Episodes
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45: Aaron Sorkin reads Brietbart for inspiration
When Academy Award-winning writer Aaron Sorkin began to craft the characters in his rendition of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” for the Broadway stage, he honed in on the town’s unemployed villain, Bob Ewell, and gave him real anxieties inspired by today’s right-wing politics. “I'll tell…
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44: "The View" alum Sherri Shepherd is done with the drama
In her new Netflix comedy show, “Mr. Iglesias,” Emmy Award winner Sherri Shepherd plays a high school principal whose efficient, professional life runs at odds with her chaotic personal one. “It’s like they took a page from my book,” Shepherd shared. “She’s been married twice, she’s been divorced...
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43: The role of Louie Anderson’s lifetime
Comedian Louie Anderson says his Emmy Award-winning turn as Christine Baskets on the FX series “Baskets” is the role he was born to play. Basing on her on his own mother, Anderson opened up to SalonTV’s Mary Elizabeth Williams on “Salon Talks” about his deeply personal connection to Christine and...
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42: Jennifer Weiner was right about sexism and women writers
Author Jennifer Weiner has built a built a career writing the kind of female-friendly, relationship-oriented fiction that typically gets dismissed as "chick lit," with bestsellers like "Good In Bed," "In Her Shoes" and "Little Earthquakes." She's also spent nearly a decade challenging the elitism...
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41: Randall Park’s Keanu Reeves fantasy comes true
With his new Netflix film “Always Be My Maybe,” Randall Park has become a full-fledged rom-com leading man. But when he was starting out, the industry didn’t see him that way. “I came from an Asian-American studies background. I wanted to be an actor because of that,” he recalled to SalonTV’s…
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40: How “SNL” comedian Paula Pell got her mojo back
Actor and former “SNL” writer Paula Pell opens up about acting with her hall of fame-worthy, real-life besties, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch and Maya Rudolph in Netflix’s "Wine Country.” The women escape to Napa for a milestone 50th birthday and Pell's character, Val, a wisecracking…
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39: Stress is killing us: Dr. Sanjay Gupta diagnoses the cause—and cures
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates the epidemic level that constant stress is having on Americans’ health today in his latest project, the HBO documentary “One Nation Under Stress,” available now. On “Salon Talks,” he shares his personal tips for controlling stress and...
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38: Emilio Estevez wants to save libraries
Emilio Estevez set his latest film “The Public” in a library “to remind people just how vital and important libraries are,” he shared on “Salon Talks.” Estevez wrote, directed and stars in the film, a David and Goliath story about mental illness, homelessness and democracy. “The Public,” was shot...
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37: After 30 bestsellers, Harlan Coben is still insecure
Number one NYT bestselling author Harlan Coben has sold millions of books, been translated into 43 languages, and had his works adapted into film and television shows around the world. Yet the New Jersey native, whose newest novel is the twisty thriller "Run Away," never takes success as a sure...
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36: Chelsea Handler’s midlife crisis
Chelsea Handler credits President Donald Trump with triggering her “big catharsis” this past year, she explains to Salon’s D. Watkins on “Salon Talks.” Handler’s new memoir “Life Will Be the Death of Me,” her sixth book, offers both hilarious and vulnerable reflections on her Trump-activated...
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35: Why this iconic role called Jeff Daniels to Broadway
Emmy Award winner Jeff Daniels shares the story of how Aaron Sorkin first approached him about starring as Atticus Finch in his Broadway version of "To Kill a Mockingbird.” Daniels, along with his Broadway co-star Celia Keenan-Bolger, who plays Scout, discuss on “Salon Talks” how they prepared…
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34: Designer Diane von Furstenberg on honoring women who “all remind me of my mother"
After more than four decades in the fashion industry, Diane von Furstenberg understands what she's famous for — her iconic wrap dress. "People say I made the dress," she tells Salon. "The dress really made me. It paid my bills, it took me everywhere. I learned about life and I learned about…
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33: Jesse Eisenberg has a type: Liars, Wall Street jerks and "Jesse Eisenberg types"
Jesse Eisenberg talks to Salon about "The Hummingbird Project,” OCD, "Zombieland, and why he’s very aware that he is a Jesse Eisenberg type. The 35-year-old Oscar-nominated actor has built a career as a nervous guy with a mile-a-minute mind, whether that guy is Mark Zuckerberg or Lex Luthor. And...
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32: How John Turturro got his moves, from "Do the Right Thing" to "Gloria Bell"
In a wide-ranging interview with Salon's D. Watkins, John Turturro talks aging, dancing, acting, basketball and working with Spike Lee. Turturro admits that he’s grown tremendously as an actor over the course of his prolific career, including in his most-recent role where he plays a 50-something...
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31: Steve McQueen on casting Viola Davis in "Widows": “There's depth, there's weakness, there's vulnerability”
“I'm hoping that people's popcorn gets jolted out of their hands and gets thrown in their chest.” This is director Steve McQueen’s vision for audiences of his new heist-thriller “Widows,” starring Viola Davis. The Academy Award winner appeared on “Salon Talks” to discuss his first feature film...
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30: Andrea Savage of "I'm Sorry" on creating a funny show that moms can actually relate to
Actress Andrea Savage was sick of the two-dimensional mom roles she was getting pitched, so she created her own show that depicts motherhood how it really is: hilarious, difficult and a little raunchy. The result, truTV’s “I'm Sorry,” now in its second season. Savage, known for earlier roles on...
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29: Tina Brown: "If you're a woman, you have to be gold in a silver job"
Former editor of The New Yorker and Vanity Fair Tina Brown is fed up with the double standards female leaders face. During a sitdown on “Salon Talks” where she detailed her new Wondery podcast, “TBD with Tina Brown," the legendary former editor of Vanity Fair and the New York discussed her own...
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28: Killer Mike thinks Bernie Sanders can beat Trump
Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike joins SalonTV’s D. Watkins for an honest and lively conversation around his radical ideas for reshaping America’s perceptions on race, education and activism and his advice on the 2020 election and the current government shutdown. Killer Mike, who is also a...
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27: Melissa Leo on what everyone gets wrong about acting
Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo peeled back the layers of her acting process and how she approached films like “The Fighter,” “The Equalizer” films and “Flight” opposite Denzel Washington, plus her newest film, “Unlovable,” directed by Suzi Yoonessi and starring John Hawkes and the…
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26: A foodie's guide to Thanksgiving from NYT food editor Sam Sifton
Sam Sifton, the New York Times food editor and founder of NYTCooking, joins Salon to deliver his best Thanksgiving dinner tips for home cooks. Sifton’s enthusiasm for the holiday—akin to that of a war-weary career field officer—is wonderfully infectious. Sifton, also author of “Thanksgiving: How…
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25: Director Joel Edgerton reimagines masculinity
Through his roles in movies like "Warrior," "Exodus: Gods and Kings," and "The Gift," Joel Edgerton has cultivated an image as one of the industry's most reliable tough guys. But in real life, the director, screenwriter, and costar of "Boy Erased," has developed a different idea of what true...
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24: How Jill Soloway found their non-binary identity
When Jill Soloway won an Emmy Award for their groundbreaking Amazon series "Transparent" two years ago, they enthusiastically encouraged the audience to "topple the patriarchy." Six weeks later, the election of Donald Trump reminded us all that the patriarchy remains still very much untoppled. In...
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22: Parkland student activist on why you must vote
Delaney Tarr, a student journalist and graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who survived one of the most deadly school shootings in U.S. history joins “Salon Talks” to urge you to vote. Tarr explains how she and her peers mobilized and built a movement around ending gun violence and…
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23: Director Paul Greengrass slams far-right rage
Paul Greengrass, the prolific director of the films “Captain Phillips” and “United 93,” is not shy about calling out the dangers of rising populist politics in Europe and the United States. Greengrass joins “Salon Talks” to discuss his new Netflix film “22 July,” which tells the story of Norway’s...
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21: Rosamund Pike’s “most exposing” role ever
Actress Rosamund Pike joins “Salon Talks” to discuss her role as the late, intrepid war correspondent Marie Colvin in “A Private War.” Colvin is the admired “Sunday Times” journalist who braved conflict zones to give voice to the voiceless faces of war and even lost an eye while reporting in Sri...
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20: “House of Cards” scripts terrify actor Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly has been nominated for three Emmy Awards for his role as Doug Stamper on Netflix’s “House of Cards.” Kelly joins “Salon Talks” to discuss the show’s final season and why he credits Robin Wright with picking up the pieces and bringing the cast together after the firing of Kevin…
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19: Chef Samin Nosrat will inspire you to cook tonight
“Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” author and chef Samin Nosrat is trying to change the food TV show format by appealing directly to home cooks. Based of her James Beard Award-winning cookbook of the same title, Nosrat stars in the new Netflix show “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.” The chef and the series’ director,...
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18: Embracing failure with comedian Chris Gethard
Chris Gethard is, by any metric, a success. He's had his own HBO special called "Career Suicide," he's hosted a popular TV show, and is the host of the "Beautiful/Anonymous" podcast. That's exactly why he's uniquely qualified to talk about failure. Gethard joins Mary Elizabeth Williams on “Salon...
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17: Rupert Everett warns of a future with “Ivanka Trump put into the White House”
Over his decades-long career, Rupert Everett has played his share of royalty. He's been both King Charles I and George VI; he's played the Prince of Wales and Prince Charming. But as "The Happy Prince," the English actor has created one of his most indelible and deeply personal performances yet....
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16: Maggie Gyllenhaal on the dangers of ignoring creative women
Maggie Gyllenhaal, star of HBO’s “The Deuce,” joins Salon’s D. Watkins to talk about her new Netflix film “The Kindergarten Teacher,” and the common thread between many of her recent roles— “starving” women who are after something much more than the obvious paths that their lives present. “I like...
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15: How Trump benefited significantly from Russia, according to Greg Miller of the Washington Post
Greg Miller, a veteran national security reporter at the Washington Post and two-time Pulitzer winner (as part of a team on both occasions), is precisely the kind of mainstream journalist who believes in playing stories “down the middle” and avoiding an overtly partisan tone. He spoke with…
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14: Rebecca Traister on how angry women have changed politics and will shape midterms
New York Magazine writer — and former Salon journalist — Rebecca Traister makes the case that women have used their rage to change the course of history in her new book, “Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger,” available now. Women have been told that their rage is unattractive,...
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13: “Virgins, whores and mothers”: Actress Lea Thompson on how she surpassed Hollywood's expectations of her
When she was a young actress starting out in Hollywood a famous agent assessed Lea Thompson's options for her. "She told me, 'Here's your career, Lea: Virgins, whores and mothers.'" Looking back on that moment, she told Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams on “Salon Talks” how she got the last laugh....
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12: Why actor Taran Killam is not afraid to talk politics
Should an actor's opinions on politics remain separate from their work? Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Taran Killam, who played Donald Trump on the show before Alec Baldwin, explained to SalonTV why it’s often hard to balance his expression as an American citizen with his expression as…
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11: Books that humanize the world: How author Khaled Hosseini of "The Kite Runner" built a global fan base around refugee stories
Khaled Hosseini, author of the beloved novels "Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," which tell stories set in the country he was forced to flee 38 years ago, Afghanistan, opens up on "Salon Talks" about why refugee stories are the central focus of his writing career. Hosseini's latest...
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10: Reporter April Ryan on exposing truth in the White House: “They don't like it, but guess what? I'm not gonna stop”
Journalist April Ryan has built her career reporting from the White House, where she has covered Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump for over 20 years. The correspondent and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks joined “Salon Talks” to…
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9: Civil rights leader DeRay Mckesson responds to his harshest critics
Activist DeRay Mckesson played a major role in documenting the Ferguson protests and the movement birthed to hold law enforcement accountable for the victims of police violence. Even though police officer Darren Wilson was never charged for killing Michael Brown, McKesson became a leading voice…
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8: Why women's anger is so misunderstood, according to author Soraya Chemaly
The punishments women receive for not appearing sufficiently deferential are steep. You can be the greatest athlete in the world, but if you're female and a woman of color, you will be penalized for behavior that your male counterparts get away with. Yet activist and “Rage Becomes Her” author...
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7: How author Ian McEwan turns his bestselling novels into Hollywood dramas
Ian McEwan isn't afraid of the dark. In his 40-year career, the English author and screenwriter behind “Atonement," "The Comfort of Strangers,” “On Chesil Beach" and several more of the modern era's most indelible and haunting works has consistently explored the boundaries of love, sex, religion,...
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6: Neil deGrasse Tyson’s existential crisis on the role science has played in advancing war
In his science education efforts on programs like “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey”, astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson has typically taken an upbeat, curiosity-driven approach to the topic of scientific discovery. But on “Salon Talks” and in his new book, “Accessory…
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5: “Dark Money” director Kimberly Reed reveals how corrupt U.S. elections really are
"Follow the money." It's a directive that gained fame during the Watergate era, but decades later, it's harder than ever to find it, let alone follow it. Director Kimberly Reed's documentary "Dark Money" feels like a political thriller, but it's a true, and chilling, look at the way ultra rich…
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4: Why James Clapper thinks everyone is suspicious of the intelligence community
Former director of national intelligence James Clapper gets candid on “Salon Talks” about Trump, Snowden, distrust of the intelligence community and why he says there’s a “kind of a professional risk or hazard” that those who serve in the intelligence community have. Clapper shares with Salon’s...
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3: Are Trump falsehoods actually lies? Dan Abrams debates Salon
Are factual inaccuracies in Trump’s speeches and tweets lies or just non-truthful statements? Is there a difference? ABC’s News chief legal correspondent Dan Abrams offers an articulate, lawyerly defense. Plus, he takes Salon back to 1859 and into a murder trial courtroom with Abraham Lincoln…
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2: How could Trump be impeached? Alan Dershowitz makes his case
Most liberals completely misunderstand the complex process of impeachment. Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard Law professor emeritus and longtime liberal, outlines his case against impeaching Trump on “Salon Talks.” Despite the harsh criticism he’s received from fellow Democrats, Dershowitz explains…
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1: Joaquin Phoenix defines his acting style
For acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix, the acting process is a mystery. The three-time Oscar nominee says the idea of getting into character is something he's never quite understood. Speaking with Salon's Andrew O'Hehir about playing a traumatized veteran in writer and director Lynne Ramsay’s “You...
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