Best Mark Murphy Director Podcasts (2025)

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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It’s Car Full Of Cash Day! Deb and Jim speak with Zaid Ejaz of @maple_nissan 5:00

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Does a real estate agent have to disclose if a murder has happened in a house. @millandmaitmom speaks with @getleoteam 8:46

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

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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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BILD responds to the budget. Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with David Wilkes of @bildgta 10:30

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The Toronto Tempo has their first head coach. Deb speaks with @SBrondello 6:34

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What should we be doing about better snow removal in Toronto? And how would a former mayor do things differently? Deb speaks with John Tory 10:17

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Inside the emotional Milton council meeting, after a Gaza war motion fails. Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with @ClrSameeraAli 7:49

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The Ontario Liberals call for answers on the Skills Development Fund. @millandmaitmom speaks with MPP @stephaniesmyth 10:10

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Oliver Postgate 27:39

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"Postgate's work is deep inside me and I think that's true for so many of my generation...His work represents nothing less than a touchstone for our national imagination and in that sense it's profoundly important" Andrew Davenport, writer, composer, and creator of Teletubbies and In the Night Garden, nominates Oliver Postgate, who, along with his …

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Dan Crenshaw 50:11

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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the government shutdown stretches on, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw join to discuss the impacts. Plus, Anthony Salvanto breaks down the latest CBS News poll. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: …

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Interviews with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; Democratic Sen. John Fetterman 43:38

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On CNN’s State of the Union, Jake Tapper asks Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whether the Trump administration will use emergency funds to restore SNAP benefits for millions of Americans. Then, Jake asks House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries whether New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is the future of the Democratic Party. Next, …

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Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, SCC rules. Deb gets answers from @bbytensky 9:26

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Education minister sends orders to northern Ontario school board. Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with @PaulCalandra 10:21

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

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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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Canada makes cuts to tariff relief for Stellantis and GM vehicles. Deb @millandmaitmom talks with @FlavioVolpe1 7:31

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Inside the story that shocked the city: how a group of teen girls killed a man in downtown Toronto. Deb talks with @royinori 8:54

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Jerry @jerryagar1010 wants to get some answers on Alberta separatism. He talks with @ABProsperityPrj 9:27

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Inside the key interest rate cut with @AmandaLang 9:15

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

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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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Alberta teachers ordered back to work after Danielle Smith uses the notwithstanding clause. Deb @millandmaitmom talks with lawyer Gavin Tighe about how this works 9:16

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Ontario will scrap fixed election dates. Deb @millandmaitmom talks with Ontario Attorney General @douglasdowney 10:43

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Doug Ford says ‘Mission Accomplished’, but is it really? Deb @millandmaitmom talks with Kory Teneycke - former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and now co-founder and CEO of ... 9:59

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Sylvia Plath 27:06

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Lucy Jones, author of Matrescence, chooses the writer Sylvia Plath. Sylvia Plath was a precocious, prize-winning child,. Her mother had high expectations for her. Her father had died when she was 8 (but could have been saved if only he'd gone to see a doctor). When she was well, Plath was energetic, fun, bright, attractive, funny and incredibly sma…

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Lindsey Graham 50:37

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This week on Face the Nation, President Trump travels to Asia hoping to make trade deals with foreign friends, and adversaries, alike. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shares breaking news in advance of the much anticipated meeting between Trump and Xi. As the president works to make deals abroad, the standoff over funding the government continues …

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Interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger; Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy; CNN’s Abby Phillip 42:26

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On CNN’s State of the Union, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joins Jake to discuss his opposition to California’s redistricting push. Then, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy joins Jake to respond to Trump’s new Canada tariffs and the ongoing stalemate over the government shutdown. Next, CNN Senior Political Commentator Adam Kinzinger and CN…

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How is the new Bruce Springsteen biopic? @richardcrouse shares his thoughts with @millandmaitmom. 10:17

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Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman of @OntariosDoctors about what Ontario should be doing to fix the family doctor crisis. 6:53

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

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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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Mark Carney admits a Trump trade deal won’t happen soon. Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with Conservative Deputy Leader @MelissaLantsman 8:40

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Canadian military falling short on recruitment and housing needs. Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with @erinotoole 11:04

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Doug Ford says is considering legislation to get ticket resale prices under control. Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with @dtsailawyermba 7:14

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Ontario’s Transportation Minister @prabsarkaria reacts to the interview on Moore in the Morning today with Niagara’s former Police Chief on speed cameras 9:09

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Driver with child passengers charged with being impaired in Barrie. Should there be harsher punishments when children are involved? Deb speaks with @mendelsonmark 5:52

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ETFO members take action about cops in schools. Deb @millandmaitmom speaks with @etfopresident David Mastin of @etfoeducators 10:17

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Elizabeth Day on Hatshepsut 27:40

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"One of the things that she claimed was that her mother had been impregnated by the sun god Amon-Ra."Elizabeth Day's interest in the female pharaoh Hatshepsut was sparked by a trip to Egypt less than a year ago. What intrigued her was how this woman survived and thrived as ruler in a traditionally male role. Joining her in discussion is Professor J…

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Interviews with Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan; Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly; Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan 43:44

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On CNN’s State of the Union, Dana Bash presses House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan over President Trump pressure on the Justice Department to go after his political opponents. They also discuss ICE’s aggressive tactics and Trump firing federal workers en masse. Next, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sits down with Dana to discuss Democrat’…

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Sen. Mark Kelly, Sen. Katie Britt, Christine Lagarde 50:27

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This week on Face the Nation, tensions build in the Caribbean and President Trump continues to push for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East. The commander in chief raises the pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as U.S. forces continue their campaign against alleged drug traffickers on the Latin American nation’s coast. We get the latest f…

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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

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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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