Nepo, Baby! Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/nepo-baby You don’t get to choose your parents! Nepo, Baby! unpacks the perceived privilege of being part of a famous family — with its hilarious, chaotic, often-misunderstood world of connections — and the ties that bind us all together, famous or not. We all have messed-up families. Some are just more famous than others. So, does having a famous parent help? Does it hurt? Or does it just make therapy more expensive? © 2026 Jake Robards and Emily Wachtel 747c1a3e-7863-531b-841b-a6b07c5d3fcb yes Coming Soon... en Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:35:13 -0700 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:06:08 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/r6_OWgernD5sqJibGV_PA-RrGoCgJj8R9GRBcjqMbOE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZGUy/NmRlOGExNTVmYjEw/YzYxNTcxOGIyZTlh/NDg5Mi5qcGc.jpg Nepo, Baby! episodic Jake Robards and Emily Wachtel You don’t get to choose your parents! Nepo, Baby! unpacks the perceived privilege of being part of a famous family — with its hilarious, chaotic, often-misunderstood world of connections — and the ties that bind us all together, famous or not. We all have messed-up families. Some are just more famous than others. So, does having a famous parent help? Does it hurt? Or does it just make therapy more expensive? You don’t get to choose your parents. celebrities, fame, family, entertainment Jake Robards and Emily Wachtel isarob705@gmail.com No No Matthew Broderick 1 1 Matthew Broderick full cc101ff7-26e4-4149-b132-c2dd6ee8b939 https://share.transistor.fm/s/188d6c1f Matthew Broderick is the star of stage and screen, from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Lion King, and The Freshman to Broadway with The Producers and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He's a Tony Award winner and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he's... a nepo baby?

Matthew talks to hosts Jake and Emily about working with Hollywood icons like Marlon Brando and Warren Beatty, about what it was like when his dad would get recognized in public as the dad in the 1970s TV show Family, and about how he parents his own kids with Sarah Jessica Parker.

Plus, he and Jake reminisce about playing catch on the studio lot while Matthew filmed Max Dugan Returns with Jake's dad Jason Robards.

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Matthew talks to hosts Jake and Emily about working with Hollywood icons like Marlon Brando and Warren Beatty, about what it was like when his dad would get recognized in public as the dad in the 1970s TV show Family, and about how he parents his own kids with Sarah Jessica Parker.

Plus, he and Jake reminisce about playing catch on the studio lot while Matthew filmed Max Dugan Returns with Jake's dad Jason Robards.

]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:35:00 -0700 Jake Robards and Emily Wachtel Watch on YouTube Jake Robards and Emily Wachtel 3142 Matthew Broderick is the star of stage and screen, from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Lion King, and The Freshman to Broadway with The Producers and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He's a Tony Award winner and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he's... a nepo baby?

Matthew talks to hosts Jake and Emily about working with Hollywood icons like Marlon Brando and Warren Beatty, about what it was like when his dad would get recognized in public as the dad in the 1970s TV show Family, and about how he parents his own kids with Sarah Jessica Parker.

Plus, he and Jake reminisce about playing catch on the studio lot while Matthew filmed Max Dugan Returns with Jake's dad Jason Robards.

]]> celebrities, fame, family, entertainment No Coming Soon... Coming Soon... trailer 7d154597-ad98-4955-9787-d58e3a03575d https://share.transistor.fm/s/e3da61b2 From hosts Jake Robards and Emily Wachtel comes a new podcast, Nepo, Baby! - for lovers of film, TV, music, history, legacy, therapy, humor, and family drama. They talk to actors, musicians, athletes, and others who grew up in families with a famous name... Some are well-known artists now in their own right, some aren’t. Some embraced their connections, while others tried to run screaming as far from it as they could.

Nepo, Baby! unpacks the perceived privilege of being part of a famous family and its legacy — with its hilarious, chaotic, often-misunderstood world of connections — and the ties that bind us all together, famous or not… after all, you can’t choose your parents!


Does being a nepo baby help or hurt? Or…does it just make therapy more expensive?

]]> From hosts Jake Robards and Emily Wachtel comes a new podcast, Nepo, Baby! - for lovers of film, TV, music, history, legacy, therapy, humor, and family drama. They talk to actors, musicians, athletes, and others who grew up in families with a famous name... Some are well-known artists now in their own right, some aren’t. Some embraced their connections, while others tried to run screaming as far from it as they could.

Nepo, Baby! unpacks the perceived privilege of being part of a famous family and its legacy — with its hilarious, chaotic, often-misunderstood world of connections — and the ties that bind us all together, famous or not… after all, you can’t choose your parents!


Does being a nepo baby help or hurt? Or…does it just make therapy more expensive?

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Nepo, Baby! unpacks the perceived privilege of being part of a famous family and its legacy — with its hilarious, chaotic, often-misunderstood world of connections — and the ties that bind us all together, famous or not… after all, you can’t choose your parents!


Does being a nepo baby help or hurt? Or…does it just make therapy more expensive?

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