

The Treatment
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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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Mar 23, 2024 • 53min
Paula Pell, Ed Zwick, and Grant Singer on The Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with actress and writer Paula Pell to talk about season three of her comedy series Girls5eva, now available on Netflix. Next, Oscar winner Ed Zwick talks about the long arc of his writing, directing, and producing career as recounted in his memoir Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood. And on The Treat, Reptile director Grant Singer talks about a mesmerizing classic thriller.

Mar 16, 2024 • 53min
Lorraine Nicholson, Ellen Mirojnick, and Sir Patrick Stewart on The Treat
Lorraine Nicholson talks playdates at Playboy Mansion, Oscar-nominee Ellen Mirojnick talks costuming “Oppenheimer,” and Sir Patrick Stewart has The Treat.

Mar 9, 2024 • 53min
Chelsea Peretti, Billy Dee Williams, and Jonathan Glazer on The Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with comedian, actress, and now director Chelsea Peretti to discuss her feature directorial debut — First Time Female Director (available to stream on Roku). Next, Hollywood legend Billy Dee Williams dishes from his new memoir What Have We Here? And for The Treat, Oscar nominated director Jonathan Glazer tells us about a “searing” documentary short.

Mar 2, 2024 • 53min
Amy Schumer, Sam Wasson, and Colman Domingo on The Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with comedian, actress, and director Amy Schumer to discuss season two of her Hulu series Life & Beth. Next, Hollywood chronicler Sam Wasson tells us about his latest book, The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story. And on The Treat, Rustin star and Oscar nominee Colman Domingo talks about a centuries old monologue that’s never left him.

Feb 24, 2024 • 53min
Daniel Dae Kim, Sam Esmail, and David Oyelowo on The Treat
Daniel Dae Kim talks Avatar: The Last Airbender,” Sam Esmail creates spaces for Julia Roberts to challenge herself, and David Oyelowo has The Treat.

Feb 17, 2024 • 53min
Reinaldo Marcus Green, Cord Jefferson, and Daniel Dae Kim on The Treat
Reinaldo Marcus Green talks about portraying Bob Marley, Cord Jefferson discusses his Oscar-nominated film 'American Fiction,' and Daniel Dae Kim shares 'The Treat.' Topics include Bob Marley's transformative journey, challenges in portraying complex black characters in Hollywood, and embracing Asian identity in the arts.

Feb 10, 2024 • 53min
Jonathan Glazer, Eugene Hernandez, and Sam Pollard on The Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Oscar-nominated director Jonathan Glazer to talk about his 2023 Best Picture contender, The Zone of Interest. Next, Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez joins to discuss the future of independent film. And for The Treat, director Sam Pollard talks about the music that “opened up” his brain.

Feb 3, 2024 • 53min
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lulu Wang, and David Levien and Brian Koppelman on The Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who is up for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Alexander Payne’s 2023 film The Holdovers. Then, director and showrunner Lulu Wang talks about her new Prime Video series Expats, starring Nicole Kidman. And for The Treat, Billions co-creators David Levien and Brian Koppelman talk about a dark 1990 film that changed the way they saw movies.

Jan 27, 2024 • 53min
Dan Levy, Andrew Haigh, and Leslie Odom, Jr. on The Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Emmy-winning writer, director, and actor Dan Levy, whose follow up to the much loved comedy series Schitt’s Creek is the Netflix film Good Grief. Levy wrote, directed and stars in the film. Next, director Andrew Haigh joins to talk about his latest film, the high-concept drama All of Us Strangers. And on The Treat, Tony winning actor Leslie Odom, Jr. talks about a rapper he’d like to see on Broadway.

Jan 20, 2024 • 53min
Brad Falchuk, Laurent Bouzereau, and Dorsay Alavi on The Treat
Brad Falchuk on “The Brothers Sun,” Laurent Bouzereau on Steven Spielberg, and Dorsay Alavi on The Treat.


