Oct 2023

The Battle Over Critical Race Theory (featuring Kimberlé Crenshaw)

Critical Race Theory has become the right wing’s new boogeyman, but no one seems to even know how to define it. Leading scholar, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, and producer CJ Hunt join host Roy Wood Jr. to break down what CRT actually is, why it’s necessary, and how ignoring the b ... Show More

1h 9m

Oct 2023

Female Orgasm Onscreen: A Brief Hist-HER-y

From the sex-shaming of early cinema legend Hedy Lamarr to trapping Jane Fonda in an exploding orgasm piano, Hollywood’s relationship to female sexuality is complicated, controlling and sometimes just plain weird. Roy is joined by correspondent Desi Lydic and Daily Show writer Ka ... Show More

40m 21s

Oct 2023

Esports: The Rise of Professional Video Gaming

Esports competitions have seen a boom in popularity in recent years with some of the highest paid players making up to six figures. Celebrities like Drake and Post Malone have even invested in the sport. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show correspondent Michael Kosta and ... Show More

49m 27s

Oct 2023

The History & Evolution of Black Horror Movies | Beyond the Scenes

What is the movie genre known as Black horror and how has the Black experience been portrayed over time in these films? Daily Show writer Ashton Womack, filmmaker and executive producer of Shudder’s "Horror Noire" documentary, Tananarive Due, author and screenwriter Steven Barnes ... Show More

1h 4m

Oct 2019

The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture

The '10s are nearly over, and horror has been one of the decade's most dominant genres. Chris Ryan teams up with Sean to break down the very best the genre has had to offer and where it's going in the coming decades (2:08). Then, Sean is joined by screenwriters Scott Alexander an ... Show More

1h 49m

Jun 2019

Why Horror Is Bigger Than Ever, Plus: Gary Dauberman on ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ | The Big Picture

The horror genre spent decades as the lowbrow stepchild of the movie industry, but now it’s the vehicle for exciting young filmmakers like Ari Aster and Jordan Peele. Chris Ryan joins the show to help make sense of how we got here (1:00). Then, Gary Dauberman stops by to discuss ... Show More

49m 43s

Oct 2025

269 | Writing Horror with the Carved Creative Team (REBROADCAST)

With Halloween around the corner, we’re revisiting one of our favorite spooky episodes.Join us for a conversation with the team behind Hulu’s CARVED — director and co-writer Justin Harding, co-writer Cheryl Meyer, and star Peyton Elizabeth Lee — as they share how they brought the ... Show More

1h 17m

Oct 2021

Let’s Rank the Horror Franchises. Plus: ‘Halloween Kills.’

Every year, Chris Ryan joins Sean to share his favorite horror flicks, break down the state of the genre, and spotlight a few under-the-radar gems. They also rank their favorite horror franchises and put Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, Chucky, and more in their proper place (1:00). ... Show More

1h 26m

Apr 2023

The 10 Best Horror Movies So Far This Year. Plus: ‘Renfield,’ ‘The Pope’s Exorcist,’ and ‘Evil Dead Rise.’

Horror is booming—Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to talk about four big releases, the best movies in the genre they’ve seen so far, and what defines this era in scares (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Daniel Goldhaber, the director and cowriter of ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline,’ and Ar ... Show More

1h 34m

Dec 2019

Entertainment News Black Movies

The gist of this conversation was black movies and what comes with the territory. In a surprising turn J. Anthony Brown takes the convo waaaaaaay over there with his point about chicken. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSteve Harvey Morning ... Show More

4m 6s

Oct 2020

‘Hubie Halloween’ and 25 Horror Movies Classics

In the terrifying year of 2020, we needed our horror correspondent to weigh in on the state of the genre, so Chris Ryan joins Sean to talk about the new Adam Sandler Netflix vehicle ‘Hubie Halloween,’ the best horror flicks of the year so far, and 20 underrated scary movie classi ... Show More

1h 23m

Mar 2023

Screaming in Color

The Scream franchise returns to theaters this weekend. Since it first debuted in 1996, the racial dynamics of horror films have evolved. And for the first time in generations of scary movies, African American characters are surviving, killing the monsters, or even slaying as horr ... Show More

29m 50s

May 2022

Therapy in the Black Community - Beyond the Scenes

Roy Wood Jr. is joined by Daily Show writer X Mayo and producer Ashton Womack for a discussion about Black mental health, the Black church and the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas ... Show More

45m 48s

The History of Black Horror Movies