THR’s Original Podcasts
How “Toxically Optimistic” Zainab Johnson Found a Fan (and Hype Woman) in Michelle Obama
The comedian and actress, back with a new Netflix special, talks Hollywood mean girls, how her recent gun jokes land abroad and passing a billboard for a new TV series so white that she almost got in a car accident.
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Aaron Sorkin After ‘The Social Reckoning’: “I’m Very Worried That the Parts of Directing That I’m Not Good at Are Those Parts That You Can’t Learn”
In front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the legendary writer turned embattled director discussed revisiting Facebook 16 years after ‘The Social Network,’ his thoughts about ‘The West Wing’ today (“I always want to rekindle the show”) and rewriting ‘A Few Good Men’ 40 years after writing it — this time sober.
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Angry Golf Bros Tried to Ruin Heather McMahan. She Released a Hulu Special Instead
In 'By a Thread' and this interview, the comedian tackles the bizarre fallout from the Rider Cup gaffe that put her in the crosshairs of the manosphere: "Men don't want women in their spaces."
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Harvey Keitel Threw ‘Bad Lieutenant’ in the Trash Before Giving One of His Greatest Performances
Abel Ferrara recalls how Christopher Walken’s last-minute exit nearly derailed his 1992 classic, now streaming on the Criterion Channel.
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‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette on Sudden Fame, Cut Scenes, Relationship Takeaways, a Possible Sequel and Going Rogue for Marvel
In front of an audience at Chapman University, Hollywood's newest A-lister — the star of a $750,000 film that grossed more than $500 million worldwide — reflects on her "whirlwind" journey to Oscar contention.
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Andrew Scott on ‘Elsinore’ and Being an Out Gay Actor in 2026: “I’ve Been Able to Thrive in This Situation, and That Feels Genuinely Extraordinary”
Scott, previously best known for playing the (hot) priest in 'Fleabag,' says of Ian Charleson, the 'Chariots of Fire' actor he plays in 'Elsinore' whose opportunities were limited because he was gay: "I thought when I was starting out that that was my fate too, but bit by bit, for whatever reason, that's turned out not to be the case."
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Penélope Cruz on Singing and Dancing in ‘La Bola Negra,’ Reteaming with Bardem in ‘Bunker’ and Making ’Em Laugh in ‘The Invite’
The most celebrated Spanish film actress returns to the podcast to discuss her life, career and incredible 2026.
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Virginia Film Fest: Jessica Lange Set for Visionary Award, Live Taping of THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast (Exclusive)
The fest will also screen two films in which Lange stars: 'Long Day's Journey Into Night,' a new adaptation of the classic play, and 1994's 'Blue Sky,' for which Lange won the second of her two Oscars.
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‘Gerbil’ Investigates the Richard Gere Rumor That Will Never Die — in 12 Deep-Dive Episodes
The new Hollywood Reporter podcast series, led by veteran journalist Allen Salkin, explores the origin and spread of the tenacious urban legend, and what it says about our society.
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How Tim Curry Walked Into an Audition — and Became Frank-N-Furter
'Rocky Horror' creator Richard O’Brien and 'Clue' writer-director Jonathan Lynn remember the extraordinary actor who turned two box office disappointments into immortal cult classics.
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Julie Klausner Calls Phone Comedy “Isolating” and “Reductive” at Live ‘It Happened in Hollywood’
At the Televerse podcast taping, the ‘Difficult People’ creator called for the return of sitcoms with "hard jokes and heart."
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Lisa Kudrow on Watching ‘Friends’ After Matthew Perry’s Death, ‘Romy & Michele’ Sequel and Why ‘The Comeback’ May Be “Highlight” of Her Career
Twenty-eight years after becoming the first 'Friends' star to win an Emmy, the beloved actress/writer is poised to take home another one — or two — having been nominated for acting and writing on the third and final season of her HBO comedy series.
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