Episodes
Jan. 17, 2016
Episode 23: Mad as Hell - The Journalism Genre in Hollywood
From Citizen Kane, All The Presidents Men, Anchor…
Nov. 20, 2015
Episode 21: Creating the Costumes of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Kurt and Bart
This weeks guests have created some of the most i…
Nov. 6, 2015
Episode 19: ‘The Leftovers’ Carrie Coon & the Science of Good TV
Carrie Coon burst onto the scene in 2014 with two remarkable performances in David Fincher’s Gone Girl and HBO’s The Leftovers. We are honored to speak with her! How would you react if 2% of the world’s population suddenly d…
Oct. 29, 2015
Episode 18: Behind the Scenes of Narcos - Escobar and the Blow Business
By 1982, cocaine made up 30% of all Colombian exp…
Oct. 29, 2015
Episode 17: From Friday Night Lights to Cailtin Jenner - Buzz Bissinger
Twenty-five years ago Buzz Bissinger went in sear…
Oct. 20, 2015
Episode 16: Priyanka Chopra - From Bollywood Superstar to Hollywood Rising Star
Guest: Priyanka Chopra This week we interview one of the world’s biggest movie stars. She acts, she sings, she dances, and as an FBI agent in the new ABC drama “Quantico” she kicks some serious butt! Priyanka Chopra, the Bol…
Oct. 20, 2015
Episode 15: Making the Impossible Possible – The Visual Effects of The Walk
Guest: Kevin Baillie
Even a death-defying high-wi…
Sept. 28, 2015
Episode 14: Superagent Sue Mengers & the Groundbreaking Showrunners of TV and their heirs.
In the 1970s, there wasn’t a Hollywood agent more…
Sept. 28, 2015
Episode 13: Spotlight on Boston with Black Mass & The Oscar Race Continues
Black Mass, starring Johnny Depp and directed by …
Sept. 11, 2015
Episode 12: The Pop Culture Confidential Emmy Special
Guest: Debra Birnbaum, Variety
With the Emmy’s ju…
Sept. 11, 2015
Episode 11: Project UROK – Destigmatizing mental illness through comedy and community.
Guest: Jenny Jaffe
Funny, fearless and passionate…
Sept. 11, 2015
Episode 10: Goodfellas to Forrest Gump - Legendary Casting by Ellen Lewis
Guest: Ellen Lewis The iconic performances in Goodfellas, Scent of a Woman, Forrest Gump, The Devil Wears Prada, Wolf of Wall Street and close to 70 other films have one thing in common - renowned casting director Ellen Lewi…
Aug. 5, 2015
Episode 8: The Geopolitics of Funny - Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show to The Brink
As correspondent on The Daily Show or on HBOs hit…
Aug. 5, 2015
Episode 7: Summer TV wrap up special and early Oscar gold!
It’s the TV season mid-year mark and we round up …
June 11, 2015
Episode 6: Kevin McEnroe & Our Town
Our Town, the critically acclaimed debut novel by…
May 28, 2015
Episode 5: Groundbreakers & Side Splitters
Episode 5: Groundbreakers & Side Splitters by Pop…
May 15, 2015
Episode 4: The Letterman Late Night Legacy
Guests: Mary McNamara & Joe Toplyn
After 6,028 ep…
May 15, 2015
Episode 3: The Art of Game of Thrones and the Swede who conquered television.
Guests: Rob Feng & Henrik Bastin
Whether it’s fro…
April 25, 2015
Episode 2: Clinton to Colbert - The Unbreakable Relationship Between Pop Culture and Politics
We dive into the intersection of politics and pop…
