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Part-time New Orleans resident Harry Shearer hosts a look at the worlds of media, politics, cyberspace, sports and show business while providing an eclectic array of music along the way.

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    • May 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 304 EPISODES

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    The Le Show podcast is a hidden gem that many people may not be aware of, but once you discover it, you'll be hooked. Hosted by the multi-talented Harry Shearer, who is best known for his voice work on The Simpsons, this informative and entertaining podcast covers a wide range of topics with humor and insight. One of the best aspects of this podcast is Shearer's ability to bring beloved characters to life through his voice work, creating a dynamic and engaging listening experience. The segments "Apologies of the Week" and "News of the Godly" provide a unique perspective on current events that will leave you both informed and entertained.

    One of the standout features of The Le Show podcast is Shearer's ability to tackle important issues with intelligence and humor. He isn't afraid to delve into controversial subjects or call out hypocrisy when he sees it. Whether he's discussing climate change, politics, or social issues, Shearer offers a unique perspective that will make you think while also making you laugh. Additionally, his musical selections throughout the show add another layer of enjoyment, showcasing Shearer's talent beyond just his voice work.

    However, one potential drawback of The Le Show podcast is that it may not be easily accessible on all platforms. While some episodes are available on the HarryShearer.com website, it seems that not all episodes are available on popular platforms like Apple Podcasts. This can be inconvenient for listeners who prefer to use certain platforms for their podcasts. Hopefully, this issue can be resolved so that more listeners can enjoy the convenience of accessing the show on their preferred platform.

    In conclusion, The Le Show podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking for an informative and entertaining take on current events. Harry Shearer's wit and talent shine through in each episode as he tackles important topics with humor and insight. While there may be some accessibility issues on certain platforms, overall this podcast offers a unique and enjoyable listening experience that is definitely worth checking out. So, don't miss out on the brilliance of Harry Shearer and The Le Show podcast.



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    Latest episodes from Le Show

    Le Show For The Week Of June 1, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 58:13


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry speaks with Professor Gary Marcus about the latest advancements and obstacles in artificial intelligence. He also brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, The Side Effects of the Week, News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of Crypto-Winter, great music, and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of May 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 55:35


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of the Warm, News of Crypto-Winter, The Side Effects of the Week, What the Frack?!, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, The Apologies of the Week, News of A.I., and plenty of great music.

    Le Show For The Week Of May 18, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 55:46


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of A.I., News of Musk Love, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Atom, What the Frack?!, and The Side Effects of the Week. Harry also welcomes a surprise guest, and spins great music.

    Le Show For The Week Of May 11, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 57:41


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, News of A.I., What the Frack?!, News of Microplastics, The Apologies of the Week, The Side Effects of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. He also considers the election of Popo Leo XIV, and plays great music.

    Le Show For The Week Of May 3, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 56:55


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News of Microplastics, The Side Effects of the Week, News of A.I., News of the Godly, News of Smart World, News of the Atom, News of Crypto-Winter, and The Apologies of the Week. He also pays tribute to Jill Sobule, a friend of the show, who passed away this week.

    Le Show for the Week of April 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 52:36


    This week on Le Show, Harry presents News of the Godly, News of Microplastics, Side-Effects of the Week, It's a Smart World, some fantastic music, and some things you've never heard before! Come join us!

    Le Show For The Week Of April 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 57:46


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of Bees, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of Microplastics, What theFrack?!, The Apologies of the Week, The Side Effects of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. He also shares a message from Linda McMahon, the United States Secretary of Education and considers the type of government we currently have.

    Le Show For The Week Of April 13, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 56:16


    This week's episode of Le Show features segments both old and new like The Chainsaw Massacre, News of Musk Love, News of Bees, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of A.I., News of the Olympic Movement, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Warm.

    Le Show For The Week Of April 6, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 57:11


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry begins by introducing us to a new segment, “The Chainsaw Massacre.” Then we'll shift to regular segments like The Side Effects of the Week, News of the Warm, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Atom, News of Musk Love, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of A.I., and The Apologies of the Week.

    Le Show For The Week Of March 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 57:57


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular segments like News of Musk Love, News of the Atom, News of Smart World, News of the Godly, The Side Effects of the Week, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of A.I., News of Crypto-Winter, and The Apologies of the Week.

    Le Show For The Week of March 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 58:10


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News of Smart World, The Side Effects of The Week, News of the Olympic Movement, News of A.I., News of the Atom, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, News of Crypto-Winter, and What the Frack?. There's also great music and a cameo appearance by none other than Vincent Price.

    Le Show For The Week Of March 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 57:12


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of A.I., News of the Warm, News of the Godly, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of Microplastics, The Apologies of the Week, and News from the Land of 4,000 Princes.

    Le Show For The Week of March 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 58:05


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like Let Us Try, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Musk Love, News of the Godly, News of A.I., The Apologies of the Week, News of the Olympic Movement, and News of the Warm. He also shares some thoughts about Mardi Gras, considers the on-again, off-again status of tariffs, and brings a new feature, The Side Effects of the Week.

    Le Show For The Week Of March 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 57:41


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry chimes in with some observations about Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump's meeting, A.I. images of the president, and the FBI. He also brings us regular features like News of Bees, News of Musk Love, News of Crypto-Winter, and The Apologies of the Week.

    Le Show For The Week Of February 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 58:09


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of A.I., News of Smart World, News of Crypto-Winter, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Olympic Movement. He also considers the flaws and benefits of legacy media, points out a couple things missing from SNL50, and plays great music inspired by carnival season.

    Le Show For The Week Of February 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 57:39


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of A.I., The Apologies of the Week, News of the Godly, News of Smart World, and News of the Atom. He also sits down for an interview with Matt Stoller, the director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project and considers what he calls, “The Battle of the Attention Hogs.”

    Le Show For The Week Of February 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 57:56


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Godly, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, The Apologies of the Week, and News of A.I. He also considers why the latest administration is redrawing the boundaries of national monuments, why political strategies are considering “what the democrats got wrong,” and introduces a new segment, News of the New American Empire.

    Le Show For The Week Of February 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 56:46


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us Let Us Try, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Godly, News of Smart World, News of Microplastics, The Apologies of the Week, News of A.I., and News of Musk Love. We also hear the final edition of Donald Trump's Truth Social Media and hear how the divide between rural and city spaces impacts citizens, legislatively.

    Le Show with Harry Shearer for the Week of January 26, 2005

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 52:38


    On this week's Le Show, we'll hear News of the Godly, News of Inspectors General, It's a Smart World, News of the Crypto Winter, News of the Atom, and Apologies of the Week. We'll also enjoy music selections and skits, including some words from the Bystander of the Month.

    Le Show For The Week Of January 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 58:21


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of Musk Love, News of A.I., News of Bees, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. We also hear an outgoing message from President Joe Biden and learn that some members of the military are too fat to fight.

    Le Show For The Week OF January 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 52:08


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of Microplastics, News of Smart World, News of A.I., News of Musk Love, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and another edition Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump. He also shares insight and his personal account of the California wildfires and plays excellent music inspired by Los Angeles.

    Le Show For The Week Of January 5, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 56:22


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry shares his local insight about the attack that took place in New Orleans on New Years day and then shifts his attention toward regular features like News of Inspector's General, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, News of Smart World, and News of Microplastics. He also shares great music and sends his condolences to New York.

    Le Show For The Week Of December 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 58:35


    It's time for Le Show's annual “Year In Rebuke!” This week Harry looks back at news stories that were big, small, overlooked, forgotten, or simply ridiculous. He also keeps us on pace for the new year with regular segments like News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, News of A.I., and News of Crypto-Winter. Give us a listen and wrap up your year with Le Show!

    Le Show For The Week Of December 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 56:45


    On this holiday edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Forever Chemicals, News of A.I.,News of the Atom, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, and Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump. We'll also hear selections from Harry's Holiday Playlist and listen as Fred Willard regales us with “The True Story of Christmas.”

    Le Show For The Week Of December 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 58:02


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of A.I., News of NiceCorps, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Godly, and The Apologies of the Week. He also discusses the physical (and romantic?) relationship between modern humans and neanderthals, and then later gets a call from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

    Le Show For The Week Of December 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 58:20


    On this week's program Harry speaks with Dr. Stephanie Kelton, author of The Deficit Myth. They discuss aspects of the federal reserve including why it was made, why interest rates change, and when the last time the national debt was paid off. We'll also hear regular features like News of A.I., News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of December 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 54:44


    On this week's episode of Le Show we hear about the latest developments in artificial intelligence from Ralph the Talking Computer, then hear regular segments like News of the Godly, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. Harry also invites baker Graison Gill, creator of Bellegarde Bakery in New Orleans, to discuss our nation's food system and the changes it could make.

    Le Show For The Week Of November 24, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 56:45


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of A.I., News of the Atom, The Mar-Apprentice, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, great music, and more.

    Le Show for the Week of November 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 51:29


    This week on Le Show, News of the Godly, News of the Atom, It's a Smart World, Land of 4,000 Princes, Apologies of the week, original song selections, and so much more!

    Le Show For The Week Of November 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 57:12


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of A.I., News of Smart World, The Apologies of the Week, News of Bees, News of the Olympic Movement, and News of Microplastics. He also considers the shift in American politics, shares a message from Springfield Dog & Cat Burger, and listens to Dick Cheney, Confidential.

    Le Show For The Week Of November 3, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 56:01


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular segments like News of Musk Love, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of A.I., News of the Godly, News of Crypto-Winter, Trump Social Audio, News of the Olympic Movement, What the Frack?!, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Inspectors' General.

    Le Show For The Week Of October 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 57:46


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like The Memory Hole, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Forever Chemicals, News of the Godly, News of Crypto-Winter, Trump Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of Food, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of A.I. Plus, you'll also find out why Harry's official endorsement for the presidential election has come to a grinding halt.

    Le Show for the Week of October 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 52:39


    This week on Le Show, Harry brings us News About Food, News of AI, News of the Godly, Truth Social Audio, Looks Like Musk Love, Apologies of the Week, original music selections, and more!

    Le Show For The Week Of October 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 57:28


    Join Harry Shearer for another edition of Le Show! This week Harry brings us News of A.I., News of Musk Love, News of Forever Chemicals, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of Birds, News of Smart World, The Apologies of the Week, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Inspectors' General, great music and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of October 6, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 58:16


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of the Warm, News of Inspectors' General, News of A.I., News of the Godly, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. He'll also play great music and debut a new feature, The Memory Hole.

    Le Show For The Week Of September 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 58:22


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Artificial Intelligence, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Musk Love, News of the Godly, News of the Atom, and The Apologies of the Week. We also hear how Donald Trump wants to be your protector and how Turkey has elbowed its way into the weekly news.

    Le Show For The Week Of September 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 57:03


    On this week's episode of Le Show, Harry brings us News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Musk Love, News of the Atom, Truth Social Radio with Donald Trump, News of NiceCorps, The Apologies of the Week, News of Artificial Intelligence, great music, and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of September 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 58:30


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Godly, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. We also get to hear from author Gary Marcus, who joins the program to discuss artificial intelligence and his new book, Taming Silicon Valley.

    Le Show For The Week Of September 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 58:05


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Forever Chemicals, News of A.I., News of Smart World, News of Bees, News of the Atom, and The Apologies of the Week. He also pays tribute to musicians Sergio Mendes and James Darren, then remembers the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, which finally received an official report after taking place more than seven years ago.

    Le Show For The Week Of September 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 58:38


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of Microplastics, News of AI, News of Bees, News of Musk Love, and The Apologies of the Week. He also considers “the greatest man-made engineering catastrophe since Chernobyl,” fixations of the media, and the outcome of a lawsuit filed by a Colorado photographer.

    Le Show For The Week Of August 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 57:50


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Forever Chemicals, News of Musk Love, News of Smart World, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Warm, great music and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of August 18th, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 57:29


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News of Crypto-Winter, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, What the Frack?!, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, great music about summertime and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of August 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 58:12


    On this week's edition of Le Show Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News of Inspectors' General, News of the Godly, Mind Your Own Business, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Atom, great music, and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of August 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 58:22


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of Bees, News of Smart World, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Olympic Movement. We'll also hear about anti-Semitism on X, CarShield's ten million dollar fine, and what Rudy Giuliani is up to these days.

    Le Show For The Week Of July 28, 20224

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 57:29


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of AI, News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Godly, and The Apologies of the Week. He also discusses how AI is “high on it's own supply,” why Brazilian sharks have traces of cocaine in their systems, and why Donald Trump is not gonna be nice. All that and more on this week's program.

    Le Show For The Week Of July 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 57:36


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings up regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of the Atom, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Musk Love. We'll also hear about this week's power outage, self-driving cars, listen to great music and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of July 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 57:36


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Godly, News of Smart World, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Musk Love, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Atom, great music, and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of July 7, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 57:18


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, The Apologies of the Week, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Smart World, News of the Godly, News of the Warm, News of the Olympic Movement, great music and more.

    Le Show For The Week Of June 30, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 56:54


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of AI, News of the Warm, News of Musk Love, News of NiceCorps, News of Smart World, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Warm. We'll also hear about the problem with polls, how butterflies are being impacted by our changing climate, and listen in on a private phone call with Rupert Murdoch.

    Le Show For The Week Of June 23, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 57:22


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, What the Frack?!, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Microplastics, News of Smart World, and The Apologies of the Week. We'll also hear some good news about the Iberian Lynx and help recognize Queen City, a lost community near Arlington, Virginia.

    Le Show For The Week Of June 16th, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 54:59


    On this week's edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Godly, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Olympic Movement. We'll also hear about Donald Trump's return to the Capitol, the importance of humor with Pope Francis, how Chiquita bananas are linked to Colombian paramilitary groups, and so much more.

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