The A24 Podcast

The A24 Podcast episodes:

• 03.06.2024

  Extreme Personalities with Emma Stone & Julio Torres

  Topics covered include: Wrinkly passports, being unable to operate any form of transportation, the Kim’s Video of 90s El Salvador, changelings, teenage obsessions with Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, scholarships for congeniality, night terrors, Julio’s short stint handing out chocolate samples at...

  
• 02.08.2024

  Burning For Something with Celine Song & Sofia Coppola

  Topics covered include: seeing your first movie at the neighborhood theater, the pressures of live performance, the animal that is the audience, parallels between directing and motherhood, abandoning the miracle, autobiographical filmmaking, feeling like broccoli, the Pacific Ocean as the...

  
• 10.18.2023

  Tuneful And Filthy with Patti LuPone & Nathan Lane

  Topics covered include: Nathan and Patti acting together off-Broadway in the mid-80s, herbal inspiration, learning on the job, sense memory, the brutality of Julliard, putting in the work, the dumbing down of America, witty alcoholics, the Alogonquin Round Table, Nathan...

  
• 08.15.2023

  Peninsula Mentality with Steven Yeun & Michael Imperioli

  Topics covered include: The Sopranos cast being sore losers at their first Emmy Awards, hyperbolic reviews, the extremes of Hollywood, getting recognized in Best Buy, only eating Subway sandwiches the entire time Steven shot Burning in Korea, long lost aunts,...

  
• 07.06.2023

  Power Moves with Julia Louis-Dreyfus & J. Smith-Cameron

  Topics covered include: Nicole Holofcener’s genius, the vulnerability of writing a book, June brides, parenting adult children, Julia and J.’s mutual love of YHMF/Succession co-stars Jeannie Berlin and Arian Moayed, Gerri’s best moments that didn’t make the final cut of Succession S4, alternate...

  
• 04.19.2023

  Nervous Laughter with Ari Aster & Joaquin Phoenix

  Topics covered include: struggling to take a compliment, the pressure of the clock, unorthodox techniques for playing a character in physical pain, worst days on set, resisting comfort, Ari’s snappy attitude, Joaquin fainting mid-take with Patti Lupone, the experience of...

  
• 02.28.2023

  If You Build It They Will Come with Brendan Fraser & Michelle Yeoh

  Topics covered include: the magic of practical effects, living out of a suitcase, calculated risks, mapping the multiverse on a blackboard, Everything Everywhere and The Whale’s themes of forgiveness, films that open hearts, fighting to be original, total collaboration, lessons...

  
• 02.09.2023

  Great Joys with Ramy Youssef & Mahershala Ali

  Topics covered include: Mecca, the art of walking a fine line, Ramy’s inner Arab negotiator, hot-button issues, mercy, relatable characters in unrelatable worlds, miracles of filmmaking, how Ramy beat Mahershala at one-on-one basketball, fractured attention, pimple management, comfort zones, Mahershala’s...

  
• 12.22.2022

  Strange Adolescence with Sadie Sink & Finn Wolfhard

  Topics covered include: COVID scheduling nightmares, wasp problems, being the youngest person in a room, the gift of time, playing characters desperate for connection, the trope of the angsty teen, feeling the pressure, shedding child actor habits, imposter syndrome, the...

  
• 07.20.2022

  Make It Come Alive with Isabella Rossellini & Willem Dafoe

  Topics covered include: rolling your Rs, the incomparable satisfaction of cursing in Italian, eggplant parmigiana, puppet theater, loving a strong director, going towards the vision, the freedom of abstraction, meeting David Lynch for the first time at dinner with Helen...

  
• 06.30.2022

  Off To The Races with Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Daniel Radcliffe

  Topics covered include: The Cheesecake Factory’s experimental tasting kitchen, navigating the technical logistics of the Butt Plug Fight Scene, child stunt doubles, Everything Everywhere as the greatest case for optimism, fantasies of bringing Swiss Army Man 2 to Broadway, Kwan’s...

  
• 04.20.2022

  Light On My Feet with Jenny Slate & Nick Kroll

  Topics covered include: being cavity-prone, Joe Rogan’s effect on the podcast industry, the distinction between porn and pornos, turbo output, cheaper vanities, nostalgia for Netflix’s DVD subscription model, experiencing a viral hit in 2010, licensing a song from the most...

  
• 03.30.2022

  Fine Ingredients with Kogonada & Michelle Zauner

  Topics covered include: Pocky versus Pepero, Kogonada buying Crying In H Mart for everyone he knows, the aesthetics of Ozu, the burden of representation, climbing the corporate ladder, knowing when to walk away, the nourishing process of making After Yang,...

  
• 02.24.2022

  How Do You Know My Name with Simon Rex and Angus Cloud

  Topics covered include: escaping to Joshua Tree, the heartbreaking experience of being an Oakland sports fan, pre-Giuliani New York lawlessness, running a small business in Fort Greene Park, whether your DNA is safe with 23andMe, Internet bullshit, fake energy, losing...

  
• 01.19.2022

  Divine Frequency with Hunter Schafer & Lorde

  Topics covered include: exquisite faces, rich inner worlds, being a Prada girl, dressing like a magician, nostalgia for Rookie magazine, the Jules special episode of Euphoria as trans girl canon, astrological turbulence, Scorpio eyes, metabolizing your emotions through art, peacing...

  
• 12.29.2021

  True Form with Paul Mescal & Honor Swinton Byrne

  Topics covered include: the thrill and terror of acting without a script, the meta nature of The Souvenir movies, Joanna Hogg as genius puppet master, the return of real film, Paul’s “chill and kind” rugby-playing brother, Irish gatekeeping, drama school...

  
• 11.24.2021

  This Odd Situation with Mike Mills & David Byrne

  Topics covered include: the world of childhood, collaborators as playmates, blasting Remain in Light on loop, Mike’s innate desire to give everyone a hug, being allergic to bullshit, the Wim Wenders Easter eggs in C’mon C’mon, black and white movies...

  
• 10.27.2021

  Practical Magic with David Lowery & Elijah Wood

  Topics covered include: the importance of letting your movie breath, hate-cutting The Green Knight, the fall of Troy, Grail mythology, a mom’s helpful nudge, old-fashioned movie magic, the epic oner from Eternal Sunshine, concentric circles of production and release, vegan...

  
• 04.14.2021

  Stories We Tell with Lee Isaac Chung & Viet Thanh Nguyen

  Topics covered include: career trajectories, seeing yourself through your children’s eyes, the traveling circus energy of a film set, paying to play, knowing failure, making art for yourself, the impact of the Hollywood stereotypes we grow up with, American hang-ups...

  
• 01.26.2021

  The Rest Is History with Kelly Reichardt & Kenneth Lonergan

  Topics covered include: following Todd Haynes to Portland, cattle politics, the nature of the “American Experiment,” why it’s so hard to make a good period piece, lessons from Lyndon Johnson, whether Mark Ruffalo could effectively play an evil person (answer:...

  
• 12.21.2020

  All The Ways To Be with Bryan Washington & Ocean Vuong

  Topics covered include: the purity of poetry, radical okay-ness, the alternate version of Ocean’s life as a straight man, why love wasn't a question in Memorial, the power of saying no, learning to choose yourself, the exoticism of suburbia, the...

  
• 11.24.2020

  This Is Getting Good with Tim Heidecker, John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen & Jonathan Krisel

  Topics covered include: Zoom culture, petty arguments, band name trends through the decades, the humble origins of Moonbase 8, rethinking “independent” television, the demoralizing experience of pitching a show to Amazon and Netflix accompanied by a 30 person chorus, learning...

  
• 10.28.2020

  Animal Instincts with Nathan Fielder & Alexa Demie

  Topics covered include: embracing your animal essence, what high school is really like, the Euphoria chili scene, learning cinematography from reality TV, the secret to acting like Nathan, fairy portals, approaches to cat parenting, the kindness of strangers, and crying...

  
• 10.14.2020

  Everything Is Available with Nicholas Braun & Nicholas Britell

  Topics covered include: performance anxiety, living in the body of a character, the annual Gathering of the Juggalos, how Cousin Greg got his rich vocabulary, Britell’s early gigs writing telephone hold music, getting out of your own head, and why...

  
• 09.23.2020

  It Only Matters To Me with Janicza Bravo & Joi McMillon

  Topics covered include: finding your creative collaborators, strip club breakfast buffets, editing as the final draft of a script, the Sundance party scene, why bad notes are better than no notes, meaningful nudity on screen, getting paid the least for...

  
• 12.23.2019

  Seduce And Destroy with Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie & Paul Thomas Anderson

  Topics covered include: hot mics, shooting in airports pre-9/11, "movie star grapes," Josh seeing Sandler in Punch Drunk Love at age 18, writing a script that feels like there is no script at all, His Royal Highness Darius Khondji, the...

  
• 07.25.2019

  BONUS: Ari Aster & Robert Eggers Extended Conversation

  Bergman Mission Accomplished. Here's the extended version of last week’s Deep Cuts with Ari Aster & Robert Eggers. ROB & ARI'S WATCH LIST (in order of appearance) The Servant (1963) dir. Joseph Losey The Sacrifice (1986) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky Cries and Whispers (1972) dir. Ingmar...

  
• 07.17.2019

  Deep Cuts with Ari Aster & Robert Eggers

  Topics covered include: chasing the Bergman closeup, preferred aspect ratios, why Hereditary is unabashedly a horror movie, talking to press while intoxicated, the “trick” of Midsommar, the scene from Carrie that still gives Ari nightmares, dealing with the consequences of...

  
• 06.12.2019

  All In The Family with Ramy Youssef & Awkwafina

  Topics covered include: lies we tell our families, the gift of cold hard cash, visiting Disney as an adult, pet monkeys (dream versus reality), Murakami, the Malcolm X watch, LA car culture, universality through specificity, connecting the dots, and the...

  
• 05.15.2019

  A Bigger Canvas with Martin Scorsese & Joanna Hogg

  Topics covered include: Bob Fosse's influence, the magic of Singing In The Rain (1952), strategies for evading journalists' questions, sequels that aren't really sequels, the CGI challenge of youthifying De Niro, Pesci, and Pacino in The Irishman, and the piece...

  
• 04.22.2019

  Shooting Stars with Rian Johnson & Claire Denis

  Topics covered include: shooting a prison movie in space, the dark romance of L.A., good bread, why Claire went crazy working for Wim Wenders, films that must be viewed in the dark, shooting with yellow light, the romanticization of film...

  
• 01.08.2019

  Don't Be A Stranger with Jonah Hill & Michael Cera

  Topics covered include: the surreal experience of overnight fame, Spanish movie marketing, establishing boundaries, theater people, drinking beers with Elaine May, Jonah's fear of winged animals, on-demand pushups, degenerate gambling, and why everyone should own a digital copy of Mid90s.

  
• 12.03.2018

  Sound On with Daniel Lopatin & Mica Levi

  Topics covered include: the process of scoring a film, growing up in a house filled with music, cinematic rhythm, cheesy scores, creating the sounds of an urban nightmare, and why electronic music is the best game ever.

  
• 11.01.2018

  Acting Your Age with Elsie Fisher & Molly Ringwald

  Topics covered include: the highs and lows of being a young actor, Elsie’s audition for Eighth Grade, Bo Burnham’s Vine career (RIP), why social media should have stopped at Myspace, the impossibility of not saying “Um” and “Like,” Dungeons &...

  
• 10.01.2018

  The More You Know with Fred Armisen & Jason Schwartzman

  Topics covered include: the nuances of American Sign Language, Icelandic stand-up comedy, fairies, trolls, superhuman athleticism, archaic medical treatments, and what Fred would do if he could travel back in time without altering history.

  
• 08.29.2018

  Catch And Release with Ethan Hawke & Alia Shawkat

  Topics covered include: their new film Blaze, summers in Nova Scotia, art that tells the truth, the beauty of beginner’s mind, Alia’s painting, career advice from Steve McQueen, and the importance of giving it all away.

  
• 05.30.2018

  This Is How It Should End with Paul Schrader & Sofia Coppola

  Topics covered include: Paul's unexpected career trajectory, ambiguous endings, stealing from the best, the challenges of writing without "nighttime additives," and what it took for Paul to finally make First Reformed—the movie he’s been waiting his whole life to make.

  
• 04.26.2018

  True Obsession with John Early & Toni Collette

   Topics covered include: Toni Collette, Toni Collette, and falling in love with Toni Collette at age 10 after renting Clockwatchers from a Nashville Blockbuster.

  
• 03.29.2018

  High Anxiety with Jerrod Carmichael & Bo Burnham

  Topics covered include: the internet, teenagers today, how to talk about a moment that is already a parody of itself, the FKA Twigs/Anderson .Paak/Spike Jonze Apple ad, whether or not Deadpool gets it, why Jerrod hasn’t seen Bottle Rocket, the...

  
• 02.28.2018

  All the Way Home with Barry Jenkins & Greta Gerwig

  Topics covered include: Elena Ferrante, medieval triptychs, things that make Greta uncomfortable as a viewer, shooting through fog machines, the skirts of Isadora Duncan, fast-talking ladies, Grey Gardens, the possibility of a giant bad mess, budgetary constraints, Sacramento, the special...

  
• 02.20.2018

  Coming Soon: The A24 Podcast

  A new podcast from A24, featuring conversations with our cool(er) friends and other audio experiments. If you love our movies, subscribe now and get A24 in your eardrums.