Podd: Pop Culture Confidential

472: Summer Encore — Taylor Dearden on ‘The Pitt,’ Medical Boot Camp & Crafting Dr. Mel King

10 juli | 30 min

471: The Odyssey Teaser, Summer Movie Reviews & More (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

4 juli | 92 min

470: Actor Alexej Manvelov — On His Standout Performance as Akram in 'Dept. Q' and His Remarkable Journey

23 juni | 39 min

469: Summer Screams —Horror Thrives in the Heat (with Guest Eoin Daly)

19 juni | 41 min

468: Best Films of the Decade (So Far!) with Guest Ryan McQuade

13 juni | 93 min

467: A Conversation with Tony Gilroy — Andor Season 2, Revolution, and the Forces & Choices That Drive Us

5 juni | 38 min

Episode 466: And That’s a Wrap: Cannes 2025 with guest Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch

28 maj | 67 min

465: Dispatch 5 from Cannes 2025. Interview: Stellan Skarsgård (‘Sentimental Value’)

21 maj | 14 min

464: Dispatch 4 from Cannes 2025: The Phoenician Scheme, Pillion, Urchin & The Chronology of Water. Guest John Bleasdale, critic & author

19 maj | 38 min

463: Dispatch 3 from Cannes 2025: Eddington, The Plague, Sound of Falling & Mission: Impossible with Ryan McQuade

17 maj | 31 min

462: Dispatch 2 from Cannes 2025 with Ryan McQuade! – On Tom Cruise & McQuarrie, Neon’s Cannes Reign & De Niro

14 maj | 27 min

461: Dispatch 1 from Cannes 2025 – From the Opening Press Conference with Jury President Juliette Binoche, Jeremy Strong & More

13 maj | 6 min

Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 – 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview with Guest Christina Birro

10 maj | 57 min

460: Countdown to Cannes — Mission: Impossible, The Franchise, and The Final Reckoning (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

9 maj | 56 min

459: A Conversation With Barbie Ferreira ('Euphoria', 'Nope') On Her New Film 'Bob Trevino Likes It'

2 maj | 30 min

458: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Oscar Rule Changes & Iconic Movie Twins (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

24 april | 81 min

457: Emmy-Winning Editor & Co-Producer Timothy Good ('The Last of Us') Unpacks the Powerful & Heartbreaking Season 2, Episode 2

21 april | 35 min

456: Our Reactions to the Cannes Film Festival 2025 Lineup (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

10 april | 88 min

455: Inside 'Adolescence': A Conversation with Actor Christine Tremarco

4 april | 31 min

453: We Talk TV – Adolescence, Severance, The White Lotus, The Studio & More (with Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch)

31 mars | 41 min

454: Coming Soon! Trailer Talk for the Most Anticipated Movies (With Ryan McQuade)

25 mars | 86 min

449: Pop Culture Grab Bag: SNL 50, BAFTAs, SAG Predictions & More! (w/ Ryan McQuade)

19 februari | 60 min

448: The Oscar Race Heats Up! DGAs, PGAs, Surprises & Frontrunners (with Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch)

15 februari | 32 min

447: Talking The 2025 TV Season: Trends, 'Severance', 'The Pitt', And More With The Ringer's Chris Ryan

7 februari | 32 min

446: Oscar Nominations 2025 (with Ryan McQuade) . The Surprises, Snubs & More!

23 januari | 98 min

445: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2025! + Oscar Nomination Predictions (with Ryan McQuade)

21 januari | 112 min

444: A Conversation With Mona Fastvold, Co-Writer of 'The Brutalist'

20 januari | 20 min

443: A Conversation With Actor Alessandro Nivola! ('The Brutalist')

17 januari | 59 min

442: A Conversation With Pop Superstar Robbie Williams ('Better Man')

9 januari | 13 min

441: Golden Globes 2025 Recap & Reactions! The Highlights, Surprises, Fashion And Much More. (With Sophia Ciminello & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

6 januari | 90 min

440: A Conversation with Director RaMell Ross & Cinematographer Jomo Fray ('Nickel Boys') About Their Visionary Adaptation.

1 januari | 31 min

439: Two Conversations with Jesse Eisenberg ('A Real Pain')

21 december 2024 | 40 min

438: Creating The Body Horror In 'The Substance'. Guest: Special Makeup Effects Designer Pierre Olivier Persin

17 december 2024 | 26 min

437: A Conversation With Bill Skarsgård ('Nosferatu')

14 december 2024 | 24 min

436: Our Reactions To The Golden Globe Noms And More Awards Season News! (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

9 december 2024 | 74 min

435: Sean 'Dino' Johnson ('Sing Sing') On The Inspirational True Story 'Sing Sing' & Rehabilitation Through Theater.

26 november 2024 | 25 min

434: A Conversation With Writer/Director Sean Baker ('Anora')

17 november 2024 | 28 min

433: The Most Emotional Movie Scenes Of 2024! Plus Gladiator II Reactions. (With Ryan McQuade)

12 november 2024 | 66 min

432: A Conversation With Karla Sofía Gascón, 'Emilia Pérez'! Audio Interview In Spanish, Subtitled On YouTube (Episode first aired in May)

30 oktober 2024 | 38 min

431: Harris & Trump's Media Strategies In The Final Weeks & The Political Power Of Pop Culture (with journalist Chris Smith, Vanity Fair)

24 oktober 2024 | 35 min

430: Guest Robert Steen On The Beautiful Story Of His Son Mats (A Norwegian Gamer), What They Learned After Mats Passed Away, The Moving Netflix Doc 'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin' (Encore)

17 oktober 2024 | 56 min

429: 2025 Oscar Predictions! (with Ryan McQuade)

8 oktober 2024 | 100 min

428. BONUS! A Conversation with Ken Leung, 'Industry'. (This Bonus Episode Includes Talk About The Season Finale!)

30 september 2024 | 45 min

427: Coppola's 'Megalopolis'. SNL's Election Cast & Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist'. A Conversation With Ryan McQuade.

29 september 2024 | 63 min

426: We Discuss & Review 'The Substance' From Writer/Director Coralie Fargeat & Starring Demi Moore (with Ryan McQuade)

19 september 2024 | 63 min

425: Alan Zweibel, An Original Saturday Night Live Writer & Five Time Emmy Award Winner! On The Early Years at SNL & The New Movie 'Saturday Night'

10 september 2024 | 51 min

424: AwardsWatch Podcast Telluride Film Festival Roundup (with Special Guest Christina Birro)

4 september 2024 | 123 min

423: Telluride Film Festival Mini Dispatch 2. 'Nickel Boys'

1 september 2024 | 9 min

422: Our first dispatch from the 51st Telluride Film Festival! The exciting movie line up and more.

30 augusti 2024 | 15 min

421: A Conversation With Ken Leung On His Electrifying Portrayal Of Eric On TV's Industry And Much More.

23 augusti 2024 | 39 min

420: Our Massive Fall Movie Preview! (with Ryan McQuade)

16 augusti 2024 | 79 min

419: A rundown of the exciting fall TV season! (with Tyler Doster)

10 augusti 2024 | 31 min

418: Best Of The Year So Far! (with Ryan McQuade)

1 augusti 2024 | 94 min

417: A conversation with actor Paul Raci about his powerful new movie 'Sing Sing'.

24 juli 2024 | 28 min

416: The Star of 'Thelma'! A Conversation With 95 Year Old Acting Legend June Squibb

19 juli 2024 | 21 min

415: A visit with 'The Watch' co-hosts Chris Ryan & Andy Greenwald!

13 juli 2024 | 60 min

414: Beyond the 'Horizon'! A discussion about Kevin Costner's four part mega saga, struggle at the box office, filmmakers & their passion projects and much more (with Ryan McQuade)

7 juli 2024 | 73 min

413: 'I Am: Celine Dion' & A Countdown of the Most Powerful and Revealing Celebrity Documentaries (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

29 juni 2024 | 89 min

412: Emmy Voting is Open! 2024 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Analysis with NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans.

17 juni 2024 | 49 min

411: Early 2025 Oscar predictions! With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch.com)

14 juni 2024 | 52 min

410: Writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel on his Cannes winning, first feature 'Armand', the brilliant Renate Reinsve & his grandfather Ingmar Bergman.

7 juni 2024 | 23 min

409: Crisis at the Box Office or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the "Bombs” (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

31 maj 2024 | 58 min

Episode 408: Exclusive interview with 'Emilia Pérez´ star Karla Sofía Gascón! Audio interview in Spanish, transcript in English.

24 maj 2024 | 38 min

Episode 407: Performances! Dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. ('Kinds of Kindness' 'Armand' 'Emilia Perez' 'Limonov: The Ballad')

20 maj 2024 | 9 min

406 'Megalopolis'! Highlights from the Cannes 2024 press conference with Francis Ford Coppola and a discussion of the film with critic John Bleasdale ('Writers on Film' podcast)

18 maj 2024 | 27 min

Episode 405: Furiosa! Our 2024 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch. Part 3

16 maj 2024 | 9 min

404: Streep & Dunaway! Mini Dispatch from Cannes 2024 Day 2,

16 maj 2024 | 6 min

403: Our first dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Rain, glamour, politics and what we are looking forward to!

15 maj 2024 | 6 min

402: The brilliant Kathryn Hunter! Working with Coppola on 'Megalopolis', 'The Tragedy of Macbeth', 'Poor Things', 'Andor'.

7 maj 2024 | 38 min

401: A conversation about the Netflix hit 'Baby Reindeer' (With Candice Frederick Senior Culture Reporter Huffpost)

1 maj 2024 | 47 min

400: Ambition, Love & Tennis! A Conversation about Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers". (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

30 april 2024 | 62 min

399: 'Shōgun'; A conversation with director Hiromi Kamata

23 april 2024 | 30 min

398: Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview! with Jazz Tangcay (Variety)

15 april 2024 | 54 min

397: A discussion about Alex Garland's 'Civil War' (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

11 april 2024 | 76 min

396: From Jon Stewart to 'True Detective', How the 2024 US Election & this Political Moment is Reflected in Popular Culture. Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR's TV Critic & Media Analyst.

27 mars 2024 | 45 min

391: A conversation with actor & author Molly Ringwald!

25 mars 2024 | 50 min

377: A conversation with Sofia Coppola ('Priscilla')

21 mars 2024 | 34 min

395: The speeches, the highlights and the surprises! Our Oscar 2024 recap. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

12 mars 2024 | 58 min

Episode 394: Oscar Predictions 2024! Who Will Win in Every Category. With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

6 mars 2024 | 142 min

382: Till Death Do Us Part! The many movie-marriages of 2023. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com)

5 mars 2024 | 77 min

387: Creating the sounds of evil. "The Zone of Interest' sound designer Johnnie Burn ('Poor Things' 'Nope')

4 mars 2024 | 34 min

362: Oscar winning composer Ludwig Göransson on scoring Oppenheimer, his awesome process & collaboration with Nolan

4 mars 2024 | 23 min

390: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy & writer/director Andrew Haigh 'All of Us Strangers'

21 februari 2024 | 22 min

393: Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') on 'True Detective: Night Country', the incredible finale, the best fan theories, working with Jodie Foster and more.

19 februari 2024 | 31 min

392: Robert Steen. The beautiful story of his late son Mats, what his family learned after Mats passing and the power of gaming. ('Ibelin')

12 februari 2024 | 56 min

389: 2024 Oscar Nominations Reactions! With Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch

23 januari 2024 | 85 min

388: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2024! With critics Candice Frederick (Huffpost) & Thelma Adams (The Wrap)

17 januari 2024 | 46 min

386: Our reactions to the 2024 Golden Globes! With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

8 januari 2024 | 45 min

385: We are Starting 2024 with Emmys Predictions! Guest: Tyler Doster, TV Editor AwardsWatch

3 januari 2024 | 52 min

384: Academy Award Winning Cinematographer Linus Sandgren. On the Mystery, Beauty, Ugly & Sexy of Saltburn

18 december 2023 | 32 min

383: Awards Season. The Succession Interviews! Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong. Justine Lupe, Arian Moayed and more.

14 december 2023 | 363 min

381: Our first, massive Oscar nomination predictions show of the season! (with the AwardsWatch team)

1 december 2023 | 117 min

380: Singer-songwriter, 4 time Grammy winner Jason Isbell on his role in Killers of the Flower Moon & the power of honesty in music and life.

30 november 2023 | 31 min

379: Special episode! Ethan & Maya Hawke, recorded live from The Stockholm International Film Festival Nov 2023

22 november 2023 | 37 min

378: 'The writer in crisis'. We explore the many 'writers in crisis' characters in film. With Sean Fennessey (Host of 'The Big Picture', Head of Content at The Ringer)

12 november 2023 | 54 min

376: Director & co-writer Mika Gustafson on her award-winning (Venice & London Film Festival) debut feature 'Paradise is Burning'

24 oktober 2023 | 23 min

375: How movies & TV affect everything! Pulitzer prize winning author & data journalist Walt Hickey 'You Are What You Watch'

20 oktober 2023 | 59 min

374: Errol Morris, the Academy Award winning filmmaker on his John le Carré doc ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’, and truth & betrayal.

16 oktober 2023 | 24 min

373: Costume Designer Jacqueline West & Osage Wardrobe Consultant Julie O’Keefe 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

9 oktober 2023 | 21 min

367: A conversation with award-winning casting director John Papsidera. ('Oppenheimer')

1 oktober 2023 | 48 min

Episode 372. Part 2, the contract! Tom O'Brien (critic/WGA member) is back to talk about the new WGA contract after the strike.

29 september 2023 | 18 min

371: Deal! The Writers Guild has reached a tentative agreement with the studios & streamers. Guest: critic and WGA member Tom O'Brien.

25 september 2023 | 15 min

370: REVISIT our conversation with Milad Alami writer/director 'Opponent', Sweden's Oscar submission.

21 september 2023 | 30 min

369: Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show’ accused of being “toxic workplace” in new report. Drew Barrymore under fire for return amid writer's strike. TV editor Tyler Doster joins us to discuss this weeks breaking TV news.

15 september 2023 | 22 min

368: AwardsWatch & Pop Culture Confidential recap the 50th edition of the Telluride Film Festival!

8 september 2023 | 103 min

353: Our complete Succession interview collection! 8 exclusive interviews from 4 seasons.

27 augusti 2023 | 362 min

Sharing a special episode from our friends 'The AwardsWatch Podcast.' What Will Be and What We Want to See at the 50th Telluride Film Festival'

21 augusti 2023 | 85 min

366: LA Times film industry reporter Ryan Faughnder joins us to talk about a summer Hollywood won't forget!

9 augusti 2023 | 36 min

365: It's Margot Robbie's world! A deep dive into the career of actor/producer Margot Robbie. With Sophia Ciminello (Oscar Wild podcast, AwardsWatch)

4 augusti 2023 | 53 min

364: The actors strike, an existential battle! We are joined by Kevin E. West, member of the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee & veteran actor (Lost, Criminal Minds, Bones).

26 juli 2023 | 33 min

363: Barbenheimer is here! Our Oppenheimer & Barbie discussion. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

21 juli 2023 | 83 min

361: Emmy nomination reactions with Erik Anderson & Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch! Plus, Hollywood braces for the actors' strike.

12 juli 2023 | 60 min

360:Summer Encore! Interview with director Sam Feder 'Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen' (Netflix)

5 juli 2023 | 47 min

359: Maureen Ryan, journalist & author 'Burn it Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change in Hollywood'

27 juni 2023 | 52 min

358: Actor Grace Edwards on her stellar performance in 'Asteroid City' & working with director Wes Anderson.

23 juni 2023 | 18 min

357: REVISIT: Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach on "The Bear', his incredible performance as Richie, chaos, love & found family.

19 juni 2023 | 37 min

356: From the Spider-Verse to Asteroid City! A big month at the movies. Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) joins Christina to talk about some huge June releases.

14 juni 2023 | 65 min

355: Revisit! Craig Mazin (Creator/Writer/Exec Producer ' The Last of US')

7 juni 2023 | 41 min

354: We bid farewell to the Roys! Our Succession finale discussion with Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

30 maj 2023 | 84 min

352: A conversation with editor Timothy Good ('The Last of Us') Recorded live at the Nordic Media Days Festival.

24 maj 2023 | 41 min

351: A conversation with activist, educator & Tupac Shakur's former manager Leila Steinberg. The power of art, Tupac & Allen Hughes' incredible doc series 'Dear Mama'

18 maj 2023 | 73 min

350: A new survey asked 'what actors will get you to the movie theater?' & the results are fascinating! Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) join us to talk modern movie stardom.

4 maj 2023 | 64 min

349: Hollywood writers strike! With guest Tom O'Brien

3 maj 2023 | 31 min

348: 2023 Summer/fall movie preview & discussion with critic Thelma Adams

27 april 2023 | 49 min

347: Kylie Rogers ('Beau is Afraid' 'Yellowstone')

21 april 2023 | 26 min

346: REVIST: We revisit our conversation with TV Icon Henry Winkler ('Barry')

20 april 2023 | 27 min

345: April TV! From Beef to 1980's psychological thrillers. We discuss! With Candice Frederick, Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost

5 april 2023 | 36 min

344: Writer/director Milad Alami 'Opponent'

4 april 2023 | 31 min

341: Justine Lupe ('Willa' Succession)

3 april 2023 | 45 min

343: We discuss Ben Affleck's 'Air', 'Tetris', & movies about the entrepreneurial spirit! With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch, InSession Film)

30 mars 2023 | 54 min

342: Special episode! A conversation with Brian Cox recorded live on stage. (Succession, HBO Max)

29 mars 2023 | 41 min

340: Extra episode! A potential strike looms as the Writers Guild of America and studios negotiate. We break down what's at stake. With guest Tom O'Brien

23 mars 2023 | 21 min

339: We recap and break down the 2023 Academy Awards. The best, the worst & the historic moments! With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch.

13 mars 2023 | 52 min

338: The narratives, the scandals, the surprises! The awards season year in review & everything leading up to Oscar 2023! With Mike Barone of 'Mike, Mike, and Oscar'

10 mars 2023 | 60 min

337: Our Oscar 2023 predictions special with Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch!

5 mars 2023 | 67 min

336: Lesley Paterson 'All Quiet On the Western Front'. Oscar nominated screenwriter, producer & world champion triathlete!

1 mars 2023 | 34 min

335: We discuss the Bafta awards! The winners, the shockers and what it all means as the Oscars approach! With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch.

22 februari 2023 | 59 min

334: Dispatch 3 from The Santa Barbara International Film Festival! With Nina Hoss (TÁR), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) & Angie Wang (MDMA)

18 februari 2023 | 25 min

333. Dispatch 2 from The Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Director Alison Millar on her brilliant doc 'Lyra'- on the life, work and tragic death of her friend, Northern Ireland’s fearless young reporter Lyra McKee

15 februari 2023 | 17 min

332: Dispatch 1 from The Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Interviews with artisans. Director Todd Field 'Tar', composer Ryan Lott 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' and many more!

14 februari 2023 | 25 min

331: REVISIT: Our conversation with actor Jeremy Strong

13 februari 2023 | 50 min

328: NEW! The conversation continues with Craig Mazin (Creator/Writer/Exec Producer ' The Last of US') Including our talk on the incredible episode 3!

13 februari 2023 | 41 min

330: REVISIT Abbott Elementary star Janelle James!

8 februari 2023 | 32 min

329: REVISIT: Writers Will Tracy (Succession) & Seth Reiss (The Onion) on their delicious, new satire 'The Menu', starring Ralph Fiennes & Anya Taylor-Joy

6 februari 2023 | 18 min

327: Our Sundance Film Festival 2023 recap! With Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch, Insession Film

29 januari 2023 | 84 min

326: 2023 Oscar nominations! Reactions, surprises, snubs and more with Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch.com

24 januari 2023 | 76 min

325: A podcast special! Masterclass with Tom Hanks & Rolf Lassgård and producers Rita Wilson & Fredrik Wikström Nicastro. 'A Man Called Otto'

21 januari 2023 | 59 min

324: Craig Mazin: Creator/Writer/Exec Producer 'The Last of Us'. Part 1

19 januari 2023 | 27 min

323: Abbott Elementary's breakout star Janelle James!

9 januari 2023 | 32 min

322: The most anticipated movies/shows premiering the first half of 2023! With Matt Neglia (Next Best Picture)

3 januari 2023 | 48 min

321: Our Best, and Worst, Films of 2022! With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch)

21 december 2022 | 63 min

320: The Best of 2022. Dee Wallace, E.T. 40 years!

16 december 2022 | 32 min

319: Actor Sheila McCarthy. On the powerful themes, questions & truths of "Women Talking"

6 december 2022 | 31 min

318: So, what did we think?! Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch, InSession Film) is back to discuss Spielberg's The Fabelmans!

4 december 2022 | 52 min

315: Writers Will Tracy (Succession) & Seth Reiss (The Onion) on their delicious, new satire 'The Menu', starring Ralph Fiennes & Anya Taylor-Joy

2 december 2022 | 18 min

316: Hollywood on Hollywood. 'Babylon' and a deep dive into movies about the industry! With critic Zoë Rose Bryant

22 november 2022 | 44 min

314: Laura Poitras, director 'All The Beauty And The Bloodshed'. On photographer Nan Goldin's life and her fight to 'take down' the billionaire Sackler family.

11 november 2022 | 25 min

313: Weird Al! We revisit our talk with Weird Al Yankovic, icon & parody king!

8 november 2022 | 21 min

312: We deep dive into The Banshees of Inisherin! with Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch, InSessionFilm)

1 november 2022 | 75 min

311: Actors Tom Hollander & Leo Woodall talk White Lotus 2, the new Italian season and the sexual politics of the 1 %!

28 oktober 2022 | 16 min

310: Jump scares and spine chillers! A horror deep-dive with film critic William Bibbiani.

20 oktober 2022 | 66 min

309: The exciting race towards the Oscars 2023! Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch) is with us to cover it all.

13 oktober 2022 | 53 min

308: A talk with actor Lane Factor 'Cheese' on the groundbreaking, hit show 'Reservation Dogs',

8 oktober 2022 | 24 min

307: Our 'Blonde' discussion with culture reporter Candice Frederick!

3 oktober 2022 | 25 min

306 Best of: It's a Daisy Edgar-Jones year! A conversation with the star of 'Where the Crawdads Sing'.

1 oktober 2022 | 18 min

305 Best of: Our conversation with actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach ("The Bear'.) On his incredible performance as Richie, chaos, love & found family.

29 september 2022 | 38 min

304: A deep dive into Steven Spielberg's most personal films & stories ahead of 'The Fabelmans'. With Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch, InSession Film)

21 september 2022 | 71 min

303: A conversation with writer/director Kogonada ('After Yang') on memory, feeling displaced, the love of film & more! (Revisit)

13 september 2022 | 35 min

302: Venice Film Festival 2022 writer/director Rebecca Zlotowski on her very personal film 'Other People’s Children', reimagining the image of the step-mother & female allies.

12 september 2022 | 16 min

301: Venice Film Festival! 'Don't Worry Darling', 'The Whale' 'The Eternal Daughter' with writer/critic Connor Lightbody

6 september 2022 | 27 min

300: A conversation with Jared Harris and director Adrian Sibley "The Ghost of Richard Harris" from the Venice Film Festival 2022

5 september 2022 | 20 min

299: Venice Film Festival! 'Bones and All' ''All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, 'Monica', 'Master Gardner' with critic Raphael Abraham (Financial Times)

4 september 2022 | 28 min

298: Venice Film Festival 2022 dispatch! Reviews & first reactions: 'Tár' and 'Bardo'. With critic Tom O'Brien (NextBestPicture.com)

1 september 2022 | 30 min

297: Venice Film Festival 2022 dispatch. Review and first reactions, "White Noise"! With critic John Bleasdale.

31 augusti 2022 | 21 min

Episode 296: The 2022 Emmys predictions special! With critic Thelma Adams

30 augusti 2022 | 46 min

Episode 295: Director Sara Dosa "Fire of Love". Love, passion & volcanos.

25 augusti 2022 | 21 min

294: Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach on "The Bear', his incredible performance as Richie, chaos, love & found family.

22 augusti 2022 | 38 min

293: It's a Daisy Edgar-Jones year! A conversation with the star of 'Where the Crawdads Sing'.

17 augusti 2022 | 18 min

292: A conversation with the great Keke Palmer! ('Nope')

10 augusti 2022 | 19 min

291: 'The Bear' deep dive! With Matt Neglia (NextBestPicture.com)

7 augusti 2022 | 61 min

290: The cast & creators of the new series 'A League of Their Own'! (Amazon Prime)

3 augusti 2022 | 24 min

REVISIT! A conversation with Rick Stanton, one of the lead divers in the dramatic Thai soccer team cave rescue.

29 juli 2022 | 36 min

289: Ciao Venezia 2022! Critic John Bleasdale joins us to talk about what to expect from the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

27 juli 2022 | 47 min

288: From Hell's Kitchen to American Ninja Warrior to Floor is Lava, a conversation with super producer Arthur Smith, a pioneer in non-fiction television.

21 juli 2022 | 31 min

REVISIT! Co-directors Tia Lessin & Emma Pildes join us to talk about their excellent, urgent and vital documentary THE JANES (HBOMax)

10 juli 2022 | 24 min

287: A fabulously fun conversation with the great Hugh Bonneville!

30 juni 2022 | 23 min

286: Summer blockbusters, box office & 2022 movies we are looking forward to! With Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch.

25 juni 2022 | 35 min

285: A conversation with 4-time Academy Award Winner Catherine Martin ('Elvis')!

21 juni 2022 | 26 min

284: Dee Wallace, actor, author & scream queen! On her iconic roles from Cujo to E.T, the Spielberg classic celebrating 40 years, and much more!

7 juni 2022 | 32 min

283. Co-directors Tia Lessin & Emma Pildes join us to talk about their excellent, urgent and vital documentary THE JANES (HBOMax)

2 juni 2022 | 24 min

282: Benita Alexander tells her story. The NBC producer who's fairytale romance with a celebrity surgeon was a scam. Dr Macchiarini is now on trial over experimental windpipe transplants.

17 maj 2022 | 73 min

281: Are movies back?! Plus our Cannes Film Festival 2022 preview. With AwardsWatch Erik Anderson

14 maj 2022 | 36 min

280: Our Spring Television Special! With critic Thelma Adams

7 maj 2022 | 34 min

279: Hollywood trials & when celebrities take the stand. A conversation with Professor Andrea M McDonnell

27 april 2022 | 36 min

278: We revisit our talk with actor Rick Rossovich! On the legacy of Top Gun, ahead of the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick.

25 april 2022 | 34 min

277: Actor Billy Magnussen (Barry Levinsons' 'The Survivor' & 'Made for Love' season 2, HBO Max)

20 april 2022 | 32 min

276: A conversation with composer Nico Muhly (Pachinko)

13 april 2022 | 39 min

REVISIT! Executive producer/writer Danny Strong 'Dopesick'

5 april 2022 | 22 min

275: Post-Oscar talk with Ryan McQuade! (AwardsWatch, InSession Film)

29 mars 2022 | 70 min

274: Writer/Showrunner Liz Hannah "The Dropout" , "The Girl From Plainville"

27 mars 2022 | 36 min

273: Kyle Buchanan is back! We talk Oscar predictions and his new book “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road”

23 mars 2022 | 50 min

272: Kogonada "After Yang" "Pachinko"

16 mars 2022 | 35 min

271: A conversation with Noomi Rapace!

9 mars 2022 | 30 min

270: Will Smith, Coda and Squid Game big winners at the Screen Actors Guild awards 2022! SAG reactions with Erik Anderson! (AwardsWatch.com)

28 februari 2022 | 29 min

269: Actor Jeff Hiller 'Somebody Somewhere' (HBO)

25 februari 2022 | 31 min

268: "Beyond the Best Dressed-A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical, and Scandalous Oscar Fashion". Author Esther Zuckerman

21 februari 2022 | 24 min

267: Writer/director Kenneth Branagh, 'Belfast'

15 februari 2022 | 28 min

266: A conversation with Oscar nominee screenwriter/director Eskil Vogt (co-writer 'The Worst Person in The World', writer/director 'The Innocents')

10 februari 2022 | 30 min

265: The Oscar nominations 2022! With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch)

8 februari 2022 | 50 min

264: A conversation with actor Jamie Dornan, 'Belfast'!

1 februari 2022 | 23 min

253: Joachim Trier, director/co-writer 'The Worst Person in the World'

1 februari 2022 | 30 min

263: The Sundance 2022 edition! With critic, host & writer Ryan McQuade

26 januari 2022 | 67 min

262: Creator/Showrunner Patrick Somerville & EP Jessica Rhoades ("Station Eleven") on making a post apocalyptic show about joy and healing.

20 januari 2022 | 38 min

261: Most anticipated new TV shows of 2022! with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans

9 januari 2022 | 35 min

260: The good, the bad & the complicated. Motherhood in film & TV this season. With critic Thelma Adams

4 januari 2022 | 50 min

259: Jazz Tangcay, Senior Artisans Editor at Variety, on the year in movies!

21 december 2021 | 27 min

258: We are joined by Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch). We talk controversial Golden Globes, awards season news & a 'Succession' finale deep dive!

15 december 2021 | 51 min

257: We revisit our interview with Jeremy Strong 'Succession'!

3 december 2021 | 49 min

256: A special episode! Kirsten Dunst & Benedict Cumberbatch 'The Power Of The Dog'

25 november 2021 | 18 min

255: Writer/Producer Georgia Pritchett 'Succession', 'Veep', 'The Shrink Next Door'. Author 'My Mess Is A Bit Of A Life'

23 november 2021 | 51 min

248: The era of Arian Moayed! On 'Succession' s3, Netflix 'Inventing Anna', 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' & much more.

20 november 2021 | 55 min

254: Kidman, Smith, Gaga & angry fans. AwardsWatch Erik Anderson is back with a report from AFI fest & all the movie and awards news

18 november 2021 | 46 min

252: Executive producer/writer Danny Strong 'Dopesick'

10 november 2021 | 22 min

251: Actor Reed Birney "Mass"

1 november 2021 | 24 min

250: Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch! All the latest industry news, controversies & Timothée Chalamet heats up the box office

28 oktober 2021 | 39 min

249: A conversation with director Yngvild Sve Flikke, 'Ninjababy'

22 oktober 2021 | 21 min

247: An hour with Brian Cox!

11 oktober 2021 | 63 min

246: Squid Game! Professor Areum Jeong on the cultural, political & artistic impact of the Netflix megahit

8 oktober 2021 | 30 min

245: Rick Stanton, one of the lead divers in the Thai soccer team cave rescue. Author 'Aquanaut'.

3 oktober 2021 | 36 min

244: The race is on. AwardsWatch Erik Anderson joins us for movie news, hits & misses and a taste of Licorice Pizza!

27 september 2021 | 54 min

243: Emmys 2021 Predictions Special! With critic Thelma Adams

16 september 2021 | 40 min

242: Our Venice Film Festival dispatch part two! On location with critic John Bleasdale

5 september 2021 | 58 min

241: Ciao Venezia! Critic John Bleasdale joins us to talk about what to expect from the Venice Film Festival 2021!

26 augusti 2021 | 54 min

240: Jonas Poher Rasmussen director of the extraordinary, Sundance award winning documentary 'Flee'

15 augusti 2021 | 29 min

239: The Britney Spears case, #freebritney and Britneys fight for freedom. With culture writer Constance Grady (vox.com)

5 augusti 2021 | 27 min

238: Emmys & Venice & Gucci, oh my! Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch) is back with all the latest on movies, festivals & TV!

29 juli 2021 | 44 min

237: Summer revisit: 'Allen v. Farrow'. Interview with director Amy Ziering

23 juli 2021 | 17 min

236: Summer Revisit! Composer Nicholas Britell (The Underground Railroad, Succession, Moonlight)

18 juli 2021 | 29 min

235: Summer Revisit: legend Danny Trejo!

8 juli 2021 | 47 min

234: Summer Revisit! Bo Burnham ('Promising Young Woman')

3 juli 2021 | 37 min

233: Summer revisit! Brian Cox "Succession"

28 juni 2021 | 63 min

232: Summer revisit! Host and author Padma Lakshmi 'Taste the Nation', 'Top Chef'.

23 juni 2021 | 40 min

231: Director Enrico Casarosa & Producer Andrea Warren, Pixar's 'Luca'

16 juni 2021 | 20 min

230: Cannes line-up 2021! The surprises, snubs & controversies. With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch)

10 juni 2021 | 32 min

229: An exclusive interview with Madonna's background singer and dancer, Donna De Lory. Celebrating "Madonna: Truth or Dare" 30 years!

4 juni 2021 | 49 min

228: "Sopranos Sessions" Actor Vincent Curatola (Johnny 'Sack')

27 maj 2021 | 37 min

227: Most anticipated movies of 2021 & Oscar contenders. plus the Golden Globes fallout! With Erik Anderson, Editor-in-Chief AwardsWatch.com

21 maj 2021 | 57 min

226: Music Supervisor Iain Cooke “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” (AppleTV+)

20 maj 2021 | 14 min

225: Actor Aaron Pierre "The Underground Railroad"

12 maj 2021 | 20 min

224: Actor/Director/Author Justine Bateman on her new book 'Face: One Square Foot of Skin'

5 maj 2021 | 41 min

223: Composer Nicholas Britell (The Underground Railroad, Succession, Moonlight)

29 april 2021 | 28 min

222: Our final and complete Oscar predictions 2021! With Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch

22 april 2021 | 67 min

221: 2021 Oscars special with Kyle Buchanan (NY Times)!

20 april 2021 | 37 min

220: Stylist, TV host and fashion expert Joe Katz! The celebrity red carpet, the multi-billion dollar industry & Oscar fashion: hits and misses.

16 april 2021 | 35 min

219: Most anticipated TV dramas of the season! With Eric Deggans, author and NPR TV critic

14 april 2021 | 38 min

218: From Gaga to the Godfather! A conversation about upcoming biopics and movies about Hollywood with critic John Bleasdale

30 mars 2021 | 56 min

217: Bo Burnham 'Promising Young Woman'

23 mars 2021 | 37 min

216: Oscar nominations! Surprises, snubs & reactions. With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch)

16 mars 2021 | 44 min

215: 'Allen v. Farrow'. Interview with director Amy Ziering

5 mars 2021 | 16 min

214: Golden Globe Awards! Predictions and the HFPA controversies (with critic Thelma Adams)

24 februari 2021 | 69 min

213: Scandals & reckonings. We talk Whedon, Carano and 'Framing Britney Spears' with Megan McLachlan

18 februari 2021 | 22 min

212: Actor Nathaniel Curtis 'It's a Sin'

11 februari 2021 | 31 min

211: Sundance Film Festival 2021 Special! Reviews and news. With Erik Anderson, Awardswatch

31 januari 2021 | 42 min

210: Director Edoardo Ponti on 'The Life Ahead', directing his mother Sophia Loren and more

29 januari 2021 | 42 min

209: Our Sundance Film Festival preview special! With Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch

26 januari 2021 | 21 min

208: Jessica Bruder Journalist/Author 'Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

24 januari 2021 | 34 min

207: Actor Paul Raci 'Sound of Metal'

10 januari 2021 | 49 min

Epi 206 Happy New Year! Christina & Erik's/AwardsWatch most anticipated 2021 films/shows/award news.

3 januari 2021 | 33 min

Epi 205: Director/writer/Pixar chief Pete Docter & Producer Dana Murray of Pixar/Disney's "Soul"

21 december 2020 | 24 min

Episode 204: Actor Glynn Turman "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

9 december 2020 | 20 min

203:Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch) is back! Film/industry &awards, WW84, Mank, Hopkins, Boseman & more!

24 november 2020 | 34 min

Episode 202: Arliss Howard ("Mank")

13 november 2020 | 51 min

Episode 201: Emerald Fennell (Camilla "The Crown")

11 november 2020 | 21 min

Episode 200: Viggo Mortensen ('Falling')

29 oktober 2020 | 30 min

199 'Everything is changing...forever' Future of movies/the industry. w/ Erik Anderson/AwardsWatch

21 oktober 2020 | 28 min

Ep 198 David Litt fmr Obama speechwriter(Democracy In One Book Or Less) on the 2020 election & more.

15 oktober 2020 | 37 min

Episode 197: Kirsten Johnson "Dick Johnson is Dead"

7 oktober 2020 | 42 min

Epi 196 Alicia Vikander 'The Glorias', playing icon Gloria Steinem & finding her own voice (Replay)

21 september 2020 | 43 min

Epi 195 Madonna's biopic! Film festivals! Oscar race! Movies are back!(w/ Erik Anderson AwardsWatch)

15 september 2020 | 44 min

Episode 194: Our HUGE 2020 Emmy predictions show! With critic Thelma Adams

10 september 2020 | 44 min

Episode 193: Cynthia Nixon ('Ratched')

3 september 2020 | 19 min

Episode 192: It's the HUGE 'Tenet' discussion episode! Guest: film critic John Bleasdale

28 augusti 2020 | 56 min

Epi 191: Professor Lilly Goren on Senator Kamala Harris, historic VP pic and pop culture +politics .

17 augusti 2020 | 25 min

190: Mulan to Disney+, Venice line up,Netflix Oscar buzz.Industry news w/ AwardsWatch Erik Anderson!

11 augusti 2020 | 39 min

Episode 189: Danny Trejo 'Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo'

5 augusti 2020 | 46 min

Epi 188: Tenet! #FreeBritney.Great docs 2020. All the latest news! (with Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch)

22 juli 2020 | 35 min

Episode 187: Brian Cox "Succession"

13 juli 2020 | 62 min

Episode 186: Director Sam Feder 'Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen' (Netflix)

10 juli 2020 | 47 min

Episode 185: Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch. Oscar news + update! What's on and what's off in Hollywood.

25 juni 2020 | 34 min

Episode 184: Host and author Padma Lakshmi 'Taste the Nation', 'Top Chef'

16 juni 2020 | 39 min

Epi 183: Karina Longworth (You Must Remember This) on "Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman' and more

11 juni 2020 | 34 min

Epi 182: Author/Media analyst Eric Deggans " Why the Images of George Floyd Dying Broke the Nation"

3 juni 2020 | 51 min

Episode 181: 2020 summer movie preview! What to expect this summer like no other. (W/ Erik Anderson)

21 maj 2020 | 30 min

Episode 180: Director Lenny Abrahamson "Normal People"

12 maj 2020 | 42 min

Episode 179: John Turturro "The Jesus Rolls"

6 maj 2020 | 28 min

Episode 178: Screenwriter Jack Thorne ( Netflix 'The Eddy')

4 maj 2020 | 27 min

Episode 177: A special update! Big changes at the Oscars! With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch)

1 maj 2020 | 13 min

Episode 176: Jason Hehir, Director, Michael Jordan's 'The Last Dance'

30 april 2020 | 22 min

Epi 175: TV critic Eric Deggans (NPR) on the state of TV. The shutdowns, the future +what to watch!

25 april 2020 | 28 min

Episode 174: Holland Taylor "Hollywood"

22 april 2020 | 18 min

Episode173: Italian journalist Alessio Lasta, reporting from the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic

19 april 2020 | 34 min

Epi172 writer Chris Smith on Trump's press briefings,claims ‘total authority' +the rise of Gov Cuomo

15 april 2020 | 24 min

Episode 171: Steve Schirripa, 'Sopranos', 'Talking Sopranos'

10 april 2020 | 40 min

Episode 170: Arian Moayed 'Succession'

4 april 2020 | 51 min

Episode 169: The changing landscape of TV/Film with Erik Anderson. + our 'Tiger King' deep dive!

31 mars 2020 | 34 min

Epi 168: Kimmel, Fallon and how late night is tackling the Corona crisis. With journalist Jen Chaney

26 mars 2020 | 15 min

Episode 167: Judith Heumann "Crip Camp" (Netflix), Author "Being Heumann"

24 mars 2020 | 27 min

Epi 166 An update w/ Erik Anderson: the state of the film industry, movies abt self-isolation & more

20 mars 2020 | 20 min

Episode 165: Writer/Producer Ed Burns "The Plot Against America"

13 mars 2020 | 26 min

164: Guest Erik Anderson/AwardsWatch on Coronavirus industry impact,César protests & our new collab!

3 mars 2020 | 55 min

Episode 163: Actor Rick Rossovich on the legacy of Top Gun, 1986 to 2020 and beyond!

25 februari 2020 | 33 min

Epi 162 Exclusive interview with Alicia Vikander, playing icon Gloria Steinem and finding her voice.

13 februari 2020 | 43 min

Episode 161: Oscar week! Predicting the Oscars with Math. "Oscarmetrics" Ben Zauzmer

7 februari 2020 | 34 min

Episode 160: The 2020 Oscar predictions special with Kyle Buchanan of The New York Times

5 februari 2020 | 31 min

Episode 159: Oscar week special! 'Citizen Canine', author Wendy Mitchell

4 februari 2020 | 29 min

OSCAR WEEK on Pop Culture Confidential: Nominee Regina Graves Set Decortor 'The Irishman'

3 februari 2020 | 31 min

OSCAR WEEK on Pop Culture Confidential:Nominee Barbara Ling Prod Designer on Tarantino's OUATIH

3 februari 2020 | 25 min

Episode 158: Our first TV special of 2020! With tv/film critic Candice Frederick

22 januari 2020 | 28 min

Episode 157: Our reactions to the Oscar nominations! With critic and Oscar expert Thelma Adams

13 januari 2020 | 45 min

REVISITING: Barbara Ling, Production Designer on Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

5 januari 2020 | 25 min

REVISITING: Mary Ramos, Music Supervisor on Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood'

5 januari 2020 | 42 min

Episode 156: Cats! Controversies! Awards season! Guest: Erik Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, AwardsWatch

20 december 2019 | 48 min

Episode 155: Award-winning set decorator Regina Graves 'The Irishman'

27 november 2019 | 31 min

Episode 154: Director Jay Roach "Bombshell"

20 november 2019 | 67 min

Episode 153: A guide to the streaming wars with Richard Lawson, chief critic @ Vanity Fair

9 november 2019 | 22 min

Episode 152: Gianni Russo "Hollywood Godfather My Life in the Movies and the Mob"

30 oktober 2019 | 59 min

Epi 151:Hot topics in pop culture! Joker,Succession,Netflix/Oscars+more w/ AwardsWatch Erik Anderson

16 oktober 2019 | 44 min

Episode 150: Writer/Director Levan Akin 'And Then We Danced'

24 september 2019 | 34 min

Epi 149: Awards season is here! Oscar buzz from the film festivals+ Emmy predictions w/ Claudia Puig

16 september 2019 | 39 min

Episode 148: Kaitlyn Dever, Susannah Grant, Sarah Timberman Netflix 'Unbelievable'

10 september 2019 | 41 min

Episode 147: Liz Hannah, Writer/Producer on Mindhunter Season Two

3 september 2019 | 48 min

Episode 146: Vilhelm Blomgren, 'Midsommar'

20 augusti 2019 | 49 min

Episode 145: Barbara Ling, Production Designer on Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

12 augusti 2019 | 25 min

Episode 144: Mary Ramos, Music Supervisor on Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood'

7 augusti 2019 | 42 min

Episode 143: Jeremy Strong, Succession

11 juni 2019 | 48 min

142: Brett Gelman on the genius of Fleabag, finding comedy in drama +taking a stand against misogyny

30 maj 2019 | 36 min

Episode 141: Jessica Yellin, former CNN Chief White House Correspondent. Author of Savage News

10 maj 2019 | 26 min

Episode 140: The Pop Culture Confidential movie preview special with critic Claudia Puig!

3 maj 2019 | 36 min

Episode 139: Jared Harris star of HBO's 'Chernobyl'

26 april 2019 | 25 min

Epi 138: Erin Lee Carr 'All That You Leave Behind' on love, loss, lessons from her father David Carr

13 april 2019 | 38 min

Epi 137 Nicholas Monsour editor "US". On Jordan Peele, editing horror, all those audience theories

5 april 2019 | 43 min

Episode 136: author David Sedaris (Calypso)

21 mars 2019 | 39 min

Epi 135 Writer Daniel Stiepleman 'On The Basis Of Sex', writing his aunt Ruth Bader Ginsburg's story

6 mars 2019 | 18 min

Episode 134: Our 2019 TV update! Russian Doll, Fosse/Verdon, Big Little Lies and more

1 mars 2019 | 28 min

Epi 133: The Pop Culture Confidential 2019 Oscar predictions special with Kyle Buchanan (NY Times)

17 februari 2019 | 28 min

132: R Kelly/Bryan Singer, shocking exposés and survivors getting heard. Guest: writer Rachel Leah

9 februari 2019 | 29 min

Episode 131: Tony McNamara, screenwriter "The Favourite"

23 januari 2019 | 24 min

Episode 130: Director Rich Moore, Producer Clark Spencer "Ralph Breaks The Internet" + Spring TV

17 januari 2019 | 33 min

Epi 129: The race towards the Oscars! Predictions and analysis with critic+Oscar expert Thelma Adams

8 januari 2019 | 31 min

128:Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw,Rob Marshall 'Mary Poppins Returns'

20 december 2018 | 20 min

Epi 127: Tonia Sina, Intimacy Director ‘Directing sex scenes for stage and film in the #metoo era’

21 november 2018 | 19 min

Episode 126: author Soraya Chemaly 'Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger'

14 november 2018 | 41 min

Episode 125: Garrard Conley, author ‘Boy Erased' + our Halloween movie/TV special

31 oktober 2018 | 83 min

Episode 124: Luke Davies, Screenwriter (‘Lion’ 'Beautiful Boy’)

24 oktober 2018 | 34 min

Episode 123: cinematographer Linus Sandgren (“First Man”) + an update on the Oscar race!

19 oktober 2018 | 37 min

Episode 122 writer Constance Grady: the Kavanaugh hearings and reflections in popular culture.

11 oktober 2018 | 29 min

Episode 121: Björn Runge, director "The Wife”

5 oktober 2018 | 42 min

Episode 120: Writer/Director Paul Schrader “First Reformed"

26 september 2018 | 21 min

Episode 119: TV Special Part 2. The creators of Netflix “Maniac” + Emmys recap

18 september 2018 | 30 min

Episode 118 TV Special Part 1. The creators of ”Forever”, Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard.

17 september 2018 | 22 min

Episode 117: Todd Fisher ”My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie”

11 september 2018 | 49 min

Episode 116: John David Washington & Sera Gamble

6 september 2018 | 53 min

Episode 115: SPECIAL Your vote counts! + Greg Poehler

31 augusti 2018 | 37 min

Episode 114: “Boy Erased” Garrard Conley

28 augusti 2018 | 75 min

PCC Episode 113: "Weird Al" Yankovic

20 augusti 2018 | 32 min

Episode 112: Actor, comedian, author Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley, Crazy Rich Asians)

13 augusti 2018 | 32 min

Episode 111: Zoe Perry of ‘Young Sheldon’ & the Season Highlights

7 juni 2018 | 38 min

Episode 110: Fall TV Lineup & Comedy in the Trump Era

6 juni 2018 | 32 min

Episode 109: Screenwriter Craig Mazin on writing, the Weinsteins & his new HBO series “Chernobyl"

6 juni 2018 | 57 min

Episode 108: Henry Winkler - Barry, Arrested Development & being The Fonz

6 juni 2018 | 26 min

Episode 107: Killing Eve & The Cosby Verdict

6 juni 2018 | 30 min

Episode 106: Comedy writer Nell Scovell + The 2018 Summer Movie Preview

6 juni 2018 | 34 min

Episode 105: Director Johan Renck - Bowie, Breaking Bad & the new series ‘Chernobyl’

6 juni 2018 | 43 min

Episode 104: Ane Crabtree & Bill Barretta

6 juni 2018 | 37 min

Episode 103: Michael Kenneth Williams & Joy Press

6 juni 2018 | 41 min

Episode 102: Dr Adam Rutherford & Jonathan Abrams

6 juni 2018 | 37 min

Episode 101: Gustaf Skarsgård

6 juni 2018 | 50 min

Episode 100: Ruth E. Carter on costuming 'Black Panther' & Liz Shannon Miller of IndieWire

6 juni 2018 | 43 min

Episode 99: William Jackson Harper, star of The Good Place & Professor Kennan Ferguson

16 mars 2018 | 32 min

Episode 98: The 2018 Oscar Special

1 mars 2018 | 41 min

Episode 97: Karamo Brown, Queer Eye

22 februari 2018 | 28 min

Episode 96: Doug Jones, The Shape of Water

13 februari 2018 | 40 min

Episode 95: Mac Quayle, Composer

4 februari 2018 | 32 min

Episode 94: Oscar Nominations With Sasha Stone Awards Daily

23 januari 2018 | 24 min

Episode 93: Ellen Lewis on casting 'The Post'

18 januari 2018 | 57 min

Episode 92: James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald - Manhunt: Unabomber

9 januari 2018 | 41 min

Awards Season: Sterling K. Brown

29 december 2017 | 23 min

Oscar Race: Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, Dunkirk

21 december 2017 | 53 min

Episode 91: The Oscar Race with Mark Johnson

11 december 2017 | 49 min

Episode 90: Jennifer Haley – Writer, Mindhunter

29 november 2017 | 51 min

Episode 89: Amanda Hess, The New York Times

20 november 2017 | 41 min

Episode 88: Breaking Bad 101 with Alan Sepinwall

2 november 2017 | 24 min

Episode 87: Director Kasper Collin & Sasha Stone of Awards Daily

25 oktober 2017 | 48 min

Episode 86: Jeff Schaffer – Executive Producer, Curb Your Enthusiasm

5 oktober 2017 | 34 min

Episode 85: Pamela Adlon

18 september 2017 | 21 min

Episode 84: The 2017 Fall Movie and Oscar Preview Special

14 september 2017 | 43 min

Episode 83: The 2017 Fall TV & Emmy Prediction Special

7 september 2017 | 42 min

Episode 82: Writer & Director Ruben Östlund

25 augusti 2017 | 46 min

Episode 81: Sterling K. Brown

17 augusti 2017 | 23 min

Episode 80: Peter Baker - Chief White House Correspondent, New York Times

9 augusti 2017 | 31 min

Episode 79: Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema - Dunkirk

2 augusti 2017 | 53 min

Episode 78: Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud with author Anne Helen Petersen & Our Summer Tips

27 juni 2017 | 56 min

Episode 77: Television Maverick: Writer & Producer Chuck Lorre

7 juni 2017 | 41 min

Episode 76: Jon Ronson & Helen Hollyman

30 maj 2017 | 61 min

Episode 75: Culinary writer Katie Parla & The Nerdist’s Alicia Lutes

17 maj 2017 | 59 min

Episode 74: News, Trends and Controversies - The 2017 Spring Roundup

9 maj 2017 | 40 min

Episode 72: Tony Hale – Star of Veep & Arrested Development

11 april 2017 | 27 min

Episode 71: From Frasier, 24, Fargo and Legion - Jean Smart, TV Royalty

24 mars 2017 | 19 min

Episode 70: ‘Missing Richard Simmons’ with Dan Taberski

14 mars 2017 | 25 min

Episode 69: The stars of Orange is the New Black and Netflix Ted Sarandos

8 mars 2017 | 30 min

Episode 68: The 2017 Oscar Special

22 februari 2017 | 43 min

Episode 67: Eugene Lee - Legendary SNL Production Designer

16 februari 2017 | 35 min

Episode 66: Colleen Atwood - Three-Time Oscar-Winning Costume Designer

9 februari 2017 | 21 min

Episode 65: Disney animation legends ride the waves with Moana

2 februari 2017 | 42 min

Episode 64: Damien Chazelle & Mandy Moore – La La Land

18 januari 2017 | 40 min

Episode 63: Kirsten Johnson - Director of ‘Cameraperson'

11 januari 2017 | 45 min

Episode 62: Hollywood Legend Roger Corman & Professor Lilly Goren

3 januari 2017 | 39 min

Episode 61: The Legacy of The Daily Show

21 december 2016 | 45 min

Episode 60: Oscar Predictions with Gregory Ellwood & Josefin Asplund star of Vikings

15 december 2016 | 51 min

Episode 59: Steven Knight, Screenwriter of ‘Allied’

8 december 2016 | 23 min

Episode 58: Dr. Jessica Coon ‘Arrival’ & Vinzenz Kiefer ‘Jason Bourne’

1 december 2016 | 43 min

Episode 57: Morgan Spurlock, director of “Rats”

12 november 2016 | 19 min

Episode 56: Star of Atlanta – Brian Tyree Henry

1 november 2016 | 17 min

Episode 55: Joe Swanberg, creator of ‘Easy’ on Netflix

26 oktober 2016 | 52 min

Episode 54: 'Life, Animated' director Roger Ross Williams and The Playlist’s Jessica Kiang

19 oktober 2016 | 64 min

Episode 53: Cynthia Nixon

12 oktober 2016 | 20 min

Episode 52: The Politics of Funny

29 september 2016 | 45 min

Episode 51: The Legacy of Oliver Stone & the Doc that Shocked

9 september 2016 | 65 min

Episode 50: Fall Movie Preview & Facing Escobar

1 september 2016 | 48 min

Episode 49: Pop Culture Confidential Fall TV Preview

20 augusti 2016 | 43 min

Episode 48: Stranger Things - The Breakout Summer TV hit

20 augusti 2016 | 59 min

Episode 47: Director Paul Feig, Ghostbusters

20 augusti 2016 | 22 min

Episode 46: Melissa Silverstein & Matt Zoller Seitz

20 augusti 2016 | 41 min

Episode 45: Going Full Frontal with Miles Kahn

20 augusti 2016 | 39 min

Episode 44: Outcast’s Patrick Fugit and Reg E. Cathey

20 augusti 2016 | 38 min

Episode 43: Behind of Scenes of The Late Late Show

20 augusti 2016 | 20 min

Episode 42: Becoming Meryl Streep

20 augusti 2016 | 31 min

Episode 41: From Jaws to Dory – The Summer Blockbuster Season

20 augusti 2016 | 18 min

Episode 40: The Incredible History of Wonder Woman

20 augusti 2016 | 30 min

Episode 39: Star of the Broadway smash hit Hamilton: Anthony Ramos

20 augusti 2016 | 28 min

Episode 38: Revisiting The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

20 augusti 2016 | 26 min

Episode 37: Miss L – Anonymously exposing the sexism of the acting world

20 augusti 2016 | 21 min

Episode 36: Bridget Carpenter – Adapting Stephen King’s 11.22.63 for Television

20 augusti 2016 | 21 min

Episode 35: Rocking the Vote – Music, Politics & the Campaign

20 augusti 2016 | 32 min

Episode 34: The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

20 augusti 2016 | 26 min

Episode 33: Jenni Konner, a force behind HBO's Girls + the final Oscar verdict!

20 augusti 2016 | 50 min

Episode 32: Comedy with a Passion! Writer Kevin Avery: Last Week Tonight, Totally Biased

18 augusti 2016 | 26 min

Episode 31: From Pulp Fiction to Spotlight - Master Class with Music Supervisor Mary Ramos

18 augusti 2016 | 55 min

Episode 30: The ‘Spotlight’ Special

18 augusti 2016 | 21 min

Episode 29: Susan Sarandon on Hedy Lamarr - Actress, Rebel and Inventor

3 mars 2016 | 27 min

Episode 28: The TV Season Highlights & Franklin Leonard of The Black List

3 mars 2016 | 46 min

Episode 27: The Filmmakers of Making a Murderer

3 mars 2016 | 25 min

Episode 26: The Oscar Countdown Continues!

3 mars 2016 | 27 min

Episode 25: Gloria Steinem – A conversation with the feminist icon

31 januari 2016 | 32 min

Episode 24: Creating Carol with Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy

31 januari 2016 | 33 min

Episode 23: Mad as Hell - The Journalism Genre in Hollywood

17 januari 2016 | 31 min

Episode 22: The Star Wars Episode

2 januari 2016 | 60 min

Episode 21: Creating the Costumes of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Kurt and Bart

20 november 2015 | 31 min

Episode 20: Listen to Me Marlon

20 november 2015 | 24 min

Episode 19: ‘The Leftovers’ Carrie Coon & the Science of Good TV

6 november 2015 | 48 min

Episode 18: Behind the Scenes of Narcos - Escobar and the Blow Business

29 oktober 2015 | 42 min

Episode 17: From Friday Night Lights to Cailtin Jenner - Buzz Bissinger

29 oktober 2015 | 38 min

Episode 16: Priyanka Chopra - From Bollywood Superstar to Hollywood Rising Star

20 oktober 2015 | 24 min

Episode 15: Making the Impossible Possible – The Visual Effects of The Walk

20 oktober 2015 | 36 min

Episode 14: Superagent Sue Mengers & the Groundbreaking Showrunners of TV and their heirs.

28 september 2015 | 48 min

Episode 13: Spotlight on Boston with Black Mass & The Oscar Race Continues

28 september 2015 | 46 min

Episode 12: The Pop Culture Confidential Emmy Special

11 september 2015 | 28 min

Episode 11: Project UROK – Destigmatizing mental illness through comedy and community.

11 september 2015 | 24 min

Episode 10: Goodfellas to Forrest Gump - Legendary Casting by Ellen Lewis

11 september 2015 | 34 min

Episode 9: Show Me A Hero

11 september 2015 | 26 min

Episode 8: The Geopolitics of Funny - Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show to The Brink

5 augusti 2015 | 60 min

Episode 7: Summer TV wrap up special and early Oscar gold!

5 augusti 2015 | 40 min

Episode 6: Kevin McEnroe & Our Town

11 juni 2015 | 29 min

Episode 5: Groundbreakers & Side Splitters

28 maj 2015 | 35 min

Episode 4: The Letterman Late Night Legacy

15 maj 2015 | 34 min

Episode 3: The Art of Game of Thrones and the Swede who conquered television.

15 maj 2015 | 31 min

Episode 2: Clinton to Colbert - The Unbreakable Relationship Between Pop Culture and Politics

25 april 2015 | 41 min

Episode 1: Aliens and the Jungle

15 april 2015 | 45 min

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472: Summer Encore — Taylor Dearden on ‘The Pitt,’ Medical Boot Camp & Crafting Dr. Mel King

471: The Odyssey Teaser, Summer Movie Reviews & More (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

470: Actor Alexej Manvelov — On His Standout Performance as Akram in 'Dept. Q' and His Remarkable Journey

469: Summer Screams —Horror Thrives in the Heat (with Guest Eoin Daly)

468: Best Films of the Decade (So Far!) with Guest Ryan McQuade

467: A Conversation with Tony Gilroy — Andor Season 2, Revolution, and the Forces & Choices That Drive Us

Episode 466: And That’s a Wrap: Cannes 2025 with guest Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch

465: Dispatch 5 from Cannes 2025. Interview: Stellan Skarsgård (‘Sentimental Value’)

464: Dispatch 4 from Cannes 2025: The Phoenician Scheme, Pillion, Urchin & The Chronology of Water. Guest John Bleasdale, critic & author

463: Dispatch 3 from Cannes 2025: Eddington, The Plague, Sound of Falling & Mission: Impossible with Ryan McQuade

462: Dispatch 2 from Cannes 2025 with Ryan McQuade! – On Tom Cruise & McQuarrie, Neon’s Cannes Reign & De Niro

461: Dispatch 1 from Cannes 2025 – From the Opening Press Conference with Jury President Juliette Binoche, Jeremy Strong & More

Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 – 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview with Guest Christina Birro

460: Countdown to Cannes — Mission: Impossible, The Franchise, and The Final Reckoning (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

459: A Conversation With Barbie Ferreira ('Euphoria', 'Nope') On Her New Film 'Bob Trevino Likes It'

458: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Oscar Rule Changes & Iconic Movie Twins (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

457: Emmy-Winning Editor & Co-Producer Timothy Good ('The Last of Us') Unpacks the Powerful & Heartbreaking Season 2, Episode 2

456: Our Reactions to the Cannes Film Festival 2025 Lineup (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

455: Inside 'Adolescence': A Conversation with Actor Christine Tremarco

453: We Talk TV – Adolescence, Severance, The White Lotus, The Studio & More (with Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch)

454: Coming Soon! Trailer Talk for the Most Anticipated Movies (With Ryan McQuade)

452: ‘‘The Pitt’ Star Taylor Dearden on the Hit Show, Medical Boot Camp & More

451: 2025 Oscars Recap & Reactions (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

450: Final Oscar Predictions (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

449: Pop Culture Grab Bag: SNL 50, BAFTAs, SAG Predictions & More! (w/ Ryan McQuade)

448: The Oscar Race Heats Up! DGAs, PGAs, Surprises & Frontrunners (with Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch)

447: Talking The 2025 TV Season: Trends, 'Severance', 'The Pitt', And More With The Ringer's Chris Ryan

446: Oscar Nominations 2025 (with Ryan McQuade) . The Surprises, Snubs & More!

445: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2025! + Oscar Nomination Predictions (with Ryan McQuade)

444: A Conversation With Mona Fastvold, Co-Writer of 'The Brutalist'

443: A Conversation With Actor Alessandro Nivola! ('The Brutalist')

442: A Conversation With Pop Superstar Robbie Williams ('Better Man')

441: Golden Globes 2025 Recap & Reactions! The Highlights, Surprises, Fashion And Much More. (With Sophia Ciminello & Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

440: A Conversation with Director RaMell Ross & Cinematographer Jomo Fray ('Nickel Boys') About Their Visionary Adaptation.

439: Two Conversations with Jesse Eisenberg ('A Real Pain')

438: Creating The Body Horror In 'The Substance'. Guest: Special Makeup Effects Designer Pierre Olivier Persin

437: A Conversation With Bill Skarsgård ('Nosferatu')

436: Our Reactions To The Golden Globe Noms And More Awards Season News! (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

435: Sean 'Dino' Johnson ('Sing Sing') On The Inspirational True Story 'Sing Sing' & Rehabilitation Through Theater.

434: A Conversation With Writer/Director Sean Baker ('Anora')

433: The Most Emotional Movie Scenes Of 2024! Plus Gladiator II Reactions. (With Ryan McQuade)

432: A Conversation With Karla Sofía Gascón, 'Emilia Pérez'! Audio Interview In Spanish, Subtitled On YouTube (Episode first aired in May)

431: Harris & Trump's Media Strategies In The Final Weeks & The Political Power Of Pop Culture (with journalist Chris Smith, Vanity Fair)

430: Guest Robert Steen On The Beautiful Story Of His Son Mats (A Norwegian Gamer), What They Learned After Mats Passed Away, The Moving Netflix Doc 'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin' (Encore)

429: 2025 Oscar Predictions! (with Ryan McQuade)

428. BONUS! A Conversation with Ken Leung, 'Industry'. (This Bonus Episode Includes Talk About The Season Finale!)

427: Coppola's 'Megalopolis'. SNL's Election Cast & Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist'. A Conversation With Ryan McQuade.

426: We Discuss & Review 'The Substance' From Writer/Director Coralie Fargeat & Starring Demi Moore (with Ryan McQuade)

425: Alan Zweibel, An Original Saturday Night Live Writer & Five Time Emmy Award Winner! On The Early Years at SNL & The New Movie 'Saturday Night'

424: AwardsWatch Podcast Telluride Film Festival Roundup (with Special Guest Christina Birro)

423: Telluride Film Festival Mini Dispatch 2. 'Nickel Boys'

422: Our first dispatch from the 51st Telluride Film Festival! The exciting movie line up and more.

421: A Conversation With Ken Leung On His Electrifying Portrayal Of Eric On TV's Industry And Much More.

420: Our Massive Fall Movie Preview! (with Ryan McQuade)

419: A rundown of the exciting fall TV season! (with Tyler Doster)

418: Best Of The Year So Far! (with Ryan McQuade)

417: A conversation with actor Paul Raci about his powerful new movie 'Sing Sing'.

416: The Star of 'Thelma'! A Conversation With 95 Year Old Acting Legend June Squibb

415: A visit with 'The Watch' co-hosts Chris Ryan & Andy Greenwald!

414: Beyond the 'Horizon'! A discussion about Kevin Costner's four part mega saga, struggle at the box office, filmmakers & their passion projects and much more (with Ryan McQuade)

413: 'I Am: Celine Dion' & A Countdown of the Most Powerful and Revealing Celebrity Documentaries (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

412: Emmy Voting is Open! 2024 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Analysis with NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans.

411: Early 2025 Oscar predictions! With Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch.com)

410: Writer/director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel on his Cannes winning, first feature 'Armand', the brilliant Renate Reinsve & his grandfather Ingmar Bergman.

409: Crisis at the Box Office or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the "Bombs” (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

Episode 408: Exclusive interview with 'Emilia Pérez´ star Karla Sofía Gascón! Audio interview in Spanish, transcript in English.

Episode 407: Performances! Dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. ('Kinds of Kindness' 'Armand' 'Emilia Perez' 'Limonov: The Ballad')

406 'Megalopolis'! Highlights from the Cannes 2024 press conference with Francis Ford Coppola and a discussion of the film with critic John Bleasdale ('Writers on Film' podcast)

Episode 405: Furiosa! Our 2024 Cannes Film Festival Dispatch. Part 3

404: Streep & Dunaway! Mini Dispatch from Cannes 2024 Day 2,

403: Our first dispatch from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival! Rain, glamour, politics and what we are looking forward to!

402: The brilliant Kathryn Hunter! Working with Coppola on 'Megalopolis', 'The Tragedy of Macbeth', 'Poor Things', 'Andor'.

401: A conversation about the Netflix hit 'Baby Reindeer' (With Candice Frederick Senior Culture Reporter Huffpost)

400: Ambition, Love & Tennis! A Conversation about Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers". (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

399: 'Shōgun'; A conversation with director Hiromi Kamata

398: Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview! with Jazz Tangcay (Variety)

397: A discussion about Alex Garland's 'Civil War' (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch)

396: From Jon Stewart to 'True Detective', How the 2024 US Election & this Political Moment is Reflected in Popular Culture. Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR's TV Critic & Media Analyst.