The Envelope

Los Angeles Times

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.

  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    How the Washingtons collaborated on ‘Piano Lesson’; Justin Kuritzkes on his breakout year

    This week, Malcolm and John David Washington talk about collaborating on a new August Wilson adaptation and screenwriter Justin Kurtizkes discusses his breakout year.

     

    19 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 59 minutes 34 seconds
    Ryan Destiny on 'Fire Inside'; Sean Baker and Mikey Madison break down 'Anora' ending

    In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Ryan Destiny describes the challenges of making boxing movie "The Fire Inside" and Sean Baker and Mikey Madison explain how they fine-tuned the action, comedy and drama of "Anora." 
     

    12 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome on 'Unstoppable,' Mohammad Rasoulof on 'Sacred Fig'

    In this week's episode of The Envelope, the pair discusses their inspirational new film, plus filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof recounts the harrowing experience making 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.' 
     

    5 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Cynthia Erivo on preparing for 'Wicked,' Saoirse Ronan talks 'The Outrun' and 'Blitz'

    In the season premiere of The Envelope, 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo on becoming Elphaba and Saoirse Ronan on her pair of awards contenders 'The Outrun' and 'Blitz.'

    21 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 57 minutes 5 seconds
    Why Nava Mau 'needed' 'Baby Reindeer' and how Hiroyuki Sanada shaped 'Shōgun' from the start

    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. 

    15 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Tyler James Williams on frustrating 'Abbott' fans, 'Hacks' star Paul W. Downs on the comedy 'crisis'

    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. 
     

    8 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 59 minutes 1 second
    Naomi Watts on the new ‘Feud’ and Issa López on ‘True Detective’ discourse

    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.'

    20 June 2024, 10:00 am
  • 56 minutes 6 seconds
    Cynthia Nixon on pulling double duty for HBO, Max and Lulu Wang on her leap to TV

    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.' 
     

    13 June 2024, 5:25 pm
  • 1 hour 43 seconds
    Aja Naomi King on "Lessons in Chemistry" and the "Elsbeth" team on expanding "Good Wife" universe

    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." 

    6 June 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 29 seconds
    Maya Erskine talks "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" secrets and Viet Thanh Nguyen on adapting "The Sympathizer"

    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. 

    30 May 2024, 11:00 am
  • 20 minutes 58 seconds
    Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell talk 'Barbie,' songwriting and imposter syndrome

    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.

    23 February 2024, 11:00 am
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