Famous and Gravy
Hosted by Michael Osborne and Michael and Jacob Weiss · 14th Street Studios | Michael Osborne
4.7from 334 ratings
- 146
- Episodes
- 44
- Transcribed
- 334
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Famous and Gravy
Famous & Gravy is a celebrity biography podcast with a twist of self-reflection. Each week, host Michael Osborne and a guest choose a celebrity who died in the 21st century — musicians, athletes, actors, comedians, and cultural icons – and they dive into the hidden elements of their biography. The format is built around segments that probe a simple thought experiment: Would you want that life? Our goal is to learn what a celebrity's life story can show us about ourselves. Every episode opens with a blind quiz that pulls clues from their New York Times obituary. After the dead celebrity is revealed, we move through categories such as grading the first line of their obit, 5 things I love about you, and guessing the net worth. The back-catalog covers such figures as Prince, Kobe Bryant, James Earl Jones, John Denver, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Fred Rogers, Patrick Swayze, Tina Turner, Muhammad Ali, Waylon Jennings, Gene Wilder, Betty White, Steve Irwin, Nelson Mandela, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tom Petty, Robin Williams, and over a hundred more. New episodes weekly. Full video on YouTube. Play the opening quiz yourself: hello@famousandgravy.com (mailto:hello@famousandgravy.com) Podcast Rex link: rex-verify-gq8sdrn5muxq
- Publisher
- 14th Street Studios | Michael Osborne
- Category
- history · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 18 Dec 2021
- Latest episode
- 25 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
44 of 146 episodes have a transcript.
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
National Treasure (Dolly Parton)
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Combustible Drifter (Bill Hicks)
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Godfather of Funk (James Brown)
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National Treasure (Dolly Parton)
Published 25 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And because we are trained, you know, culturally to sort of hear a Southern accent and deduct IQ points, we underestimate her. When you're talking about, yeah, she embraced her roots. When I think about it, there's a lot of country stars, I think, who also embrace their roots. I'm like, but what's so singular about Dolly? And I actually think it's her sense of humor. Because like Loretta Lynn, I'm sure was very proud of her roots. Yeah, yeah. But she didn't become what... What Dolly did, I think because Dolly had this sense of humor that translated. So even people who wanted to come to her with all their preconceived notions, right, the self-deprecating humor opens doors. […]
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- Nichelle Carr
- Sara Murphy
- John Watts
- Sarah Murphy
- Sam Roberts
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 300 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 34 ratings
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Michael Osborne and Michael and Jacob Weiss host the show. Published by 14th Street Studios | Michael Osborne.
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