe for success. Thank you for all you do.
  • LadyWiggin
    Best Listen in years
    I admit I’m a podcast junkie. I have a variety of topics I enjoy. This podcast,however, has brought me so much joy it’s difficult to capture in words. I’ve always been a fan of these two and it just warms my heart to hear these interviews. My husband and I have been together for 33 years,and that’s a story in its own, and I still find value and things I can relate too in every podcast. It’s been refreshing and the best podcast listen in years. Thank you
  • MaggieRA
    Marlo & Phil
    Love the stories. You both tell the story. It’s nice to hear that these celebrities are real people and endure the way your fans do. Thank you for these beautiful stories
  • Yadimojo1973
    60 minutes
    Love, love, love the show! However, it’s not long enough. I know you must speak to them for longer than that and we want to hear it. Most podcasts are at least 60 minutes long and I want to hear more. The interviews are fantastic!
  • Judester531
    Wise, endearing conversations
    Love the combo of Marlo and Phil interviewing other couples with such enduring stories of love and marriage!
  • faithsm
    Sfm
    I find this podcast lovely and fascinating. My husband and I have had a loving and wonderful 41 year marriage and I very much enjoy hearing how other couples think about what makes their marriage work. Maybe you should interview those of us who are just “regular people “ in long term marriages!
  • vackil
    Heartwarming
    It’s so heartwarming to know that love like this is out there.
  • clueledd
    Love, love,love
    I am so enjoying these “double dates” so good to hear other people on love just great inspiring for me
  • Minny in cal
    Fun & intimate conversations with married couples!
    Thank you Marlo and Phil for your podcast! It is really helping me think about how to make such an important commitment work from the get go! I’m in my early 50s, and have never found myself in a relationship that was a match worthy of marriage. Hope to find such a match and to have a delightful marriage! Your podcast is preparing me.
  • Cpratte89
    Love
    This podcast is so sweet. I enjoy listening to these stories
  • Displeasedreader
    Surprising
    Perfect timing because at a first glance seems too short. Great questions which vary couple to couple. Lovely conversation. Like eavesdropping on a dinner party.
  • MariaRavelo
    Great listen
    I love that the story is told mostly by the guest couple, so that you don’t feel like it’s an interview! I actually feel like the couple is telling their story!
  • yogagirl56
    Fantastic and so interesting
    I love listening to these interviews. They are uplifting and funny and wise. I can't wait for the next one!!!
  • MegP1026
    Love
    But please stop eating on the podcast or whatever the back ground noises are
  • Burdie55
    A Great Start to the Week!
    Marlo
  • TAB_9000
    Charming but overacted
    The interviews are nice, but Marlo's intros are so painfully performative I can hardly stand it. The ad reads are equally horrid.
  • monkeygirl910
    Comical!
    These episodes are hilarious! Thank you for the entertainment! - Elle Madsen, Host of Lady Empire
  • Professional trainer
    What a gift!
    Two love birds sharing the real truth about life…,we are born to love!
  • Patricia McR
    Charming!
    These podcasts are wonderful! The conversations are engaging. You can feel the love!
  • cdavenpo
    Monday’s are good now!
    I look forward to Mondays every week - because this podcast comes out with a new session. The hosts are delightful, ask questions of the guests that cover many aspects of marriage - and speak of their own successful marriage. Their guests vary in many ways but all are very interesting and entertaining in their own right. Try this - so you’ll look forward to Mondays too!
  • 4Natasha
    I am single
    And I love this!!! I learn so much and I love the cohosts.
  • Sim0ne1
    Heartfelt, Insightful, and Fun
    It’s a pleasure to listen and learn from these longtime partners, who are so honest and generous about their struggles and joys as individuals and couples. And of course Marlo and Phil are as adorable as ever.
  • Susan2009
    Sage wisdom and Fun!
    Just found this and catching up on the back list. A fun conversation with two veteran interviewers who have a long marriage and a married couple (famous, so far). It’s like listening to a fun couples date ! Every marriage is different, but the little things and big things matter a lot. This peek behind the curtain of marriage, while very entertaining, also let’s you see that all marriages have difficulties, and all couples must find solutions that work for them. This podcast is for young and old, newly in relationship, and long time love. How to be happy. How to treasure each other. Mistakes to avoid. And, mostly, how to decide to be married and make it work, and have fun in the process!
  • Kkdobe
    Fun listen
    I look forward to this podcast and find it very entertaining.
  • Rhonda, California ☀️
    Entertaining and fun
    Just discovered this charming podcast. Love hearing these chats , and hearing what keeps marriages strong, fun and lasting. Coming up on 32 years married this month myself, I can appreciate hearing how others make their marriage work ❤️
  • GSM411
    My Favorite Podcast
    So interesting to listen to!
  • Jeanetteeee
    Instant mood booster
    Such a great wholesome podcast. It always leaves me in a happier mood and has some great love advice take-a-ways if you really pay attention. Cant go wrong with this feel good podcast.
  • love this song from him. CAN i
    Wonderful
    Love this show! Just keep it going......❤️👍🏻
  • lindad0008
    We need more podcasts like this!
    When most of media decides to focus on all that is wrong in the world Marlo and Phil bring us what the world needs most...love sweet love! This is one of my favorite podcasts. Each episode brightens my day and since happening upon this podcast I share it will everyone I know.
  • Rbe26
    Phenomenal!!
    Perfect podcast. Enlightening and fabulous premise
  • teresawnoh
    Great show!
    I love this podcast and I want to go on a double date with Marlo and Phil! It's a good premise and they do a terrific job with it.
  • mdnotes
    Bad audio quality
    Audio quality needs improvement. This is important specialty in a podcast!
  • Rafole
    Simply love it!
    Love the stories of all the couples. Congratulations on such a wholesome podcast!
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