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Skip Intro with Krista Smith is an award-winning weekly show bringing you dynamic conversations with the exceptional people behind your favorite shows, films, specials, and documentaries on Netflix.

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04.19.2024
Zack Snyder
Krista takes a deep dive into the career of filmmaker Zack Snyder and shares how that journey led to his latest undertaking, Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver. This second film in the Rebel Moon franchise continues to expand...
04.12.2024
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson returns to Skip Intro to talk about her new film, Scoop. Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview - Prince Andrew's BBC Newsnight appearance. Anderson portrays Emily Maitlis, the journalist who...
04.06.2024
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning joins the show to talk about her role in the limited series, Ripley. Based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling novels, the series follows Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, who is hired by...
04.05.2024
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott joins the show to talk about his role in the limited series, Ripley. Based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling novels, the series follows Tom Ripley (Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, who is hired by...
03.29.2024
Regina & Reina King
Regina and Reina King join the show to talk about their film Shirley, which follows the first Black congresswoman and political icon Shirley Chisholm, and her trailblazing run in 1972 for president of the United States. Regina and Reina produced...
03.23.2024
Bonus: 3 Body Podcast
Over the last five years, Game of Thrones creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and True Blood writer and producer Alexander Woo have been hard at work developing 3 Body Problem -- an epic sci-fi series based on the books by Liu Cixin. In celebration of the series release, we’re...
03.22.2024
Eiza González
Eiza González joins the show to talk about 3 Body Problem, the latest series from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and True Blood writer and producer, Alexander Woo. Based on the books by science fiction author Liu Cixin,...
03.15.2024
From The Archive: Tyler Perry
This week, Krista takes a look back at her 2022 conversation with Tyler Perry. Perry currently sits atop an empire built on 26 feature films, 20 stage plays, 18 television shows, and his 330-acre studio located in the heart of...
03.08.2024
Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown returns to Skip Intro to talk about her new film, Damsel, which she stars in and executive produced. Brown describes what drew her to the role of Elodie, digs into the physical and emotional challenges that the film presented, and...
03.01.2024
Welcome to Season 8!
Krista kicks off the 8th season of Skip Intro! Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.
02.02.2024
Farewell to Season 7
Krista bids farewell to season 7 with a few of her favorite quotes. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.
01.26.2024
Annette Bening
Annette Bening joins the show to talk about her performance in Nyad. Based on real events, the film follows the story of sixty-four-year-old marathon swimmer Diana Nyad (Bening) as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim from Cuba...
01.19.2024
From The Archive: Jennifer Garner
Today, Krista brings back her 2021 conversation with Jennifer Garner. Over the years, Garner has traversed nearly every genre – from Alias, to Dallas Buyers Club, to 13 Going on 30 (which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in April). In this...
01.12.2024
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman joins the show to talk about her role as a producer and actor on Todd Haynes' latest film, May December. The film follows Gracie (Julianne Moore) and her husband Joe (Charles Melton), whose notorious romance gripped the nation...
01.05.2024
Charles Melton
Charles Melton joins the show to talk about his role in Todd Haynes' May December. The film follows Gracie (Julianne Moore) and her husband Joe (Melton), whose notorious romance gripped the nation when it made tabloid news twenty years ago. When a...
12.29.2023
Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan joins the show to talk about her role in Maestro, Bradley Cooper’s chronicling of the lifelong relationship between composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and his wife Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Mulligan). Mulligan takes us back six years to when...
12.23.2023
Maestro: Behind the Craft
Today, we're going behind the scenes of Brady Cooper's film, Maestro, to hear from a few of the incredible people who helped bring his vision to life – prosthetic makeup designer Kazu Hiro, production designer Kevin Thompson, costume designer Mark Bridges, and editor Michelle...
12.22.2023
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper joins the show to talk about Maestro, which he directed, co-wrote, co-produced, and stars in as conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The film is a towering love story -- tracing the lifelong relationship between Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein...
12.15.2023
May December
Over the past few months, Krista has sat down with many of the incredible creatives behind Todd Hanes' May December. The film follows Gracie and her husband Joe whose relationship began as a shocking underage affair. 20 years later, they lead a...
12.09.2023
The Official Rustin Podcast: Bringing Bayard to Life
This week, Skip Intro takes you behind the scenes of the original Netflix film, Rustin, by hosting the fourth episode of The Official Rustin Podcast! On this companion podcast, journalist and author Tre’vell Anderson builds a world of context by bringing you insights, anecdotes and behind-the-scenes perspectives through conversation...
12.01.2023
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore joins the show to talk about her role in Todd Haynes' May December. The film follows Gracie (Moore) and her husband Joe (Charles Melton), whose notorious romance gripped the nation when it made tabloid news twenty years ago. When a...
11.24.2023
200th Episode Celebration
Krista commemorates Skip Intro's 200th episode by sharing a few special moments from over the years.
11.17.2023
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes joins the show to talk about his latest film, May December. In addition to continuing Todd’s long-running creative relationships with Julianne Moore and independent film producer Christine Vachon, "May December" marks his first collaboration with Natalie Portman, who produced and stars in the film. "May...
11.16.2023
The Crown Finale (Pt. 1)
Since its initial release in November of 2016, Peter Morgan’s The Crown has captivated audiences worldwide with its meticulously-crafted telling of the public and private lives of The Royal Family, and their impact on the 2nd half of the 20th century. Today, season...
11.10.2023
From The Archive: Dwayne Johnson
This week, Krista brings back her 2021 interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In this conversation, Johnson shares the story behind the name of his company, Seven Bucks Productions, describes how he finds peace in his daily routine, and explains how he...
11.03.2023
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy joins the show to talk about his new limited series, All The Light We Cannot See. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, it follows Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti), a blind French girl who has fled German-occupied Paris and taken...
10.27.2023
From The Archive: Naomi Watts
This week, Krista brings back her conversation with Naomi Watts. Watts got her big break when David Lynch cast her in his 2001 tour de force, Mulholland Drive. Her performance earned the world’s attention, and she became one of the...
10.18.2023
Nicole Avant
Nicole Avant joins the show to talk about her book, "Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Grace, and Gratitude." The memoir grapples with the tragic murder of her mother, the civil activist and philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, who was...
10.13.2023
From The Archive: Gabrielle Union
This week, Krista brings back her interview with Gabrielle Union. In this conversation, Union talks about breaking ancestral trauma bonds and leaning into self-love, reflects on the evolution of her parenting strategy, discusses how she and her husband Dwyane Wade have navigated his...
10.06.2023
BECKHAM
Beckham is a new docu-series that traces David Beckham’s rise from his humble beginnings in east London to international sports superstar. By examining the highs and lows of his life through conversations with those closest to him, it offers a personal...
09.29.2023
From The Archive: Kate Hudson
This week, Krista brings back her 2022 interview with Kate Hudson. In this conversation, Hudson talks about what it was like being raised by her mom Goldie Hawn and stepdad Kurt Russell, takes a look back at the beginning of...
09.22.2023
From The Archive: Gillian Anderson
In celebration of the conclusion of "Sex Education," Krista brings back her 2020 interview with Gillian Anderson, who stars as Jean Milburn -- a sex therapist and mom to the show’s young lead Otis. At the time of recording, Anderson...
09.15.2023
Welcome to Season 7!
Krista welcomes listeners back to Skip Intro, celebrates a major milestone, and introduces the question she'll be asking all of her guests this season.
09.07.2023
From The Archive: Jennifer Lawrence
This week, Krista bringing back her 2022 conversation with Jennifer Lawrence, who at the time, had recently starred in Adam McKay's disaster comedy, "Don't Look Up." Lawrence shares why she was so quick to jump on board the film, how Adam McKay tricked...
08.31.2023
From The Archive: George Clooney
This week, Krista brings back her 2020 interview with George Clooney. The Academy Award winner reflects on the arc of his career, including the moment that ER made him a household name, the films that made him want to direct,...
08.17.2023
Uzo Aduba
This episode was recorded prior to July 14th. Uzo Aduba joins the show to talk about her role in Painkiller – a fictionalized re-telling of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America. The limited series highlights the stories of the perpetrators, victims,...
08.11.2023
Gal Gadot
This episode was recorded prior to July 14. Gal Gadot joins the show to discuss her latest film, Heart of Stone, which she stars in and produced with her husband Jaron Varsano through their company Pilot Wave. The film follows Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot)...
08.03.2023
From The Archive: Greta Gerwig
This week, Krista takes a look back at her 2022 conversation with Greta Gerwig, whose film “Barbie” has taken the internet and the box office by storm. It’s yet another massive achievement for Greta, who made waves in 2017 with her solo...
07.27.2023
From The Archive: Brené Brown
This week, Krista takes a look back at her 2019 conversation with Brené Brown. It’s incredible to think that it’s been 13 years since Brené delivered her life changing TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability” on the TEDxHouston stage. The year...
07.12.2023
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning joins the show to talk about Quarterback, an 8 episode docuseries series that follows the reigning Chiefs NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes, Minnesota Vikings star Kirk Cousins and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota both on and off the field throughout...
06.23.2023
Farewell to Season 6
Krista bids farewell to the 6th season of Skip Intro and shares her guests' responses to the question: what do people say when they recognize you (or think they recognize you) on the street?
06.22.2023
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union joins the show to talk about her romantic comedy, The Perfect Find. Adapted from Tia Williams' book by the same name, The Perfect Find follows Jenna (Gabrielle Union) — a former fashion editor who is trying to make a career comeback after enduring...
06.16.2023
What & Why (Junior Bake Off)
Krista and Isabel share this week's What & Why, Junior Bake Off. Curious what else the Queue team is watching? Head over to Netflix and search Queue’s Queue for more recommendations!
06.15.2023
Sr.
In this episode, we're bringing you a conversation with the creatives behind "Sr." – a documentary that pays tribute to the life and career of the pioneering filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. Krista is joined by producers Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, director, cinematographer,...
06.09.2023
What & Why (Emily in Paris)
Krista and Maddie share this week's What & Why, Emily in Paris. Curious what else the Queue team is watching? Head over to Netflix and search Queue’s Queue for more recommendations!
06.08.2023
Niecy Nash-Betts
Niecy Nash-Betts joins the show to talk about her portrayal of Glenda Cleveland in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Nash-Betts discusses her long running creative relationship with the series' creator Ryan Murphy, explains how she navigated such an emotionally...
06.02.2023
What & Why (The Law According to Lidia Poët)
Krista shares this week's What & Why, The Law According to Lidia Poët. Curious what else the Queue team is watching? Head over to Netflix and search Queue’s Queue for more recommendations!
06.01.2023
From The Archive: Eddie Murphy
This week, Krista takes a look back at her 2019 conversation with Eddie Murphy. At this year's Golden Globes, Murphy received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” During his acceptance speech, Murphy mentioned that he’s been in...
05.26.2023
What & Why (Smiley)
Krista and Chris share this week's What & Why, Smiley. Curious what else the Queue team is watching? Head over to Netflix and search Queue’s Queue for more recommendations!
05.25.2023
From The Archive: Amanda Seyfried
This week, Krista takes a look back at her 2020 conversation with Amanda Seyfried. At the time, Seyfried had recently starred as Marion Davies in Mank, David Fincher’s film about the screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. Just a few months after this conversation...

What's Skip Intro about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Skip Intro episodes:

Zack Snyder

Gillian Anderson

Dakota Fanning

Andrew Scott

Regina & Reina King

Bonus: 3 Body Podcast

Eiza González

From The Archive: Tyler Perry

Millie Bobby Brown

Welcome to Season 8!

Farewell to Season 7

Annette Bening

From The Archive: Jennifer Garner

Natalie Portman

Charles Melton

Carey Mulligan

Maestro: Behind the Craft

Bradley Cooper

May December

The Official Rustin Podcast: Bringing Bayard to Life

Julianne Moore

200th Episode Celebration

Todd Haynes

The Crown Finale (Pt. 1)

From The Archive: Dwayne Johnson

Shawn Levy

From The Archive: Naomi Watts

Nicole Avant

From The Archive: Gabrielle Union

BECKHAM

From The Archive: Kate Hudson

From The Archive: Gillian Anderson

Welcome to Season 7!

From The Archive: Jennifer Lawrence

From The Archive: George Clooney

Uzo Aduba

Gal Gadot

From The Archive: Greta Gerwig

From The Archive: Brené Brown

Peyton Manning

Farewell to Season 6

Gabrielle Union

What & Why (Junior Bake Off)

Sr.

What & Why (Emily in Paris)

Niecy Nash-Betts

What & Why (The Law According to Lidia Poët)

From The Archive: Eddie Murphy

What & Why (Smiley)

From The Archive: Amanda Seyfried