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From Druski to Bryon Noem: Why Conservatives Are Always the Last Ones in on the Joke
Episode 401
This week, the internet handed conservatives two gifts wrapped in irony, and they opened both boxes with a press release and a cease-and-desist threa…
6 months, 1 week ago
CBS News’ David Begnaud on Landing Oprah, Barry Diller and Building Do Good Crew
Episode 399
CBS News journalist David Begnaud has spent decades telling other people's stories. Now he's building something of his own. Begnaud joins the Parting…
6 months, 1 week ago
Is Riz Ahmed’s ‘Bait’ a Not-So-Subtle James Bond Audition? Maybe
Episode 400
Riz Ahmed wants to make "category killers" — and ‘Bait,’ his new Prime Video series about a London actor faking a James Bond audition, is exactly tha…
6 months, 1 week ago
Michael Patrick King on Writing ‘The Comeback’ and Why Lisa Kudrow's Performance Is One of a Kind
Episode 398
The Comeback is back, and Michael Patrick King is here to talk about it. The co-creator and director joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to break down how…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Dan Bucatinsky on The Comeback, Billy's Big Moment, and Why Valerie Cherish Is Actually a Heroine
Episode 397
Dan Bucatinsky has been in Valerie Cherish's corner since the very beginning, and he's here to make the case for why she's always been a heroine, not…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Lisa Kudrow on Valerie Cherish, AI and Why ‘The Comeback’ Always Arrives Right on Time
Episode 396
She's back, and she needs to be heard. Lisa Kudrow joins the Newsweek's H. Alan Scott to talk about The Comeback season three, the one we didn't know…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
40 Years of South by Southwest: The Festival That Changed It All
Episode 395
South by Southwest is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and it looks different than it ever has. Greg Rosenbaum, the festival's head of programming, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Outlander Hits Different, With Reshma Gopaldas
Episode 394
The Outlander audience is massive, and I learned that firsthand when I chatted with Caitríona Balfe, who plays Claire in the beloved, long-running St…
7 months ago
The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape That Ended Gawker But Led A.J. Daulerio to Sobriety
Episode 393
Some stories don't have clean endings. A.J. Daulerio published Hulk Hogan's sex tape, watched Gawker collapse under the weight of a $140 million laws…
7 months ago
A Musical Retelling of Gwyneth Paltrow's Ski Trial? Now That's Goop Comedy
Episode 392
I love weird. I especially love weird when it incorporates my favorite moments in pop culture. So when I recently saw Linus Karp and Joseph Martin's …
7 months, 1 week ago