Good Hang with Amy Poehler · The Ringer

Viola Davis

March 17, 2026·1 hr 20 min·5 clips
Eight-year-old Viola Davis and her three sisters created a game show skit at Jenks Park in Central Falls with a $2.50 wardrobe budget — and when they won, she pointed at herself and said 'wow.'
Amy opens in full celebration mode.

As heard by us

A warm Viola Davis conversation that turns sharpest on craft and vanity.

This episode lets Viola Davis range from Rhode Island and Boston to Meryl Streep, a plane jump, and the new book she co-wrote with James Patterson. Amy Poehler keeps the tone easy and affectionate, which gives the sharper passages room to land.

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Why you'd press play

Viola Davis brings the Rhode Island-to-Boston accents, the plane story, and a very funny stance on love scenes.

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