We’re Listening: A Frasier Podcast

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Frasier recaps with warmth, trivia, and bite.

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We're Listening: A Frasier Podcast follows Frasier through detailed recap conversations, usually pairing plot talk with personal tangents and listener trivia. The tone is affectionate but not reverent, especially when a storyline feels thin, out of character, or too cheaply written.

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About We’re Listening: A Frasier Podcast

We're Listening: A Frasier Podcast is a deeply familiar, lightly chaotic companion to Frasier. It is built for people who enjoy the show enough to notice when a Niles line feels wrong, when a Roz story has been stretched too far, or when a supporting KACL character could have made a scene sharper. The structure is simple. Will introduces the Frasier episodes under discussion, usually with one or more companions beside him, then turns the recap into a mix of criticism, trivia, memory, and running affection. Recent episodes move through late season nine and the start of season ten, including stories around the Crane boys, Roz, Daphne's family, condo-board politics, parking disputes, weddings, radio expansion, and the Cheers reunion. The discussion is not sterile. A plot point about parking can open into a question about costly travel mistakes, while Daphne's birthday can become a conversation about journals and avoiding attention. It wanders, but with purpose. The tangents tend to expose why Frasier still works as social comedy: class anxiety, sibling pettiness, romantic panic, embarrassment, and the danger of saying one sentence too many. The hosts and guests are openly fond of the series, yet they are willing to call out weak writing, cheap laughs, or character behavior that does not track. That tension gives the show its energy. There are trivia corners, listener questions, recurring sign-offs, and a familiar nod to tossed salads and scrambled eggs. The register is friendly and very conversational, with British everyday references sitting beside close sitcom reading. Longtime listeners also get a sense of the wider friendship group around the microphone, from Kay and Lloyd to Ben, Toyn, Baum, and Alistair. It feels less like a polished lecture than a regular table where Frasier is the reason everyone sat down.

Made for: For Frasier fans who like detailed episode talk, affectionate criticism, and conversational tangents that wander well beyond the A-plot. It especially suits listeners who enjoy sitcom structure, character consistency, and recurring in-jokes.

What sets it apart: The show pairs careful Frasier scrutiny with the rhythm of old friends testing each other's memories, taste, and patience. Its recaps are as interested in failed jokes, odd plot logic, and trivia prompts as they are in nostalgia.

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A podcast dedicated to all things Frasier

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

A convivial Frasier rewatch that tests jokes, character choices, and alternate story routes with unusually specific attention.

We're Listening: A Frasier Podcast treats each episode as an argument worth reopening. Will and his co-hosts recap the plot, test jokes against the characters, and suggest sharper routes through scenes that do not convince them.

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One 'dumbass' from Niles can send you into a character audit before Marmite enters the room.

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  • close reads of why a Frasier joke feels earned or off-character
  • Will and rotating company turning episode recaps into trivia and amiable argument
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  1. 1

    Episode 237 - Proxy Prez

    Hidden gem

    ["Will and Alistair spend most of this We're Listening recap on Frasier season 10's \"Proxy, Prexy\" and \"Kissing Cousin,\" where the condo-board campaign produces a 15-to-2 vote joke and the slogan \"Frasier Crane the people's elixir.\"", "The strongest recurring joke is Frasier's habit of asking \"How is she?\" after hearing someone is back from Florence, which they point out works for any city name.", "Jen becomes the target of hipster jokes about Florence, Seattle cliches, and the first Starbucks across from Pike Place Market.", "Trivia and side chatter run through Woodrow Wilson, Sea-Tac Hyatt swingers meeting on the second Saturday of every month, Yo-Yo Ma orchestral fantasy camp, and a long debate over Frasier, type A behavior, and condo-board power."]

    Apr 4, 2026·1h 6m·4 clips
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    Episode 236 - The Ring Cycle & Enemy at the Gate

    Will and Kay introduce their podcast about Frasier, discussing Season 10 episodes The Ring Cycle and Enemy at the Gate, and explain their new format of covering two episodes per show.

    Mar 28, 2026·1h 6m·2 clips
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    Episode 235 - Moons Over Seattle

    Will and Toine discuss the Frasier episode 'Moons Over Seattle' and share listener stories about splurging on fancy experiences.

    Mar 8, 2026·39m·2 clips
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    Episode 234 - The Guilt Trippers

    Will and Kay discuss Frasier Season 9 Episode 23, 'The Guilt Trippers,' focusing on Daphne's birthday and Frasier and Ross's relationship.

    Mar 1, 2026·40m·2 clips
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    Episode 233 - Frasier Has Spokane

    Will and Lloyd discuss the Frasier episode 'Frasier Has Spokane' and explore Lloyd's childhood fear of the dark.

    Feb 22, 2026·50m
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    Episode 292 - Cheerful Goodbyes

    We're Listening covers 'Cheerful Goodbyes,' the Cheers reunion episode where Cliff Claven's retirement party shifts to the Somerville Town Crier because Sam is using Cheers for a Red Sox reunion.

    Feb 8, 2026·57m·4 clips
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    Episode 231 - The Love you Fake

    Hidden gem

    Episode 231, "The Love you Fake," follows Will, Lloyd, and Ben Griffith through a Frasier recap that is really anchored by robes, trivia, and Martin Crane's chemistry with Cora Winston.

    Feb 1, 2026·59m·4 clips
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    Episode 230 - Deathtrap

    Hidden gem

    We're Listening covers Frasier season 9, episode 19, 'Death Trap,' where the Crane Boys mysteries get a live adaptation and the setup goes sideways.

    Dec 21, 2025·1h 5m·5 clips
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    Episode 229 - War of the Words

    Dec 9, 2025·42m
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    Episode 228 - Three Blind Dates

    Nov 23, 2025·47m
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    Episode 227 - Wheels of Fortune

    Nov 17, 2025·38m
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    Episode 226 - The Proposal

    Nov 9, 2025·46m
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    Episode 225 - Juvenilia

    Oct 19, 2025·59m
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    Episode 224 - Mother Load

    Oct 13, 2025·49m
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    Episode 223 - Bully for Martin

    Oct 6, 2025·57m
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    Episode 222 - Junior Agent

    Sep 29, 2025·50m
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    Episode 221 - Sharing Kirby

    Sep 22, 2025·51m
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    Episode 220 - The Two Hundredth

    Sep 14, 2025·45m
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    Episode 219 - Bla-Z-Boy

    Aug 31, 2025·58m
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    Episode 218 - Room Full of Heroes

    Aug 24, 2025·55m
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    Episode 217 - Love Stinks

    Aug 17, 2025·1h 7m
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    Episode 216 - The Return of Martin Crane

    Aug 9, 2025·53m
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    Episode 215 - The First Temptation of Daphne

    Aug 4, 2025·1h 3m
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    Episode 214 - Don Juan in Hell

    Jul 27, 2025·1h
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    Episode 213 - Cranes go Caribbean

    Jul 13, 2025·59m
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    Episode 212 - A Day in May

    Jul 6, 2025·1h 11m
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    Episode 211 - A Passing Fancy

    Jun 22, 2025·1h
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    Episode 210 - Semi-Decent Proposal

    Jun 15, 2025·1h 5m
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    Episode 209 - The Wizard and Roz

    Jun 8, 2025·1h 5m
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    Episode 208 - Daphne Returns

    May 26, 2025·1h
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    Episode 207 - Forgotten But Not Gone

    May 18, 2025·1h 7m
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    Episode 206 - It Takes Two to Tangle

    May 12, 2025·1h 6m
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    Episode 205 - Docu.Drama

    May 4, 2025·1h 16m
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    Episode 204 - Hooping Cranes

    Apr 19, 2025·1h 7m
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    Episode 203 - Hungry Heart

    Apr 13, 2025·1h 9m
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    Episode 202 - Sliding Frasiers

    Mar 31, 2025·52m
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    Episode 201 - The Show Must Go Off

    Mar 23, 2025·49m
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    Episode 200a - Interview with Eric Lutes

    Will and Steve interview actor Eric Lutes, best known for playing Tom Duran on Frasier, about his career and memories from the show.

    Mar 16, 2025·38m
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    Episode 200b - Interview with Jeff Greenberg

    Hidden gem

    ["Jeff Greenberg says he is 'in charge of finding everybody who talks,' and on the new Frasier he saw 7,026 submissions for one role and 501 auditions for another.", "He describes a casting process that starts with the script, runs about 10 weeks, and usually means hundreds of actors plus chemistry reads with Kelsey Grammer.", "The Cheers story follows Shelley Long's exit, Greenberg's push to start early, Kirstie Alley's secret meetings, and NBC's five-month search-before-approval detour.", "He also revisits Frasier's original cast, the Lisa Kudrow-to-Peri Gilpin correction, and the revival's five-role search, showing how casting choices shape the whole sitcom."]

    Mar 16, 2025·43m·3 clips
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    Episode 199 - Motor Skills

    The hosts discuss Frasier Season 8 Episode 11 'Motor Skills' and share personal stories about being handy, particularly with car maintenance.

    Mar 9, 2025·47m
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    Episode 198 - Cranes Unplugged

    Feb 23, 2025·52m
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    Episode 197 - Frasier's Edge

    Feb 15, 2025·56m
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    Episode 196 - Mary Christmas

    Feb 9, 2025·49m
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    Episode 195 - The New Friend

    Feb 2, 2025·54m
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    Episode 194 - Legal Tender Love and Care

    Jan 26, 2025·55m
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    Episode 193 - Taking Liberties

    Jan 19, 2025·50m
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    Episode 192 - The Great Crane Robbery

    Jan 5, 2025·58m
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    Episode 191 - The Bad Son

    Dec 29, 2024·1h 5m
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    Episode 190 - And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon

    Will and Steve introduce the first two episodes of Frasier Season 8 and discuss fondue.

    Dec 23, 2024·1h 3m
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    Episode 189 - The Weebee Awards (Season 7 Live Recap)

    Will and Steve host a live episode of their Frasier podcast, presenting the Weebee Awards for season 7 with fan-nominated categories and trivia.

    Dec 15, 2024·57m