Danielle with…Tom Bergeron
Pod Meets World
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Danielle is foxtrotting back into the ballroom to hang with the host who was there for the DWTS universe Big Band, Tom Bergeron!
Tom shares his memories of the early seasons, and what his expectations were for a show trying to bring competitive dancing to the forefront of pop culture.
Plus, we get some expert advice for any new contestants coming on the show, and learn the exact recipe for making a great host, as we tango with Tom Bergeron on a new Danielle With…!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:20.2 | It's been a minute, but welcome back to Danielle Whith, a podcast that at one time |
| 0:26.0 | faithfully followed my journey from normal, everyday plebe, to exceptional, exceptional, |
| 0:32.5 | professional dancer. |
| 0:34.7 | And now with announcements and events popping up all over pop culture, the season has |
| 0:40.6 | returned. It's officially time to talk, Dancing with the Stars. I'm excited to be diving back into |
| 0:47.7 | the universe at the end of July at Dancing with the Stars Khan, 26, in Palm Springs, California, where |
| 0:53.1 | I'll be partaking in the festivities and |
| 0:55.5 | endlessly complaining about the heat. Tickets available now. And they've already welcomed |
| 1:01.0 | three new cast members for season 35, reality TV stars, Mora Higgins and Sierra Miller, |
| 1:07.5 | and Savannah Banana's baseball player Jackson Olson. |
| 1:11.5 | But none of this could be possible without the contributions of this week's special guest. |
| 1:18.0 | There's been a lot of Mount Rushmore talk on social media this year, and I think you'd be |
| 1:22.7 | hard pressed to leave this legend off when it comes to Dancing with the Stars variation. |
| 1:28.3 | Originally, a radio DJ with stops in New Hampshire and Boston, he did the unthinkable and |
| 1:33.7 | did have a face for TV, landing local hosting spots, including a teenage discussion series |
| 1:40.0 | called RAP. |
| 1:42.1 | Spelled RAP. |
| 1:44.1 | I'm going to need to know everything about that. |
| 1:47.0 | And then the floodgates opened. Three years at FX and Fox guest hosts on Good Morning |
| 1:52.9 | America and a gig that landed him the daytime Emmy for outstanding game show host, Hollywood |
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