The Envelope podcast pulls back the curtain to reveal intimates stories from this award season’s top contenders. A-list actors, directors and showrunners join Los Angeles Times entertainment reporters Yvonne Villarreal and Mark Olsen for conversations about their personal lives and creative processes — and how it all fuels their art.
221 Available Episodes (221 Total)Average duration: 00:34:35
Aug 15, 2024
Why Nava Mau 'needed' 'Baby Reindeer' and how Hiroyuki Sanada shaped 'Shōgun' from the start
00:57:05
In this week’s episode of The Envelope video podcast, "Baby Reindeer" breakout Nava Mau opens up about drawing courage from Netflix's viral hit and "Shōgun's" Hiroyuki Sanada describes how becoming a producer remade him as an actor.
Aug 08, 2024
Tyler James Williams on frustrating 'Abbott' fans, 'Hacks' star Paul W. Downs on the comedy 'crisis'
01:01:12
In this week’s episode of The Envelope video podcast, Tyler James Williams reveals that the team behind "Abbott Elementary" actually loves frustrating viewers, and "Hacks" star Paul W. Downs weighs in on the debate over which shows in the Emmy race deserve to be described as a comedy.
Jun 20, 2024
Naomi Watts on the new ‘Feud’ and Issa López on ‘True Detective’ discourse
00:59:01
This week, we sit down with Naomi Watts to discuss 'Feud: Capote vs. the Swans' and talk to showrunner Issa López about 'True Detective: Night Country.'
Jun 13, 2024
Cynthia Nixon on pulling double duty for HBO, Max and Lulu Wang on her leap to TV
00:56:06
This week, Cynthia Nixon stops by to discuss her roles in 'And Just Like That ...' and 'The Gilded Age,' then Lulu Wang joins us to talk about making the leap to TV with 'Expats.'
Jun 06, 2024
Aja Naomi King on "Lessons in Chemistry" and the "Elsbeth" team on expanding "Good Wife" universe
01:00:43
In this week's episode of The Envelope video podcast, "Lessons in Chemistry" star Aja Naomi King opens up about overcoming her fears about launching a career as an actor and Michelle King and Jonathan Tolins take us inside their popular new procedural, "Elsbeth."
May 30, 2024
Maya Erskine talks "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" secrets and Viet Thanh Nguyen on adapting "The Sympathizer"
01:00:29
In the Emmy-season premiere of The Envelope video podcast, we sit down with Maya Erskine, star of Amazon Prime Video's acclaimed reimagination of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," and Viet Thanh Nguyen and Don McKellar, who brought Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Sympathizer" to life on HBO.
Feb 23, 2024
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell talk 'Barbie,' songwriting and imposter syndrome
00:20:58
Oscar-nominated songwriters Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell sat with Mark Olsen to talk about 'What Was I Made For?' from 'Barbie' and how they approach writing songs.
Feb 22, 2024
America Ferrara on the life-changing 'Barbie' and Nadia Stacey on the 'no wigs' rule for 'Poor Things'
00:35:35
The Oscar-nominated America Ferrara talks to Yvonne Villarreal about how "Barbie" has changed her life and what it's like experiencing all the accolades at this stage of her career. And Mark Olsen sits down with Nadia Stacey, Oscar-nominated for hair and makeup for "Poor Things," to talk about working with Emma Stone for a third time.
Feb 15, 2024
Diane Warren on 'The Fire Inside' and Rodrigo Prieto talks 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Barbie'
00:49:21
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto talks about working with Martin Scorsese on "Killers of the Flower Moon" and going from that project right to "Barbie." Songwriter Diane Warren chats about her Oscar-nominated song "The Fire Inside" and what it means to her to receive a 15th nomination. Finally, writer-director Justine Triet discusses her film "Anatomy of a Fall."
Jan 11, 2024
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ story
01:05:08
The writer/director talks to Shawn Finnie about the making of her epic film. Also, Yvonne Villarreal gets intimate with 'The Holdovers' Da'Vine Joy Randolph.
Aug 15 | 00:57:05
Why Nava Mau 'needed' 'Baby Reindeer' and how Hiroyuki Sanada shaped 'Shōgun' from the start
Aug 08 | 01:01:12
Tyler James Williams on frustrating 'Abbott' fans, 'Hacks' star Paul W. Downs on the comedy 'crisis'
Jun 20 | 00:59:01
Naomi Watts on the new ‘Feud’ and Issa López on ‘True Detective’ discourse
Jun 13 | 00:56:06
Cynthia Nixon on pulling double duty for HBO, Max and Lulu Wang on her leap to TV
Jun 06 | 01:00:43
Aja Naomi King on "Lessons in Chemistry" and the "Elsbeth" team on expanding "Good Wife" universe
May 30 | 01:00:29
Maya Erskine talks "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" secrets and Viet Thanh Nguyen on adapting "The Sympathizer"
Feb 23 | 00:20:58
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell talk 'Barbie,' songwriting and imposter syndrome
Feb 22 | 00:35:35
America Ferrara on the life-changing 'Barbie' and Nadia Stacey on the 'no wigs' rule for 'Poor Things'
Feb 15 | 00:49:21
Diane Warren on 'The Fire Inside' and Rodrigo Prieto talks 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Barbie'
Jan 11 | 01:05:08
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ story
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