Sean and Amanda discuss the life and career of the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone, who died on Sunday at 91 (1:24). Then they discuss the new additions to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and what it means for the Oscars (0:00). And finally, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical phenomenon finally began streaming this weekend on Disne ... Show More
Yesterday
‘You Can See Everything’ Mania and Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: ‘Whalefall,’ ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ and Kyle MacLachlan!
Sean and Amanda open today’s jam-packed episode by celebrating the incredible box office performance over the weekend, especially from ‘You Can See Everything’ and ‘Street Fighter.’ Then, they cover the major shake-up at Netflix, most notably the firings of Bela Bajaria and Dan L ... Show More
2h 34m
Oct 13
The Ben Affleck Hall of Fame and ‘Animals.’ Plus: ‘Other Mommy’ Is Jump-Scary and Silly
Gather ‘round folks, a long-awaited episode has arrived. Sean and Amanda open the show by covering a lengthy amount of movie news, including ‘The Social Reckoning’ bombing at the box office, reacting to the new trailers released for ‘River’ and ‘Exorcist: Martyrs,’ and of course, ... Show More
2h 9m
Sep 2025
Hamilton and Obamacore cringe
The smash hit musical Hamilton is now in a movie theater near you. But in the decade since it came out, Hamilton — and much of Obama-era culture — is feeling a little dated. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineer ... Show More
25m 59s
Nov 2021
#491 — Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy Renner & Hailee Steinfeld
It's a very musical episode on the Empire Podcast this week. First up, Ben Travis geeks out over Disney musicals with the great Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the songs for the new animated musical Encanto, which debuts next Wednesday (November 24). Then Chris Hewitt sits down wit ... Show More
1h 48m
Sep 2025
BROADWAY STARS: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Creating ‘Hamilton,’ Honoring Jonathan Larson and His Directorial Debut (November 2021)
<p>Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning artist who revolutionized Broadway with his groundbreaking musical <i>Hamilton</i>. In this throwback conversation from November 2021, Miranda sits down with Willie Geist to reflect on the inception of <i>H ... Show More
56m 55s
Jul 2023
'Hamilton' | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Jonathan Groff, & Daveed Diggs
Stephen talks to the stars of the original Broadway 'Hamilton' Cast Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Jonathan Groff, and Daveed Diggs about one of the biggest musicals of the 21st century. Plus, Colbert and Miranda perform the next great American musical, about one of the les ... Show More
34m 34s