Episodes
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…
Episode 83: The 2017 Fall TV & Emmy Prediction Special
It’s here! The annual Pop Culture Confidential Fa…
Episode 82: Writer & Director Ruben Östlund
Our guest, Swedish director/writer Ruben Östlund, is the newly crowned winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or for his latest film "The Square", which is described as a poignant satirical drama reflecting our times. The suspenseful satire tackles the Swedish art scene, politics, media, community and nation…
Episode 81: Sterling K. Brown
An Emmy winner in 2016 for The People vs O.J. Sim…
Episode 80: Peter Baker - Chief White House Correspondent, New York T…
Our guest this week is Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times. During his career he has covered four presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now the Trump administration. Mr. Baker joined The Times in 2008 after 20 years at The Washington Post, includ…
Episode 79: Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema - Dunkirk
Spectacular, jaw-dropping, sweeping and intimate - Dunkirk marks the return of director Christopher Nolan and our guest cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema. The World War ll drama is a different type of war story, about bravery and survival. It focuses on the days when 400,000 British and Allied troo…
Episode 78: Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud with author Anne Helen Pete…
Just in time for Summer we round up our best pop …
Episode 77: Television Maverick: Writer & Producer Chuck Lorre
It’s a real joy to welcome this week’s guest – te…
Episode 76: Jon Ronson & Helen Hollyman
On Pop Culture Confidential this week we speak wi…
Episode 75: Culinary writer Katie Parla & The Nerdist’s Alicia Lutes
Pasta, Italy, Master of None, Wonder Woman and th…
Episode 74: News, Trends and Controversies - The 2017 Spring Roundup
On this week’s episode of Pop Culture Confidentia…
Episode 72: Tony Hale – Star of Veep & Arrested Development
From Buster on Arrested Development, to his Emmy winning role as the devoted body man to Selina Meyer on Veep – Tony Hale has already proven that he is one of our generation’s comedy greats. Host Christina Jeurling Birro is joined this week by Hale ahead of the upcoming sixth season premiere of Vee…
Episode 71: From Frasier, 24, Fargo and Legion - Jean Smart, TV Royal…
With unforgettable performances in Frasier, 24, and now one of this seasons’ most acclaimed new series Legion - Jean Smart is television royalty with a career spanning three decades and three Emmy wins. Smart’s career includes the iconic CBS hit sitcom Designing Women. A show that featured intellig…
Episode 70: ‘Missing Richard Simmons’ with Dan Taberski
Richard Simmons, workout and fitness guru, is a true American pop culture icon. One example of the empire he built is his workout video “Sweatin’ to the Oldies”, which sold millions of copies. Three years ago Simmons mysteriously disappeared from public life, including cutting off contact with most…
Episode 69: The stars of Orange is the New Black and Netflix Ted Sara…
Now that the film award season has come to a dramatic conclusion we are happy to turn our attention to the upcoming season of television. This week’s episode of Pop Culture Confidential covers the recent Netflix event in Berlin where they unveiled the upcoming lineup. Host Christina Jeurling Birro …
Episode 68: The 2017 Oscar Special
The Academy Awards are upon us and this is the an…
Episode 67: Eugene Lee - Legendary SNL Production Designer
For those who follow Pop Culture Confidential, you know that we LOVE Saturday Night Live (SNL) and refer often to how it has influenced pop culture over the decades. We are so excited to be joined this week by Eugene Lee, who has been the original Saturday Night Live production designer since the s…
Episode 66: Colleen Atwood - Three-Time Oscar-Winning Costume Designer
Scissor hands, face masks and apes – oh my! Three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood has dressed some of the most iconic characters on the big screen. This includes Hannibal Lecter, Edward Scissorhands, Roxie Hart – and all the characters in eleven Tim Burton films. Atwood has been …
Episode 65: Disney animation legends ride the waves with Moana
Their legendary careers have included the animate…