

The Treatment
KCRW
The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.
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Oct 16, 2019 • 30min
Jim Moore
The best style is truly timeless. With his new coffee table book, “Hunks and Heroes: Four Decades of Fashion at GQ”, GQ creative director-at-large Jim Moore has edited together a selection of photos that illustrate the combination of taste, playful and sophistication that elevates Gentleman’s Quarterly above its imitators.

Oct 11, 2019 • 30min
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski: 'Dolemite Is My Name'
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski ('The People vs. Larry Flynt', 'Ed Wood') find another pack of outsiders and artists-manque for their new project, 'Dolemite Is My Name'. It's an inside look at how the legendary blaxploitation film 'Dolemite'-- and its creator, Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) came to be. The most unlikely origin story ever.

Sep 26, 2019 • 30min
Rupert Goold
Between his film and stage work, director Rupert Goold has often been attracted to material focusing on protagonists caught between the real world and a truth of their own making. This makes him the ideal candidate to bring the life of Judy Garland to the screen. His newest project, the biopic “Judy”, starring Renee Zellweger, artfully weaves between those two states.

Sep 12, 2019 • 30min
Lisa Henson
Lisa Henson, executive producer of the new Netflix series, “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”, has a unique relationship to the material. She discusses her familial connection to puppetry – her father, Jim Henson, created the Muppets – as well as an affinity for folklore and the rituals of storytelling.

Aug 30, 2019 • 30min
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg: "The Boys’’
Producing duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg break down the superhero construct in "The Boys"

Aug 23, 2019 • 30min
James Corden: "The Late Late Show’’
How comedian James Corden's unknown status in America turned out to be pivotal in the success of "The Late Late Show".

Aug 16, 2019 • 30min
David Alan Grier: "The Cool Kids’’
Comedian David Alan Grier on the comedy of retirement in "The Cool Kids".

Aug 9, 2019 • 30min
Lulu Wang: "The Farewell’’
Director Lulu Wang brings humor to a sobering family situation in "The Farewell".

Aug 2, 2019 • 30min
Matt Bomer: "Papi Chulo’’
Actor Matt Bomer on getting comedic in "Papi Chulo".

Jul 26, 2019 • 30min
Tim Story: "Shaft’’
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Director Tim Story on reviving the "Shaft" franchise starring Samuel L. Jackson.