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Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers

Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers

Personal Journals, Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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This week on the pod, Seth and Josh welcome Josh Johnson! Josh talks about growing up in Alexandria, Louisiana, his path from working a variety of jobs to becoming one of comedy’s most prolific voices, and the moves that took him from Louisiana to Chicago and eventually New York. He also shares stories about family travel, including childhood road trips across the South, annual vacations with his girlfriend, mom, and aunt, and a memorable trip to Hawaii where the ocean literally knocked his family off their feet! Plus, he discusses the success of his HBO Max special Symphony and his upcoming Comedy Band Camp Tour. -------------------------Get your tickets for Family Trips Live!8/12 - Philadelphia: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/family-trips-with-the-meyers-brothers-il7k6b8/13 - Boston: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/family-trips-with-the-meyers-brothers-iipsfk ------------------------- Support our sponsors: Quince Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to https://Quince.com/trips for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. IQ Bar Text TRIPS to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply. ------------------------- Family Trips is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Theme song written and performed by Jeff Tweedy. ------------------------- About the Show: Lifelong brothers Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers ask guests to relive childhood memories, unforgettable family trips, and other disasters! New Episodes of Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers are available every Tuesday. ------------------------- Executive Producers: Rob Holysz, Jeph Porter, Natalie Holysz Creative Producer: Sam Skelton Coordinating Producer: Derek Johnson Video Editor: Josh Windisch Mix & Master: Josh Windisch Episode Artwork: Analise Jorgensen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've been following the Epstein case, and Filthy Rich by James Patterson really goes behind the news headlines.
0:06.0	The oddest thing about the search is that someone appears to have gone through the house, gotten rid of incriminating materials, but left many clues behind.
0:17.0	Knowing it's based on real interviews and court documents, I couldn't stop listening.
0:22.0	It's one of those news stories we're still trying to process.
0:25.0	Filthy Rich by James Patterson and must listen for true crime fans.
0:28.9	Now on Spotify.
0:30.1	Hey, Pashi.
0:31.6	Hey, Sufi.
0:32.7	Very exciting news, Pashi.
0:35.2	What's that?
0:36.2	We're going to be doing our live live our first american live family trips shows
0:41.7	yeah i'm very excited i'm i'm i'm pretty i mean i'm excited for both of them but i'm particularly
0:47.4	excited for the first one you're excited for philly yeah because i've never been to philly you've
0:53.0	never been to philly i know and i been to Philly. I know. And I like,
0:55.5	I keep meeting people from Philly. Um, I saw the Roots picnic this year, uh, this weekend, uh, at
1:02.6	the, uh, Hollywood Bowl and, uh, famously a Philly, Philly band. And, uh, yeah, I sort of like,
1:10.6	you know, I have so much love for
1:11.9	Pittsburgh and i just feel like i know philly's not Pittsburgh yeah um but uh you know we
1:20.1	we did a lot of chatter for uh visit baltimore last year which is a town i really want to get to
1:26.2	and i feel like fillies in that same get to. And I feel like Philly's in that same
1:27.8	kind of pocket. Yeah. You feel like maybe you should have done a little bit more for Philly while
1:33.2	you were shouting out Baltimore all the time? I'm doing it now. I'm going there. We're going.
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