Hosts Ahmed Ali Akbar and Greta Johnsen unpack Episode 3 and the root of the Atreides-Harkonnen rivalry with EP/Writer Jordan Goldberg, Director Richard Lewis, and EP Mark Tobey. Costume designer Bojana Nikitović shares secrets to the Sisters’ wardrobes. Then, actors Jessica Barden and Emma Canning reveal the inner lives of young Valya and Tula Harkonnen.
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Dec 2024
Ep.6: The High-Handed Enemy (Showrunner/EP/Writer Alison Schapker, EP/Writer Jordan Goldberg; Actor Olivia Williams; and Production Designer Tom Meyer)
Hosts Ahmed Ali Akbar and Greta Johnsen unpack the big moments in the finale with Showrunner/EP/Writer Alison Schapker, and EP/Writer Jordan Goldberg. Then, Actor Olivia Williams gives us a peek into the mind of Tula Harkonnen. And finally, Production Designer Tom Meyer reveals t ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2024
Ep.5: In Blood, Truth (Showrunner/EP/Writer Alison Schapker & EP/Writer Jordan Goldberg; Actors Tabu and Josh Heuston; and Composer Volker Bertelmann)
Our hosts Ahmed Ali Akbar and Greta Johnsen explore love triangles, unchecked power, and decades long betrayals with Showrunner/EP/Writer Alison Schapker, and EP/Writer Jordan Goldberg. After that, they welcome the charming actors, Tabu and Josh Heuston, to discuss their characte ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2024
Ep.2: Two Wolves (Actors Mark Strong and Jodhi May, Director/EP John Cameron, Writer/Co-EP Kor Adana, and Writer/Supervising Producer Elizabeth Padden)
Hosts Ahmed Ali Akbar and Greta Johnsen dive into episode two with Director/EP John Cameron, Writer and Co-EP Kor Adana, and Writer and Supervising Producer Elizabeth Padden. They discuss the Agony and the sacrifices that must be made in the Sisterhood. Then, actors Mark Strong a ... Show More
54m 52s
Nov 2018
The Romanoffs S:1 House of Special Purpose E:3
Hosts Yasmine Tanres, Amy Maestri, and Taylor Gates break down episode 3 of The Romanoffs: “The House of Special Purpose” whilst being haunted by their engineer Tony Becerra. This week in Austria, the Romanovs decide to haunt intense director Jacqueline while actress Olivia conte ... Show More
52m 15s
Sep 2024
The Rebel's Cinema—Frantz Fanon on Screen #2, with Kazembe Balagun and Brent Hayes Edwards
Last April, Film Comment invited writer Adam Shatz on the Podcast to talk about The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon, his new biography of the Martinican writer, psychiatrist, and anti-colonial revolutionary. The Podcast explored Fanon’s lasting impression ... Show More
50m 41s
Mar 2023
#554 — Damien Chazelle & Justin Hurwitz, Christopher Landon, Michael B. Jordan
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees another onslaught of incredible guests, as Ian Freer chats with Babylon's director-composer duo of Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz about their working relationship and long friendship, and Chris Hewitt talks scary VHS covers with ... Show More
1h 46m
Feb 2024
#605 — Jessica Chastain & Peter Sarsgaard, Wim Wenders, Fernando Meirelles
It's another jam-packed episode of the Empire Podcast this week, folks. Our guest cup certainly overfloweth, as Olly Richards sits down on Zoom with Memory stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard (21:17 - 37:40 approx.), Ian Freer talks Kurosawa, Columbo, German goalkeepers an ... Show More
1h 54m
Dec 2024
‘The Agency’ Series Premiere: Michael Fassbender Is Back on Our TVs, and We’re Better for It
Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney become CIA agents/spies to recap the two-episode premiere of ‘The Agency,’ the Showtime-produced Paramount+ series starring Michael Fassbender. They start by talking about whom the show is for, the stacked cast, and director Joe Wright’s career as ... Show More
47m 39s
Jun 2021
‘The Flight Attendant’ star and EP Kaley Cuoco reveals the hardest part of playing Cassie, plus how the Drama Series race is shaping up
Kaley Cuoco talks to The Awardist co-host Kristen Baldwin about coping with a lot of “up and down emotions” as star and exec producer of the HBO Max comedy-thriller The Flight Attendant. Plus, Kristen and co-host Gerrad Hall analyze the hotly-contested Drama categories, featuring ... Show More
43m 43s
Oct 2024
#558 - Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey, Emma Stone, and Dave McCary on A Real Pain
On today’s NYFF62 edition of our podcast, director Jesse Eisenberg, cast members Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Grey, and producers Emma Stone and Dave McCary discuss A Real Pain, a Spotlight selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival, with NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim.
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20m 32s