The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

00:21:51

Primetime Writer Ajon Singh on Robert Pattinson,...

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2026/10/08

"Have a seat." For a generation of television viewers, few phrases carried as much weight as that one. On this episode of the Parting Shot podcast, I sit down with screenwriter Ajon Singh to talk about Primetime, the new A24 film starring Robert Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen. We get into the rise of the iconic Dateline NBC series, what its massive popularity says about us as a society and how Hansen has reacted to the film being made. Ajon also breaks down why Gen Z makes up

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00:24:06

The Diplomat Cast on Season 4, West Wing Reunions and...

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2026/10/07

With the real world feeling more like a 24/7 breaking news nightmare, it is no wonder we are all escaping into the comforting "competence porn" of Netflix's The Diplomat. On this episode of the Parting Shot podcast, I sit down with the cast and creator of the Emmy-winning series to talk about its fourth season. Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell share why the show's fan base spans generations and the appeal of playing characters who are adjacent to real-world chaos without the personal danger. Creator

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00:39:01

Is The Social Reckoning Outdated? Plus The Horror...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/10/07

From the biggest Oscars blunder in history to a museum full of nightmares and Mark Zuckerberg's latest onscreen reckoning, we have a lot to talk about. Newsweek Senior Reporter Lauren Giella and H. Alan Scott break down this week's biggest pop culture moments on the Parting Shot podcast. We kick things off with the Academy Museum's new The Horror Show exhibit in Los Angeles and why it's a must-visit for scary movie fans. Then we get into Aaron Sorkin's 'The Social Reckoning' and why tech movies

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00:33:19

Fruit Fly Author Josh Silver: 'Can We Please Call It...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/10/02

Three of the most talked-about books right now share one thing: queer themes. Josh Silver, author of Fruit Fly, joins H. Alan Scott on Newsweek's Parting Shot podcast to talk about sharing the spotlight with Marlon James' The Disappears and Douglas Stuart's John of John. "These two authors are like my heroes," he says. Silver explains how Fruit Fly found its readers with no marketing budget, carried by online book communities to gay and straight audiences alike. He talks about making the jump from

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00:26:31

The Swan Director Erin Lee Carr on Reality TV's...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/10/01

In 2004, thousands of women applied for a Fox reality show that promised to turn "ugly ducklings" into beauties. It was called The Swan. Contestants spent three months cut off from friends and family while undergoing cosmetic surgery and intense fitness regimens, and most had no idea a beauty pageant was waiting at the end. Now director Erin Lee Carr (Britney vs Spears, Mommy Dead and Dearest) revisits the show in the new Hulu documentary The Swan: Behind the Mirror. She joins H. Alan Scott on

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00:32:47

Hollywood's Most Absurd Rumor, Investigated |...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/30

From the Poltergeist curse to The Wizard of Oz, Hollywood runs on urban legends. But few have been snickered about longer than the baseless rumor involving Richard Gere and a gerbil. Journalist Allen Salkin spent six years investigating it for Gerbil, a new 12-episode podcast from The Hollywood Reporter. He tracked down sources, ordered obscure magazines off eBay and visited Cedars-Sinai in person. Along the way, he debunks much of the story and uncovers an apparent earlier version of the rumor out

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00:31:35

Did Marriage Ruin Taylor Swift's Music? Plus SNL and...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/30

It's time to talk about what's trending For the Culture. Newsweek Senior Reporter Lauren Giella joins H. Alan Scott to break down the week's biggest pop culture conversations. First up: Taylor Swift has entered her nesting era. Now that she's married and in love, will her music suffer? Lauren argues it already has with The Life of a Showgirl. Then, Saturday Night Live is back. We run through some of this season's hosts, including Jalen Brunson and Dakota Johnson, and H. Alan asks the question that

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00:11:33

Why the 'Scrubs' Reboot Works, According to Braff,...

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2026/09/25

Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison are back at Sacred Heart Hospital, and as the Scrubs reboot heads into its second season on ABC, the stars are still a little surprised at how well it's worked. On Newsweek's Parting Shot podcast, Braff (J.D. Dorian) admits he was terrified to come back: "We did it for the fans, and the fans are very passionate about the original show." Chalke (Elliot Reid) explains how 25 years of history created a set where everyone feels safe enough to mess up, and

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00:36:34

Diana’s Revenge Dress, Sheeran Blowback and Tatum's...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/23

This week in culture: royals and reckonings collide. Princess Diana's revenge dress is heading to auction decades after it delivered the ultimate wardrobe comeback and could fetch millions. Macklemore was booted from Ed Sheeran's tour for saying Free Palestine, and everyone collectively lost their minds. And Channing Tatum has a finsta? Here's everything you need to know this week on the Parting Shot Podcast, because if it's happening in entertainment, it's For the Culture. Subscribe to H. Alan

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00:27:19

Laura Baginski on Earlybirds, the 6 PM Dance Party...

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2026/09/18

Laura Baginski, co-founder of Earlybirds, joins host Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about the dance party that starts at 6 PM and wraps by 10 so everyone gets home for a full night of sleep. "I'm not dead yet, so I do like to go out and have fun." Earlybirds was built around that idea, and it has grown into a movement of early evening dance parties for women and gender expansive people in 50 cities. Each party gives 10 percent of proceeds to nonprofits that uplift women and the gender expansive

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00:23:23

A Killer Story: Joe Sexton on Dana Chandler, Doubt &...

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2026/09/17

He almost missed the story of his career. Investigative journalist Joe Sexton sat down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about HBO's A Killer Story, his six year pursuit of the Dana Chandler case, and the citizen sleuth who wouldn't let it go. Sexton explains why it took roughly 3,000 emails from Eileen Umbehr before he took her tip seriously, how a unanimous Kansas Supreme Court reversal convinced him something had gone badly wrong in Chandler's original trial, and how he tried to stay

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00:35:26

Carole Radziwill's RHONY Return, Holmes Doc &...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/16

Senior Reporter Lauren Giella joins H. Alan Scott to dig into the week's biggest culture stories. Carole Radziwill returns to The Real Housewives of New York with her name tangled in the Epstein files thanks to her old friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell, and she isn't backing away from the questions. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes film You Can See Everything shocked Telluride audiences who didn't even know what they were about to watch. And Robert Pattinson's Primetime, his

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00:14:12

Rebecca Hall & Charlie Hunnam Talk Monster: Lizzie...

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2026/09/16

Ryan Murphy takes on the Lizzie Borden legend and turns Rebecca Hall and Charlie Hunnam loose on it. Hall and Hunnam break down their work on Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, from balancing camp with real tragedy to watching newcomer Ella Beatty carry the season as Lizzie. Hunnam talks reuniting with Murphy and writer Ian Brennan after making Jungleland with Max Winkler. Hall digs into playing Abby Borden as a woman starved for attention and stuck in a life she never wanted. Subscribe to Newsweek's

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00:32:05

Hasan Minhaj Gets Personal With Netflix's ‘Best of...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/10

Hasan Minhaj is best known for his political comedy on ‘The Daily Show’ and ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,’ but his latest project hits closer to home. Minhaj sat down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to discuss Netflix's ‘Best of the Best,’ which he produced, co-wrote and co-stars in. The film follows two Indian American best friends who compete in college Bollywood dance competitions, inspired by real circuits like Best of the Best, Legends and the Desi Dance Network. Directed by Lena Khan and

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00:12:20

Andrew Garfield on The Uprising, Robin Hood and...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/09

Andrew Garfield has never been afraid of a message movie. From The Social Network to Under the Banner of Heaven to his upcoming turn as Sam Altman in Artificial, the Oscar nominated actor keeps gravitating toward roles that carry something bigger. On this episode of the Parting Shot Podcast, Garfield joins me to talk about his latest, The Uprising. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film sends Garfield back to 1381 England as a nameless ploughman crushed by King Richard II's taxes, whose fight against

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00:30:13

Meet Garry Starr, the Naked Clown on a Mission to...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/08

Damien Warren-Smith performs every Penguin Classic novel in under an hour, mostly naked, as his alter ego Garry Starr. On this episode of the Parting Shot Podcast, Warren-Smith joins me to talk about Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, his new solo show making its Off Broadway premiere at Studio Seaview.Warren-Smith explains how a decade of theater acting led him to clown training in Paris with Philippe Gaulier, how a scrappy clown troupe called The Plague of iDiots gave Garry Starr his name and why

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00:16:16

The ‘Chad Powers’ Cast on Glen Powell and Discovering...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/03

Wynn Everett and Frankie A. Rodriguez join H. Alan Scott to talk about the second season of Hulu's "Chad Powers," where their characters give the rest of us a way into a football show. "We're both theater kids," Everett says, which explains a lot about how they approached it. They get into the straight-guy, gay-guy friendship at the center of the series and why it works without ever announcing itself, what Glen Powell is actually like as a number one on the call sheet, and how the show walks the

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00:25:06

Kristen Johnston Knows Exactly What She Did to 'S*x...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/02

Kristen Johnston has been stealing scenes for three decades. She joins H. Alan Scott to talk about playing Leanne Morgan's sister on the second season of Netflix's "Leanne," what auditioning opposite John Lithgow taught her about comedy and why her life splits neatly into before Lexi Featherston and after. Plus, what Michael Patrick King told her right before the biggest speech of her career. Subscribe to H. Alan Scott's newsletter: https://for-the-culture.beehiiv.com Follow me:

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00:14:50

Leanne Morgan Was Never One of the Cool Kids

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/02

Leanne Morgan spent 27 years in stand-up before Netflix handed her a sitcom in her 60s. She joins H. Alan Scott to talk about season two of "Leanne," what Kristen Johnston taught her about working a multicam set and the wave of women over 60 currently running the format. "We must be the new it girls, I guess," Morgan says. Plus, what Netflix executives told her when she pitched the show, and why she is still surprised anyone let her in the room. Subscribe to H. Alan Scott's newsletter:

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00:31:52

The John Galliano Question, the Oasis Doc and Gwyneth...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott ·

2026/09/01

Fifteen years of apologizing, fifteen years of not speaking and one dinner party. John Galliano pulls out of the 2027 Costume Institute exhibition that would have honored him, ending weeks of backlash over the antisemitic and racist remarks that got him fired from Dior in 2011. H. Alan Scott and Lauren Giella ask whether stepping away was the right call, whether the Met outsourced a decision it should have made itself and what enough would even look like. Then Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, which

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