Robert Downey Jr: History Class (Re-Release)

Literally! With Rob Lowe

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week, we're looking back at Rob's 2024 conversation with his old friend, Robert Downey Jr! Rob is talking to his former high school classmate and longtime friend: the great Robert Downey Jr. Hear them discuss their shared memories from Santa Monica High School, surviving the 1980s, the genius of Christopher Nolan, and growing from setbacks. Got a question for Rob? Call our voicemail at (323) 570-4551. Your question could get featured on the show!

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0:00.0	My God, what a gift this has been to the audience.
0:04.7	Oh, God.
0:06.5	So funny.
0:19.1	Hey, everybody, welcome to literally.
0:25.4	This is one of the great podcasts that I have had the pleasure to do.
0:33.9	I'm sitting here, Robert Downey Jr.'s palatial estate. I mean, it's so downy. The whole thing is downy.
0:38.3	He's got, I don't even know how to describe it because he at the end of the day is kind of indescribable he there's only one of him he is a unique unique characters you're about to
0:44.2	find out happily i've known him since probably i was 15 and my ongoing relationship with him is one of the great loves of my life. And it's been
1:01.2	a while. We were trying to get this to happen to get him on the show. And we did it. It's happening.
1:05.2	It's happening right now. Let's go. R.D.J. Oh, RDJ!
1:18.1	I feel like you should take control of this podcast.
1:19.2	You're probably right.
1:20.7	Because you've taken control of everything.
1:21.4	We've had lunch.
1:21.8	Yep.
1:23.5	At your beautiful compound.
1:24.7	Had a little property tour.
1:25.9	We had a property tour.
1:28.4	We captured a lot of content of us getting ready. I thought two guys who have a lot of history forever, but a lot of our initial forays go back to the 80s.
1:38.0	And I thought, why not do two guys from the 80s get ready for a podcast?
1:41.6	I think it's good.
1:42.3	I haven't had this much rouge on since Studio 54,
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