Podcast Episodes

THE TASTE OF THINGS — Alison Roman savors the opposite of a chef movie

Season 10 Episode 2

Ex-NYTimes columnist and bestselling cookbook writer Alison Roman (SOMETHING FROM NOTHING) talks with Rico about the tropes of fictional film chefs, and how the dreamy Cannes-winner THE TASTE OF THIN…

Published on 7 hours ago

RATATOUILLE — Brad Bird cooks up the ultimate food film

Season 10 Episode 1

The animated classic about an adorbs rat chef… spent nearly 7 years in the oven. Director Brad Bird (THE IRON GIANT) and producer Brad Lewis (ANTZ) tell Rico the whole multi-course saga, including gu…

Published on 1 week ago

DIE MY LOVE — Lynne Ramsay unleashes the beast

In DIE MY LOVE, new mother Grace (a virtuosic Jennifer Lawrence) is stuck at home while her disinterested husband Jackson (Robert Pattinson) is at work. With only her baby, a barking dog, and her own…

Published on 2 weeks ago

ARTISTS VS. AUTOCRACY: Istanbul cinema crosses the bridge

Season 8 Episode 5

Istanbul is home to some great filmmakers trying to speak truth to power... in a country where the power is less and less willing to let them. Host Rico Gagliano talks with two of the best — Emin Alp…

Published on 3 weeks ago

MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY — Joe Wright gazes into the abyss

Joe Wright's known for Oscar-winning WWII epics like DARKEST HOUR. But his latest look at the era is a different animal: The nightmarish series MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY, about the rise of the go…

Published on 1 month ago

MULHOLLAND DRIVE in the rearview, with Deborah Levy

Season 9 Episode 7

Enigmatic women, their doubles, and an unmistakable air of strangeness… Award-winning author Deborah Levy (HOT MILK) on the hallmarks of David Lynch’s storytelling, and how the filmmaker has inspired…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Debbie Zoller drives LOST HIGHWAY

Season 9 Episode 6

Make-up and prosthetics artist Debbie Zoller (LOST HIGHWAY, TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN) first worked with David Lynch on LOST HIGHWAY. She discusses their two decades of friendship, and how she designed …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Heidi Bivens outfits INLAND EMPIRE

Season 9 Episode 5

How does costume shape character? Stylist and costume designer Heidi Bivens was in charge of wardrobe on INLAND EMPIRE. It was one of her first jobs, and David Lynch’s final film. What did they both …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sabrina Sutherland guides TWIN PEAKS’ RETURN

Season 9 Episode 4

David Lynch’s creative process was unconventional in many ways. For example, he preferred sketching his ideas as images to explaining them in words. Producer Sabrina Sutherland worked with him for mo…

Published on 2 months ago

Jennifer Lynch writes THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER

Season 9 Episode 3

Why was David Lynch so intrigued by the idea of “a woman in trouble”? His daughter, Jennifer Lynch, has a theory… She also discusses her bestselling novel THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER, and her pa…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago