Keith and The Girl

Danny Vega and Keith, frenemies from way back, discuss some anger-inducing Am I the Assholes as well as cover the origins of the satanic demon ritual 6 7, President Trump commuting George Santos’s 7-year/$400,000 fraud sentence, and Amazon breaking the planet. Enjoy!

It’s a show of geniuses! And Keith’s here too! New York Times crossword puzzle creator Zach Sherwin joins Keith alongside the great Bianca Brady and Keith’s ladyfriend Liz. It’s all your pals breaking down love, dating, puzzles, job interviews, and thumb sucking.

Keith connects with another longtime guest with this blast from the past: Peyton Clarkson! The duo discusses his move from NYC to Mobile, Alabama; the neighbor that destroyed his home; the passing of his mom as well as KISS’s Ace Frehley (unrelated); and, Keith Malley’s interviewee skills.

It’s the return of Tim Dimond! This KATG longtime fan favorite is back, and he helps Keith break down this crazy world that Keith keeps trying to navigate. From Keith interviewing to manage a local store in Charlotte to the duo trying to stay sane amid openly blatant political racism, Keith and Tim make laughter through the tears as they celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day.

You met Blaine. You met Buddy Rick. Now hear the boys altogether! Keith, Blaine, and Rick take a look at what you’re focused on the most: comedians responding to their Riyadh Comedy Festival backlash, drunk football quarterbacks rightfully getting stabbed, Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl beating out One Battle After Another, Diddy’s prison sentence, Bad Bunny’s racist detractors, and the 2025 government shutdown. Here’s to all of us not getting picked up from The Rapture’s new rain date.

J.P. McDade returns! Mrs. Charlie Kirk is single and ready to mingle with her new Christian dating app. Good for her! Keith and J.P. discuss this exciting news that allows you to possibly date Erika herself, the apparently satanic Bad Bunny performing Super Bowl LX’s halftime show, Steelers’ un-used QB Skyler Thompson being assaulted and robbed in Dublin, and Saudi Arabia’s celebrity events, namely The Riyadh Comedy Festival.

Fan favorite Rojo Perez joins Keith to discuss the return of Jimmy Kimmel, Tylenol, The Rapture, Tom Brady’s dog abuse, Trump's war on escalators, and Charlie Kirk’s 90,000 people-attended memorial.

KATG Chat Packer, chemistry teacher, football coach, wrestling coach, and musician Buddy Rick joins Keith to discuss free speech and the state of everything.

Keith and The Girl are featured in the #1-selling new book The Podcast Pantheon, where it listed KATG episode #2,000 as author Sean Malin’s pick under the cleverly titled Sean’s Pick. Because the episode is currently only available through KATG.com/VIP, here it is, revisited for your listening pleasures.

Rod and Karen Morrow join Keith to continue the Charlie Kirk conversation and to cover what we now know about the shooter in custody and the sniper rifle shot that immediately killed conservative provocateur Kirk during one of his infamous Prove Me Wrong debates. And the Emmys. They discuss the 2025 Emmys as well.

Rod Morrow joins Keith to discuss the news of the day: the murder of Charlie Kirk and your feelings today, remembering 9/11 and your feelings then, The Bachelorette's Taylor Frankie Paul, and Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s new Apple TV+ movie Highest 2 Lowest. Enjoy. And remember, it’s okay to feel how you feel. God made you to feel a certain way, and God doesn’t make mistakes (except for things like floods and kids with cancer and your appendix, tonsils, wisdom teeth, and foreskin. So keep your head up).

KATG Chat Pack member Blaine joins the show for the first time! He shares his big life changes, and the duo discusses it all! They talk NFL’s Murderball! They talk the great Aaron Rodgers! They talk the Department of War! They talk Trump’s Epstein birthday card! They talk the VMAs! They talk Emmy nominations! They talk Marvel’s Ironheart! For better or much much worse, they talk it all!

KEVIN ALLISON IS MOVING TO THAILAND! The world’s greatest open book, RISK!’s Kevin Allison, joins Keith to discuss his big move stemming from the midlife crisis that he’s leaning into in a big way. podcast pantheon members Keith and Kevin share their thoughts on big moves (exciting and scary), the state of America (it’s not good), sell-out celebrities (fuck Bill Maher), and citizens lying to themselves (RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!).

Hilarious and candid Gracie Canaan joins Keith to discuss being an OnlyFans creator tackling both sex and comedy. She also shares the details of her new film Bootie’s, which is partially based on her real time spent entertaining men with dances and conversation. Also, finally, after over 20 years of Keith and The Girl, a guest flips the script, and we finally get to hear our beloved host get personal!

Culture critic Sean Malin, author of The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen, joins Keith to discuss the importance of art and how we appreciate it. Oh, and Keith and The Girl is featured in that book in a big way. [POW.emoji]

New guests to the KATG Universe, Zach Lennon-Simon and Ian [REDACTED], join Keith to discuss the importance of being treated with humanity while doing your job. The trio discusses applying for work, respect, and the power of unions. The gang also talks about Zach and Ian trying to make the world more tolerable as people continue voting against their best interests.

Not only has Keith’s pal Costaki Economopoulos returned, but Keith deliberately says his name 42 times in this episode to prove he knows it. The duo reconnects and discusses Cracker Barrel’s logo redesign and gift shoppe, their shared love for Jellyvision/Jackbox’s You Don’t Know Jack, and the “settled” Shannon Sharpe rape case.

Sweethearts Myka Fox and Tim McLaughlin from the podcast Great Hang join Keith to help break down the new anti-flag burning laws, Snoop Dogg vs. Buzz Lightyear·s lesbian friend, Lil Nas X assaulting police, and the new Netflix documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett?. Also: Shame on you, Amy Poehler.

The hilarious Ben Katzner returns to KATG to discuss his new special Supple Harlot as well as allow Keith to dive deep into the stories mentioned in his stand-up. The duo also talks about dog whistles, an ignorant and divided country, male NFL cheerleaders, the Cambridge Dictionary’s new words, and talking a big game regarding sex. Ben shares the news about his collaboration with Redman, and Keith and Ben cover Andrew Dice Clay’s The Pickup and Aunt Gladys’ Weapons.

It’s Murf fuckin’ Meyer! Keith and Murf trick you with apparently frivolous thoughts on Superman to help wake you up to the state of the world. Boom! Gotcha! The duo also discusses President Trump overhauling the Smithsonian and history as well as your parents catching your written or drawn “art” as a kid.

The sweet and hilarious Katharine Heller rejoins Keith to discuss her Oasis concert in Scotland, the Scottish temperament, Taylor Swift visiting Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast New Heights, and, most importantly, 2025’s War of the Worlds featuring thespian and soon-to-be TV Oscar winner Ice Cube.

A solo Keith Malley discusses the Midnight Across America gang accusing Keith of sabotaging their show, him and his lover’s latest health scares, President Trump and your self-sabotage, and MAGA infighting.

Comedian/podcaster/author/musician and all around good guy Dave Hill returns to KATG to help Keith understand how so many Americans stopped caring about pedophilia, how Dean Cain can allow himself to join ICE, and why it bothers Keith that Matt Rife is the legal guardian of the Warren horror house and all its cursed objects.

Butt buddy Carrie Gravenson returns to KATG to discuss surprise friendship enders, MAGA turning on President Trump, the Coldplay Kiss Cam, and the response to Sydney Sweeney·s great racial jeans. Only in America.

Continuing reigning KATG Poker Champion Keith (just sayin’) reads your letters, and you had some doozies! First and foremost, friend of 25 years and full-grown adult Craig Klein has seriously declared “WAR” on KATG! Keith answers your questions the best he could about his confusion regarding Craig’s new Midnight Across America clique and the definitive end of Keith and Craig’s friendship. (Like the great Ozzy Osbourne sang: “I don’t know!”)

Spooky, KATG and personal friend since 2005, returns! Keith and his longtime pal discuss friendship, love, death, and Spooky’s emotions; and, the fact that it turns out the Epstein prison video WAS edited (FACT!), Elmo was hacked (oh nooooooo), and Keith loved the Minecraft movie (WHAT THE?!). Also, after the recording, Keith won the main KATG Chat poker game as well as the new side game that runs simultaneously. Yes, first place in both! That information has nothing to do with this episode, Keith just wasn’t sure where else to write it.

New KATG guest Alice Fishbein might be on her first podcast of any kind ever, but you wouldn’t know it from her candid opinions and frank discussions. Keith and Alice talk about her one-woman show satirizing Titanic, her work in criminal defense, Americans lack of empathy, Epstein never having a client list after all (???), hateful comedians announcing that they misvoted, 2025’s Superman, and King Joey Chestnut.

Open and candid comedian Felicia Gillespie returns to help Keith discuss The Diddy Trial and the jury’s stupid fucking verdicts. The duo also discusses millionaire and charlatan Jimmy Swaggart burning in Hell at age 90 as well as the state of the world.

It’s the return of the thought-provoking, hilarious, and socially active podcaster MeMe Cherry! MeMe joins Keith to help discuss Pride Month, what you can do about it in 2025, and the world’s latest series of UNfortunate events. The duo also discusses the closing of Diddy’s trial, Will Smith taking back his apologies to us and Chris Rock, and TV shows that Keith apparently loves to hate. (Yes, The Bear and Squid Game are back.)

Brandon Collins returns! Keith catches up with his movie pal from way back to help discuss the continuing sagas that are The End of the World, The Diddy Trial, and Cockbuster Video.

Pete Holmes’ podcast exposing comedians’ secret weirdnesses began in October 2011 and continues entertaining with some of your favorite Hollywood pals. You can also check out YouTube.com/PeteHolmes for hilarious material from his podcasts, talk show, stand-up, and various skits. (Keith personally is in love with the fictional character interviews.) The segment following Keith discussing the end of the world is from October 2013. You Made It Weird’s detailed episode description: “Keith Malley and Chemda Khalili from the podcast Keith and The Girl make it weird!”

Marc Maron started his podcast WTF in September 2009 and in June 2025 announced its upcoming end. In honor of his run and the big news, we relisten to KATG’s appearance back in 2012. All old episodes of WTF can be found accessing WTF+ at WTFpod.com. WTF’s episode description: “Keith Malley and Chemda Khalili are two of the earliest pioneers of podcasting. Their hit show Keith and the Girl paved the way for WTF. Marc welcomes them to the garage to talk about religion, sexuality and relationships.”