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Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

by Willie Geist, Sunday TODAY
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Today: #154 in News on our combined chart.

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Episode releases
#114#130#145#161#176Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#154Episode released Oct 16: Keith Morrison reads Edgar Allan Poe StoriesEpisode released Oct 18: Role Model on His Rapid Rise to FameEpisode released Oct 25: The Rolling Stones on Lasting Legacy (June 2026)
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Oct 27#154#146
Oct 26#124#115
Oct 20#166#161
Oct 19#130#123
Oct 17—#199
Oct 15#155#149
Oct 14#126#120

Latest episodes

  • The Rolling Stones on Lasting Legacy (June 2026)

    October 25, 2026 · 56 min

    The Rolling Stones have been making music for more than six decades and are out with a new album, Foreign Tongues, adding to the band's prolific catalog. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood sat down with Willie Geist to talk about…

  • Role Model on His Rapid Rise to Fame

    October 18, 2026 · 38 min

    Role Model, otherwise known as Tucker Pillsbury, taught himself to produce music in his college dorm room before going on to headline an international tour. He got together with Willie Geist to discuss the influences behind his new album…

  • Keith Morrison reads Edgar Allan Poe Stories

    October 16, 2026 · 1 min

    As a bonus for Sunday Sitdown fans, we’re sharing the trailer for season 5 of Morrison Mysteries.   Enter the shadowy world of Edgar Allan Poe, brought to life by the unmistakable voice of Dateline’s Keith Morrison. In Season 5 of Morrison…

  • Ben Affleck on “Animals,” Matt Damon, and His Family

    October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

    Ben Affleck sat down with Willie Geist at Fouquet's in Tribeca to discuss his new Netflix thriller, "Animals," including the questions about marriage that inspired the film, and how he chose the cast. Affleck also discussed his…

  • Lizzo on Her Rise to Pop Stardom and New Children’s Book

    October 4, 2026 · 44 min

    Lizzo rose to stardom in 2019 with the hit “Truth Hurts.” It became her first number one song and earned her three Grammy Awards. She got together with Willie Geist at Books of Wonder, New York City’s oldest and largest independently owned…

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  • Ke Huy Quan on His Unlikely Hollywood Story

    September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    Ke Huy Quan and his family fled Vietnam when he was a child, eventually finding refuge in Los Angeles, where he went on to become a child movie star in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. Quan got together with Willie…

  • Sylvester Stallone on "Tulsa King," "Rocky" and a Lifetime of Fighting Back (September 2025)

    September 20, 2026 · 49 min

    From Rocky to Rambo to his latest hit Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone has spent decades defying the odds. Long before Hollywood stardom, he was a struggling actor in a New York apartment, writing the script for Rocky that would change his…

  • Introducing: Before & After with Lester Holt

    September 14, 2026 · 2 min

    Hey Sunday Sitdown fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Before & After with Lester Holt, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline.   Before & After with Lester Holt is a deeply personal interview series about…

  • Benny Blanco on Making Music, Marriage to Selena Gomez and his New Book on Embracing Failure

    September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Benny Blanco is an 11-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and recording artist who has quietly shaped some of pop music's biggest moments over the past two decades. He sat down with Willie Geist at Electric Lady Studios in New York…

  • Megan Moroney on Her Rise to Country Music Stardom

    September 6, 2026 · 32 min

    Megan Moroney has quickly become one of country music’s biggest rising stars, breaking through with her viral hit “Tennessee Orange” and earning the CMA New Artist of the Year award in 2024. Megan got together with Willie Geist at Barclays…

  • Remembering Dolly Parton

    August 30, 2026 · 33 min

    Dolly Parton's legacy as the queen of country music will always live on. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist revisits his 2020 conversation with Dolly to talk about some of the stories behind her greatest hits, her philanthropy…

  • Luke Combs on Growing Fast While Staying Grounded (February 2026)

    August 23, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    Luke Combs has had one of the fastest rises in modern music, landing more than a dozen No. 1 country hits and going from bar gigs to sold-out stadiums in just a few years. Combs sits down live with Willie Geist at City Winery Nashville to…

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About the show

NBC's "Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist" provides sharp, conversational coverage of the day's news, along with in-depth profiles of the people and ideas shaping our culture. In his “Sunday Sitdowns,” Geist chats with some of the biggest names in news and pop culture, from actors and musicians to presidents and CEOs, about the stories behind their success. This podcast features the full, unedited versions of those conversations for an even deeper look at the names in the headlines. "Sunday TODAY" airs live on NBC from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. ET. Check your local listings.