The A24 Podcast

Colman Domingo, an accomplished actor and director known for his work in film and theater, chats with Sebastian Stan, star of Captain America and Pam & Tommy. They discuss Sebastian's Romanian childhood and the challenges of being a shy introvert. Colman shares his awe for Sebastian's role in A Different Man and reflects on the emotional depth required for portraying real people. Their conversation also reveals past experiences in catering, their evolving lifestyles, and the joys of artistic collaboration, all sprinkled with humor and heartfelt anecdotes.

Film director Jane Schoenbrun and actress Brigette Lundy-Paine discuss career-ending movie ideas, sneaking around parents' houses, and the value of play in their creative endeavors. They also share humorous stories, reminisce about trips to Coney Island, and reflect on their experiences in the entertainment industry.

Topics include wrinkle passports, Kim's Video of 90s El Salvador, teenage obsessions with Marie Antoinette, never-aired SNL sketches, filming Problemista, childhood toys, and questioning chaos in art.

Guest Celine Song discusses topics such as pressures of live performance, parallels between directing and motherhood, autobiographical filmmaking, and Francis Ford Coppola's directing advice. They also talk about their love of Barry Lyndon and Miyazaki, taking the audience to Mars, and their interest in exploring sci-fi, westerns, and horror genres.

Broadway legends Patti LuPone and Nathan Lane share fascinating anecdotes about their acting careers and their time at Juilliard. They discuss their involvement in the satirical and absurdist queer musical 'Dick's', as well as the importance of creating art and their journeys to obtain ancestral citizenship. They also touch on the joys of traveling and expanding horizons.

Steven Yeun and Michael Imperioli discuss their experiences living in different places, their past work on shows like The Walking Dead and The Sopranos. Topics covered include hyperbolic reviews, getting recognized in Best Buy, only eating Subway sandwiches during the shooting of Burning in Korea, experiencing emotional pasta sauce in Rome, breaking generational patterns, and Italian Korean fusion food.

Topics covered include: Nicole Holofcener’s genius, the vulnerability of writing a book, June brides, parenting adult children, Julia and J.’s mutual love of YHMF/Succession co-stars Jeannie Berlin and Arian Moayed, Gerri’s best moments that didn’t make the final cut of Succession S4, alternate endings, baby men, J.’s internalized bias against celebrities, not being able to log in to Uber, hyphenated last names, the potential for a Veep/Succession mashup, wanting to ride exquisite trains, learning Antonin Scalia was a Veep fan, keeping cherished pieces from Selina Meyer’s wardrobe, wishing she could re-do Elaine's signature hair, and slow-reading The Years of Lyndon B. Johnson.

Topics covered include: struggling to take a compliment, the pressure of the clock, unorthodox techniques for playing a character in physical pain, worst days on set, resisting comfort, Ari’s snappy attitude, Joaquin fainting mid-take with Patti Lupone, the experience of brutal humiliation, old school SFX makeup tricks, crying in front of the crew while filming Midsommar, doing weird shit in attics, and getting each other through moments when you don’t know what the f-ck to do.

Topics covered include: the magic of practical effects, living out of a suitcase, calculated risks, mapping the multiverse on a blackboard, Everything Everywhere and The Whale’s themes of forgiveness, films that open hearts, fighting to be original, total collaboration, lessons from Brendan’s favorite movie of all time Ratatouille, moving a literal mountain in China to get the perfect shot for The Mummy 3, working with Jet Li’s fight crew, pain as a smoke alarm, leaving stunt work to the professionals, awards season as a full-time job, giving the people what they want, going towards the danger, hyper-critical Chinese moms, the buoyant enthusiasm of the EEAAO cast, plus a brief cameo from Brendan’s dog PeeWee.

Topics covered include: Mecca, the art of walking a fine line, Ramy’s inner Arab negotiator, hot-button issues, mercy, relatable characters in unrelatable worlds, miracles of filmmaking, how Ramy beat Mahershala at one-on-one basketball, fractured attention, pimple management, comfort zones, Mahershala’s dream of directing, the urgency of the daily lunch order on set, killing vampires in Atlanta, and the Sheikh-Ramy fight scene we need to see in Season 4.