Cillian Murphy
March 16, 2026
The conversation highlights the contrast in directorial styles between Danny Boyle, who favors high energy and constant movement, and Christopher Nolan, who is known for rigorous precision and efficiency, often shooting ahead of schedule.
Re Release Emma Stone
March 12, 2026
Emma Stone revealed she changed her name from Emily to Emma because 'Baby Spice' Emma Bunton was her childhood idol, and she was unable to register as 'Emily Stone' with the Screen Actors Guild.
Kris Jenner
March 9, 2026
Kris Jenner's early life ambition was to be a mother, dreaming of having six children after meeting Robert Kardashian at age 17 at the Del Mar racetrack.
Brian Cox
March 2, 2026
Brian Cox, the guest on this episode of SmartLess, directed his debut feature film, *
STAYING ALIVE: Will Arnett, Part 1!
February 26, 2026
Will Arnett shared his controversial, yet retracted, 'bit' that having more tattoos correlates with being more boring, which sparked unexpected online reaction.
Chris Hemsworth
February 23, 2026
Chris Hemsworth is currently promoting his new film, *
Margot Robbie
February 16, 2026
Margot Robbie is a competitive ice hockey player and a New York Rangers fan, despite growing up in Australia where ice hockey was inaccessible.
Re Release Jon Hamm
February 12, 2026
Jon Hamm taught eighth-grade acting at his alma mater, John Burroughs High School in St. Louis, Missouri, where Ellie Kemper was one of his students.
Andrew Huberman
February 9, 2026
To combat illness, utilizing heat (hot baths/sauna) is recommended, while deliberate cold exposure should be avoided as it is a potent stressor when the body is already fighting sickness.
Charli Xcx
February 2, 2026
Charli XCX is promoting a satirical mockumentary film called "The Moment," produced by A24, which chronicles her first arena tour.
Leanne Morgan
January 26, 2026
Comedian Leanne Morgan achieved significant success later in life (at age 60) after finding her niche audience through social media clips, which led to Netflix specials and a sitcom.
Pixies
January 19, 2026
The formation of the influential band Pixies stemmed from a chance meeting between Charles Thompson (Black Francis) and Joey Santiago in the same dormitory suite at UMass Amherst in the early 1980s.
Introducing: CrimeLess
January 16, 2026
The primary purpose of this *
Jennifer Lawrence
January 12, 2026
Jennifer Lawrence attributes her naturalistic acting style to being untrained, a sentiment reinforced by advice she received from Taylor Sheridan not to take acting lessons.
Re Release Chelsea Handler
January 8, 2026
Chelsea Handler's career shift toward political commentary was largely catalyzed by the 2016 election and coincided with her entering therapy to address long-held personal issues stemming from her brother's childhood death.
Ricky Gervais
January 5, 2026
Ricky Gervais believes that honesty, even when expressing visceral reactions like anger, is the funniest element in comedy, a principle he learned from his mother's candid admission about his birth order.
Macaulay Culkin
December 29, 2025
Macaulay Culkin took a decade-long hiatus from acting starting at age 14 because he felt trapped on the 'hamster wheel' and sought autonomy after an acrimonious relationship with his father, who managed him.
Jeremy Allen White
December 22, 2025
Jeremy Allen White transitioned from a decade-long role on *
Walton Goggins
December 15, 2025
Walton Goggins recently took his 14-year-old son on an intense two-week horseback riding trip across Western Mongolia, which served as a profound lesson in accepting reality when faced with extreme hardship.
Re Release Adam Sandler
December 11, 2025
Adam Sandler and the SmartLess hosts share a common experience of intense performance anxiety, specifically 'blackout nerves,' particularly when appearing on shows like Letterman.
Laura Dern
December 8, 2025
Laura Dern's early career was profoundly shaped by working alongside master filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Alfred Hitchcock, leading her to view film sets as her true 'college' education.
Noah Hawley
December 1, 2025
Noah Hawley approaches adapting iconic films like *
Benedict Cumberbatch
November 24, 2025
Benedict Cumberbatch was surprised by his appearance on *
Claire Danes
November 17, 2025
Claire Danes revealed that her ninth great-grandmother was executed by hanging during the Salem Witch Trials for accusations including cursing cows and dream penetration.
Re Release Jenny Slate
November 13, 2025
Jenny Slate is currently living in a supply closet in a small town in Massachusetts, where her husband owns the general store, due to poor Wi-Fi connectivity.
Tom Freston
November 10, 2025
Tom Freston's unconventional career began with quitting an advertising job to start a clothing business in Afghanistan and India in the early 1970s, which involved smuggling goods into the US after trade embargoes hit.
INTRODUCING: I Need You Guys with Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate and Max Silvestri (w/ Sean Hayes)
November 6, 2025
Jenny Slate sought advice from Sean Hayes on how to handle her character's image being co-opted by the White House official Instagram account for a politically charged meme.
David Duchovny
November 3, 2025
David Duchovny pursued an extensive academic path, majoring in English literature at Princeton and earning a Master's from Yale, intending to become a professor before pivoting to acting.
Oscar Isaac
October 27, 2025
Oscar Isaac nearly joined the Marines via the buddy system before pivoting to Juilliard after being persuaded by a bandmate, though he ultimately chose acting after a final opportunity to record an album arose.
Edgar Wright
October 20, 2025
Director Edgar Wright's early passion for filmmaking was fueled by parental support and making amateur films, leading to his first feature, *
Julia Roberts
October 13, 2025
Julia Roberts' birth hospital bill was paid by Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King because her parents ran a theater school attended by the King children.
Re Release Paul Thomas Anderson
October 9, 2025
Director Paul Thomas Anderson revealed the inspiration behind the subject matter of his nine films by matching them to cryptic descriptions like "nighttime mucus" (Boogie Nights) and "Italian candy" (Licorice Pizza).
Kirsten Dunst
October 6, 2025
Kirsten Dunst revealed that her method for preparing for roles involves 'dream work,' where she asks her unconscious for insights to implement into her character's backstory.
Michelle Pfeiffer
September 29, 2025
Michelle Pfeiffer revealed that her first television credit was a single line on *
Lionel Richie
September 22, 2025
Lionel Richie's songwriting process often begins with a "hook" or core idea, with lyrics and verses developed later, sometimes even after the melody is established.
INTRODUCING: We Need A Fourth with Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne
September 16, 2025
The podcast "We Need a Fourth", hosted by Kenny May, Brian Baumgartner, and Cooper Manning, uses golf as a vehicle to explore deeper conversations and reveal the "whole person" beyond the game.