Notable Guests
Recent Episodes
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Filmmaking family background shaped director Joachim Trier's worldview and career.
Joachim Trier
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Director Chloé Zhao discusses set dance parties and mentorship from a teacher.
Chloe Zhao
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Preview of Ben Mankiewicz's 'The Plot Thickens: Cleopatra' season about the infamous Hollywood production directed by his uncle Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Director and actor Eli Roth discusses his close relationship with David Lynch and his role as The Bear Jew in Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds'
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Paul Scheer, godfather of movie podcasts who launched 'How Did This Get Made?' fifteen years ago, traces his love of film from childhood at a Blockbuster on Long Island
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Pamela Adlon landed her first film role at sixteen and won an Emmy twenty years later for voicing teenage boy Bobby Hill on 'King of the Hill' for thirteen seasons
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NBA legend Charles Barkley became addicted to movies as a rookie, sneaking into theaters to escape the limelight during his playing career
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Director Paul Feig became Hollywood's go-to guy for raunchy, big-budget comedies about women, directing 'Bridesmaids,' 'Spy,' and 'The Heat'
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Henry Winkler discusses his struggle to find work after his iconic 10-year run as the Fonz on 'Happy Days'
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Emmy-winner Jane Lynch known for 'Best in Show' and 'Glee' got her biggest break in a Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercial
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Writer/director Jason Reitman ('Saturday Night,' 'Juno,' 'Up in the Air') grew up on movie sets and shares what his late father Ivan Reitman taught him about storytelling
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Carol Burnett's life revolved around Hollywood movie theaters during her childhood and she remembers more about films than host Ben at age 91
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Margot Robbie discusses how her early days as an Australian soap star prepared her to work with Leonardo DiCaprio on major productions
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Comedian and cabaret performer Bridget Everett discusses her Peabody Award-winning HBO show 'Somebody Somewhere' and her outrageously fun cabaret act
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Bill Murray, appearing in a rare podcast, discusses his iconic comedies 'Stripes,' 'Caddyshack,' and 'Groundhog Day' with host Ben Mankiewicz
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Season 2 announcement features new guests including Bill Murray, Margot Robbie, Carol Burnett, and Henry Winkler discussing how movies shape and change us
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Mario Cantone discusses his life before acting and his roles in HBO's 'Sex and the City' and the Max series 'And Just Like That...'
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Director, actor, and SNL veteran Bill Hader discusses his heroes Stanley Kubrick and the Coen Brothers while sharing expert impressions
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Director Patty Jenkins ('Wonder Woman,' 'Monster') joins Ben with her mother to discuss superheroes, female serial killers, and being a female director in Hollywood
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Legendary documentarian Errol Morris ('The Thin Blue Line,' 'The Fog of War') has a charged conversation with Ben about interviewing, serial killers, and grave robbing