The Treatment - podcast cover

The Treatment

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.

Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Phil Rosenthal: Exporting Raymond

Elvis hosts writer, producer, director and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond , Phil Rosenthal , to talk about his latest production, Exporting Raymond .

May 11, 201130 min

Timothy Olyphant: Justified

Actor Timothy Olyphant is unique. He's best known for western lawmen in the 21st century, first in HBO's Deadwood , and now in Justified on FX. He discusses bringing them to life in this new world.

May 04, 201129 min

Rupert Isaacson

In recognition of National Autism Awareness month, we re-broadcast Elvis Mitchell's interview with Rupert Isaacson , writer and documentary filmmaker of The Horse Boy.

Apr 27, 201129 min

Jerry Weintraub

We rebroadcast our 2010 interview with producer and Hollywood impresario Jerry Weintraub , currently the subject of the HBO documentary, His Way .

Apr 20, 201130 min

Kevin Smith: Red State

Inspired to become a filmmaker by the film Slacker , Kevin Smith celebrated his 20th year in filmmaking by making the horror film Red State and announcing his retirement...

Apr 06, 201130 min

Susanne Bier: In A Better World

Susanne Bier ( Brothers, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire, Open Hearts ), Oscar-winning director of In a Better World , talks about the delicate dance of interacting with an audience.

Mar 30, 201129 min

Greg Mottola: Paul

The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland . Director Greg Mottola 's films are about literal and metaphorical journeys. His newest, Paul , is a bit about both...

Mar 23, 201129 min

Tom McCarthy: Win Win

Not many people can claim credits from acting, to writing the animated film Up , to writing and directing The Station Agent and The Visitor . Tom McCarthy is just that guy. His newest film is Win Win .

Mar 16, 201129 min

Joel McHale

An actor, a talk show host... Joel McHale was first and foremost a comedian, as his work on the show Community shows.

Mar 09, 201129 min

Laurence Fishburne: Thurgood

Laurence Fishburne has won an Emmy, Tony and been nominated for an Oscar. He moves from film to TV to the stage for these. He talks of transitions and playing Thurgood Marshall, both on stage and in the HBO filmed version.

Mar 02, 201129 min

Sally Menke

WEB EXCLUSIVE: An editor is as important a component of a movie as the director. They often serve the function of sounding board and collaborator. Sally Menke was just that person...

Feb 28, 201131 min

Joel McHale: Spirit Awards

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Joel McHale , star of Community and host of The Soup , talks to Elvis Mitchell about being host of this year's Spirit Awards...

Feb 25, 20119 min

Gregg Araki: Kaboom

Despite the wide expanse of his films, from drama to goofball comedy, writer-director Gregg Araki ( Mysterious Skin, The Doom Generation, Smiley Face, Nowhere, The Living End ) set out to do something different with his newest, Kaboom . He discusses breaking with his tradition.

Feb 23, 201129 min

Thelma Golden: Harlem, A Century in Images

As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Elvis hosts Thelma Golden , Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, to talk about the book, Harlem: A Century in Images , which was produced in association with the Studio Museum. Golden, who was one of the subjects interviewed on Elvis' documentary, The Black List , wrote the introduction to the book.

Feb 16, 201129 min

Derek Cianfrance: Blue Valentine

Elvis hosts director Derek Cianfrance ( Brother Tied, Black and White: A Portrait of Sean Combs, Run D.M.C and Jam Master J: The Last Interview ) to talk about his latest film, Blue Valentine , starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, for which she has received an Academy Award nomination.

Feb 09, 201129 min

David O. Russell: The Fighter

From comedy to action drama, director David O. Russell ( Flirting with Disaster, Spanking the Monkey ) finds a way to make family the center of his films. In The Fighter he ads boxing to the mix.

Feb 02, 201129 min

Peter Weir: The Way Back

Director Peter Weir ( The Truman Show, Witness, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets Society, Gallipoli ) is a reader. Many of his films come from books, such as Mosquito Coast, Master and Commander and his newest, The Way Back . But he circles before committing to the material.

Jan 26, 201129 min

Trevor Groth: Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Director of Programming Trevor Groth is a mainstay on the American independent film scene. With an eye outside the mainstream, he's brought his sensibility to Park City. He discusses the state of independent film with Elvis.

Jan 19, 201129 min

Alex Gibney: Client 9-The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Finding the drama in real-life figures. Documentary director Alex Gibney Alex Gibney ( Taxi to The Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room ) has done that with several films, including his newest, Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer .

Jan 12, 201129 min

Paul Giamatti: Barney's Version

Actor Paul Giamatti ( Sideways, American Splendor ) has had the most varied career of any actor of his generation. Comedy to drama, Howard Stern's boss to President John Adams. He discusses that and his new film, Barney's Version .

Jan 05, 201130 min

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: Biutiful

From Amores Perros to his newest film, Biutiful , director Alejandro González Iñárritu ( 21 Grams, Babel ) finds something new and fresh with each film. He tells us how.

Dec 29, 201029 min

John Cameron Mitchell: Rabbit Hole

What do the films Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Short Bus and Rabbit Hole all have in common? Honest comedy that heightens the drama. They also share director John Cameron Mitchell .

Dec 22, 201029 min

Bill Plympton: Idiots and Angels

Animator and director, Bill Plympton ( Hair High, The Tune ) , has gone his own way. His absurdist work has earned him Oscar nominations ( The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger) and such fans as Matt Groenig and Kanye West. His new feature, Idiots and Angels , is both spiritual and silly.

Dec 15, 201029 min

Lee Unkrich: Toy Story 3

Lee Unkrich ( A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo ) has been part of Toy Story from the very start. An editor of the first film, co-director on the second and director of the third, he shares what it's like to work on three classics.

Dec 08, 201029 min

Jaimie D'Cruz and Chris King: Exit through the Gift Shop

The documentary Exit through the Gift Shop examines the street-art movement through one of its champions and an observer who fell in love with it. Producer Jaimie D'Cruz and editor Chris King discuss an unusual romance.

Dec 01, 201029 min

Lena Dunham: Tiny Furniture

At a young age, writer-director-actor Lena Dunham has shown an exciting and subtle style in project after project. Her new film, Tiny Furniture , is the latest example. She explains her point of view.

Nov 24, 201029 min

Bill Carter: The War for Late Night

Conan O’Brien or Jay Leno? New York Times television writer Bill Carter ( The Late Shift, Desperate Networks ) covers a different kind of war reporting, talk show wars. His new book, The War for Late Night , is news from the front.

Nov 17, 201029 min

Jeff Malmberg: Marwencol

The documentary Marwencol is about a man finding himself after a tragedy. The film was a similar journey for Jeff Malmberg . Elvis hosts director and editor Jeff Malmberg to talk about his award-winning documentary Marwencol , which tells the extraordinary story of Mark Hogencamp. Having survived a horrific beating by five men near his hometown of Kingston, New York in 2000, Hogencamp's long road to recuperation became focused on art, specifically building a fictional Belgian town (Marwencol) in...

Nov 10, 201029 min

Lucy Walker: Waste Land

The Amish, blind mountain climbers, fighting for nuclear disarmament... Director Lucy Walker 's ( Countdown to Zero, Devil’s Playground, Blindsight ) new film, Waste Land , is about waste becoming art. It's drama and non-fiction.

Nov 03, 201029 min
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android