Senior Vice President of the Hollywood Bureau of the NAACP Kyle Bowser sat down with HFPA President Helen Hoene to discuss the current state of diversity in Hollywood. They cover everything from the origins of film and the birth of the NAACP to the current initiatives they're working on today, his vision on their partnership with the HFPA to develop the Reimagine Coalition, and more.

Finnish writer/director Aku Louhimies sat down with HFPA journalist Kirpi Uimonen to discuss how his work over the past decade has helped to establish him as one of the preeminent directors of today's Scandinavian cinema. They discuss his passion for the art, using the medium for socially and environmentally constructive purposes, how his upcoming film, Odotus (The Wait), will become the first "carbon negative" feature film in history, and more.

HFPA journalists Anke Hofmann, Miriam Spritzer and Danielle Kool got together to discuss and reflect on this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) festival which just wrapped this year's installment in Austin, Texas. They share their their impressions as first-timers, the party vibe, the BBQ, how Nic Cage flyers all over town might be a marketing ploy for his film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and more.

Writer Joe Eszterhas sat down with HFPA journalist Aniko Navai to discuss his long career as a hit Hollywood screenwriter and the thirtieth anniversary of Basic Instinct, which he wrote. They discuss the film's famous leg-crossing scene with Sharon Stone, his experience breaking records for screenplay sales, the painful memories surrounding his father's trial for war crimes, and more.

Robert Pattinson sat down with HFPA journalist Kristien Gijbels back in November 2019 to discuss his work and career. In honor of his latest film The Batman being #1 at the box office this year, we're bringing back this conversation to see how it began, how the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman fits into the larger vision of his career, and more.

Filipino-American Trans Actress/writer/producer Rain Valdez sat down with HFPA journalist Yong Chavez to discuss her ascendant career and breakout 2020 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Shortform Comedy or Drama Series, for her 7-part web series Razor Tongue. They also discuss being the first Filipino-American transgender Emmy nominee, passing as female early in her life before coming out, her big break in 2017 as Coco in the comedy series Lopez, being named one of Outfest LA's Next Generation of Filmmakers, and more.

Veteran actor Richard Chamberlain sat down with HFPA journalist Michele Manelis to discuss his breathtaking career, spanning six decades in Hollywood. They cover everything from his Golden-Globe-winning performance in 1963 for the title role of the TV medical drama, Dr. Kildare, being the first actor to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 TV movie, The Bourne Identity, working with acting icon Lawrence Olivier in the 1973 film, Lady Caroline Lamb, and hanging out with co-stars Paul Newman and Steve McQueen while playing his favorite villain role in the 1974 disaster movie, The Towering Inferno

HFPA journalists Vera Anderson and Elisabeth Sereda sat down to discuss this year's Sundance Film Festival. They go into the challenges of experiencing a virtual film festival, recap some of the films they saw, and more.

Four years ago, HFPA Austrian member, Elisabeth Sereda, sat down with Golden Globe and Cecil B. DeMille award winner Steven Spielberg for our first podcast in celebration of our 75th anniversary. Last month, Spielberg celebrated his own 75 th birthday and that felt like a great time to rewind and revisit this fascinating 2018 conversation from the man behind work including: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982); The Color Purple (1985); Jurassic Park (1993); Lincoln (2012) and The Post (2017). Listen in as Spielberg takes us through his life and career from his youth, when he first realized he wanted to be a director, to reveal how a tour at Universal Studios changed his path, why Jaws (1975) almost ruined his career, which movies challenged him most and why history is so important to him.