This is an incredibly fun episode with Eleanor and Carmen Lynch! They hit it off and have a great conversation about starting in acting, and what auditions used to be like. They discuss the difference between NY and LA comic styles, and the differences in working in each city. Carmen shares her deep internal scars due to needing a back brace growing up, whic ... Show More
Feb 2025
Episode 1620 - Carrie Coon
As someone from a working class Ohio family, Carrie Coon didn’t think much about acting as a plausible career path. But her post-college work in regional theater led her to Steppenwolf in Chicago, which in turn led her to Broadway, and ultimately to a Hollywood career. Carrie and ... Show More
1h 38m
Jun 2024
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Doing Death, Truth-Telling in Comedy and Getting Wiser
Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus is most famous for her comedic TV characters Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Veep’s Selina Meyer. But in recent years, Louis-Dreyfus has been showing her dramatic chops, including in her latest film Tuesday, in which she takes on grief, denial and death. Sh ... Show More
44m 50s
Jun 25
Mariska Hargitay: Love, Loss and Law & Order
Join Alex in the studio for an interview with Mariska Hargitay. She reveals what she really thinks about Olivia and Elliot’s relationship on SVU and how playing this role has changed her as a person. Mariska also opens up about her experience as a survivor, finding healing, and n ... Show More
1h 19m
Jan 2025
JUNE SQUIBB — on doing stunts in ‘Thelma’ and manifesting a romcom with Robert De Niro
‘Thelma’ star June Squibb joins the show. Over grilled cheese, June tells me about exotic dancing for her audition for ‘Gypsy’ on Broadway, getting her first Oscar nomination in her eighties for ‘Nebraska,’ and how Beanie Feldstein helped her get her first leading role. This epi ... Show More
40m 50s
Feb 2025
Olive Garden vs. Buca Di Beppo ft. Angela Giarratana
Today, Josh and Nicole are joined by singer, actor, and Smosh cast member Angela Giarratana to decide once and for all, which low cost American Italian restaurant reins supreme – Olive Garden or Buca Di Beppo. Leave us a voicemail at (833) DOG-POD1 Check out the video version of ... Show More
52m 58s