New York Times bestselling author, journalist and entertainment historian Mark Harris joins Gilbert and Frank for a fascinating and informative conversation about his critically-acclaimed Mike Nichols biography ("Mike Nichols: A Life"), as well as his thoroughly-researched books, "Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War" and "Pictures a ... Show More
Aug 31
GGACP Rewind: Mini-Episode #14: "A Simple Plan" and "Radio Days"
In this series of topic-focused mini-episodes, Gilbert and Frank share their love of unheralded films, underrated TV shows, underappreciated pop songs and (often) unknown performers, discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried ... Show More
18m 58s
Nov 2022
Mark Harris on His Biography of Mike Nichols
<p><i>For the next few months, we’re sharing some of our favorite conversations from the podcast’s archives. This week’s segments first appeared in 2021 and 2019, respectively.</i></p><p>In his first two books, “Pictures at a Revolution” and “Five Came Back,” the entertainment jo ... Show More
40m 47s
May 2016
Aziz Ansari - 'Master of None'
The standup comedian, bestselling author and co-creator, writer and star of Netflix's acclaimed comedy series opens up about entertainment industry bias, the death of his friend/collaborator Harris Wittels and what he's doing next.
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58m 2s
Nov 2018
Mark Duplass
Mark Duplass (The Puffy Chair, Jeff Who Lives at Home, The League) isan American film director,film producer, actor, musician, screenwriter, author and old buddy of the Armchair Expert. Mark sits down in the attic to discuss his happiness living in the B+ range of his industry, h ... Show More
1h 54m
Oct 2023
#587 — Richard Armitage, Errol Morris, Garth Davis
Another week, another episode of the Empire Podcast, another bumper crop of incredible guests. First, we bring you the enormously fun Richard Armitage interview that was recorded live at our recent London Podcast Festival show, where he talked to Chris Hewitt about becoming an au ... Show More
1h 59m