Listen as the couple interviews Viola Davis and Julius Tennon. Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue attend The Paley Center For Media Presents: Annual Benefit Dinner Honoring Tim Armstrong on May 15, 2013 in New York.TODAY Illustration / Getty Images March 4, 2021, 5:09 AM UTC By Michele Leone Actress Marlo Thomas and her husband of 40 years, legendary talk show host Phil Donahue, are teaming up in a new podcast called "Double Date," where the two interview celebrity couples about relationships.