The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.
May 21, 2014•30 min
"Arrogance is funny. There's nothing funnier than a confident fool." Actor John Slattery talks about the humor of retribution in his directorial debut.
May 14, 2014•30 min
"It feels like being in love with someone who doesn't love back." Gia Coppola talks about the experience of making her first film, "Palo Alto."
May 07, 2014•30 min
Holly George-Warren follows singer Alex Chilton's journey from 16-year-old phenom with the Box Tops, to finding his own voice with Big Star.
Apr 30, 2014•30 min
Franklin Leonard describes The Black List as "eHarmony for people who write movies and people who make movies."
Apr 23, 2014•30 min
The creators and stars of IFC's original sketch comedy series "Portlandia" dish on its fourth season.
Apr 11, 2014•28 min
Comedian Mindy Kaling talks about how her first big break, in an off-off-Broadway show called "Matt & Ben," was actually quite literal.
Apr 09, 2014•30 min
New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff discusses Paddy Chayefsky's 'wandering in the desert,' and the making of his 1976 classic, "Network."
Apr 02, 2014•30 min
"I didn't know if it was good but I thought it was really good." John Maloof on finding a box of photos, a pivotal moment that led to the doc "Finding Vivian Maier."
Mar 28, 2014•39 min
Writer/director/producer Robert Rodriguez harkens back to the early days of television with his new network, El Rey.
Mar 26, 2014•30 min
Wes Anderson ponders the line, I think the world he wanted to live in ended long before he entered it, while discussing his eighth film as director, "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Mar 19, 2014•30 min
"I don't trust authority. If your job is to tell me what to do, I think that's weird." Dan Harmon, the brain behind "Community," "Rick and Morty" and Harmontown.
Mar 12, 2014•42 min
Comedian Andy Daly on playing all-American archetypes with a David Lynchian dark side.
Mar 05, 2014•30 min
Dave Karger is unique among the ever-growing pack of 'Oscar experts.' He knows movies, yes. But what sets him apart is his historical sense of the Oscars.
Feb 26, 2014•30 min
Oscar nominee Bruce Dern shares his thoughts on Cannes, the Kardashians, and the 'opera of life.' Contains explicit language.
Feb 21, 2014•49 min
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on what it was like being nerds before the Internet made it cool, and starting a hunger strike in India.
Feb 19, 2014•30 min
"They were professional chameleons, yet they had to stay true to who they were as artists." Director Morgan Neville talks about his Oscar-nominated documentary.
Feb 12, 2014•30 min
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" co-creators and comedy veterans Daniel Goor and Michael Schur on "MASH," Stephen Merchant and "Hill Street Blues."
Feb 05, 2014•30 min
He's got the Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and DGA Awards for Best Director. Is an Oscar in the cards for Alfonso Cuarón?
Jan 29, 2014•30 min
Director Kenneth Branagh talks about why Shakespeare and action movies have more in common than you think.
Jan 28, 2014•39 min
Playwright, screenwriter and actor Tracy Letts talks about being a 'Natural Born Dramatist.'
Jan 22, 2014•30 min
Contains explicit language. Charles Lane, creator of "Sidewalk Stories" on how he went from hating silent movies, to making one, in black and white.
Jan 22, 2014•40 min
Comedian Nick Kroll talks about 'sketchuational comedy' and explains what a Martuna/Tunatini is. WARNING: Contains adult content.
Jan 16, 2014•41 min
Actor Don Cheadle and creator Matthew Carnahan talk about ushering in the third season of "House of Lies" on Showtime.
Jan 13, 2014•41 min
Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston reflects on her relationship with her father, director John Huston, and why she hasn't had much luck directing movies.
Jan 08, 2014•30 min
David O. Russell talks about music, cliches, and Jennifer Lawrence in a neck brace. Recorded live at Film Independent at LACMA.
Jan 01, 2014•30 min
Have we seen enough movies about slavery and racism? "Hell no!" says director Lee Daniels.
Dec 25, 2013•30 min
Writer/director Scott Cooper talks about the tragic personal loss that inspired his second feature, "Out of the Furnace."
Dec 18, 2013•31 min
The usually silent half of Penn & Teller on how a fateful dinner in Las Vegas led to the discovery of a 350-year-old mystery.
Dec 11, 2013•31 min
Lenny Kravitz talks about acting the same way he talks about music, quoting Miles Davis, who said, "It's all about the notes you don't play."
Dec 04, 2013•30 min