Today, we sit with actor, writer, and director Lake Bell! With the release of the her new audiobook (“Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound”) we pinpoint the origin of this passion: growing up in Manhattan in the 1980s (8:10), being drawn to actor Lauren Bacall’s register at age six (11:18), and capturing an array of voices via tape recorder at age fi ... Show More
Mar 15
Oscar Sunday with Filmmaker Joachim Trier (‘Sentimental Value’)
To celebrate Oscar Sunday, we return to our talk with writer-director Joachim Trier!We begin with guiding words from writer Philip Roth (7:20), how Trier arrived at his intimate new film Sentimental Value (8:40), and why he was drawn to father-daughter dynamics (his own, and othe ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 1
Ryan Coogler Made the Movie of the Year. Now He’s Making Oscars History.
When it comes to the theatrical experience, director Ryan Coogler is in rarified air these days. From Creed to Black Panther to Wakanda Forever, his movies arrive as seismic commercial and cultural events. His latest, Sinners, was no exception when it came out in IMAX last spring ... Show More
54m 1s
Jan 2023
Lake Bell
Lake Bell [Pam and Tommy, Harley Quinn, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever] talks with Anna about her work (as an actor, writer, director, and producer), dating at different ages, and Lake’s new audio book, Inside Voice, which explores the way we sound and how our voices might define ... Show More
36m 58s
Dec 2022
What Our Voices Say About Us, With Actor Lake Bell
Our voices are a defining quality of who we are—but often go underappreciated, argues Lake Bell. This week, Lale chats with the writer-actor-director-producer about her new audiobook with Pushkin Industries, ‘Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound,' to find out just how muc ... Show More
31m 14s
Sep 2024
Episode 1572 - Lupita Nyong'o
She may have won an Oscar for her first film role, but Lupita Nyong’o spent the early part of her life hiding her desire to be an actor. Lupita tells Marc about growing up under autocratic rule, living in a country where creative voices were suppressed, and learning how to speak ... Show More
1h 29m
Aug 2024
‘Sing Sing’ Is One of the Best Things You’ll See This Year. ‘It Ends With Us’ Is … Not. (Our 700th Episode!)
In their 700th Episode, Sean and Amanda discuss the news that the Brad Pitt and George Clooney vehicle ‘Wolfs’ will have a one-week limited theatrical release before moving to streaming, then talk about a slightly deranged combination of films this week (0:45). First up, they div ... Show More
1h 49m
Aug 2025
Remembering Actor Terence Stamp
We remember British actor Terence Stamp, who died last week at age 87. He starred in the film The Limey, as an ex-con out for revenge, and in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as a transgender performer on the road with a lip-synch club act. Stamp got his start in ... Show More
45m 48s