The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
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The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott delivers your weekly dose of pop culture with the Parting Shot. Every week you’ll get celebrity interviews, award show coverage, and the rundown on exactly what to watch, read, and listen to in culture. Consider the Parting Shot your one stop shop for everything pop culture.
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James L. Brooks, Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Mackey on ‘Ella McCay’
James L. Brooks, director of classics like Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News and As Good as it Gets, returns to form with Ella McCay, his first film...
Wagner Moura on ‘The Secret Agent,’ Oscars and His Return to Brazilian Film
Wagner Moura chats with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about The Secret Agent, the Oscars buzz surrounding it and why “carrying Brazil with us” makes the mo...
Stop the Insanity! From Fame to Uber Eats: Susan Powter’s Unfiltered Journey
Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott sits down with the iconic Susan Powter, the original wellness influencer of the 90s, to discuss her unexpected journey from t...
Young, Dumb and Full of Christ: The Faith Behind ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ with Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor and Glenn Close
Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson discuss faith in “Wake Up Dead Man,” praising Josh O'Connor’s humor and Glenn Close’s legendary performance in the new m...
Erika Alexander and Kim Coles on Why Living Single Was Never Just a ‘Black Show’
Erika Alexander and Kim Coles join Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to chat about their podcast ReLiving Single, the "limitless creativity" of Living Single a...
Surviving Mormonism: How RHOSLC’s Heather Gay is Leading the Conversation
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star and New York Times bestselling author Heather Gay joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to discuss her powerful new sp...
Kal Penn Wants to Know Why History Keeps Repeating in New Podcast
Initially, Kal Penn was hesitant to do a podcast because “every actor has a podcast.” Fortunately for us, he created Here We Go Again, focused on why...
Gaten Matarazzo on Grief, Gratitude and Saying Goodbye to ‘Stranger Things’
As Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ comes to an end, Gaten Matarazzo, 23, is focused on soaking in the final moments. “I really want to take it in and enjo...
Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme on Holiday Hilarity, Broadway, and Building a Drag Empire
Clear the stage and light the lights! Drag superstars Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme return to the podcast to pull back the curtain on their brand-new...
Ed Helms Talks of the 'Human Ineptitude’ That Inspires ‘SNAFU’ Podcast
Actor Ed Helms loves a deep dive into a snafu from the past. “I love the hubris, our amazing capacity for ineptitude and terrible decision-making.” He...
From ‘Reba’ to ‘Happy's Place’: Melissa Peterman on Her 'Second Chance'
For Melissa Peterman, the first season of NBC’s Happy’s Place was a dream come true; getting a second season is an embarrassment of riches. “Getting a...
Glenn Close Was 'Very Impressed' With Kim Kardashian on 'All's Fair'
Considering the number of iconic women that have worked on Ryan Murphy projects, it’s shocking Glenn Close hasn’t. That’s changing with Hulu’s All’s F...
Michael Chernus on 'Devil in Disguise' and Honoring Victims' Stories
This week, I have a serious and emotional conversation with actor Michael Chernus about his challenging new role as John Wayne Gacy in Peacock's Devil...
Padma Lakshmi on ‘Padma's All American’ and What Defines America
Padma Lakshmi’s new cookbook, Padma’s All American, is a natural extension of her Hulu series Taste the Nation. In fact, the documentary laid the grou...
Marion Cotillard on 'Disappearing' Into Her ‘Morning Show’ Role
“I need to get obsessed by projects so I can be involved in. I want to be entirely disappearing in a project.” And that’s exactly what Marion Cotillar...
Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is a Nuclear Call to Action
The most terrifying thing about nuclear weapons isn’t the warheads, but how quiet we as a society have become about them. The Cold War-era fear of tot...
Patricia Arquette on the 'Chilling' Psychology of the Murdaugh Marriage
Even before Patricia Arquette signed on to play Maggie Murdaugh in Hulu’s Murdaugh: Death in the Family, she was already “obsessed” with the infamous...
Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan and Their Unlikely Collaboration
How do you write a love story where the central characters can’t touch? Well, if anybody can, it’s Nicholas Sparks. “This is a difficult love story to...
Jason Clarke on Playing Alex Murdaugh: 'I'm Not Going to Play a Bad Guy'
To play Alex Murdaugh, Jason Clarke wasn’t going to turn the man into a caricature, telling producers, “I’m not going to play a bad guy here,” Clarke...
Tonatiuh on the Timely Power of Kiss of the Spider Woman
This week, Tonatiuh joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to discuss the powerful new film, Kiss of the Spider Woman. We explore the importance of Latin exce...
Keira Knightley on 'The Woman in Cabin 10' and the Untouchable Yacht
Keira Knightley is the first one to say her new film The Woman in Cabin 10 (Netflix) is “rather tense.” That said, “part of the joy of making somethin...
From Sweet Dee to 'High Potential': The Evolution of Kaitlin Olson
As a star and producer on High Potential, Kaitlin Olson is all-in on the ABC dramedy, now in its second season. “The heart and soul of this show is Mo...
You Gotta Be You (And a Little Messy) with Brandon Kyle Goodman
Get ready to get messy. This week, we're joined by the brilliant and hilarious Brandon Kyle Goodman for a gloriously unfiltered, absolutely NSFW chat....
Elvira on Her Legacy, Her Halloween Cookbook, and Sweet Revenge
Elvira firmly believes Halloween requires spooky snacks, and she’s here to provide some inspiration with Elvira's Cookbook from Hell: Sexy, Spooky Soi...
Beyond Grey's: Jesse Williams Bets on Himself With His New ‘Hotel Costiera’
For Hotel Costiera, Jesse Williams was drawn to making "something that is global.” The new Prime Video series stars Williams as Daniel De Luca, a form...
A Day in the Park with Disney YouTuber David Vaughn
For millions of people, a trip to a Disney park is a special occasion, a magical escape. But what if it was your job? What if your office was Main Str...
The Disney Food Blog's AJ Wolfe on Her New Book, 'Disney Adults'
What comes to mind when you hear the term 'Disney Adult'? Is it a stereotype, a punchline, or something much deeper? Today, we're getting the definiti...
‘Still Bobbi’: Inside Bobbi Brown’s Impatient Yet Inevitable Second Act
For Bobbi Brown, patience isn't a virtue; it’s an obstacle. The makeup artist and entrepreneur operates on a timeline dictated by instinct, not corpor...
Parvati Shallow: Surviving the Game, The Traitors, and Writing Her Own Story
She's one of the most iconic and feared players in reality TV history, and this week, the legendary Parvati Shallow joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott for...
Robin Wright on the Delicious Clash of 'Alpha Females' in The Girlfriend
Robin Wright knew that in her new Prime Video show The Girlfriend, which she developed in addition to starring in, she would have to fight the potenti...
Thank You For Being A Friend: 40 Years of The Golden Girls with writer Stan Zimmerman
Picture it: September 1985. A new sitcom about four older women living together in Miami premieres, and television is changed forever. Forty years lat...
End Credits: Jake Cohen on His New Cookbook, "Dinner Party Animal"
Is there anything better than a table full of great food and great company? But for many of us, the thought of actually hosting that party can be over...
Who's the Next Victim? Only Murders in the Building’s Michael Cyril Creighton Joins to Chat All About It
Clear the floor because we have Arconia royalty in the building! Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott chats with the delightful Michael Cyril Creighton, known to...
End Credits: Michael Strassner on Creating the Indie Comedy ‘The Baltimorons’
Michael Strassner joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about how one little direct message to Jay Duplass is what birthed the their new film The Bal...
Domhnall Gleeson Feels the Legacy of ‘The Office’ on ‘The Paper’
Of the new sitcom The Paper, about a struggling Midwestern newspaper and its staff, Domhnall Gleeson is quick to note that while it shares a universe...
End Credits: Taylor Swift's Engagement and the Cracker Barrel Logo War with Sirius XM’s John Hill
Grab your friendship bracelets and a side of country-fried steak, because we are covering the full spectrum of American culture today. John Hill (Siri...
Grace Van Patten on Reclaiming Amanda Knox's True Story for Hulu
Grace Van Patten has one word to describe having the opportunity to portray Amanda Knox in Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox—grateful. “I was rea...
The End Credits for the Week: Luxury, Lies, and Louis Vuitton (with Kackie)
Louis Vuitton dropped its new makeup line, and the prices are... INSANE! (Who is buying this stuff?!) Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott brings in beauty influe...
Emmy Nominee Michael Urie Spills on 'Shrinking', 'Oh, Mary!', and ‘Ugly Betty’
He's an Emmy nominee, a Broadway star, and an absolute delight. The one and only Michael Urie stopped by the Newsweek office in New York for a live ch...
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch's War of Wit in 'The Roses'
“We had wanted to work together for a long time,” Benedict Cumberbatch tells Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott, reflecting on the project that finally united h...