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
Episodes
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May 5, 2016 • 44min
Jane Fonda - 'Grace and Frankie'
The 78-year-old legend opens up about her Netflix comedy ("the second season is way better than the first"), her upcoming reunion with Robert Redford and "what really happened in Hanoi" 44 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2016 • 1h 18min
Dana Brunetti - 'House of Cards'
A wide-ranging convo with the controversial three-time Emmy nominee ('House of Cards'), two-time Oscar nominee ('Social Network,' 'Captain Phillips') and producer of one of Hollywood's biggest franchises ('Fifty Shades') who recently became one of the youngest people ever to run a studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2016 • 32min
Dick Costolo - 'Silicon Valley'
The 52-year-old former Twitter CEO, who serves as a consultant on HBO's hit comedy series, talks about his days in Chicago's Second City comedy troupe ("Steve Carell and I were in the same group"), the highs and lows of his time running one of the world's leading social networks and how he came to be a part of Mike Judge and Alec Berg's writers' room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 8, 2016 • 1h 2min
Robert McKee - Film Legend
The author and lecturer on screenwriting, who was famously portrayed in 'Adaptation,' discusses his "principles," critics and view that TV, not film, is the medium in which writers should now aim to work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 6, 2016 • 1h 6min
Billy Eichner - 'Billy on the Street' & 'Difficult People'
The 37-year-old funnyman, who has landed Daytime and Primetime Emmy noms, dispels with the notion that he's an overnight sensation and dishes on the "love-hate relationship" with celebrity culture that's at the center of his work as a comic and an actor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 25, 2016 • 46min
Ethan Hawke - 'Born to Be Blue'
The 45-year-old reflects on his evolution from child star to four-time Oscar nominee (twice for acting and twice for writing), as well as his frequent collaborations with Richard Linklater and his latest standout performance, as jazz legend Chet Baker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 23, 2016 • 57min
Joel Grey - Film & Theater Legend
The 83-year-old Tony and Oscar winner for 'Cabaret,' who recently came out as a gay man and wrote about his complicated personal and professional journey in a new memoir, says, "I'm still joyous in my life and can't wait for tomorrow." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2016 • 1h 8min
John Stamos - 'Grandfathered' & 'Fuller House'
The beloved 52-year-old actor/producer talks about the joys of doing — and his frustration with the name of — his Fox series, the real story of why the Olsen twins didn't rejoin the Tanner family and how he's finally overcome his desire "to do what the 'Malcolm in the Middle' guy did" and found respect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 3, 2016 • 1h 8min
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard - Sony Pictures Classics
"We're like one brain with two sides," says Bernard, whose 37-year collaboration with Barker spans stints at Films Inc., UA Classics, Orion Classics and, for the last quarter-century, Sony Classics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2016 • 2h 15min
Rabbi Marvin Hier - Simon Wiesenthal Center, Museum of Tolerance & Moriah Films
The twice Oscar-winning founder and dean of L.A.'s Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance caters to industry Jews and gentiles alike as they navigate life (Will Smith once called him on Christmas Eve) and an even higher calling: awards season.
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