Awards Chatter
The Hollywood Reporter
'Awards Chatter' is a podcast that features in-depth interviews with the most interesting and accomplished people in show business. Created and hosted by: Scott Feinberg
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Dec 30, 2019 • 1h
Alan Alda - 'Marriage Story'
The beloved legend best known for TV’s ‘M*A*S*H’ reflects on growing up around showbiz, becoming internationally famous and life since his Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Harley Yanoff and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Dec 24, 2019 • 41min
Paul Walter Hauser - 'Richard Jewell'
A versatile actor who shot to prominence over the last three years — via supporting parts in 'I, Tonya' and 'BlacKkKlansman' and as the lead of Clint Eastwood's latest film — reflects on his decade in Hollywood, navigating auditions and the gamble that resulted in his meatiest part yet.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Joshua Farnham and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Dec 22, 2019 • 1h 3min
Florence Pugh - ‘Little Women,’ ‘Midsommar’ & ‘Fighting with My Family’
The breakout star discusses the TV pilot that almost took her career in a very different direction, how ‘Lady Macbeth’ paved the way for her incredible 2019 and what it was like making Marvel’s upcoming ‘Black Widow.’Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Joshua Farnham and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Dec 16, 2019 • 1h 40min
Al Pacino - 'The Irishman' [LIVE]
In front of an audience in Los Angeles, one of the most important, influential and imitated actors of the last half-century reflects on his formative years, his classic roles and his 79th year of life, in which he is garnering Oscar buzz for his work opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's Netflix crime epic.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Matthew Whitehurst and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 9, 2019 • 1h 33min
Jackson Browne - '5B'
One of the most admired and influential singer/songwriters of all time looks back on a half-century in music, Laurel Canyon in the sixties and why he now writes less about love and heartbreak than societal concerns.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Matthew Whitehurst and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Dec 2, 2019 • 58min
Ben Ferencz - 'Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz'
The last surviving Nuremberg Trials prosecutor, who at 99 is the subject of a new Barry Avrich documentary, reflects on taking on Nazis, his fight for an International Criminal Court and the Trump Administration.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, and recorded and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Nov 26, 2019 • 1h 43min
Lupita Nyong'o - 'Us'
The Oscar-winning actress of Kenyan-Mexican descent reflects on her upbringing as a citizen of the world, beating out 2,000 other actresses to land ‘12 Years a Slave’ and learning to navigate Hollywood and celebrity in the years since.But first: Lauren ‘LoLo’ Spencer, a young woman with ALS, joins Scott to discuss her accidental career as an actress — for her film debut in the indie ‘Give Me Liberty,’ she is now a Spirit Award nominee. Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Matthew Whitehurst and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Nov 21, 2019 • 40min
Julia Butters - 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood'
One of the most talented child performers to come along in years — a 10-year-old who is now a best supporting actress contender — reflects on breaking into the business, catching the attention of Quentin Tarantino, stealing scenes from Leonardo DiCaprio and more.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Matthew Whitehurst and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Nov 18, 2019 • 1h 5min
David Glasser - 'The Current War: Director's Cut'
The CEO and partner of 101 Studios, who was previously the president and COO of The Weinstein Co., opens up about his journey to and through the biz, his experiences with and thoughts about Harvey Weinstein (something he has not discussed at length since Weinstein's downfall) and his plans for the future.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Matthew Whitehurst and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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Nov 10, 2019 • 46min
Kevin Feige - ‘Avengers: Endgame’
The most commercially successful producer in Hollywood history — the chief creative officer of Marvel Studios, who was the architect of its unprecedented 11-year series of 22 intertwining superhero films — shares his own origin story and that of his operation, how he felt ending an era with April's giant blockbuster and what he makes of Martin Scorsese's recent comments.Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham.
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