Episodes
Episode 105: Director Johan Renck - Bowie, Breaking Bad & the new ser…
Director Johan Renck shares his ever changing creative journey, from Stakka Bo to working with Madonna, David Bowie and Beyonce, directing feature films and TV such as ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘The Last Panthers’. Renck also speaks about his latest project is the massive new HBO serie…
Episode 104: Ane Crabtree & Bill Barretta
Award winning costume designer Ane Crabtree (Sopranos, Westworld) speaks about her powerful designs for The Handmaid’s Tale, that have also become an important symbol of protest worldwide. She also discusses her creations for the much awaited second season, how she finds inspiration, her upcoming p…
Episode 103: Michael Kenneth Williams & Joy Press
Actor Michael Kenneth Williams, of The Wire and The Night Of, takes a very personal journey with a new documentary, and Joy Press speaks about how women are revolutionizing television and her new book “Stealing the Show”.
Episode 102: Dr Adam Rutherford & Jonathan Abrams
On this week’s episode host Christina Jeurling Birro speaks with geneticist, and host of the BBC Radio show Inside Science, Dr. Adam Rutherford. He has been the science advisor on 'World War Z', 'Ex Machina', and 'Annihilation', one of the most talked about films this Spring. She is also joined by …
Episode 101: Gustaf Skarsgård
Host Christina Jeurling Birro is joined by actor Gustaf Skarsgård for an exclusive conversation about taking on Hollywood after his successes in Sweden, competition, rejection, advice from his father Stellan, stepping into the much anticipated upcoming season of Westworld, and so much more.
Episode 100: Ruth E. Carter on costuming 'Black Panther' & Liz Shanno…
This week host Christina Jeurling Birro is joined by legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who designed the stunning costumes of the blockbuster hit ‘Black Panther’, then we get the lowdown on the Spring TV season with IndieWire’s Liz Shannon Miller.
Episode 99: William Jackson Harper, star of The Good Place & Professo…
William Jackson Harper talks about his breakout role as Professor Chidi Anagonye on the brilliant hit comedy 'The Good Place', and a real Professor analyzes the philosophy of the show.
Episode 98: The 2018 Oscar Special
On Oscar Sunday, Jimmy Kimmel will take the stage…
Episode 97: Karamo Brown, Queer Eye
He's one of the stars of the "Queer Eye" reboot on Netflix, as part of the new Fab Five - Karamo Brown is making the audience laugh, cry and contemplate some very important topics. The original "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" premiered on Bravo in 2003, a makeover show that delivered a whole new f…
Episode 96: Doug Jones, The Shape of Water
This year's Oscar frontrunner, with 13 nominations including Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) and Best Picture, is The Shape of Water. This week's guest, Doug Jones, is an integral part of the film, playing a nameless amphibian fish man captured at a military lab in Cold War era Baltimore. He bec…
Episode 95: Mac Quayle, Composer
From his Emmy award-winning electronic score for …
Episode 94: Oscar Nominations With Sasha Stone Awards Daily
Episode 94: Oscar nominations with Sasha Stone, A…
Episode 93: Ellen Lewis on casting 'The Post'
Our guest Ellen Lewis is the legendary casting director behind movies such as Goodfellas, Forrest Gump and The Wolf of Wall Street. She joins host Christina Jeurling Birro to share the unique process that went into casting Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed film The Post. With Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks …
Episode 92: James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald - Manhunt: Unabomber
Our guest, former FBI agent and criminal profiler, James "Fitz" Fitzgerald was one of the agents who brought down Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber. The critically acclaimed Discovery series “Manhunt: Unabomber” captures the gripping true story of mail-bomber Ted Kaczynski, his ability to …
Awards Season: Sterling K. Brown
Award’s season is upon us and the Golden Globes n…
Oscar Race: Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, Dunkirk
As the Oscar race heats up, we look back over our…
Episode 91: The Oscar Race with Mark Johnson
With awards season in full swing – we speak to Se…
Episode 90: Jennifer Haley – Writer, Mindhunter
Thrilling, dark, gripping and tense are just some…
Episode 89: Amanda Hess, The New York Times
In light of the perpetually expanding list of peo…
Episode 88: Breaking Bad 101 with Alan Sepinwall
On this week’s episode, we are joined by writer a…
Episode 87: Director Kasper Collin & Sasha Stone of Awards Daily
On this week’s episode, we speak to Kasper Collin…
Episode 86: Jeff Schaffer – Executive Producer, Curb Your Enthusiasm
After a six-year hiatus – Curb Your Enthusiasm is back! On this week’s episode, we speak to executive producer, writer and director Jeff Schaffer who takes us behind the scenes of the latest season with all of its awkwardness, insensitivity and laugh-out-loud comedy. Mr. Schaffer also speaks with h…
Episode 85: Pamela Adlon
On this episode of Pop Culture Confidential, Pamela Adlon speaks about life, parenting, and her jewel of a show – Better Things. After a fantastic, Emmy nominated first season of her semi-autobiographical series, Adlon is back with an already critically acclaimed Season 2 of Better Things. Pamela A…
Episode 84: The 2017 Fall Movie and Oscar Preview Special
Last week we covered 2017’s Fall TV and Emmy awar…