Boneheads with Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo

This week on Boneheads, we’re headed to LA – the land of palm trees, Skybar, and… murder. Emily shares multiple stories about David Boreanaz attempting to set her up with various eligible bachelors, including the hotel bartender from this week’s episode. The conversation takes a deeper turn as Emily and Carla discuss the culture of plastic surgery and the pressure to maintain a certain look in Los Angeles. Then, Carla asks Emily about working with the episode's special guest, the iconic Penny Marshall.

We don’t like to play favorites, but for this episode, we’ll make an exception. That’s right – today we’re talking about the beloved Bones Christmas episode, The Man in the Fallout Shelter. Emily and Carla share some cold goss about which Bones cast member would be most likely to spread a deadly fungus to their coworkers in real life. Then, they unpack Brennan’s emotional present-opening scene, and reveal a famous incorrect line in the episode that never got fixed. But first, Emily channels her inner Temperance Brennan to help identify some bone fragments in a friend’s back yard. 

This week we're excited to tell you about Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson. If you're into fun, candid conversations about life, relationships, and everything in between, you’ve got to check it out. Rachel and her longtime best friend Olivia Allen dive into the highs and lows of life with refreshing honesty, humor, and a whole lot of heart. In fact, Emily and Carla were guests on the show and had an amazing time talking about everything from Bones to their shared love for synchronized swimming!

And if you like this episode or just want more Rachel Bilson in your life, be sure to check out Broad Ideas wherever you get your podcasts.

What famous movie star auditioned for the role of Zack Addy? What was really in that Christmas present from Brennan’s parents? And who the hell is Crazy Dennis? Greg Yaitanes, the director of the Bones pilot, answers all this and more in this week’s episode of Boneheads. Greg, the Emmy award-winning director of House, Banshee, House of the Dragon, and Presumed Innocent, among others, tells Emily and Carla about casting Emily as Brennan, testing the pilot with audiences, and how the show went from “Brennan” to “Bones.” Plus, he shares behind-the-scenes stories from the other Bones episodes he directed, The Man in the Fallout Shelter and The Woman at the Airport.

Boner Alert! In today’s episode, we dive into Brennan’s first love interest on the show: her former anthropology professor, Dr. Michael Stires. Emily dishes out some cold goss about the actor who played Stires (Josh Hopkins), and reveals a surprising connection he had with one of her friends. Emily also shares insights about filming that sex scene with him, and she and Carla analyze Brennan’s pillow talk skills. Plus, we settle the rumors: did Emily and David Boreanaz ever date in real life? And, Carla confesses a little crush she had on a fellow Bones cast member.