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.
Episodes
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Oct 2, 2013 • 30min
Kyle Patrick Alvarez: C.O.G.
Writer/director Kyle Patrick Alvarez on finding source material, most recently David Sedaris' short story C.O.G., and making it into a film that is distinctly his own.
Sep 25, 2013 • 30min
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Don Jon
Actor and first time writer/director Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains why "Don Jon" is not a movie about porn addiction.
Sep 18, 2013 • 30min
Michael C. Hall: Dexter, Kill Your Darlings
With the series finale of "Dexter" looming, award-winning actor Michael C. Hall reflects on the particular challenge of getting an audience to warm up to a lonely serial killer.
Sep 11, 2013 • 30min
Edgar Wright: The World's End
Director Edgar Wright confesses he originally pitched "Shaun of the Dead" as Mike Leigh's "Love is Sweet," but with zombies. Mike Leigh's take? "Well it certainly had zombies."
Sep 4, 2013 • 30min
Olivia Wilde: Drinking Buddies
Growing up in a family of talkers, actress Olivia Wilde quickly learned that there was nothing worse than being called boring.
Aug 28, 2013 • 30min
Wong Kar-wai: The Grandmaster
Wong Kar-wai, director of "Chungking Express" and "In the Mood for Love," on why "The Grandmaster" is his first true kung fu film.
Aug 21, 2013 • 30min
Patrick J. Adams: Suits
Actor and photographer Patrick J. Adams shares what Dustin Hoffman taught him about being afraid, and acknowledging it.
Aug 15, 2013 • 30min
David Gordon Green and Emile Hirsch
NOTE LANGUAGE ADVISORY: Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch, and Lance LeGault? David Gordon Green talks about the unlikely combo of actors in his latest film, "Prince Avalanche."
Aug 14, 2013 • 30min
James Ponsoldt: The Spectacular Now
James Ponsoldt opens up about his childhood in Athens, Georgia, which included a lot of television, Walker Percy... and stepping.
Aug 7, 2013 • 30min
Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open
Pervasive artist Gary Baseman invites us into his childhood home, literally, with his new exhibit at the Skirball.
