Josh Radnor
Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky
Wondery
4.6 • 728 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
This week on Reclaiming, we sit down with actor, writer, and musician Josh Radnor for a soulful, searching conversation about identity, creativity, and the lessons that come from letting go. Josh reflects on the surreal weight of becoming a household name through How I Met Your Mother—and the years it took to untangle his sense of self from the character of Ted Mosby. He opens up about his deepening relationship with music, the healing path of spiritual exploration—including transformative experiences with ayahuasca—and how those journeys helped him reconnect with purpose beyond fame. We also unpack the value of failure, the discomfort of being misunderstood, and why Josh believes that confronting our self-consciousness, rather than avoiding it, can be one of the most powerful catalysts for personal growth.
Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign up now at https://wondery.fm/wonderynewsletter
Listen to Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/reclaiming-with-monica-lewinsky now.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Wonderie Plus subscribers can listen to reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky early and ad free right now. |
| 0:06.4 | Join Wonderly Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:10.3 | Or you can listen for free wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:19.9 | Hi. On today's episode, I spoke with actor and musician Josh Radner. You might know Josh from his role as Ted Mosby on the cult classic TV show, How I Met Your Mother. But Josh also has this whole other creative life, writing deep thoughts on his substack, directing films, and touring with his new music. |
| 0:39.4 | I wanted to talk to Josh, because he's kind of been on his own reclaiming path, defining |
| 0:43.9 | himself and his creative voice outside of the character he played for nine years. And the insights |
| 0:49.6 | just flow from him. Anyway, I hope you find something in our chat to connect to, and thanks so much for |
| 0:55.5 | joining us on reclaiming. |
| 1:04.0 | Hi, Josh. |
| 1:05.0 | Hi, Monica. |
| 1:06.7 | Thank you so much for being here, especially since I know you have a show tonight, right? |
| 1:11.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:11.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:12.2 | So I wish this were live. |
| 1:13.9 | Then we could be plugging your show. |
| 1:15.9 | But I'm sure you'll play again in L.A. |
| 1:18.6 | I will. |
| 1:19.5 | And I love playing here. |
| 1:21.0 | I lived here for so many years. |
| 1:22.2 | And I still, my heart's still partly here. |
| 1:25.2 | Yeah. |
| 1:25.5 | You know, I'm always a great, I don't know if you're like this, |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 5 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Wondery, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Wondery and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.