Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the seventh episode of the final season with one of the writers of this episode, Bridget Parker! They share behind-the-scenes stories of filming in that house, a blooper reel of Jean Smart struggling to get a certain joke out without cracking up, an extended deleted scene s ... Show More
May 2026
Ep.8: “The Cube” with Adam Bricker
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky are joined by cinematographer Adam Bricker! Adam shares behind-the-scenes details about the cube, what a DIT cart is, and how the show became a reference for itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis ... Show More
32m 5s
May 2026
Ep.9: “The Garden” with Jean Smart
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the ninth episode of the final season with the one and only Jean Smart, who plays Deborah Vance! Jean shares which actor from this episode is her actual beau, which cameo star she has plans to p ... Show More
29m 14s
May 2026
Ep. 10: “Hacks (Finale)” with Hannah Einbinder
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the series finale with the one and only Hannah Einbinder, who plays Ava Daniels! Why did Hannah think she was fired from the show back in Season 2? Which international city almost was the backdr ... Show More
50m 8s
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
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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