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Each week, The Hollywood Reporter’s Mikey O’Connell attempts to stay on top of the latest in TV and entertainment (and stay sane) with a little help from his colleagues, friends and a revolving door of actors, comics, writers, showrunners and filmmakers.
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Dec 11, 2025 • 1h 4min
Robby Hoffman Will Joke About Anything... If It's Funny; Plus, Golden Globes Themes and Flukes
Comedian and actor Robby Hoffman, closing out a very good year with her Netflix special Wake Up, talks poverty, the irrelevance of political correctness and how she'd fare on The Traitors. That's after THR's David Canfield joins to debate the good and the bad of The Golden Globes and Mikey offers an obligatory take on the Warner Bros. sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 4, 2025 • 43min
SNL's Sarah Sherman Gets Gross (In a Good Way); Plus, Why Are We So Obsessed With Gwyneth?
Comedian Sarah Sherman visits to talk about her wild new HBO special (Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh), John Waters core and being SNL's resident weirdo, after Lacey Rose and Mikey debate how Gwyneth Paltrow became a cultural obsession as the Goop goddess returns to acting in Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2025 • 1h 1min
Wicked Screenwriter Dana Fox Wishes She Sang This Interview — and Stranger Things is (Finally) Back!i
Wicked: For Good screenwriter Dana Fox discusses the movie musical's conclusion, the necessity of rom-coms and her Little House on the Prairie reboot... after Mia Galuppo joins Mikey to debate awards season movie-going priorities and Mikey yells about the long wait for Stranger Things season five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 13, 2025 • 48min
Rhea Seehorn Can Keep a Secret... And Is Every Woman in Utah on Reality TV?
Rhea Seehorn discusses 'Pluribus,' reuniting with Vince Gilligan and vending machine tutorial videos. But first, Mia Galuppo joins Mikey to ponder reality TV's current obsession with the women of Utah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 6, 2025 • 40min
Leanne Morgan Loves Erewhon Chicken, Plus Kim Kardashian's Krash Kourse in TV Kriticism
Leanne Morgan discusses Dollywood, L.A. Costco anonymity and flirting with Pedro Pascal... after Mikey digests the wild press tour (and unprecedentedly bad reviews) for Kim Kardashian and Ryan Murphy's All's Fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2025 • 50min
Rachel Sennott, 'Welcome to Derry' and Halloween TV
Rachel Sennott on 'I Love LA' and advice from fellow It girls; plus, 'Welcome to Derry' and a conversation about spooky TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2025 • 40min
How 'Nobody Wants This' Went From Near-Implosion to Cultural Obsession; Phoebe Robinson on Girl-Bossing, Podcasting and Thirsty Thursdays
THR's Lacey Rose joins Mikey to break down the success of Netflix's buzzy hit, 'Nobody Wants This' and Phoebe Robinson on her new YouTube comedy special, 'I Don't Wanna Work Anymore' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2025 • 2min
I'm Having an Episode - COMING SOON
Each week, The Hollywood Reporter’s Mikey O’Connell attempts to stay on top of the latest in TV and entertainment (and stay sane) with a little help from his colleagues, friends and a revolving door of actors, comics, writers, showrunners and filmmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2024 • 21min
A Fond Farewell
Thanks for the memories, Friends of the 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 14, 2024 • 1h 9min
Paramount Woes, USA Grows and … the Hot Dog Wars (Yes, Really)
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (1:06)
Paramount Global sale dead (10:52)
What’s Up With… USA Network (19:38)
Hot Dog Wars (yes, really) (31:45)
Critic's Corner (40:09)
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