• Anora Is the Oscar Frontrunner. Now What?
    Feb 13 2025

    Richard, David, and Rebecca unpack a wild weekend in the Oscar race, taking you inside the rooms of the Critics Choice Awards, the DGA Awards, and the PGA Awards—and what it means that Anora swept all three of them. Then they discuss which movies still might be able to come from behind to compete for the best-picture Oscar, before taking a vacation to Thailand for a conversation about The White Lotus's third season, and whether it lives up to past installments.

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    43 mins
  • Ariana Grande Has Been Forever Changed by Wicked
    Feb 11 2025

    The first-time Oscar nominee talks to Rebecca about how much playing Glinda the Good Witch transformed her, from permanently changing her vocal cords to shifting her emotionally as well. Plus, she talks about how she survives living a very public life and plays a round of Proust Questionnaire Roulette.

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    33 mins
  • The Karla Sofía Gascón Controversy Blows Up Oscar Season
    Feb 6 2025

    The Little Gold Men team discusses the scandal centered on the Emilia Pérez star's offensive tweets, her botched apology tour, and the fallout it may have on the film's Oscar chances. They also debate what film is now the frontrunner for best picture after this unprecedented scandal. Plus, they answer a few more of your mailbag questions, like what the heck happened with Challengers?


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    40 mins
  • Adrien Brody Gave The Brutalist His All
    Feb 4 2025

    The Oscar winner is up for his second Academy Award for his towering performance in The Brutalist. On this week’s episode, Brody candidly speaks on the AI controversy surrounding his film, reflected on his career since winning his first Oscar, and more.

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    32 mins
  • The Best Films of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
    Jan 30 2025

    Richard calls in from Park City, Utah, where he's wrapping his time at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and joins David and Rebecca to break down the best films—and possible Oscar contenders—to premiere in this year's program. Then, the hosts answer some post-Oscar nominations listener questions, from the frontrunner status of Emilia Pérez to the rapid surge of A Complete Unknown.

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    49 mins
  • Sean Baker Finally Breaks Into the Oscar Race
    Jan 28 2025

    The Anora helmer earned his first Oscar nomination this year, and also made history by joining a small group of filmmakers who have nabbed four nominations in one year (he landed noms for director, picture, original screenplay, and editing). In celebration of this momentous achievement, we're revisiting Rebecca's chat with Baker from October 2024, in which he reflects on winning the Palme d'Or and reveals his unique -- and quite slow -- way of making movies.

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    33 mins
  • Oscar Nominations 2025: The Full Breakdown
    Jan 23 2025

    David, Rebecca, and Richard lay out all of the snubs and surprises to come out of this year's Oscar nominations, from I'm Still Here's shocking appearance in the best-picture lineup to the dominance of the divisive Emilia Pérez, which earned 13 nominations. Plus, they discuss who appears in it to win it now that the dust has settled, including a few unexpected underdogs.

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    47 mins
  • Our 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions
    Jan 21 2025

    We procrastinated as long as we could, but it’s finally time for David, Richard, and Rebecca to predict the nominations ahead of the Jan. 23 announcement. They weigh in on all the acting categories, including the wild best actress race, and reveal what might surprise in the best picture lineup. They also answer a few listener questions along the way.

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    53 mins