Podcast Episodes

Is Comedian Robby Hoffman the Last American Dream?

We’re closing out 2025 with the person who made us laugh the most this year: comedian Robby Hoffman.

[You can watch this conversation on YouTube.]

At the top, we unpack the joys of her new Netflix spec…

Published on 12 hours ago

Kate Winslet Is Home for the Holidays

For over thirty years, Kate Winslet has been one of the most beloved performers on screen.

We discuss her directorial debut in Goodbye June (5:00), the loss that inspired this personal screenplay (10:…

Published on 1 week ago

The New Yorker at 100 (with David Remnick)

In the first 100 years of The New Yorker, only five have edited the magazine. Since 1998, it’s been David Remnick at the helm, shepherding the publication into the 21st century. 

We discuss Zohran Mam…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Renate Reinsve Delivers the Performance of the Year in ‘Sentimental Value’

What happens when a house is not a home? It's the question pulsating at the heart of the new film, Sentimental Value, and one that actor Renate Reinsve reckons with in the lead role of Nora.

We discus…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Filmmaker Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental’ Family Affair

Following the success of The Worst Person in the World, writer-director Joachim Trier returns this fall with a candid family story in Sentimental Value.

We begin with the guiding words from writer Phi…

Published on 4 weeks ago

The Noah Baumbach Retrospective

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach has spent the past three decades transmuting his experiences into cinema, culminating in his latest film, Jay Kelly, his love letter to movies (and the memories they evoke).

W…

Published on 1 month ago

For the Holidays, Ina Garten (Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

For your Thanksgiving inspiration: a favorite episode from Wiser Than Me, where Julia sits down with legendary cook and author Ina Garten.

Over the course of her 76 years, Ina has lived a few lives: …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Cook Alison Roman Creates ‘Something from Nothing’

This week, cook and writer Alison Roman published her fourth cookbook, Something from Nothing—a collection of over one hundred simple, timeless recipes inspired by the items you may already have in y…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Judd Apatow’s Guide to Failure and Success (Fail Better with David Duchovny)

Today, we’re sharing an episode from Fail Better with David Duchovny, featuring filmmaker and writer Judd Apatow. Together, they trace the arc of Judd’s career, from Anchorman and Bridesmaids to Supe…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

At the Movies with Director Edgar Wright (‘The Running Man’)

Director Edgar Wright hit the ground running. For most filmmakers it takes many years (and many films) to find their voice, but Wright’s seemed to be fully formed upon arrival, with 2004’s Shaun of t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago