Series
American Idol Official Podcast
Talk
This podcast, hosted by Danielle Fishel, dives deeper into America’s most iconic music competition series, exploring the performances everyone’s talking about, and offering exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, and expert analysis of the judges’ critiques.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 1: Songs of Faith Night Breakdown1 Apr 2026 · 28mDanielle Fishel recaps the live show with Jamal Roberts and Sasha Farber.- 2Episode 2: 90s Judges' Song Contest Breakdown8 Apr 2026 · 34mDanielle Fishel is joined by music superstars and Idol judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood to discuss the return of the Judges' Song Contest. Later, Andrea Barber stops by after her time in the lounge with other TGIF '90s stars, and Danielle sits down with the eliminated finalists to discuss their Idol journeys.
- 3Episode 3: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night Breakdown15 Apr 2026 · 37mDanielle recaps with Constantine Maroulis, Megan Michaels Wolflick, The Miz and exiting finalists.
- 4Episode 4: Disney Night Breakdown22 Apr 2026 · 39mDanielle Fishel is joined by award-winning artist Lance Bass for a recap of "Disney Night." She also welcomes "American Idol" alum David Archuleta to discuss his post-Idol journey and share his perspective on this season's standout talent, before sitting down with Alexandro Byrd, Kiara Romero, Liamani Segura and Brendon Tremblay from "Descendants," along with the eliminated finalists.
- 5Episode 5: Celebrating Taylor Swift Night Breakdown29 Apr 2026 · 42mDanielle Fishel is joined by artist and creator Anthony Gargiula, as well as "Dancing with the Stars" pro and Taylor Swift The Eras Tour dancer Jan Ravnik, for a recap of the evening's events. She also welcomes eliminated finalists and "American Idol" alum Lauren Spencer Smith to discuss her post-Idol journey and share her perspective on this season’s standout talent.
- 6Episode 66 May 2026
- 7Episode 713 May 2026 · 43m
Details
- First aired
- 1 Apr 2026
- Last aired
- 13 May 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Hulu, Disney+
- Episodes
- 7
Cast
Danielle FishelSelf - Host
