This week, S.E. challenges her cardinal rule here on Off the Cupp (no politics!) with a most delightful and very much politically engaged guest, Bradley Whitford. It's not just Bradley's tenure as White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in Aaron Sorkin's beloved drama the West Wing that makes him particularly political. Bradley is also putting himself in the mix every chance he gets — advocating for political candidates, policies, and social justice issues. He just can't help himself. S.E. and Bradley talk about his childhood as youngest kid, "the mistake's friend," finding his people through theater, and some incredible near misses in his illustrious career. They also talk about the sometimes debilitating power of confidence, monitoring their media intake, stimulation overload. It's also a very presidential lightning round!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jemele Hill on the WNBA, mental health in sports, and why there's no escaping politics
This week, S.E. sits down with sports journalist, commentator and Spolitics podcast host, Jemele Hill. S.E. and Jemele have a lot of shared knowledge and experience, both coming and finding their place in the TV journalism world. They talk about where those worlds intersect, where they diverge, and how politics is, despite anyone's best efforts, inescapable. Jemele brings us back to her cub reporting days, newsroom antics, and how she climbed her way into a white, male dominated world. She talks about facing backlash, stepping into her courage to get louder, and riding the media wave. And prepare yourself for one of the most controversial lightning round answers we've ever heard! If you like this conversation — which you will — you have got to go listen and follow Jemele's fantastic politics, Spolitics, wherever you listen to your favorite shows.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Stephen Kellogg on midlife crises, admitting you're wrong, and pizza
This week, S.E. sits down with a friend! The singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg joins S.E. in the iHeart studio to talk about why he's searching for a pivot, the toll of being a touring musician, and the moments of failure he's learned from. As a father to four, he also shares his best parenting hacks and how he and his longtime partner make it work. S.E. and Stephen also get into some controversial opinions about the best pizza (is it *really* in New Haven?!) AND who he thinks is America's best singer-songwriter of all time (his answers may surprise you). Stephen Kellogg's latest album,"To you, old friend.", is out now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jay Mohr on ego, aging, and dad’s all nighter
This week it’s Jay Mohr! S.E. sits down with the stand-up comedian and host of the “Mohr Stores” podcast to talk about his early career, 90s male archetypes, and how he’s transitioning into this second half of life and career. Jay talks about his journey to sobriety, his lows, and rebuilding the bridges he had burned. And it’s a very Jay lightning round with questions about Nascar, SNL, and the greatest joke writer of all time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S.E.’s Talkin’ Coffee … and bustin’ myths
It’s all the news that’s fit to sip! In this episode of Talkin’ Coffee, S.E. chats with her producers, Lauren and Derrick, about common coffee-related myths. Does drinking coffee actually stunt your growth? What about dehydration? Then, we take to the skies for news of a certain brand collaboration that has S.E. soaring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S.E. Cupp needs a break -- from the news, from politics, from the triggering headlines and heated discussions … from the mental load of it all. Off the Cupp is just that. It’s a place to get loose and personal, to talk about what’s going on in our lives - beyond (and, yes, maybe because of) the news. Through a lens of mental health, S.E. invites her famous guests — celebrities, athletes, authors, journalists, politicians, reality stars — to share their life stories, their trials and tribulations and to talk about what it’s like living in this world, even when this world can feel like a lot.
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