Catch up with awards season’s top contenders
LA TimesThe actors, directors, showrunners and craftspeople behind your favorite films and TV series join hosts Mark Olsen, Yvonne Villarreal and Shawn Finnie to share intimate stories about their personal lives and creative processes — and how it all fuels their art. Gillian Anderson Gillian Anderson, who plays Eleanor Roosevelt on the Showtime series “The First Lady,” on the importance of Roosevelt’s loving relationship with journalist Lorena Hickok, why “Sex Education” initially didn’t click with her, and the long legacy of “The X-Files.”Listen and read the full transcript here. Ariana DeBose Oscar nominee Ariana DeBose on her portrayal of Anita in Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ and why it’s time to retire the term ‘ethnically ambiguous.’ Listen and read the full transcript here. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson How sifting through 40 hours of archival footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival led to Questlove’s directorial debut, ‘Summer of Soul.” Listen and read the full transcript here. Beanie Feldstein Beanie Feldstein takes us inside ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ and previews her role in the upcoming Broadway revival of ‘Funny Girl.’ Listen and read the full transcript here.
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