Podcast Appearances!

  • "Radio Play Revival" - February 12, 2024

    S. 3, Ep. 8: A Bush League Hero by Edna FerberThe Midwest, 1912: Ivy Keller is on summer vacation and bored limp. Until her father takes her to a baseball game. What ensues is a love triangle between Ivy’s father wanting the best for her, the star baseball pitcher and Ivy, and Ivy’s love of the game. ALLISON JANNEY as The Narrator.

    Radio Play Revival features great American actors performing great American works of literature. Performed by both established and new-and-emerging performers, musicians, and writers, Radio Play Revival pays homage to the golden age of radio, in the now-second golden age of audio.

  • "Don't Ask Tig" - April 26, 2023

    This is Don’t Ask Tig’s milestone 100th episode. Allison and Tig can’t help laughing over the viral story of how Allison broke Tig’s ribs on a party bus, and Allison shares how she was injured in a celebrity dodgeball game involving Harry Styles and Michelle Obama. Tig and Allison give advice to a listeners.

  • "And The Award Goes To..." - January 13, 2023

    With Ilana Levine. A deep dive into the night Allison won her Academy Award (March 4, 2018)

  • The Jess Cagle Podcast - October 4, 2022

    Originally recorded for SiriusXM Radio on September 21, 2022. Allison talks about the making of “Lou” and shares a bit about her other upcoming film, “To Leslie.”

  • "SmartLess" - September 26, 2022

    Allison appears on the Jason Bateman/Sean Hayes/Will Arnett hosted podcast to promote Lou.

  • "Naked Lunch" - May 26, 2022

    Allison appears on her friend Phil Rosenthal’s new podcast, “Naked Lunch”, also with David Wild. Over lunch from Larchmont Wine and Cheese, Allison talks about growing up in Dayton, her encounter with a plate glass window, and what it feels like to win an Academy Award. She also shares pride for her niece’s charity, Amelia Air Animal Rescue.

    Listen via Apple (linked below), on Spotify, or via Amazon Music

  • "What We're Drinking with Dan Dunn" - January 21, 2021

    Allison chats with Dan alongside her friend Tom Caltabiano and they drink El Tesoro Reposado tequila while chatting all things for over 90 minutes. Brief video from this chat is available here.

  • "At Home with Linda & Drew Scott" - October 13, 2020

    Allison talks with Linda and Drew Scott about the upcoming HBOmax West Wing “When We All Vote” special, as well as the purpose behind her role on MOM, and what gives her the feeling of “home.” Brief video clip from this chat is available here.

  • Bob Dylan's "Theme Time Radio Hour" - September 24, 2020

    Allison called into the new whiskey episode of Bob Dylan’s ‘Theme Time Radio Hour’ on SiriusXM. Short but sweet.

  • "Back to School" - April 27, 2020

    Allison goes ‘back to school’ with Seth Rudetsky in a deep-dive discussion of her teen years.

  • "Wait, Wait..Don't Tell Me" - April 25, 2020

    Allison speaks to the panel on NPR remotely during quarantine about her career and new film release, Bad Education.

  • "WTF with Marc Maron" - January 28, 2019

    Allison tells Marc all about her history, the grueling shooting days on The West Wing, why her Oscar win was such a relief, and how a personal tragedy was part of the reason she did the show Mom.

  • "The West Wing Weekly" - January 8, 2019

    Allison speaks to Josh and Hrishi about Season 6 Episode 4, “Liftoff”, in which C.J. Cregg is elevated to Chief of Staff.

  • "TBD with Tina Brown" - December 25, 2018

    In an intimate interview with Tina, Allison talks about how she found her inner evil to play Tonya Harding’s icy mother, what an agent once said to her about the parts she should play, and why she doesn't watch press briefings by White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

  • "The West Wing Weekly" - March 20, 2018

    Allison speaks to Joshi and Hrishi about Season 4 Episode 18, “Privateers”, in which C.J. Cregg cannot stop laughing at Marion Coatesworth-Haye.

  • "Anna Faris is Unqualified" - February 27, 2018

    Allison returns to her MOM co-star’s podcast where they talk about photo-bombing in Chuck Lorre’s cast portrait, the hardest part about Allison’s award season, and they also play the game of “Dealbreakers”.

  • BAFTA's "A Life in Pictures" - December 14, 2017

    Allison is on stage in London, discussing her vast career, creating roles from scratch, and offering acting advice.

  • "In the Envelope - The Actor's Podcast" - November 28, 2017

    Allison talks to Backstage about I, Tonya and what it takes to create a character that evokes empathy in the audience, despite the character’s ultimate unlikeability.

  • "Little Known Facts" - September 26, 2017

    Allison joins her longtime friend Ilana Levine to share some little known facts and discuss her lengthy, impressive acting career.

  • "The West Wing Weekly" - September 19, 2017

    Allison is a surprise guest at the live taping of the podcast, recorded in San Fransisco’s Castro Theatre, in which the gang discuses Season 3 Episode 22, the season finale episode, “Posse Comitatus.”

  • "Awards Chatter" - June 18, 2017

    Allison joins THR to reflects on how theater led to some of her greatest film and TV opportunities; walking and talking through eight years on 'The West Wing'; and why she feels so personally connected to Chuck Lorre's multicam addiction sitcom.

  • "The West Wing Weekly" - May 31, 2017

    Allison speaks to Josh and Hrishi about Season 3 Episode 8 “The Women of Qumar”, in which C.J. Cregg takes a stand for women. This was Allison’s debut on The West Wing Weekly podcast.

  • "Anna Faris is Unqualified" - November 1, 2016

    Allison talks about getting her star on the Hollywood walk of fame, preparing for her upcoming stint on Broadway, and more. This conversation was released in two parts: Part 1 here; Part 2 below:

  • "ID10T with Chris Hardwick" - June 5, 2015

    Allison talks to Chris about how her role in The West Wing inspired girls to go into politics and working too much she doesn't have time to eat. They also exchange a few dirty jokes, talk about the differences between the many characters she's played and she talks about her role in Spy

  • "Downstage Center" - August 17, 2009

    While starring in “9 to 5”, Allison talks to The American Theatre Wing about her transformation into a musical comedy performer, and why the dancing didn't worry her but the singing did. She also discusses her theatrical education at Kenyon College, the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, as well as her entire theater career history up to this point.