Best Olivia Baker Podcasts (2025)

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Paul Thomas Anderson & Boogie Nights: An Empire Podcast Special, In Association With Warner Bros. 44:55

20m ago44:55

44:55

Boogie Nights wasn't Paul Thomas Anderson's first movie (that was Hard Eight), but it's the film that put him firmly on the map, and served notice that here was a serious filmmaking force. And with the release of a remastered 4K UHD version of Boogie Nights on Monday, December 15, it's the perfect time for the Empire Podcast team — Chris Hewitt, He…

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There's Magic In The Air (ft. guests Shih-Ching Tsou & Sean Baker; Daryl McCormack & Cailee Spaeny; James L. Brooks) 1:56:11

11h ago1:56:11

1:56:11

The penultimate regular Empire Podcast of the year is here, folks (don't worry, there are specials galore on the way), and it's a belter. Guest-wise, we have more goodies under the tree, as Jamie Graham talks to longtime collaborators Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker (the director of Anora) about Tsou's directorial debut, Left-Handed Girl, which can …

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F1: An Empire Podcast Interview Special ft. Jerry Bruckheimer, Damson Idris & Kerry Condon 1:04:35

10h ago1:04:35

1:04:35

"Yer man's in the pits, boss!" Joseph Kosinski's crowd-pleasingly kinetic F1 was one of the success stories of the year at the box office, displaying impressive legs (or wheels) to take the chequered flag with over $600 million in the global bank, making it the biggest hit of Brad Pitt's career. And now that the film is making its debut on Apple TV…

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QT's Making A List, We're Checking It Twice (ft. guests Taron Egerton; George Clooney & Adam Sandler; Jon M. Chu) 1:58:26

7d ago1:58:26

1:58:26

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Christmas on our mind as we enter December, and accordingly we deliver a sackful of great guests to you, our loyal and loving listeners. First off, Chris Hewitt goes to Taron Egerton's actual flat (smells divine... and the flat wasn't bad either) to sit down with him for a candid chat about his career,…

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The Shameless Plug #10: The Odyssey Odyssey 42:36

8d ago42:36

42:36

The new episode of The Shameless Plug is here, folks, and this month sees Chris Hewitt sit down with freshly-minted award winner, Empire editor Nick de Semlyen, to delve into one of the most special issues of Empire magazine in many a moon: our world exclusive first look at Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, for which Nick went on something of an ody…

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Episode 1677 - TBubs Pause For Reviews! 25:38

4d ago25:38

25:38

Reviews: DC KO #1/#2, DC/Marvel Batman/Deadpool #1, 1776 #1, Bat-Fam, Hazbin Hotel s2, Stranger Things vol 5, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, In Your Dreams, Zootopia 2 We interrupt all of the Thought Bubble Festival interview goodness to review some recent comics, TV, film, streaming. Let us know if you've checked any out and your thoughts on t…

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There Can Be Only Dozens (ft. guests Simu Liu; Ke Huy Quan; Richard Linklater & Ethan Hawke) 1:51:41

14d ago1:51:41

1:51:41

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down with two actors who star in animated movies (and ask them both about their favourite things to do in London). First, Simu Liu Zooms in to talk about new Netflix family flick, In Your Dreams, plus his own dreams, and the return of Shang-Chi to the MCU. [21:38 - 38:30 approx] Then, …

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Episode 1682 - Getting Musical w/ Emma Vieceli! 48:26

16d ago48:26

48:26

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. He also visited friends on his way up to the convention. In this TBubs "adjacent" episode, you'll hear his interview with his friend Emma Vieceli. Emma couldn't attend the convention this year because she's been hard at work on …

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Episode 1681 - Thought Bubble Festival: Marc Ellerby! 32:05

14d ago32:05

32:05

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Marc Ellerby. Marc talks about his 10 years doing Rick and Morty comics, becoming a better artist and what's next. Come back over the next week to hear the rest and go back a few w…

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Episode 1680 - Thought Bubble Festival: Avery Hill Special 2 - Karenza Sparks/Sara Kenney! 51:59

12d ago51:59

51:59

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talks with Karenza Sparks and Sara Kenney. Karenza chats about her grapic novel The Corus Wave, geology and her love of stamps. Sara discusses her book Acid Box, love of the 90s club scene and Wo…

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Episode 1679 - Thought Bubble Festival: Avery Hill Special - Donya Todd/Katriona Chapman! 44:47

9d ago44:47

44:47

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his chats with Donya Todd and Katriona Chapman. Donya talks about her incredible graphic novel The Witch's Egg, the use of color in her work and inspirations. Kat takes Jimmy on a walking tour of the…

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Episode 1678 - Thought Bubble Festival: Lucy Sullivan/Sarah Gordon/Paul Cornell! 32:04

16d ago32:04

32:04

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talks with Lucy Sullivan, Sarah Gordon and Paul Cornell. Lucy talks about her involvement in the film The Thing with Feathers, her upcoming graphic novel and hanging w/ Cumberbatch. Sarah chats a…

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Episode 1676 - Thought Bubble Festival: SelfMadeHero Special - Abbigayle Bircham/Gareth Brookes! 35:15

10d ago35:15

35:15

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talk with 2 cartoonists with books out from SelfMadeHero (SMH). Abbigayle Bircham talks about her art in My Dad Fights Demons, collaborating w/ her mentor, wanting her own animated show & more. G…

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Episode 1675 - Thought Bubble Festival: Jenna Cha/Lonnie Nadler! 37:29

10d ago37:29

37:29

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talk with Jenna Cha and Lonnie Nadler. They chat about their comics meet cute, working together, The Sickness, horror faves & more. Come back over the next few weeks to hear all the amazing inter…

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Episode 1674 - Thought Bubble Festival: Mereida Fajardo! 26:32

18d ago26:32

26:32

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talk with Mereida Fajardo. They chat about her incredibly designed online comic Keluarga Cable Ship Company, Zinezilla, other comic work, her upcoming residency & more. Come back over the next fe…

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Episode 1673 - Thought Bubble Festival: Si Spurrier! 19:37

19d ago19:37

19:37

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talk with Si Spurrier. They chat about his run on THE FLASH, his "sweaty swamp thriller" THE VOICE SAID KILL, upcoming projects from Vertigo/DC/DSTLRY/Ignition Press and more. Come back over the …

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Escape From Malcatraz (ft. guests Benedict Cumberbatch & Dylan Southern; Joel Edgerton & Clint Bentley; Ariana Greenblatt) 1:57:43

21d ago1:57:43

1:57:43

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the podteam — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, and James Dyer — play themselves as they discuss great 'as themselves' performances in the movies. They also run their collective eye over the week's movie news, including heartening Star Trek developments, review Train Dreams, Wicked: For Good, Playdate, and S…

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Episode 1672 - Thought Bubble Festival: Philippa Rice! 26:30

20d ago26:30

26:30

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total. In this episode, you'll hear his talk with Phillipa Rice. They chat about her new prose novel Reignclowd Palace, online autobio comics, crochet, animation, creating art w/ her kids and more. Come back over the next few weeks to …

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Episode 1671 - Thought Bubble Festival: Recap! Interview w/ Rachael Smith! 43:02

24d ago43:02

43:02

While on holiday in the UK, Jimmy also attended the Thought Bubble Festival comic convention. He got 19 interviews total and gives his recap of the whole show. Before arriving there, he visited his friend Rachael Smith in Manchester to have a lovely dinner and chat. They talked about her successful Kickstarter for Nap Comix, Who Killed Nessie?, aut…

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Episode 1670 - K-Pop Demon Hunters: HUNTR/X Don't Miss w/ Ejae/Rei Ami/Audrey Nuna! 17:09

28d ago17:09

17:09

In a collaboration with Heidi MacDonald's The Beat & K-Comics Beat, Jimmy had the opportunity to interview the singing voices of HUNTR/X from the smash hit film KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. He had a brief 5 minute chat w/ Ejae (Rumi), Rei Ami (Zoey) and Audrey Nuna (Mira) about their Grammy nominations, hopes for the sequel, how music heals & more. Thank yo…

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All The Information Is On The Task (ft. guests Edgar Wright, Rosamund Pike & Isla Fisher, Michael Shannon) 1:58:03

28d ago1:58:03

1:58:03

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast would surely deserve to get a full fat five points from Greg Davies, the Taskmaster himself, as Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and John Nugent apply themselves wholeheartedly (some more wholeheartedly than others, it must be said) to deciding which Taskmaster contestant has appeared in the best fil…

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Julia Ducournau & Tahar Rahim On Alpha: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 24:35

28d ago24:35

24:35

Alpha is the third film from the brilliant French filmmaker, Julia Ducournau, following on from her titanic debut, Raw, and her raw follow-up, Titane (which won the Palme D'Or, no less!). A tale of an unusual epidemic and generational trauma, there's much going on above and below the surface, which we get into in this interview special, as Jamie Gr…

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Jenny Beavan: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 45:41

1M ago45:41

45:41

Nicholas Hytner's The Choral, a delightful drama set in 1916 Yorkshire, is in cinemas now, folks. It features costumes designed by the legendary Jenny Beavan, who is one of the best costume designers in the business. Nominated for 12 Oscars, winner of three, Beavan has worked with directors like Robert Altman, James Ivory, and George Miller across …

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Episode 1669 - Thought Bubble: Interview w/ SelfMadeHero's Emma Hayley/Thought Bubble Festival Reviews! 35:38

24d ago35:38

35:38

Reviews: Who Killed Nessie?, The Corus Wave, The Witch's Egg, Acid Box, The Voice Said Kill, Ah Rats, Secretly A Pigeon: A Seed-Sowing RPG, My Dad Fights Demons, The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation, Rick and Morty: Ricklemania. Jimmy records this from London and gives a preview of some of this weekend's Thought Bubble Festival interviews in h…

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Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, & Ronan Day-Lewis On Anemone: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 50:02

1M ago50:02

50:02

Every year at the London Film Festival, Empire hosts a gala screening for a film that we particularly admire. This year's choice was Ronan Day-Lewis' Anemone, a drama that we called 'sad, absurdist, brooding, tender, and intense', and which marks the return to acting of the great Daniel Day-Lewis, father of Ronan and co-writer of the movie, after e…

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The Sound Of Burning Felt (ft. guests Jennifer Lawrence & Lynne Ramsay; Elle Fanning & Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi; Sean Bean & Daniel Day-Lewis) 1:51:46

1M ago1:51:46

1:51:46

Blimey, this week's episode of the Empire Podcast is star-studded, and then some. First, Chris Hewitt chats with Die, My Love star, Jennifer Lawrence, and director Lynne Ramsay, about unpredictability on set and receiving an email from Martin Scorsese; then, he has a crash course in Yautja from Predator: Badlands stars Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatan…

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The Shameless Plug #9: Stranger Things Has Happened 43:20

29d ago43:20

43:20

Another month, another issue of Empire, another episode of The Shameless Plug. This time, Chris Hewitt and Nick de Semlyen sit down to talk about how Stranger Things ended up on the cover of the world's biggest movie magazine, and nearly did so upside down. And they also talk about less strange things, including the stories behind the stories of th…

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Episode 1668 - Top 3x4-1! 18:01

1M ago18:01

18:01

Jimmy is way behind on recommending you all some awesome stuff to check out since there's been no Top 3 segment for awhile. He goes a little overboard and gives 11 suggestions! Comics, TV, streaming & film choices. Got anything you'd like to us to seek out? Let us know! www.comicnewsinsider.com

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Episode 1667 - More TV/Streaming Reviews! 25:55

1M ago25:55

25:55

Reviews: Alice in Borderland s3, Alien: Earth s1, Gen V s2, Hazbin Hotel s2 premiere, Marvel Zombies s1, Star Wars: Visions s3, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon s3, Twisted Wonderland: The Animation premiere Jimmy does some catch-up reviews of TV and streaming as he's been a bit behind due to all the NYCC coverage. Have you seen any? Let us know …

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Now It's Time For Halloween (ft. guests Edward Berger, Yorgos Lanthimos, Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Maika Monroe) 1:56:15

1M ago1:56:15

1:56:15

It's Halloween, folks, so this week's episode of the Empire Podcast is extra-spooky, with Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Beth Webb get way too invested in a listener question about the horror movie death that they would want for themselves. Just keep repeating: it's only a podcast, it's only a podcast, it's only a podcast. Elsewhere, o…

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Kenny Dalglish & Asif Kapadia on Kenny Dalglish: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 33:11

1M ago33:11

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If you can hear a high-pitched squealing noise in the background of our latest interview special, that's just Chris Hewitt vibrating with excitement. For this podcast puts him in the room with one of his all-time heroes, Liverpool FC icon Kenny Dalglish, who is the eponymous subject of Asif Kapadia's latest documentary, which is out today (October …

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We've Gone And Caught A Sniffle (ft. guests Nia DaCosta, Jeremy Strong, Rebecca Ferguson & Kathryn Bigelow) 1:59:22

2M ago1:59:22

1:59:22

This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt struggle with the enunciation of one word in particular (you'll have to listen to find out which). Incredibly, it's not 'Howl-o-ween', which is just one of the many things discussed by Chris and his three colleagues of such lethal cunning, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Ben Travis. They get their teeth in…

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Diane, Drew And The Greatest Poster Ever (ft. guests Rebecca Miller, Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst, Mason Thames & Madeleine McGraw) 1:59:53

2M ago1:59:53

1:59:53

This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara and James Dyer pay tribute to two cinematic greats who left us this week: the legendary Oscar-winning actress, Diane Keaton, and Drew Struzan, the artist who defined posters, and people's walls, for decades. Struzan's work inspires this week's question, which asks our trio to identify the g…

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Episode 1665 - NYCC: Kazimir Lee! 19:06

2M ago19:06

19:06

Producer Joe was also at NYCC 2025 and had a chance to pick up a few interviews. In this episode Joe sat down with Kazimir Lee to hear about their debut graphic novel with Top Shelf Publishing, Low Orbit. www.comicnewsinsider.com

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Episode 1663 - NYCC: Jon Allen & Patch Notes Apparel 28:57

2M ago28:57

28:57

Producer Joe was also at NYCC 2025 and had a chance to pick up a few interviews. In this episode you'll hear his interview with Jon Allen discussing his new release from Top Shelf publishing, The Well. Also, Joe talks with Derrick Rohlfing, who started a new line of RPG inspired clothing with his brother Phillip called Patch Notes Apparel. Come bac…

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Episode 1666 - NYCC: The Copenhagen Test w/ Simu Liu/Thomas Brandon (co-showrunner)/Jennifer Yale (co-showrunner)! 26:20

2M ago26:20

26:20

At New York Comic Con, Jimmy attended the press room for the upcoming Peacock spy thriller THE COPENHAGEN ROOM. Initially, he and the 3 other press folks were chatting with creator/co-showrunner Thomas Brandon and co-showrunner Jennifer Yale. They talked what the show will entail, how it came together, is anyone in the show trustworthy, the intrica…

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Episode 1664 - NYCC: David Wondrich! 28:04

2M ago28:04

28:04

At New York Comic Con, Jimmy talked to cocktail/bar historian, drinks columnist and former English professor David Wondrich about writing his first graphic novel THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF THE COCKTAIL. They discussed his other books, teaching, the origin of the word "cocktail", famous bartenders, where many cocktails started, modern bartending, les…

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Episode 1662 - NYCC: Colleen AF Venable! 45:12

2M ago45:12

45:12

At New York Comic Con, Jimmy talked to friend Colleen AF Venable in a wild off the rails conversation about her work on JUNIE B. JONES, KATIE THE CATSITTER, adapting work, babysitting, why she is most like Junie B., church, being a bratty kid and more. And trust me, you must hear the story of her youth when she high-fived a Jesus statue and the res…

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Episode 1661 - NYCC: Jeremy Haun! 20:54

2M ago20:54

20:54

At New York Comic Con, Jimmy talked to Jeremy Haun about his role at Ignition Press, his comics with them MURDER PODCAST and THE BEAUTY, the TV show, his youtube podcast, making cocktails, writing vs drawing, fave horror films and more. Come back over the next few weeks to hear all of the great interviews Jimmy and Producer Joe got at NYCC! www.com…

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Episode 1660 - NYCC: Rob Liefeld! 35:44

2M ago35:44

35:44

At New York Comic Con, Jimmy had a chance to sit down with legendary comic creator Rob Liefeld. They talked about YOUNGBLOOD coming back, livestreaming, his podcast ROBSERVATIONS, founding Image, his famous Levi's commercial, proposing to his wife in comic book form, Deadpool, favorite comics, Alan Moore and so much more. Rob's enthusiasm and love …

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Episode 1659 - NYCC: Recap! Interview w/ Inaki & Roy Miranda! 45:00

2M ago45:00

45:00

Jimmy and Producer Joe went to New York Comic Con (NYCC) and got tons of coverage for your listening pleasure. 8 interviews total and 1 press room. Jimmy chatted with Jeremy Haun, Rob Liefeld, Inaki & Roy Miranda, Colleen AF Venable and David Wondrich. He also did the press room for the upcoming Peacock spy thriller series THE COPENHAGEN TEST where…

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Wish You Well (ft. guests Greta Lee & Jodie Turner-Smith; Robert Aramayo; Gillian Anderson) 1:45:37

2M ago1:45:37

1:45:37

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Alex Godfrey display his versatility as an interviewer, going from utter chaos with Tron Ares stars Greta Lee & Jodie Turner-Smith [22:46 - 34:31 approx] and Gillian Anderson [1:33:01 - 1:43:53 approx] to a heartfelt and passionate chat with Robert Aramayo, star of this week's excellent drama, I Swear,…

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The Shameless Plug #8: Wicked Panna Cottas 45:11

2M ago45:11

45:11

In this month's Shameless Plug, the show in which Chris Hewitt sits down with Empire editor Nick de Semlyen to do a deep dive into the latest issue of Empire, Chris Hewitt sits down with Empire editor Nick de Semlyen to do a deep dive into the latest issue of Empire. Which, for the first time in our history, has a musical on the cover, Jon M. Chu's…

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Episode 1658 - NYCC Prep w/ Chris D'Lando! 1:12:27

2M ago1:12:27

1:12:27

Jimmy and Producer Joe welcome ReedPop Event Manager Chris D'Lando to talk about this week's New York Comic Con! He tells them about fun new changes, keeping comics a centerpiece, favorite celebs he's met, advice for con attendees and more. Jimmy and Joe also talk about what they want to check out, tease some planned interviews, hidden eating spots…

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Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Justin Tipping on Him: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 41:41

2M ago41:41

41:41

Justin Tipping's Him is a Jordan Peele-produced horror film in which a young quarterback discovers the kind of sacrifices it takes to become the GOAT of American Football. That young quarterback is played by Tyriq Withers, who is taken under the wing of a legendary quarterback played by Marlon Wayans, and in this Empire Podcast interview special Ja…

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Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera & Paul Greengrass On The Lost Bus: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 43:14

2M ago43:14

43:14

Paul Greengrass' The Lost Bus stars Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera as a bus driver and teacher, respectively, who have to navigate a deadly Californian wildfire while stuck on a school bus with a group of terrified children, very little water, and fire and flames closing in on all sides. Based on a true story (the 2018 Camp Fire is one of …

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Vendrak The Vertical, Scáthach, And The Kamino Kid (ft. guests Benny Safdie, Malcolm McDowell, Harris Dickinson) 1:55:38

2M ago1:55:38

1:55:38

This week's Empire Podcast sees us welcome another hat-trick of wonderful guests, as Chris Hewitt has lovely chats with The Smashing Machine writer-director (and Happy Gilmore 2 villain), Benny Safdie, [24:13 - 40:39 approx] and bona fide acting legend, Malcolm McDowell, star of new WWII drama, The Partisan (please excuse the sound quality of Chris…

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The Edge Is A Battenberg (ft. guests Brett Goldstein, Emma Thompson, Paul Thomas Anderson) 1:59:43

3M ago1:59:43

1:59:43

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is one of those jam-packed ones in which we specialise. Guest-wise, Chris Hewitt is blessed with the presence of our old chum, Brett Goldstein, who talks beards, bums, and baring his soul in new romantic drama, All Of You; [18:37 - 36:33 approx] and Chris also has a lovely chat with Emma Thompson as she ent…

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For The Love Of Bagpuss (ft. guests Sean Penn; Cillian Murphy & Tim Mielants) 1:36:42

3M ago1:36:42

1:36:42

With Chris off on the fairway, taking his first proper holiday in approximately 20 years, its up to Helen O’Hara and James Dyer — the newly appointed Archbishop of Nerdbury — to hold down the fort, ably assisted by Empire news editor and former Pilot TV stalwart Beth Webb. Between the three of them, they do their level best not to refer to Cillian …

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Episode 1657 - SPX: Deb JJ Lee! 30:25

3M ago30:25

30:25

Jimmy went to Small Press Expo (SPX) the weekend of September 13th/14th in Bethesda, MD. He got 10 interviews overall with Ngozi Ukazu, Nicole Goux, Maria & Peter Hoey, Jonathan Baylis, Deb JJ Lee, Stepanka Jislova, Briana Loewinsohn, Natalie Norris, Kit Anderson and Juniper Kim. In this final SPX episode, Jimmy sits down with Deb JJ Lee to discuss…

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