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The A24 Podcast

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No host, no ads, no rules. From the people behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, Midsommar, Uncut Gems, HBO's Euphoria, Hereditary, Moonlight, and more.
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Sound On with Daniel Lopatin & Mica Levi

The A24 PodcastDec 03, 2018

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Extreme Personalities with Emma Stone & Julio Torres

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 Fairway supermarkets, never-aired SNL sketches, the true joy of filming Problemista, gravitating towards green, favorite childhood toys, and questioning whether chaos is essential for good art.

Mar 06, 202451:43
Burning For Something with Celine Song & Sofia Coppola

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 villain in Past Lives, Harry Styles fan-fiction, writing on planes, revisiting The Artist’s Way, avoiding the sophomore slump, Francis Ford Coppola’s directing advice, a shared love of Barry Lyndon and Miyazaki, taking the audience to Mars, and what genre they would like to explore next (sci-fi, westerns, horror!)

Feb 08, 202401:04:11
Tuneful And Filthy with Patti LuPone & Nathan Lane

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 falling in love with Dicks: The Musical, becoming A24 repertoire players, feeding ham to puppets, adoring Megan Thee Stallion, Patti’s deep hatred of ABBA, Broadway as a shopping mall, art as an essential human right, getting dual-citizenship ‘just in case,’ and Patti’s bootlegger grandmother.

Oct 18, 202339:41
Peninsula Mentality with Steven Yeun & Michael Imperioli

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, Michael experiencing an emotional pasta sauce on his first trip to Rome at 25, sprezzatura, the parallels between Christopher Moltisanti and Danny Cho, searching for meaning, breaking generational patterns, playing unlikeable characters with a profound sense of vulnerability, the realities of road rage, and Italian Korean fusion food.

Aug 15, 202346:15
Power Moves with Julia Louis-Dreyfus & J. Smith-Cameron

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 endings, baby men, J.’s internalized bias against celebrities, not being able to log in to Uber, hyphenated last names, the potential for a Veep/Succession mashup, wanting to ride exquisite trains, learning Antonin Scalia was a Veep fan, keeping cherished pieces from Selina Meyer’s wardrobe, wishing she could re-do Elaine's signature hair, and slow-reading The Years of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Jul 06, 202343:30
Nervous Laughter with Ari Aster & Joaquin Phoenix

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 brutal humiliation, old school SFX makeup tricks, crying in front of the crew while filming Midsommar, doing weird shit in attics, and getting each other through moments when you don’t know what the f-ck to do.


Apr 19, 202301:00:42
If You Build It They Will Come with Brendan Fraser & Michelle Yeoh

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 from Brendan’s favorite movie of all time Ratatouille, moving a literal mountain in China to get the perfect shot for The Mummy 3, working with Jet Li’s fight crew, pain as a smoke alarm, leaving stunt work to the professionals, awards season as a full-time job, giving the people what they want, going towards the danger, hyper-critical Chinese moms, the buoyant enthusiasm of the EEAAO cast, plus a brief cameo from Brendan’s dog PeeWee.

Feb 28, 202344:27
 Great Joys with Ramy Youssef & Mahershala Ali

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 dream of directing, the urgency of the daily lunch order on set, killing vampires in Atlanta, and the Sheikh-Ramy fight scene we need to see in Season 4.

Feb 09, 202350:31
Strange Adolescence with Sadie Sink & Finn Wolfhard

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 Stranger Things school trailer, failing at Lent, the frat origins of Vineyard Vines, and the importance of nurturing a rich inner life.
Dec 22, 202246:07
Make It Come Alive with Isabella Rossellini & Willem Dafoe

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 Mirren, Isabella’s master’s degree in animal behavior and conservation, taming Abel Ferrara, working with Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet (and Willem almost getting cast as Frank Booth), stumpy-tooth dentures, uniform dressing, and the true meaning of elegance.
Jul 20, 202252:06
Off To The Races with Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Daniel Radcliffe

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 mom’s meatballs, overblown headlines, Radcliffe’s karaoke track of choice (“The Real Slim Shady”), the Equus poster in his parents' bathroom, growing up on set of Harry Potter surrounded by legends, hating school but loving learning, hyper-specific personal email addresses, the influence of anime, the history of birds being witnesses in murder trials, and nominal predestination.

Jun 30, 202201:01:12
Light On My Feet with Jenny Slate & Nick Kroll

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 litigious band in history (The Eagles) for Marcel the Shell, levels of emergency, living true beauty, parenthood, aging, and the potential for a PubLIZity reboot where Liz G. has fillers.

Apr 20, 202201:05:45
Fine Ingredients with Kogonada & Michelle Zauner

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, Wong Kar-Wai and Agnes Varda’s influence, poeticizing kitchen sink reality, choosing joy, surrogate families, Colin Farrell's innate humanity, and 'belonging' as another way of ‘longing to be.’

Mar 30, 202259:31
How Do You Know My Name with Simon Rex and Angus Cloud

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 friends to COVID conspiracies, the transactional nature of Los Angeles, Angus’s favorite movie (Holes), the judgment of vegans, shooting on deadstock Kodak film for Euphoria S2, parallels between Fezco and Mikey Saber, getting thrown into the deep end, and how to cope with being famous when you’re just a normal dude from The Bay.

Feb 24, 202246:54
Divine Frequency with Hunter Schafer & Lorde

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 out on popular culture, the music of Arca and Sophie, Lorde being a First Reformed stan, and tracking orcas in Antarctica.

Jan 19, 202254:13
True Form with Paul Mescal & Honor Swinton Byrne

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 memories, slowly developing a bad back, being patient with yourself, getting off social media, the courage to be disliked, and Tilda's fish pie.

Dec 29, 202145:04
This Odd Situation with Mike Mills & David Byrne

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 as their own species, bingeing Hitchcock movies during the pandemic, David being a little dictator on the set of Stop Making Sense, putting ‘fringe’ into a different context, the pretentiousness of thinking that being a graphic designer would be radical, and finding new ways to enchant yourself, again and again.

Nov 24, 202147:53
Practical Magic with David Lowery & Elijah Wood

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 animatronic boar entrails, New Zealand film crews (the best), mainlining horror movies in October, and why genre is the perfect playground for emerging filmmakers.

Oct 27, 202150:53
Stories We Tell with Lee Isaac Chung & Viet Thanh Nguyen

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 about the Vietnam War, the legendary Park Chan-wook, whether Isaac would make a Marvel movie, the artistry of Minari, and why every immigrant story should be considered an epic.

Apr 14, 202150:04
The Rest Is History with Kelly Reichardt & Kenneth Lonergan

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: yes), the randomness of art, the actor/movie star dichotomy, bad old movies versus bad new movies, and why it’s always better when there’s a dog.
Jan 26, 202149:07
All The Ways To Be with Bryan Washington & Ocean Vuong

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 upside of being small, letting another artist expand upon your vision through adaptation, and why being a writer is less a career than a miracle. 

Dec 21, 202048:07
This Is Getting Good with Tim Heidecker, John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen & Jonathan Krisel

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 to trust Ravi, whether A24 needs help with money, and why you sometimes need a couple years of distance to fall in love with something you made.
Nov 24, 202044:34
Animal Instincts with Nathan Fielder & Alexa Demie

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 so hard you laugh.

Oct 28, 202054:01
Everything Is Available with Nicholas Braun & Nicholas Britell

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 you should just keep going when it feels good.

Oct 14, 202050:09
It Only Matters To Me with Janicza Bravo & Joi McMillon

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 doing the most, and what it’s like making a naughty movie when you’re a prude.

Sep 23, 202056:49
Seduce And Destroy with Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie & Paul Thomas Anderson

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 firecracker scene in Boogie Nights, the feeling when it all works artistically, post-filmmaking blues, losing the Ziegfeld theater in NYC, and why it just makes sense to ship a precious gem inside of a fish.
Dec 23, 201901:00:53
BONUS: Ari Aster & Robert Eggers Extended Conversation

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 Bergman

Autumn Sonata (1978) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Persona (1966) dir. Ingmar Bergman

The Master (2012) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

The Virgin Spring (1960) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Shame (1968) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Winter Light (1963) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Fanny and Alexander (1982) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Scenes from a Marriage (1973) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Andrei Rublev (1973) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

Through a Glass Darkly (1961) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Ivan’s Childhood (1963) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

Hour of the Wolf (1968) dir. Ingmar Bergman

From the Life of the Marionettes (1981) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Carrie (1976) dir. Brian De Palma

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) dir. Peter Greenaway

The Snowman (1982) dir. Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami

Blue Velvet (1986) dir. David Lynch

A Clockwork Orange (1971) dir. Stanley Kubrick

Mary Poppins (1964) dir. Robert Stevenson

Conan the Barbarian (1982) dir. John Milius

Legend (1986) dir. Ridley Scott

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) dir. George Lucas

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) dir. Steven Spielberg

Nosferatu (1922) dir. F.W. Murnau

The Bostonians (1984) dir. James Ivory

Maurice (1987) dir. James Ivory

The Seventh Seal (1957) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Lost Highway (1997) dir. David Lynch

The Dark Knight (2008) dir. Christopher Nolan

A Life in Suitcases (2005) dir. Peter Greenaway

The Falls (1980) dir. Peter Greenaway

Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) dir. Ingmar Bergman

The Silence (1963) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Seventh Samurai (1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa

Last Year at Marienbad (1963) dir. Alain Resnais

Jul 25, 201955:28
Deep Cuts with Ari Aster & Robert Eggers

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 an A24 marketing stunt you did not consent to, the silver lining on a ‘D’ Cinemascore, why films are meant to be watched more than once, and the magic of being in dialogue with other filmmakers across history—and becoming more yourself in the process.

Jul 17, 201944:24
All In The Family with Ramy Youssef & Awkwafina

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 longing to know the places our parents' parents once called home.

Jun 12, 201947:46
A Bigger Canvas with Martin Scorsese & Joanna Hogg

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 of advice from Arthur Penn that Marty will never forget: “Don't lose that amateur status.”

May 15, 201948:00
Shooting Stars with Rian Johnson & Claire Denis

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 stock, Tarkovsky’s Stalker, and the alchemy of cinema.

Apr 22, 201927:28
Don't Be A Stranger with Jonah Hill & Michael Cera

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.

Jan 08, 201948:35
Sound On with Daniel Lopatin & Mica Levi

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.

Dec 03, 201842:59
Acting Your Age with Elsie Fisher & Molly Ringwald

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 & Dragons, the Golden State Killer, coming-of-age on screen, and why we never stop craving connection—regardless of age.

Nov 01, 201839:11
The More You Know with Fred Armisen & Jason Schwartzman

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.

Oct 01, 201846:16
Catch And Release with Ethan Hawke & Alia Shawkat

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.

Aug 29, 201841:21
This Is How It Should End with Paul Schrader & Sofia Coppola

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.

May 30, 201846:36
True Obsession with John Early & Toni Collette

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.

Apr 26, 201842:15
High Anxiety with Jerrod Carmichael & Bo Burnham

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 filmmaking of Steve McQueen, Jerrod and Bo’s dispositional differences, Snoop Dogg’s new gospel album, the performance of an interview, and the value of not being present.

Mar 29, 201848:08
All the Way Home with Barry Jenkins & Greta Gerwig

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 birthday plate, and the YMCA aerobics class on 14th Street where Greta discovered her calling.

Feb 28, 201840:50