Episodes

  • Joachim Trier - 'Sentimental Value' [LIVE]

    Joachim Trier - 'Sentimental Value' [LIVE]
    Feb 27 2026
    In front of an audience at Chapman University, the celebrated Danish-Norwegian writer and director reflects on his family's history in film; what led to his celebrated "Oslo trilogy" of 'Reprise,' 'Oslo, August 31st' and 'The Worst Person in the World'; and why he decided "tenderness is the new punk" en route to his latest film, which is nominated for nine Oscars — more than all but three other non-English-language films in history — including best picture, international feature and, for him personally, director and original screenplay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Jessie Buckley - 'Hamnet'

    Jessie Buckley - 'Hamnet'
    Feb 23 2026
    The Irishwoman who is widely regarded one of the finest actresses of her generation reflects on her path from 17-year-old BBC talent show contestant to RADA student to star of stage and screen; what she learned from early costars like Judi Dench and early jobs like 'Wild Rose,' 'The Lost Daughter' and 'Women Talking'; and how filming Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming 'The Bride!' right before Chloé Zhao's story of the Shakespeares helped to shape her Oscar-tipped turn as Agnes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • EJAE - 'KPop Demon Hunters' [LIVE]

    EJAE - 'KPop Demon Hunters' [LIVE]
    Feb 13 2026
    In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Korean-American singer/songwriter reflects on her pursuit of a career as a K-pop idol, her pivot to songwriting and how she came to be involved with the animated film that became the most -watched original title in Netflix history — and to create for it the song "Golden," for which she won the first Grammy ever awarded to K-pop and is now nominated for an Oscar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Jack Fisk - 'Marty Supreme'

    Jack Fisk - 'Marty Supreme'
    Feb 5 2026
    Perhaps the greatest of all living film craftsmen, a production designer who literally built the worlds at the center of many of the most admired films since the '70s — including 'Badlands,' 'Carrie,' 'Days of Heaven,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'There Will Be Blood,' 'The Revenant' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' — reflects on coming to Hollywood with David Lynch, his decades-long collaboration with Terrence Malick, how he researches and designs sets, and what it was like recreating '50s New York for the new Josh Safdie/Timothée Chalamet film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Chloé Zhao - 'Hamnet'

    Chloé Zhao - 'Hamnet'
    Jan 27 2026
    The Chinese two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker reflects on her path to America and film, jumping from indie 'Nomadland' to Marvel's 'Eternals' and how her subsequent four-year "mid-life crisis" prepared her for her latest film, for which she is again double Oscar-nominated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Joel Edgerton - 'Train Dreams' [LIVE]

    Joel Edgerton - 'Train Dreams' [LIVE]
    Jan 14 2026
    In front of an audience at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the Australian actor/writer/director reflects on how he wound up in George Lucas' second 'Star Wars' trilogy, his memorable turns in art house standouts like 'Warrior' and Loving,' and the challenges and rewards of giving a largely dialogue-free performance in Clint Bentley's adaptation of Denis Johnson's 2011 novella about a laborer in the early 20th-century American West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Ariana Grande - 'Wicked: For Good' [LIVE]

    Ariana Grande - 'Wicked: For Good' [LIVE]
    Jan 13 2026
    In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and Oscar-nominated actress returns to the podcast and candidly discusses how she found her pop sound, how she approaches music vs. acting, what she looks for in collaborators, why 'Wicked' means so much to her, how singing as herself and as Glinda are completely different, and what's next for her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • James Cameron - 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'

    James Cameron - 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'
    Jan 13 2026
    The massively influential filmmaker and blockbuster machine behind 'The Terminator,' 'Aliens,' 'Titanic' and three 'Avatar' films, among others, reflects on his unusual path to the business, why his films tend to blend science/sci-fi and love stories, what has enchanted him about Pandora and the Na'vi for more than 30 years, and which question he hopes never to be asked again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 26 mins