Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast

Recorded live at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, Ben Mankiewicz chats with director and actor Eli Roth. They discuss Roth's relationship with David Lynch and his role as The Bear Jew in Quentin Tarantino’s "Inglorious Basterds."

Paul Scheer chats with Ben Mankiewicz about his rollercoaster career, his extremely awkward celebrity encounters, and how movies were often an escape from his difficult childhood.

Pamela Adlon talks with Ben Mankiewicz about her Emmy-winning role as Bobby Hill, creating Better Things, directing Babes, and her love of movies and musicals.

NBA legend Charles Barkley became a movie buff as a rookie, sneaking into theaters to escape the spotlight. In this funny episode, Barkley talks with Ben Mankiewicz about movies, SNL, and a courtroom classic that always makes him laugh.

Paul Feig joins Ben Mankiewicz to discuss becoming Hollywood’s go-to for female-led comedies like Bridesmaids. He shares how a sitcom firing launched his directing career and how his mom’s love of movies inspired his signature double-breasted suits.

Ben Mankiewicz talks to the nicest man in Hollywood, actor Henry Winkler. Winkler discusses finding work after his 10-year run as the Fonz on Happy Days and the inspiring story of how he got the second role of a lifetime on HBO’s Barry.

Emmy-winner Jane Lynch talks to host Ben Mankiewicz about breaking down a scene with Harrison Ford, the difference between masculine and feminine improv and the film that made her sob all the way home from the theater.

Writer/director Jason Reitman (Saturday Night, Juno) joins host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about growing up on movie sets and the joys of directing George Clooney. He also reveals what his father, Ivan Reitman, taught him about making movies.

Carol Burnett tells Ben Mankiewicz about her childhood spent in Hollywood movie theaters, the actor who helped her break into showbiz and the movie parodies in her groundbreaking variety show. Plus, a Super 8 complete with seasonal gems.

Margot Robbie goes in-depth with Ben Mankiewicz about producing the blockbuster Barbie and working with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino. Plus, our exclusive Super 8 questionnaire, which she was very excited to answer.

Comedian, actor, and cabaret star Bridget Everett and Ben Mankiewicz chat about her award-winning HBO show Somebody Somewhere, her outrageously fun cabaret act, and walk through the highs and lows of Everett’s endlessly promising career.

Bill Murray doesn’t do a lot of podcasts, but he was game to talk movies with host Ben Mankiewicz. They discuss his comedies and the directors he works with repeatedly. Bill remembers growing up a "bad boy" in a house with eight siblings.