
TV Tales: 'Penis, Penis, Penis, Me' â Comedy Legend Nell Scovell Tells All
In this weekâs Hollywood Stories, Richard Rushfield sits down with TV comedy legend Nell Scovell â creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and writer for everything from The Simpsons to Late Night with D...
11 Jun 202539min

TVâs Top Directors: âGood American Family,â âSeverance,â âZero Dayâ & âThe Pittâ
In this bonus episode of The Ankler podcast, the second of two recorded live on May 18 at L.A.'s DGA Theater, The Ankler and the Directors Guild of America bring you a series of insightful and memorab...
11 Jun 20251h 6min

TVâs Top Directors: âHigh Potential,â âWhat We Do in the Shadowsâ & âHacksâ
In this bonus episode of The Ankler podcast, recorded live on May 18 at L.A.'s DGA Theater, The Ankler and the Directors Guild of America bring you a series of funny and memorable conversations â pres...
9 Jun 202550min

Now Renting: 8 Million Sq Ft of Sadness
L.A. may have lost its crown as the worldâs production capital, but itâs still sitting on 8 million square feet of sound stages. So what to do with all that excess space? Think bar mitzvahs, weddings,...
6 Jun 202531min

The 'American Idol' Pastor Who Helped Katharine McPhee and More Stars Shine
In this episode of Hollywood Stories: Tales From Television, Richard Rushfield takes us back to the heyday of the original âAmerican Idolâ in the aughts and early 2010s, when the Fox juggernaut domina...
4 Jun 202534min

Mubi vs. Marvel: A New High-Stakes Film Era
Big-name agents havenât been this bullish on indie film in years, while Marvel can barely crack $450 million per movie. So whatâs changed? Dealmakersâ Ashley Cullins joins Elaine Low and Sean McNulty ...
30 Mai 202531min

Bruce Vilanch and the Wild World of 1970s Variety TV Spectaculars
For the second episode of Hollywood Storiesâ sophomore season, Richard Rushfield talks to the brilliant and bawdy Bruce Vilanch, known as the longtime joke purveyor extraordinaire for the Oscars (plus...
28 Mai 202544min

Netflix, Disney+ & YouTube: The Fight to Babysit Your Kids
Netflix just picked up Sesame Street, but this isnât just about Elmo. Itâs a calculated move in the high-stakes fight for kidsâ attention â and future subscribers. Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey and Sean ...
23 Mai 202531min






















