As we begin the new year, we're returning to our conversation with brilliant actor Michelle Williams. We walk through the making of Showing Up (6:05), Williams’ fifteen-year partnership with director Kelly Reichardt (8:10), and her upbringing in Montana and San Diego (10:42). Then, she describes coming of age on the set of Dawson’s Creek (14:50), her pivotal ... Show More
Oct 11
Author Michael Lewis (‘The Big Short’) Pulls Back the Curtain
“The Trump administration was betting that if they broke the law fast enough,” writes Michael Lewis, “the law would never catch up to them.”On the heels of his new book, Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, the bestselling author of Moneyball and The Big Short returns to the show. ... Show More
1h 30m
Oct 4
Author Isabel Allende: A Life of Storytelling
Isabel Allende (The House of the Spirits, Paula) is one of the most widely-read authors in the world, alternating gracefully between the political and personal on the page for over forty years. We sat with Allende in Los Angeles for a special evening presented by How To Academy, ... Show More
1h 18m
Aug 2023
Michelle Williams (April 2023)
<p>In this week's Sunday Sitdown, Willie got together with Actress Michelle Williams in Brooklyn. They discuss her latest acclaimed film, the emotional moment when Steven Spielberg saw her playing the role of his own mother in The Fabelmans, and why her experience on Dawson's Cre ... Show More
41m 33s
Aug 2021
Busy Philipps Talks Girls5eva, Auditioning For Sex and the City, and the Dawson's Creek Moments She's Still Not Over
Actress, author, and podcast host Busy Philipps joins us to talk about a little bit of everything — the '90s nostalgia of her new series, Girls5eva, and working with Tina Fey; what her kids think about her Instagram account (and how they're actually getting paid for it!); and her ... Show More
1h 12m
Apr 2025
Michelle Williams: On Becoming Molly | 8
Academy Award-nominated actor Michelle Williams, star of the new FX series Dying for Sex, joins host Nikki Boyer to dive into the wild, heartbreaking, and deeply intimate story inspired by the hit Wondery podcast. She shares what it was like stepping into the role of Molly, filmi ... Show More
34m 6s
May 2023
Building Character Inspirations with Michelle Yeoh
The wonderful Michelle Yeoh, also known as Captain Philippa Georgiou, talks about her time working on Star Trek: Discovery and her experience with her Star Trek family. She gives us the background on her extensive career from dancing to acting, including how her inspiration for G ... Show More
58m 37s