Episodes

  • Episode 10: Points (with Damian Lewis)

    Episode 10: Points (with Damian Lewis)
    Nov 11 2021
    Damian Lewis - the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning actor - whose portrayal of Major Dick Winters is the centrifugal force of Band of Brothers - joins host Roger Bennett to reflect on why a classically-trained, well-heeled Englishman was cast as a salt-of-the-earth American war hero, and why two decades later, Band of Brothers remains more than just a job.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Episode 9: Why We Fight (with Ross McCall & John Orloff)

    Episode 9: Why We Fight (with Ross McCall & John Orloff)
    Nov 4 2021
    Ross McCall, who portrays Technician Fifth Grade Joseph D. Liebgott, Jr., and the episode’s writer, John Orloff, join host Roger Bennett to discuss this sobering, powerful installment of the series, which depicts the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp. McCall and Orloff reveal the unrelenting weight and responsibility they felt while creating the episode, and its enduring legacy some 20 years on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 8: The Last Patrol (with Scott Grimes)

    Episode 8: The Last Patrol (with Scott Grimes)
    Oct 28 2021
    Scott Grimes, the actor who plays Tech Sergeant Donald Malarkey, discusses a pivotal installment in the series, where after a daring night patrol, the men of Easy Company begin to believe that surviving the war may actually be possible. Grimes reflects on how on “Band of Brothers” helped the real Donald Malarkey open up about the experiences he had kept bottled up for so long, and the profound impact Malarkey’s transformation had on Grimes as an actor and human being.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Episode 7: The Breaking Point (with Donnie Wahlberg)

    Episode 7: The Breaking Point (with Donnie Wahlberg)
    Oct 21 2021
    Donnie Wahlberg, the actor who portrays soulful Second Lieutenant Carwood Lipton, joins host Roger Bennett to discuss the episode in which the spotlight shines brightly on him during Easy Company’s darkest days in the Battle of the Bulge. He also describes the emotional bonds forged during the creation of “Band of Brothers.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Episode 6: Bastogne (with Shane Taylor)

    Episode 6: Bastogne (with Shane Taylor)
    Oct 14 2021
    Shane Taylor, the actor responsible for one of the tenderest performances of the series as medic Eugene Roe, joins host Roger Bennett to talk the contradiction of being tasked with preserving life in a warzone. Plus, how the Englishman developed his Cajun accent, and Roe’s relationship with Belgian nurse Renée Lemaire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Episode 5: Crossroads (with Erik Jendresen)

    Episode 5: Crossroads (with Erik Jendresen)
    Oct 7 2021
    Supervising Producer and lead writer Erik Jendresen joins host Roger Bennett to break down one of the series’ most emotionally complex episodes, which leaves them on the brink of the Battle of the Bulge. Plus, Jendresen’s experience sitting in the real Dick Winters’ Easy Company inner sanctum while researching the project.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Episode 4: Replacements (with Frank John Hughes)

    Episode 4: Replacements (with Frank John Hughes)
    Sep 30 2021
    Frank John Hughes, who plays Staff Sergeant “Wild Bill” Guarnere, joins host Roger Bennett to discuss Easy Company’s jump into the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. Plus, Hughes’ deep bond with the real Guarnere, a singular character who overcame the loss of his leg during the Battle of the Bulge to live a life that overflowed with selflessness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Episode 3: Carentan (with Capt. Dale Dye and Matthew Settle)

    Episode 3: Carentan (with Capt. Dale Dye and Matthew Settle)
    Sep 23 2021
    Senior Military Advisor Capt. Dale Dye and Matthew Settle, who plays Capt. Ronald Speirs, join host Roger Bennett to relive one of the series’ most combat-heavy episodes. Capt. Dye, who also plays Col. Sink in the series, opens up about his total immersion method that transformed actors into members of Easy Company. And Settle discusses his portrayal of the mythologized, enigmatic and unflinchingly fearless Capt. Speirs, and what it was like to play some of the series’ most haunting scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins