Aisha talks with Michael about her new Kickstarter project, about Archer, and about the state of James Bond's testicles.

We continue rolling out behind the scenes bits from 21 Years with Richard Linklater, followed by discussions with Zac Efron and comedian Jimmy Pardoe. Zac expounds on his experience working on 21 Years with Linklater. Jimmy Pardo is a hyper funny, hyper intelligent smartass who's one of the funniest comedians working today.

In honor of Richard Linklater's magnificent Boyhood, we present a childhood-themed episode of the podcast. From one of the greatest-ever movies about childhood, The Princess Bride, we speak with Mandy Patinkin and Wallace Shawn. Then we have a conversation about the new Gondry movie Mood Indigo, which is filled with childlike whimsy, with Audrey Tatou. And Jacki Weaver tells us about Woody Allen's new film Magic in the Moonlight, which is in part about rediscovering childlike wonder.

Musical legend Booker T. Jones joins us for the full episode to tell us about growing up in Memphis, having a name affected that his development, writing and recording a runaway hit while still in high school, and working with everyone from Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes to The Roots and The Drive-By Truckers.

Writer/Director Mike Cahill and star Brit Marling join us to discuss I Origins, their followup to Another Earth, one of our favorite movies of 2011. Along the way, we also discuss Richard Linklater's Boyhood and the concept of remorse. Plus there's a food fight. The episode closes with a mini-mixtape of eye-themed songs.

Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Chiwitel Ejiofor, and Alfre Woodard are the guests for a roundtable interview about 12 Years a Slave. Jason Momoa discusses his new movie, Road to Paloma, breaking out of the stereotypical strongman roles, and how he wrote a screenplay to meet Lisa Bonet.

Jeff Bridges tells us about working with Robert Duvall in Crazy Heart, Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor tell us about being the new Shia and Megan in the Transofrmers franchise, and indie filmmaking hero John Sayles shares memories of his long, storied career

Screen legend and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker was Paste's 2013 Man of the Year in Film. In a year that many dubbed The Year of Black Cinema, he was a key part of two of the most provocative and thoughtful black films in recent memory, starring in The Butler and producing Fruitvale Station.

Jeff Garlin talks about how he ended up producing one of the best documentaries of the year. Shep Gordon talks about how he ended up having half of Hollywood over to his house for dinner. And Glenn Close talks about how she ended up seeing Robert Duvall's butt. Repeatedly. It's an unforgettable Episode of The Work.

Even a throat infection can't stop Michael from bringing the interview goodness. Diane Keaton and Kyra Sedgwick tell us about their experiences with Robert Duvall. And Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe tells us about growing up to be one of the greatest heroes that Uganda has ever seen. It's Strong Women Week for this episode of The Work.