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A Bit of Optimism

We All Get Cancelled One Day with Somebody Feed Phil’s Phil Rosenthal

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Education, Careers, Self-improvement, Business

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

🚨  Chomp Alert! 🚨 We saw your comments — loud and crunchy. Turns out not everyone wants front-row seats to mouth sounds. Who knew? Skip to 29:29 to dodge most of the chewing. We promise, after that it’s just a few graceful nibbles of Basque cheesecake. 🧀🍰😅 _____________________________________ We turned the studio into a restaurant for the day—because when Phil Rosenthal’s in the house, you don’t just talk about food, you eat it! Phil—the genius behind Everybody Loves Raymond and Somebody Feed Phil—joins us for a heartfelt, hilarious meal where we dive into everything from sitcoms and food shows to gratitude, creativity, and finding joy in the everyday. Sure, we talk about the evolving world of television and the secrets to mastering great storytelling—but this episode isn’t just about food and show business.  Phil reveals the best life advice he’s ever received—and it might just change the way you live. As lovers of the LA food scene, we also used this episode as a chance to highlight and support some of our favorite local restaurants. Because nothing pairs better with great conversation than a table full of incredible local bites. Breakfast Burritos: Civil Coffee  Fried Chicken: Anajak Thai (surprise guest experience from owner and chef Justin Pichetrungsi)  Hand Rolls: The Joint Liver Pâté: Petit Trois Basque Cheesecake:  Pasjoli Watch the new season of Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix Check out more of Phil’s work: philrosenthalworld.com --------------------------- This episode is brought to you by True Classic! I really love their T-shirts, so we called them up and asked if they wanted to work together. And they said yes! Check out their clothes at: trueclassictees.com

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by True Classic. The way they became our sponsor is because I loved their t-shirts. And so we just called them up and asked them if they wanted to work together. And they said yes. So check out their clothes at True Classic.com. You created Everybody Loves Raymond and Somebody Feed Phil, it's always got some name in it.

0:22.5

So what would you name my show?

0:24.5

Somebody talked to Simon.

0:27.2

It's so lonely.

0:32.1

Before we turn on the cameras and the mics, I tell every guest who comes on the show that this is not

0:38.3

like an interview show that they're used to. It's more like a conversation. I tell them to imagine

0:43.0

that we're out for a meal, and the people sitting next to us are eavesdropping on us because

0:47.2

our conversation is better than theirs. Well, for this episode, we decided to do just that,

0:53.3

literally.

0:55.2

As soon as I heard that Phil Rosenthal, the brilliant creator and executive producer

0:59.9

behind everybody loves Raymond, and the joyful heart and face of somebody feed Phil

1:04.9

was coming on the show, I wanted to give him food.

1:09.0

So we turned our little podcast into an even littler restaurant.

1:13.6

Please pull up a chair at our table for the latest episode of Somebody Talk to Simon.

1:18.6

I mean, a bit of optimism.

1:23.6

I warned you before we turn the cameras on, which is we have so much damn food that we brought.

1:28.3

Yeah. Don't finish anything because we have to get through it all. And I haven't had breakfast, so I'm Spacey.

1:34.3

Great. I had a little protein drink, so that's...

1:37.3

You're hungry too.

1:38.3

Good. Oh yeah, yeah. But that's my secret, by the way. The number one question I get is how come I'm not fat?

1:48.0

And it is one reason is I don't finish anything.

1:50.8

If you see me eating like crazy on the show.

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