Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I don’t like stars of finished tv shows doing podcasts. There’s one I like specifically that I won’t name here, but otherwise I find it annoying. I’ve tried many. I also do get why some find the background noise here a problem. Everything was working against this podcast being for me. But it started with Jesse (a generation’s most underrated gay actor) interviewing Julie Bowen (a woman I pretended to have a crush on when I was still in the closet because I loved her so much on NBC’s Ed, look it up and demand they stream it somewhere). Also they had pretty fantastic chemistry for eleven years on Modern Family so I gave it a try. It was a great first episode. And Ferguson is really, really good at this, continuing his streak of being a secret underrated superhero.

I don’t typically review shows, but this one has been such a comfortable, simple listen lately. It’s my drive to work show. Jesse is really good with his flow, it’s very casual and he isn’t rehearsed or fake. He does a wonderful job making you feel like you’re sitting at the table with him. I like that the episodes are about an hour but I DO wish the ads were shorter/less. I find that with certain guests, I would have liked a few more minutes of story telling rather than a condensed version of the convo to accommodate more ads. Although I love watching Jesse on screen, I hope he keeps the show going for a long time!

If you are a fan of speaking the English language you will be surprised and confused by how others speak it and how Nicole and Jesse speak. Nicole: “It really resignated with the audience.” She means resonated. Also, resignated is not a word. Jesse: “I felt like I was being protected..gave me this coat of armor.” There is no phrase coat of armor. It is coat of arms. Jesse: “People call me out about movies. I have never seen The Godfather.” Nicole: “Martin Scorsese. I met him recently. I am a big fan.” (Francis Ford Coppola was the director of The Godfather. Scorsese had nothing to do with it).

I would love this podcast if it weren’t for the very loud background noise! Couldn’t even listen to the Sandra Bernhard episode.