Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the second episode of the final season. They share memories of filming on the streets of New York, behind-the-scenes stories of the episode’s many cameos (Xena star Renee O’Connor! Soleil Moon Frye! Jesse McCartney! Ann Dowd as a very blue Star Trek Andorian!), and exclusiv ... Show More
May 2026
Ep.4: “Who’s Making Dinner”
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the fourth episode of the final season. They share how their Hacks pitch relates to Ava’s Mall Girl pitch, what inspired them to use flashbacks on the show for the first time, and which two char ... Show More
32m 47s
May 2026
Ep.5: “D’Amazing Race” with Jeff Rosenberg
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the fifth episode of the final season with someone who’s been with them since day one, Assistant Director Jeff Rosenberg! Jeff shares why his job is like A Beautiful Mind, what it’s like directi ... Show More
34m 46s
Jun 2021
The Creators of 'Hacks' on Making One of the Best Shows of the Year So Far | Bonus Episode
Andy is joined by Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, and Lucia Aniello, the creators of 'Hacks,' to talk about how they came up with the idea for the show (1:37), casting Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder (7:30), and balancing emotion with comedy (19:45).
Host: Andy Greenwald
Guests: Jen ... Show More
44m 7s
Jan 2023
The Grande Dame Bureau of Investigation Ft. Sami Sage
Dylan welcomes Betches co-founder Sami Sage back to the podcast, and the kick off the new week with an overheard from Sundance dispatch about Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin. After sharing some quick thoughts about The Traitors, they get into the latest episode of RHOP, and Sami has ... Show More
52m 38s
Aug 2022
Lauren Lapkus Meets World TGI-Episode 107 (”Grandma Was a Rolling Stone”)
<p>Comedian, and Queen of Podcasts, Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New Black, The Wrong Missy) joins the show to wax poetic about her personal love for Boy Meets World.</p> <p>Together they find out the details of Feeny’s first smile, the pay disparities that almost lost the show t ... Show More
46m 43s
Apr 2025
Season 3: A Final Goodbye with Aimee Lou Wood
Hosts Jia Tolentino and Josh Bearman revisit their predictions and dive into the show’s exploration of identity. Plus, Josh sits down with Aimee Lou Wood to talk about Chelsea’s complexity, her soulmate connection to Rick, and the challenges of keeping that explosive finale under ... Show More
44m 2s
Feb 2019
Episode 191: Felicity Huffman & Jason Wu
In this episode Ru and Michelle are joined by Felicity Huffman as well as Jason Wu. They discuss growing up in Aspen, Desperate Housewives, Central Park 5, playing unsympathetic characters, Michelle Obama, the RuPaul dolls, sustaining a career in fashion, and staying interested.T ... Show More
1h 2m