Mongolian gerbil
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Oct 13, 2026
Laura DelanoGUEST
Would it, wait, do you say gerbil down here? We say gerbil up there.
Theo VonHOST
Nuh-uh.
Laura DelanoGUEST
Gerbil.
Theo VonHOST
Yeah.
Laura DelanoGUEST
I like gerbil way better.
Theo VonHOST
Oh yeah, gerbil.
Laura DelanoGUEST
Gerbil.
Laura DelanoGUEST
It doesn't sound as nice as gerbil.
JizzyHOST
...
JizzyHOST
the special teams, Gerbil doesn't have any authority over special teams.
JeffHOST
He's got no sway over special teams.
JizzyHOST
He gets one offensive player, one defensive player I think is how it was stipulated.
JeffHOST
Don't wanna suggest he does something illegal.
JizzyHOST
[laughs] Well, do you wanna hear my ideas? I think I f- I found an idea for both Nan ...
JizzyHOST
Can we go to Nan and Gerbil real quick after this? Do you have anything to say about ...
JizzyHOST
Yeah.
GatorHOST
We got the All-American Lab with the Latino name and the Chihuahua with the American name.
GatorHOST
Or the Gerbil, for our long-time listeners.
GatorHOST
That's what the Founding Fathers really always wanted, was...
JaredHOST
This.
Heather McDonaldHOST
It's a crime of bad rumors, and I'm excited to have our guest, Alan Solkin.
Heather McDonaldHOST
He's a journalist and the host of the new hit, uh, a podcast brought by Hollywood Reporter called Gerbil.
Heather McDonaldHOST
Welcome, Alan.
Allen SalkinGUEST
I- I'm so thrilled to be here.
37 MINS LATER
Allen SalkinGUEST
Right.
Heather McDonaldHOST
Sometimes there isn't, you know? Sometimes there isn't.
Allen SalkinGUEST
Alexa, maybe season two of Gerbil is-
Heather McDonaldHOST
Let's go
Alfie DundasHOST
Like Richard
Dom McGovernGUEST
Gere and the Gerbil.
Alfie DundasHOST
Yeah.
Alfie DundasHOST
Yeah.
Allen SalkinHOST
I suspect that we cannot understand the gerbil rumor without answering one of the key questions of journalism.
Allen SalkinHOST
Not the what, where, or when, but in this episode, the who.
Allen SalkinHOST
[gentle music] The Hollywood Reporter presents Gerbil, a journalistic investigation into the rumor about Richard Gere and a rodent.
Allen SalkinHOST
I'm Alan Solkin.
Allen SalkinHOST
This is episode three, Sex Object.
40 MINS LATER
Roger GrimsbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
His year-long battle with AIDS at an end.
Roger GrimsbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He was 59.
Allen SalkinHOST
Next time on Gerbil, how does the intersection of AIDS, Hollywood, and homophobia dovetail with the Gerbil rumor? And on its way to Hollywood, the colorectal mouse stops to fuel up in a small, sad town in Texas.
Holly WainwrightHOST
Anyway, we're not talking about that.
Holly WainwrightHOST
[laughs] We are talking about, there's a new podcast from The Hollywood Reporter that's called simply Gerbil, and it's about a very famous celebrity urban myth.
Holly WainwrightHOST
What is that, Mia Freedman? Do you know what I'm talking about?
Mia FreedmanHOST
The minute you said gerbil, the only time I've ever heard anyone talk about a gerbil, until your terrifying story, Hol-
Holly WainwrightHOST
That seems very distasteful, Out Loud." [laughs]
Jessie StephensHOST
[laughs]
Holly WainwrightHOST
"What are you talking about 40-year-old rumors about gerbils and bottoms for?" This podcast called Gerbil, The Hollywood Reporter, reputable brand, right? One of the industry insider-
Jessie StephensHOST
Yeah
Allen SalkinHOST
No animals were hurt in the making of this podcast.
Allen SalkinHOST
Gerbil.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
I'm sorry?
Allen SalkinHOST
Gerbil.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
Okay.
Allen SalkinHOST
Go ahead.
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There was the actor who had the gerbil who used to play with that.
Allen SalkinHOST
For some, the association with the word is swift and certain because the Hollywood rumor that probably starts in the 1980s has never stopped circulating.
Colin O'NeillGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Allen SalkinHOST
The Hollywood Reporter presents Gerbil, a journalistic investigation of the rumor about Richard Gere and a rodent.
Allen SalkinHOST
I'm Allen Salkin.
Allen SalkinHOST
This is Episode 2, The Philadelphia Gerbil Panic of 1985.
Allen SalkinHOST
You might be saying, wait, what? Jerry Penahoo? This is a Richard Gere thing, isn't it? Yeah, me too.
Allen SalkinHOST
But could the origin story of the gerbil rumor trace to Pennsylvania? Rozo told me at the Dresden that this is not just a thing with him and his old roommates.
42 MINS LATER
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
is Channel 3 Eyewitness News Nightcast.
Jerry PenicoliSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Good evening, I'm Jerry Penicoli.
JakeHOST
Well, the Hollywood Reporter, this is insane.
JakeHOST
It says here, the Richard Gere gerbil rumor won't die.
JakeHOST
Why? Did it really happen? The Hollywood Reporter presents Gerbil, a new podcast series by investigative reporter Alan Salkin, who spent, wait for it, Six years examining documents and interviewing Hollywood players, doctors, and everyone involved to answer everything, including why it matters more now than ever.
JakeHOST
What? This dude, Alan Salkin, investigative reporter, spent six years investigating the Richard Gere gerbil rumor? At some point...
JakeHOST
You have to evaluate your career.
JakeHOST
That, I would spend six years of my life investigating that.
JakeHOST
To whom do we credit some of these classic jokes? The first time a joke was ever told.
JakeHOST
I would prefer that over investigating Gerbilgate.
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