This episode was originally released on December 14, 2021. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.
In the mid-1960s, 47 year-old Dean Martin proves he's still got it by knocking the Beatles off the top of the pop charts, and by launching his long-running TV show, which brought a version of his nightclub act int ... Show More
Mar 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
Hollywood’s 1960s began with Billy Wilder winning three Oscars for The Apartment. But Wilder’s biggest success would also prove to be his last film to be afforded such respectability, as Wilder largely abandoned the type of material that the Academy embraced, and veered gleefully ... Show More
1h 8m
Mar 2025
Flashback: Bette Davis and the Hollywood Canteen
This episode was originally released on January 6, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive. This is the story of how Bette Davis evolved from a wannabe starlet who was constantly told she was too ugly for movies, to the most po ... Show More
53m 39s
Mar 2025
William Wyler 1965-1971 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 10)
For over 40 years, William Wyler was one of Hollywood’s most dependable classicists, culminating in 1968 with the ultimate New Hollywood-era throwback to Old Hollywood, Funny Girl. Then, for his final film in 1970, Wyler uncharacteristically directed a searing indictment of conte ... Show More
1h 8m
Sep 2024
#635 ft. Willa Fitzgerald; Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen & Natasha Lyonne
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast comes with an air of carefree celebration, as Chris Hewitt marks his birthday by a) not mentioning his birthday that much, b) interviewing Willa Fitzgerald, star of cracking new thriller Strange Darling, while somehow not actually talking ... Show More
1h 36m
Mar 2025
Millie Bobby Brown & Chris Pratt, Michael Fassbender & Marisa Abela, Best Fourth Parts, And The Number 12
Welcome to episode 659 (yes, we're keeping count) of The Empire Podcast, folks. And it's a belter, as Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom with The Electric State's Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt to talk about their favourite Russo brother, accents, and which one will attend the pa ... Show More
1h 45m
Dec 2024
#646 ft. Cate Blanchett & Nikki Amuka-Bird, Amy Adams
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the team enter into the festive season spirit with our first Christmas-themed question of the year, as Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara and James Dyer argue about the greatest Christmas movie villain of them all. Plus, they make the best o ... Show More
1h 39m
Sep 2025
Gleesons Vs Skarsgårds: Dawn Of Clint Howard (ft. guests MJ Bassett; Sean Ellis & Orlando Bloom)
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast asks perhaps the biggest question ever tackled on this show: who would win in a fight between the Gleesons and the Skarsgårds? Join Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Amon Warmann, as they tackle that scenario and more. Is the wo ... Show More
1h 49m
Dec 2022
The Greatest Actors Of All Time: An Empire Podcast Discussion Special
The new issue of Empire magazine is on sale right now, folks, in all good, evil, and virtual newsagents, and it's a belter. This month's issue is dedicated to a celebration of the greatest actors of all time, as voted for by you, the readers of Empire. It's got everything, from e ... Show More
42m 37s
May 2020
How to Get Away With Murder S6 E14 Recap & After Show: Mikaela and Connor turn on Annalise and it's LAUREL who saves the day?!
Hosts CJ Walker, April Whisenhant, Jaimi Gray, and Elayna discuss season 6, episode 14 of How To Get Away with Murder. A lot happens during this episode. Laurel makes her way back into town to testify against Annalise however, she ends up helping her by telling the truth. This up ... Show More
1h 1m