Nathan Fielder, The Wizard of Loneliness
Eating For Free
Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson
4.8 • 535 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2025
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
In which we dive deep into the latest controversial press coverage surrounding Nathan Fielder and his new HBO Max documentary series 'The Rehearsal'
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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.
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Nathan Fielder Created a Fake Singing Competition for 'The Rehearsal.' One Contestant Lost $10,000 and Feels Betrayed: 'I Signed Up to Be a Singer, Not a Lab Rat' (EXCLUSIVE), 05/12/25 [Variety]
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| 0:00.0 | Um, um, sir, I'm receiving an emergency call from the offices. |
| 0:12.7 | Uh, apparently the broadcasters are saying that there's a new episode out of HBO's the rehearsal. |
| 0:18.8 | And they're saying that a... I'm sorry, sir. |
| 0:22.3 | The what? I just won't make sure I'm reading this email right. The rehearsal. Have you ever heard of that show, Nathan Fielder? Like a dress rehearsal? Have you ever seen... Nathan for you. Nathan for you. Have you ever seen it? Nathan for you? No. No, I haven't heard it. Okay. Well, it's this guy, Nathan Fielder, and he plays pranks, but they're kind of real, too. |
| 0:40.7 | Oh, oh, I haven't heard about it. Well, it's this guy, Nathan Fielder, and he plays pranks, but they're kind of real, too. |
| 0:40.6 | Oh, oh, like America's Funniest Home Videos? |
| 0:43.7 | I mean, yeah, kind of like that, but also, it's like different also. |
| 0:50.9 | Like, what are they doing? |
| 0:53.3 | They're doing pranks, but also it's sort of a long-form meditation on the human experience. |
| 1:01.3 | Meditation? |
| 1:02.5 | Yeah, so I'm just, I just want to make sure I read this email correctly. |
| 1:05.1 | Are these about men having a good time or what? |
| 1:06.5 | I don't understand. |
| 1:07.4 | This doesn't make sense to me. |
| 1:08.4 | Our broadcast and affiliate partners are saying that Nathan Fielder in the new episode on |
| 1:15.4 | Max is accusing us at Paramount of being Nazis. |
| 1:24.1 | Nazis? |
| 1:25.6 | He says in the new episode that we're Nazis, |
| 1:29.4 | and he's actually apparently reconstructed an entire replication of the Paramount offices, |
| 1:36.6 | like they're the Nazi headquarters. |
| 1:37.8 | These people at Max have some crazy ideas. |
| 1:42.5 | I just want to ask if you've spoken to her about this. |
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