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HATE TO BREAK IT TO YA with Jamie Kennedy

HATE TO BREAK IT TO YA with Jamie Kennedy

Hate To Break It To Ya with Jamie Kennedy 265 Episodes Aug 19, 2026

HATE TO BREAK IT TO YA is a weekly podcast hosted by actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy. Jamie is on a constant quest to get to the bottom of things, offering unique and thought-provoking ideas. The show is an assault on your ears with a spin you may not want to hear.

Episodes

Scream 30th Anniversary, Confrontational Fans, and How Con Culture Actually Works | Ep 271 HTBITY
Scream 30th Anniversary, Confrontational Fans, and How Con Culture Actually Works | Ep 271 HTBITY Aug 19, 2026 2924 In this solo episode of Hate To Break It To Ya, I get into everything that went down at the Scream 30th Anniversary panel at Midsummer Night Scream in Long Beach — one of the most elaborately produced con panels I've ever been part of, with a full union crew, stage set, music cues, and close to 2,000 people in the room. It was incredible. But something happened that I couldn't let slide, and I wan
Drea de Matteo on Almost Losing Everything and the $75k Photo That Saved Her House  | Ep 270 HTBITY
Drea de Matteo on Almost Losing Everything and the $75k Photo That Saved Her House | Ep 270 HTBITY Aug 12, 2026 7063 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat down with Drea de Matteo — Emmy-winning actress, Queens native, Sopranos icon, and one of the most unexpectedly outspoken voices to come out of the COVID era — and the conversation went everywhere. Drea didn't come in with talking points. She came in with a story, and it's a wild one: a foreclosure notice, a flooded house, a lien she needed to pay off fast
Fauci's Secret Diary Is Finally Public — Here's What It Reveals | Ep 269 HTBITY
Fauci's Secret Diary Is Finally Public — Here's What It Reveals | Ep 269 HTBITY Aug 6, 2026 3820 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya, I dive into the release of Anthony Fauci's personal diary and why I think it's one of the most overlooked stories of the year. I walk through the entries that caught my attention, the Congressional testimony that followed, the debate surrounding his pardon, and why so many people still have no interest in revisiting what happened during the pandemic. From ther
Los Angeles Is Actually Falling Apart... And Why I'm Talking About It | Ep 268 HTBITY
Los Angeles Is Actually Falling Apart... And Why I'm Talking About It | Ep 268 HTBITY Jul 30, 2026 2776 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya, I just got back from Galaxy Con, and I'm feeling the effects. I talk about what it's really like working conventions, the fans who make it all worthwhile, the emotional drain that comes with being "on" all weekend, and why I'm starting to rethink how often I do them. Then I get into something that's been happening right outside my front door in West Hollywood.
Shannon Beador Gets Real: 12 Years of RHOC, the DUI, and Why She's Happy Alone Ep 267 HTBITY
Shannon Beador Gets Real: 12 Years of RHOC, the DUI, and Why She's Happy Alone Ep 267 HTBITY Jul 23, 2026 5228 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat down with Shannon Beador — twelve-year veteran of The Real Housewives of Orange County, one of Bravo's most recognizable faces, and a woman who has lived more on camera than most people do in a lifetime — and she did not hold back. We met through our mutual friend Jeff Lewis, and from the first time I saw her handle a room full of big personalities I knew
AI Will Kill Your Job, Hollywood Pays to Play, and Celebrity Meltdown Over Autograph | Ep 266 HTBITY
AI Will Kill Your Job, Hollywood Pays to Play, and Celebrity Meltdown Over Autograph | Ep 266 HTBITY Jul 17, 2026 3660 In this solo episode of Hate To Break It To Ya, I get into the AI and automation wave that is coming for your job whether you're ready or not. By 2030, half the positions that exist today are gone — middle management, drivers, all of it — and if you're still going to baseball games and barbecues like it's 2015, you are going to get hit in the face by reality. I lay out exactly what I think you sho
Stu Stone on the New Hollywood Hustle and the Rolling with Saget Years| Ep 265 HTBITY
Stu Stone on the New Hollywood Hustle and the Rolling with Saget Years| Ep 265 HTBITY Jul 10, 2026 5577 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat down with Stu Stone — actor, filmmaker, rapper, podcast pioneer, and one of my oldest friends in this business — for a conversation that was 25 years in the making. Stu has been on this couch more than anyone else, which tells you everything you need to know about the quality of what he brings. We went deep on the era that defined both of our careers, the
Michael Rapaport Has Thoughts on Israel, Trump, and the White Boy Hall of Fame | Ep 264 HTBITY
Michael Rapaport Has Thoughts on Israel, Trump, and the White Boy Hall of Fame | Ep 264 HTBITY Jul 3, 2026 6610 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat down with Michael Rapaport — New York City legend, actor, comedian, podcaster, and one of the most outspoken pro-Jewish voices in the country right now — and we went everywhere. I mean everywhere. We started where any two white boys from our era have to start: the White Boy Hall of Fame. Who’s in, who’s got a wing, who owns the whole compound. And it escal
Corey Feldman's Last Appearance on My Podcast (And His New Music) | Ep 263 HTBITY
Corey Feldman's Last Appearance on My Podcast (And His New Music) | Ep 263 HTBITY Jun 26, 2026 4091 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat back down with Corey Feldman — actor, musician, and we went deep. The last episode we recorded together had to be pulled for legal reasons tied to an ongoing fakumentary lawsuit, so this one picks up where that left off.  We got into why Corey has never once been booked on a major late-night show — not Kimmel, not Colbert, not Fallon, not Letterman, not C
The Manager Behind Chappelle, Burr, and Dane Cook on What It Actually Takes with Barry Katz | Ep 262
The Manager Behind Chappelle, Burr, and Dane Cook on What It Actually Takes with Barry Katz | Ep 262 Jun 18, 2026 7813 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat down with Barry Katz — legendary talent manager, producer, and founder of the Boston Comedy Club — and what started as an interview turned into one of the most honest, wide-open conversations I've had on this show. Barry has managed or launched the careers of Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Dane Cook, Wanda Sykes, Jay Mohr, Bert Kreischer, Whitney Cummings, Jim
The Church Is a Business — Nathan Apffel Exposes the $1 Trillion Religion Racket  | Ep 261 HTBITY
The Church Is a Business — Nathan Apffel Exposes the $1 Trillion Religion Racket | Ep 261 HTBITY Jun 10, 2026 8871 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat down with Nathan Apffel — Emmy-nominated filmmaker, Christ follower, and the creator of the docuseries The Religion Business — and what started as a conversation about his documentary turned into one of the most wide-open, genuinely surprising talks I've had on this show. Nathan drove down from San Diego to be here, and I'm glad he did, because this one we
Kelly Dodd Gets Real: Getting Fired from TV, Cancel Culture, and Why She Has Zero Regrets  | Ep 260
Kelly Dodd Gets Real: Getting Fired from TV, Cancel Culture, and Why She Has Zero Regrets | Ep 260 Jun 3, 2026 5716 This week on Hate To Break It To Ya I sat down with Kelly Dodd — former Real Housewives of Orange County cast member, co-host of The Daily Smash, and one of the most polarizing personalities to ever appear on Bravo — and she came in with absolutely zero filter. Kelly is the kind of guest who makes you realize within the first five minutes that the reputation is real, the energy is real, and the la

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