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Nostalgia TV re-watch podcasts are thriving, and Zach Braff and Donald Faison’s show about ‘Scrubs’ exemplifies why

Nostalgia TV re-watch podcasts are thriving, and Zach Braff and Donald Faisons show about 'Scrubs' exemplifies why

Enuly^ahr Donald and I are as people, and I dont think we've ever broadcast that out before. I mean, why ZACH Braff and Donald Faison would you? When would you? are never going to "release the You see us on a talk show, it's all sort of prepared anecdotes," said does that mean? If you Braff, who made his movie star listen to their hit podcast ”Fake turn and directorial debut in Doctors, Real Friends," you “Garden State" while still on the would know that earlier this NBC comedy. year one episode taping quickly “I think people are responding ended because the two "Scrubs" to how this really is our stars got into an argument. They friendship.... Were silly, we love joked that it got so heated that to laugh. We really have big their producer, Joelle Monique, hearts and really have a lot of and editor and engineer, Daniel empathy for people and for our "Dani" Goodman, wondered fans." whether the show might be over. Over 90-plus episodes the “Well,“ Braff said during a actors have discussed their recent Zoom interview, "Donald favorite jokes, analyzed story and I have known each other lines, and enlisted fellow since -" “Scrubs” co-stars to stop by, “Day One," Faison said. including Sarah Chalke, Judy “For 21 years," Braff continued. Reyes, John C. McGinley, Ken “Like any best friends, we have Jenkins and Ne「 our fights. We certainly weren't haveinterviewt. intending to have it in front of writers, directors, and even Dani and Joelle. But it was time." their own stand-ins. Then every They both laughed at the podcast ends with a fan caller memory — and while they may who asks questions about never release the recording the sho of their spat, they were more afterws , than happy to tell listeners offer to fix their lives during a what happened in the following segment aptly titled “Fix Your week's episode. Life." Some celebrity-hosted Advice seekers look for input podcasts may have held back on on anything from parenting those details, but it would never problems to relationship issues, occur to Braff and Faison not to such as a recent couple who was share almost everything. happy to talk about their newly After all, their best-friend open marriage, in which the wife dynamic is part of what has has a "friends with benefits" brought an enormous number situation with her husbands of listeners to "Fake Doctors, best friend. (Braff and Faison Real Friends," the iHeartRadio had many questions. podcast (available on every This podcast can veer into podcast platform) that launched the raunchy side.) In addition last year. The show features to "Scrubs" content, Braff and Braff and Faison re-watching Faison are completely fascinated each episode of "Scrubs," by the fans and their own lives, NBCs beloved - if eternally partially inspired by their years underappreciated - medical on the press circuit. it ran from 2001 "You go on press tour, and through 2010. “Fake Doctors" is every actor knows this, but now one in a series of you're going to get the same four early 2000s re-watch or five questions over and over hosted by the show's actors and over again. Occasionally, themselves, from "Office Ladies" someone asks something that's to "Welcome to the O.C., Bitches" interesting that makes you stop to "West Wing Weekly." and go, 'Huh.' I think of that and The surge of these podcasts I think we aspire to do that," has led to new opportunities Braff said. uWe want to ask the for its stars, as well. Braff and fans about their lives that they Faison are achieving one small probably weren't expecting to dream this weekend, as they - as talk about on the show. But we well as Monique and Goodman, find it interesting. And our only integral personalities on the gauge for what the audience will podcast, and "Scrubs" creator find interesting is what we find Bill Lawrence, who has become interesting." a fan-favorite guest - will appear The two joke all the time on "Celebrity Fai Feud” on that they never expected ABC on Sunday 】 .Theyre the podcast to have many all longtime "Family Feud" fans, listeners beyond their moms and Braff was desperate to (who, incidentally, have both give an answer so terrible that made guest appearances), but it would result in host Steve listeners proved them wrong: Harvey's classic deadpan stare “Fake Doctors, Real Friends" to the camera. (Instead it was debuted in the Top 10 of the Goodman who offered one such Apple podcast charts for three answer.) consecutive weeks and has seen But Faison, best known as more than 53 million downloads. Dionne's boyfriend Murray in it took off more than “Clueless“ and football player expected due to Petey Jones in "Remember the pandemic. Suddenly, Braff and Titans," said that he has been Faison were stuck at home, and offered more roles than usual in the podcast went from once to the past year. twice a week. The show also "I'm very grateful for how became a place to pay tribute my career has switched a bit. and appreciation to health-care Since we started this podcast, workers; one episode featured I've gotten a bunch of offers for real-life doctor John Doris, things which didn't necessarily Lawrences best friend, who was come before. the inspiration for J.D., talking “And I sold something for the about covid-19 and vaccines. first time, which I had never Overall, "Fake Doctors, Real done," he said. "I think it's Friends" is a lot like "Scrubs," appealing to other people in the which, despite being known as industry, where they might have the most medically accurate said, 'You know, I don't know if I TV show and had wrenchingly want to go with Donald Faison." emotional story lines, was also Now theyre like, ,We listen to deeply silly. (It's just an accepted his podcast, and he's funny... so fact that a manatee named why not?" Julian lives under the hospital, The appeal of these podcasts and he doesn't exchange banks on our culture's early pleasantries.) Likewise, the 2000s nostalgia obsession, but podcasts tone veers wildly from "Scrubs" fans probably flock to rapid-fire jokes to emotional “Fake Doctors" because of Braff conversations. and Faison, whose characters' "That's mostly because Braff friendship mirrors their real- and Faison are bringing the life relationship to a startling same energy they brought to the degree. Braff may not jump on show. And while they have been Faisons back and yell -EAGLE!” close for years, embarking on like J.D. the doctor would to the podcast journey has added a Turk the surgeon. But new layer to their friendship. who met on set, finish "We've always been best others sentences, constantly friends, but we didn't necessarily crack each other up and have talk every week and now we can an endless list of literally talk every week," Faison and memories frc said. together for a decade. "It's definitely increased our They tell countless stories communication a lot," Braff from "Scrubs" and their lives said. "(Friends) can lose track of during the podcast, and have let each other. But now it's like, no, in fans in a way they never did this is an appointment, this is before. like therapy. Every Sunday, you "I do think that this is are here. And I think it's great.” the most honest version —The Washington Post