It Happened In Hollywood

Recent episodes

1. Richard Linklater: ‘Boyhood’

   Jul 28, 2026

   The season 9 finale sees the director tell Seth how he pulled off one of the most audacious feats in movie history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. Nicolas Winding Refn: 'Drive'

   Jul 21, 2026

   The enigmatic director reflects on the breakthrough that turned a getaway driver into a pop culture icon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. Guy Maddin: 'My Winnipeg'

   Jul 1, 2026

   The acclaimed filmmaker about memory, mythmaking, hometowns and turning personal history into cinematic gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4. Mary Harron: ‘I Shot Andy Warhol’

   Jun 9, 2026

   The director on her extraordinary docudrama about the near-assassination of an art world superstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5. John Badham: 'Saturday Night Fever'

   May 26, 2026

   The director remembers how a TV heartthrob, a light-up dance floor and a white suit ignited the disco era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6. Tom Courtenay: 'The Dresser’

   May 19, 2026

   The legendary British actor looks back on the film that earned him an Oscar nomination and a front-row seat to Albert Finney at his most ferocious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7. Jonathan Lynn: ‘Clue’

   May 12, 2026

   Seth sits down with the writer-director who turned a board game into one of Hollywood's greatest cult comedies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer: ‘Splash’

   Apr 22, 2026

   The Imagine duo relay the David-vs.-Goliath tale of Hollywood’s dueling mermaid movies — minting a superstar out of Tom Hanks in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9. Eric Roberts: ‘Star 80’

   Apr 14, 2026

   The star of Bob Fosse’s final film unpacks the obsession, ambition and moral rot behind one of Hollywood’s darkest true crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10. Amy Heckerling: ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’

    Apr 7, 2026

    The director reveals how she transformed Cameron Crowe’s undercover reporting into a defining portrait of messy, horny, sun-bleached youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11. Andrew McCarthy: ‘Pretty in Pink’

    Mar 31, 2026

    The reluctant heartthrob from John Hughes’ 1986 teen classic revisits Brat Pack mania and the last-minute ending that changed everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12. Henry Thomas: ’E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’

    Mar 24, 2026

    The star of the beloved sci-fi film from 1982 looks back on how a tearful, instinctive audition won him screen immortality and childhood superstardom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13. Jane Alexander and Lynne Littman: ‘Testament’

    Mar 17, 2026

    The Oscar-nominated star and director of the 1983 nuclear war drama join Seth as the podcast kicks off a new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14. Mira Nair: 'Salaam Bombay!'

    Dec 19, 2025

    The writer-director joins Seth to share tales of the making of this gritty and entrancing tale of life in the slums of India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15. Larry Smith: 'Eyes Wide Shut'

    Nov 24, 2025

    Cinematographer Larry Smith describes executing Stanley Kubrick’s exacting vision on what would be his final film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16. William Petersen: 'Manhunter'

    Nov 24, 2025

    The star of Hollywood’s first take on Hannibal Lecter reveals the obsessive lengths gone to by Michael Mann to craft a procedural masterpiece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17. Adrian Lyne: ‘Jacob’s Ladder’

    Oct 1, 2025

    The director revisits the making of his nightmarish 1990 vision of life after the battlefield starring Tim Robbins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18. Patty McCormack: ‘The Bad Seed’

    Sep 26, 2025

    The star of the 1956 thriller that introduced the “evil child” genre joins Seth to retell the making of a horror classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19. Philippe Rousselot: ‘Diva’

    Sep 17, 2025

    The Oscar-winning cinematographer walks Seth through the making of the gorgeous cult French film from 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20. Rob Reiner: ‘This is Spinal Tap’

    Sep 10, 2025

    The director of the landmark 1984 mockumentary joins Seth for an unforgettable conversation about the making of a comedy classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices