Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus

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FINAL DESTINATION 3 with Lauren Lapkus

Enjoy this throwback to Lauren's appearance on fellow Headgum podcast Too Scary; Didn't Watch where she and the hosts recapped Final Destination 3! And if you want to hea

Aug 13 2025
1 h 46 min

Best Friends with Nicole Byer & Sasheer Zamata is back!

Exciting news from Nicole: Best Friends is BACK and 1) now on Headgum, 2) with FULL VIDEO EPISODES! Enter the pantheon of best friendship and check out Nicole and Sashe

Jul 30 2025
1 min

Bull Durham (Livestream Finale!) w/ Rob Huebel & Paul Scheer

It’s the extra special livestream finale of Newcomers: Sports! Lauren and Nicole are called up to the show to discuss Bull Durham with very special guests Rob Huebel and

Sep 10 2024
1 h 33 min

Field of Dreams (w/ Paul F. Tompkins)

Lauren and Nicole take a trip to the Field of Dreams with very special guest Paul F. Tompkins (Threedom)! Together, the group gets into what hypothetical players they’d l

Sep 3 2024
1 h 13 min

Challengers (w/ Margaret Cho)

Lauren and Nicole head to the front row of the New Rochelle Challenger with very special guest Margaret Cho to chat all things Challengers! Our trio examines the film’s t

Aug 27 2024
1 h 08 min

Bend It Like Beckham (w/ E.R. Fightmaster, Katie Kershaw, & Tien Tran)

Lauren and Nicole hop over the pond with very special guests E.R. Fightmaster, Katie Kershaw, & Tien Tran (Jockular) to get into all things women’s football with the earl

Aug 20 2024
1 h 10 min

The Karate Kid (w/ Bill Hader)

This week, Lauren and Nicole take a trip to the Cobra Kai dojo to get into all things The Karate Kid with very special guest Bill Hader (Barry, SNL)! The group waxes (on

Aug 13 2024
1 h 13 min

Miracle (w/ Gareth Reynolds)

This week, Lauren and Nicole are joined by very special guest Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop, We’re Here to Help) to debrief the Kurt Russell-led hockey film, Miracle, just

Aug 6 2024
1 h 07 min

Rocky (w/ Rekha Shankar)

Lauren and Nicole enter the world of boxing with very special guest, comedian and Philadelphia native Rekha Shankar! The group gets into the interesting social dynamics t

Jul 30 2024
1 h 12 min

A League of Their Own (w/ Molly Kearney and Melanie Field)

Lauren and Nicole are back covering the baseball classic A League of Their Own with very special guests from the eponymous Amazon series, Molly Kearney and Melanie Field!

Jul 23 2024
1 h 19 min

Rudy (w/ Emily Hampshire)

Lauren and Nicole are joined by very special guest Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) to debrief the classic football film, Rudy. No conversational stone is left unturned,

Jul 16 2024
1 h 06 min

White Men Can't Jump (w/ Amir Blumenfeld)

Lauren and Nicole are back with an epic new season of Newcomers covering legendary sports movies. There’s no better way to kick things off than discussing White Men Can’t

Jul 9 2024
1 h 07 min

Killers of the Flower Moon (w/ Ryan Redcorn)

For the season finale of Newcomers: Scorsese, Lauren and Nicole are joined by Reservation Dogs writer, comedian, filmmaker, and Osage member Ryan Redcorn to discuss Kille

Jun 18 2024
1 h 22 min

The Irishman (w/ Grace Spelman)

Q: What do you get when you put Robert Di Nero, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in a 3.5 hour Scorsese epic about the life and crimes of Jimmy Hoffa? A: The Irishman! Nicole and

Jun 11 2024
59 min

The Departed (w/ Mike Mitchell & John Hodgman)

Lauren and Nicole are joined by very special Bostonian guests Mike Mitchell (Doughboys) and John Hodgman (Judge John Hodgman) to get into Scorsese’s award-winning 2006 fi

Jun 4 2024
1 h 24 min

The Aviator (w/ Amy Nicholson)

Lauren and Nicole take a wild ride in the sky covering Scorsese’s The Aviator (2004) with a very special guest: film critic, author, and podcast host Amy Nicholson (Unspo

May 28 2024
1 h 24 min

Gangs of New York (w/ Griffin Newman & David Sims)

This week, Lauren and Nicole are joined by very special guests Griffin Newman and David Sims (Blank Check) to debrief Scorsese’s 2002 film Gangs of New York starring Leon

May 21 2024
1 h 22 min

Casino (w/ Hunter Harris)

Lauren and Nicole are joined by journalist Hunter Harris to not only discuss the 1995 film Casino starring Robert Di Nero, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone, but also get to th

May 14 2024
1 h 00 min

Goodfellas (w/ Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus)

Lauren and Nicole rejoice in another Di Nero x Pesci collab with 1995’s Goodfellas! Joined by very special guests Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast), the

May 7 2024
1 h 08 min

Raging Bull (w/ Branson Reese)

This week, Nicole and Lauren jump into the proverbial boxing ring to discuss Scorsese’s classic Raging Bull with special guest Branson Reese (Rude Tales of Magic)! Togeth

Apr 30 2024
1 h 08 min

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What listeners say

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This is probably my favorite podcast. The hosts are endlessly funny and charming, the guests are always amazing, and the premise is solid gold. We need a new season so bad. I’ve practically memorized every existing episode. They could do Superman in a lead up to supergirl. Just throwing it out there.

FrustratedHerm · Dec 2025

My new favorite podcast! I just found it in December 2024 when I moved for a new job. Lauren and Nicole really helped me cope with this move, so thank you! ❤️ I am one of those people who has not seen most of these movies and I still listen and laugh! You two are the best.

Litwit7 · Mar 2025

These ladies helped me survive the holidays and I love all episodes. Whether I’ve seen the movies or not, it’s ALL a delight!

Noralatecomer · Jan 2025

These two are hilarious! The best laughter - like listening to your friends chat about movies they've just seen for the first time. Their general lack of previous knowledge of the movies adds to the enjoyment, and is the whole conceit. So glad I heard Lauren on Fly on the Wall promote this at the end of her episode. Thank you and keep up the laughs!!

Bowsertune · Jan 2025

I love both of these women in so many ways and in so many other performances and capacities, but this podcast gives me agita. When they’re recapping movies they ask questions about the movies because they don’t understand some portion which is fine. If you don’t understand you should ask. Except 3/4 of the time the movies literally spell out for you the answer to their questions and somehow they miss it. I thought I would get used to it but I just can’t. I love podcasts about movies, and I love how funny these two are in general but it’s like they aren’t paying attention to the movie. I mean, maybe I’m just old…maybe I’m just too familiar with the movies. It could be me. Honestly, this podcast is maddening for me. 2 stars

Wadeoman · Sep 2024

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