Joyce Eng joins her old podcast co-host Christopher Rosen as well as Katey to look at the slates for the streamers who are diving into the Oscar race. Most of them, yes, are Netflix titles, and some really promising ones at that. But Apple and Amazon both have intrigue ahead— including one of the biggest wild cards of the season. Then Katey talks to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg about their longtime directing partnership and how it led to The Studio, which has 23 Emmy nominations and pulls off th...
Aug 26, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Nate Bargatze Knows His Best Shot at Making the Emmys GreatThe Emmy nominee for his special, Your Friend Nate Bargatze , is also preparing to host the show on September 15 — and to do so, he's got to translate what works for arenas full of fans into one of the most exclusive rooms in the world. In this special Saturday episode he talks about that, what he learned from many years of working his way up the stand-up ladder, and what he makes of YouTube fame vs. good old fashioned Hollywood stardom....
Aug 23, 2025•29 min
Live onstage at Televerse, I caught up with the Emmy winning host of Peacock's reality series The Traitors , which just wrapped production on its fourth season. While keeping mum about a few things, Cumming revealed plenty of secrets from within those castle walls, including the odd relationship he builds with the contestants, how he balances his work as a producer on the set as well as hosting, and what he gets to do in character as the show's host that he can't do anywhere else. Subscribers to...
Aug 20, 2025•25 min
Esther Zuckerman joins Katey and Chris to look at the fall slate for A24 as well as the newest contender for its cool kid crown, Mubi, plus a few titles from fellow indies Lionsgate and Bleecker Street. Then Katey talks to The White Lotus star Walton Goggins about the terrifying but grand adventure of being on that set, and why his offscreen reunion with Sam Rockwell might have been even more dramatic than what we saw on the show. Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers can watch the video ...
Aug 19, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Katey talks to the Emmy nominated star of the Netflix rom-com about what he keeps learning about himself this far into his career, the difference between fame in your 20s and your 40s, and what happened to his Teen Choice Award surfboard. Paid subscribers to Prestige Junkie After Party can watch the full video version of this conversation, so join us now! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . ...
Aug 16, 2025•23 min
David Sims joins Katey for part 3 of our fall preview series, looking at the major studios and their Oscar lineups, and whether Warner Bros can get their first best picture win in over a decade. Then Katey talks to Michelle Williams about both starring in and executive producing Dying for Sex, and how she learned the hard way which kind of sets she actually wants to be part of. Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers can watch the video version of this conversation and all of our other podc...
Aug 12, 2025•1 hr 6 min
The double Emmy nominee for Paradise and Hacks remembers how she knew she wanted to work with Sterling K. Brown, how she felt brave enough to really go for it on Hacks , and what you really learn after a three-decade career in the business. Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers can watch the video version of this conversation and all of our other podcasts. Join us here ! Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd...
Aug 09, 2025•23 min
Tyler Coates joins Katey and Christopher Rosen to look at the slates for three indie labels owned by studios that all hope to stake their claim in this year's awards race. Searchlight Pictures, the only one of the three to ever win best picture, is hoping to win hearts with Rental Family , while Focus Features is going heavy on auteurs with Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia and Chloe Zhao's Hamnet. Meanwhile Sony Pictures Classics has a tried-and-true formula for getting their films in front of voters,...
Aug 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min
David Canfield joins Katey and Chris to kick off our five-part fall preview, in which we take a close look at the lineups for every studio that has won best picture in the past 10 years. We're starting, naturally, with reigning best picture champion Neon, who shepherded Anora from Cannes breakout to best picture juggernaut, and are aiming to do it again this year. Can they continue their winning formula? Are they facing challenges from their fellow indie distributors? And can they finally get El...
Jul 29, 2025•44 min
Vulture’s Nick Quah joins Katey to talk about why Stephen Colbert feels like only the first of the late night giants to fall, why podcasts and YouTube shows won’t be able to fully replace what late night has done for decades, and how the Emmys might fit into all of this. Subscribe to Prestige Junkie After Party. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
Jul 22, 2025•38 min
Katey and Chris go live immediately after the Emmy nominations announcement — bear with the bad audio, we promise it gets better — to talk about the big morning for HBO and Apple, the dominance of Netflix actors, the upcoming battle between The Pitt and Severance, and much more. Plus, a conversation with Adolescence star Erin Doherty about her big plans for Emmy night. Subscribe to Prestige Junkie After Party. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow K...
Jul 15, 2025•52 min
Katey and Chris run through all the major Emmy categories and share their final predictions, whether they feel confident about them or not. From the best actress in a comedy race, which seems set in stone, to the wildly unpredictable guest categories, we've got our best guesses about what to expect when the Emmy nominations are announced next Tuesday, July 15. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Fol...
Jul 08, 2025•52 min
Katey and Chris look back at 2005’s July 4 weekend blockbuster, which was overshadowed at the time by Tom Cruise’s press tour but still holds up, with its dark metaphor for American life after 9/11 and what are still some of the most chilling action sequences ever made. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
Jul 01, 2025•32 min
Timothee Chalamet mastered it, Brad Pitt is trying it out, and everyone knows you've got to go for it — it's the new press tour hotspots, from Hot Ones to running in Central Park. Nicole LaPorte talked to Hollywood's most ruthless publicists about which ones are actually worth it, and shares her findings on this week's episode. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
Jun 24, 2025•28 min
The star and executive producer of Dope Thief took on his first behind the scenes role on the Apple TV+ series, and found a whole new way of working in the process. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Jun 21, 2025•31 min
Franklin Leonard, the founder and CEO of The Blacklist, joins Katey for a check in on the industry’s cautious optimism over summer movie season, but also the lingering anxieties that keep standing in the way. Then hear Katey’s live onstage conversation with the team behind ABC’s High Potential: director Alethea Jones, showrunner Todd Harthan, creator Drew Goddard and star Kaitlin Olson. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . ...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 1 min
The star of the Black Mirror episode “Eulogy” joins the series creator for a freewheeling conversation about memory, grief, AI and how to fit an American into what was intended as a very English story. Watch the full video version of this interview on The Ankler’s YouTube page. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
Jun 15, 2025•26 min
The comedian, author and actress on learning how to ask questions, building trust with everyone she works with, and learning to play her face like a harp. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Jun 14, 2025•25 min
Vulture's Joe Reid joins Katey to talk about the less-discussed Emmy contenders that deserve voter attention, from the sexy Interview with the Vampire to the bloody and brilliant Black Doves . Then Good American Family star Ellen Pompeo explains why it took so long for her to play a role that's not Meredith Grey, and how she's learned to fight for herself and for others on set. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The An...
Jun 10, 2025•58 min
The creator of the new Judy Blume adaptation Forever joins her longtime friend and star Karen Pittman for a frank conversation about motherhood, Hollywood, and co-creating with God. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Jun 08, 2025•38 min
The team behind Prime Video's new limited series tell Katey about the family drama that lured them into the story, how Biel and Banks built their sisterly dynamic, and the key to a perfect 90s needle drop Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler.
Jun 07, 2025•30 min
The Ankler’s new deputy editor joins Katey for a look at what’s at stake as Emmy voting looms— and rest assured, you’ll be hearing much more of Chris on this podcast going forward. Then Katey talks to Jason Segel about embracing the TV persona he’s built up over two decades of stardom— and then trying to blow it all up on Shrinking. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 3 min
The musician and director of the documentary Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) wanted to tell the story of the seminal band Sly and the Family Stone, but also the unique challenges that faced its leader — challenges that Questlove himself knew quite well, particularly after his Oscar win. This is the first of several special weekend editions of the podcast we'll be sharing with some of the season's most fascinating Emmy contenders. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Foll...
May 31, 2025•35 min
Chris Feil returns to break down the most talked-about titles from Cannes, and why Neon is releasing almost all of them. Then, Severance star Britt Lower and creator Dan Erickson discuss the trial by fire experience of making the buzzy Apple show, and how it allowed them to take even bigger risks in season two. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
May 27, 2025•1 hr
The Ankler himself Richard Rushfield joins Katey to look back at the series of disasters that have been facing Hollywood for the past decade, and the hope that still remains for escaping it. Then Katey talks to Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy and executive producer and star Diego Luna about the show's ambitious, moving final episodes, and why Andor may be the first show ever to say it's being made like a long movie and actually pull that off. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow K...
May 20, 2025•1 hr
Tyler Coates returns to break down the state of the Emmy race, including the wide-open battle for drama series and the new shows with major upset potential. Then Luke Kirby talks about his new collaboration with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino, entering the tough but beautiful world of ballet with the new Prime Video series Etoile. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
May 13, 2025•1 hr 10 min
First Dave Gonzales joins Katey to look at how Thunderbolts fits into the Marvel Cinematic Universe's current existential crisis, and whether Fantastic Four later this summer can keep the good vibes going. Then Matlock creator Jennie Snyder Urman and star Kathy Bates talk about how they crafted a legal procedural for the modern era, and why it was good enough to bring Kathy back from the brink of retirement.
May 06, 2025•52 min
Tom Oyer, an Oscar die-hard and former senior vice president at the Academy, joins Katey to break down the new rules for this year’s Oscars, and explains why the Oscars need so many rules in the first place. Then Katey talks to Hannah Einbinder and Paul W Downs about the latest season of Emmy champion Hacks, and their secrets for the best backlot golf cart rides. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
Apr 29, 2025•45 min
Katey talks to Ankler colleague Lesley Goldberg about a TV trend that's more promising than it might seem, thanks to spring hits like The Pitt. Then Katey talks to Uzo Aduba about leading Netflix's new White House murder mystery series The Residence, and what it takes to play true genius on TV. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd . Follow The Ankler....
Apr 22, 2025•55 min
First, Katey talks to fellow long-time podcaster Karina Longworth about the latest season of her show You Must Remember This , which looks back at how iconic directors like John Huston and William Wyler adapted to the changes in Hollywood in the 1960s — and what we can learn from their struggles. Then, The Wedding Banquet director Andrew Ahn and his co-writer James Schamus talk about their unusual collaboration, working together to remake a film Schamus co-wrote in 1993 with Ang Lee, and update ...
Apr 15, 2025•54 min
