The Envelope

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The Envelope Podcast

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. Why Nava Mau 'needed' 'Baby Reindeer' and how Hiroyuki Sanada shaped 'Shōgun' from the start

    AUG 15

    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.

    57 min
  2. Tyler James Williams on frustrating 'Abbott' fans, 'Hacks' star Paul W. Downs on the comedy 'crisis'

    AUG 8

    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.

    1h 1m
  3. Naomi Watts on the new ‘Feud’ and Issa López on ‘True Detective’ discourse

    JUN 20

    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.'

    59 min
  4. Cynthia Nixon on pulling double duty for HBO, Max and Lulu Wang on her leap to TV

    JUN 13

    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.'

    56 min
  5. Aja Naomi King on "Lessons in Chemistry" and the "Elsbeth" team on expanding "Good Wife" universe

    JUN 6

    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."

    1h 1m
  6. Maya Erskine talks "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" secrets and Viet Thanh Nguyen on adapting "The Sympathizer"

    MAY 30

    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.

    1h 0m
  7. Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell talk 'Barbie,' songwriting and imposter syndrome

    FEB 23

    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.

    21 min
  8. America Ferrara on the life-changing 'Barbie' and Nadia Stacey on the 'no wigs' rule for 'Poor Things'

    FEB 22

    America Ferrara on the life-changing 'Barbie' and Nadia Stacey on the 'no wigs' rule for 'Poor Things'

    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.

    36 min
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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.

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  • Channel
    Los Angeles Times
  • Creator
    Los Angeles Times
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    218
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    The Envelope
  • Provider
    Los Angeles Times

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