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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.

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Episodes

James Wolcott: Lucking Out

Elvis Mitchell talks to Vanity Fair cultural critic James Wolcott about his new memoir, Lucking Out: My Life Getting Down and Semi-Dirty in Seventies New York.

Nov 23, 201129 min

Alan Alda: Radiance-The Passion of Marie Curie

Elvis Mitchell talks to actor, director, and playwright Alan Alda about his new play, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, now at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

Nov 16, 201129 min

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins: The Other F Word

Is punk rock conducive to fatherhood? Andrea Blaugrund Nevins discusses punk's industrialization, its violent romanticism and its continually regenerating audience.

Nov 09, 201129 min

Sean Durkin: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Sean Durkin talks about growing up in Hampstead Heath, what movies really scare him, and how he came up with one of the most tongue-twisting movie titles of the year...

Nov 02, 201129 min

J.C. Chandor: Margin Call

Writer and director J.C. Chandor's first film, Margin Call, was a hit at Sundance....

Oct 26, 201129 min

Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother

Josh Radnor talks with Elvis Mitchell about his hit TV show, How I Met Your Mother . He also wrote and directed Happythankyoumoreplease .

Oct 19, 201130 min

Margaret Whitton: A Bird of the Air

Margaret Whitton's first film as a director is A Bird of the Air . She talks with Elvis Mitchell about being behind the camera and working with a parrot.

Oct 12, 201129 min

Jason Statham: Killer Elite

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Actor Jason Statham talks with Elvis Mitchell about his new film, Killer Elite, co-starring Robert De Niro.

Oct 06, 201131 min

Jake Kasdan: New Girl

New Girl executive producer/director Jake Kasdan talks with Elvis Mitchell about working on a sit-com versus directing a feature film.

Oct 05, 201129 min

Mark Landsman: Thunder Soul

Elvis Mitchell talks with Mark Landsman who directed Thunder Soul, about the Kashmere High School Stage Band from Houston.

Sep 28, 201129 min

Nicholas Winding Refn: Drive

Director Nicolas Winding Refn talks with host Elvis Mitchell about his new film, Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.

Sep 21, 201129 min

Gavin O'Connor: Warrior

Elvis Mitchell talks to writer/director Gavin O'Connor about his new film, Warrior.

Sep 14, 201130 min

Andre Torres: Wax Poetics

The owner and editor-in-chief of Wax Poetics talks with Elvis Mitchell about the magazine's beginnings and what he hopes to achieve in each issue...

Sep 07, 201129 min

J. Clay Tweel: Make Believe

J. Clay Tweel's documentary, Make Believe, takes us inside the quirky world of teen magicians....

Aug 31, 201130 min

Mark Waid: Irredeemable

Author Mark Waid reveals the origins of Irredeemable, his comic book series featuring the superhero turned supervillain, The Plutonian.

Aug 24, 201129 min

Doug Ellin: Entourage

Elvis Mitchell talks with Doug Ellin, creator and executive producer of Entourage, which is currently in its eighth season on HBO.

Aug 17, 201129 min

Seth Gordon: Horrible Bosses

Director Seth Gordon moves from documentary work to comedy, with his latest film, Horrible Bosses...

Aug 03, 201129 min

Harvey Pekar

Writer Harvey Pekar was Cleveland's favorite dark, dysfunctional and curmudgeonly son. On the first anniversary of his death, we re-broadcast his 2003 interview with Elvis Mitchell.

Jul 06, 201129 min

Chris Weitz: A Better Life

Chris Weitz is a writer and director, but most of his directing efforts are films he didn't write. A Better Life , is a personal story he didn't write...

Jun 29, 201130 min

Mike Mills: Beginners

When Mike Mills turns to filmmaking, he turns to drama in a search for ownership of self. As in his first film, Thumbsuckers, and his newest, Beginners, identity is key.

Jun 22, 201129 min

Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Kung Fu Panda 2

Jennifer Yuh Nelson has worked in animation with big emotional surprises hidden in action stories. She brings that interest to bear as director of Kung Fu Panda 2 .

Jun 15, 201129 min

Todd Phillips: The Hangover, Part II

Writer-director Todd Phillips brings a transgressive element to studio comedy. From Road Trip to Due Date , his newest addition to the canon is The Hangover, Part 2 .

Jun 01, 201129 min

Paul Feig: Bridesmaids

Paul Feig ( Freaks & Geeks, Knocked Up, Nurse Jackie ) directed the 'Farewell to Steve Carrell' episode of The Office , and his new film is the comedy, Bridesmaids ...

May 25, 201129 min

Spencer Susser: Hesher

With a few short films, director Spenser Susser deals with violent emotional impacts that summon physical violence as well. His first feature film, Hesher...

May 18, 201129 min
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