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Fail Better with David Duchovny

Fail Better with David Duchovny

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To be human is to fail – period. And not just to fail once, but to fail a lot. As the author Samuel Beckett said: “Fail again. Fail better.” This saying means a lot to me and my family – so much so that my daughter got a tattoo of it. Why are we, and so many others, so deeply concerned by failure? And if it’s something we all do so often, why are we so afraid of it – especially those of us here in win-at-all-costs America? In this podcast, I sit down with successful, thoughtful people like Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Sean Penn and more to talk about failure – or what they labeled “failure,” but what was really an unparalleled opportunity for growth and revelation. I even want to delve into my own hardest moments, when I wrestled with setbacks, shame, and fear. We’ll still fail again. And again. But maybe if we fail better, we’ll feel better -- and maybe if we can all laugh together in failure, that's a start.

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  • Fail Again: Failure-ish with Kenya Barris

    Fail Again: Failure-ish with Kenya Barris
    Jan 6 2026

    This episode originally aired February 25, 2025

    Kenya Barris, the creator of "Black-ish", knows a thing or two about resilience. Eighteen failed pilots before he finally struck gold? That's dedication — and, as it turns out, a family value. I’d always been drawn to Kenya’s humor and storytelling, but during our conversation it really clicked how much his experience as a father — and, as he openly shared, navigating divorce — informs his work. We delve into the intricacies of comedic structure, the tightrope walk that is satire for Black creators, and the moral considerations of challenging the status quo. Plus, we reflect on our time on set together. I'm a huge fan of Kenya's, and if you aren’t already, I have a feeling you will be soon.

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  • Fail Again: A Forensic Analysis with Emily Deschanel

    Fail Again: A Forensic Analysis with Emily Deschanel
    Dec 30 2025

    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 portraying the brilliant and meticulous forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan on the hit crime procedural Bones. Yet, what many viewers never knew about was her personal battle behind that confident performance: diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia at a young age, Emily often struggled to master the intricate anatomical jargon week after week. Pushing through panic attacks on set and challenging moments with showrunner Hart Hanson, Emily persevered, going on to carry one of television's longest-running dramas. We look back at her career and unpack the very real demands of balancing constant filming with mental health, as well as raising a family, and we get into my experience directing her on Bones. I even toss my notecards aside to try to solve the true mystery of an authentic conversation.

    Fail Better is now on YouTube! Watch this episode here.

    You can watch and listen to Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo rewatch and revisit episodes of Bones and interview past cast and crew members on Boneheads.

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    59 m
  • David Duchovny Gets Weird with Pete Holmes

    David Duchovny Gets Weird with Pete Holmes
    Dec 23 2025

    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 stuff: creativity, aging, family, ego, spirituality, and why trying (and failing) is often the most interesting part of being human. It’s funny, thoughtful, and wonderfully weird in all the best ways.

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    1 h y 42 m
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This is such an amazing, relaxed conversation between friends, with so many interesting stories.

This is instantly my favourite podcast.

This is a Down to Earth View from the Top

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I started listening to this podcast out of my own live and appreciation for David Duchovny as an actor, musician, and writer and within the first few minutes of the first episode I realized I’d keep listening because it felt more real and raw than I was expecting. I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, and I’ve come to very big realizations through his various interviews and anecdotes that are inherently based on the fundamental truths we all face. I have enjoyed every guest he’s had on, even those I wasn’t familiar with, and I’m so thankful he’s decided to do this podcast on failure and how one can ultimately succeed through their failures. I highly recommend listening to this podcast, especially for those on the fence simply because of the thought “another celebrity pretending to be relatable, but I’m no where near famous or accomplished enough to relate” - this is NO WHERE near that. This podcast is filled with relatable, real problems, the thoughts and doubts that run through us all, and how everyone fails, and THAT’S OKAY.

Thank you for sharing this with us, David. I truly can’t say how much I appreciate your candid words, even if you have doubt about sharing them in the first place. They matter.

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