All Episodes

Update on The Celebrity Dinner Party Podcast

Sundance: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, Part II

Sundance: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Part I

Sundance: Badass Joan Jett

Sundance: Nicolas Cage Gets Real with Director Panos Cosmatos and Linus Roache about Mandy Film

Sundance: A Love Fest with Ethan Hawke and the Cast of His Film, Blaze

From Sundance: Debra Messing, John Cho and Aneesh Changaty, the Director of the Film, Search

Sundance: The Director and Cast of the Film, Colette, starring Keira Knightley

Sundance: Director Ben Lewin, The Catcher Was A Spy & A Review of Lizzie

Sundance: The Game Changers Movie Breaks Open the Myth About Meat

SUNDANCE: Maggie Gyllenhaal & Cast of The Kindergarten Teacher on Race, Women's Movement, Art and Acting

2018 Kick-off Pod

Chef Mathew Wiltzius of Chicago's Palmer House Gets Us Ready for Christmas

Crime Novelist Scott Turow on Writing Tips and the Death Penalty

Ideas for Thanksgiving from Top Chef, Rebecca LaMalfa

Hollywood Director, Andrew Davis

Rare Interview with Insular Graphic Novelist, Chris Ware

Musician Glen Hansard on Life, Love, Playing with Bono and Hangover Breakfasts

Busting the Myths of the Gallery World, Art Dealer Aron Packer

Jazz Vocalist Kurt Elling

Soulful Sounds of Nicholas Barron

Transparent's Alexandra Billings on Gender, Sexuality and Why It Doesn't Matter

Grammy Winning Saxophonist, Frank Catalano

Director Steve James on his New Film, Abacus, Small Enough to Jail.

Academy Award Winners Helen Mirren and Director/Husband, Taylor Hackford

Jeremy Piven on Relationships, Dogs and Acting

Intimate Conversation with Kevin Spacey

Director of the Cult Classic, Super Troopers, Jay Chandrasekhar

Chef Jeremiah Tower: The Creator of Nouvelle Cuisine

Mike Rosenberg of the One Man Band, Passenger

Homeland Writer and Producer Gideon Raff and Director Ariel Vromen

Hospitality Designer, Jordan Mozer

Actress, Model, Animal Activist: Joanna Krupa

Oscars' After Party: The Governor's Ball with Chef Wolfgang Puck and Mixologist Charles Joly

Hell or High Water Movie Producer, Gigi Pritzker

Actor Michael Shannon

Singer, Songwriter, Author: Steve Dawson

Actress, Model, Animal Activist, Katie Cleary

Actress, Author, Producer Illeana Douglas

Chef and Author, George Geary

Sophie Tweed-Simmons

Violin Virtuoso, Joshua Bell

Producer, Writer, Director Steve Pink

Julian Lennon

Kelly Carlin and Growing Up with George

UnReal Actor Gentry White and Chef Bruce Kalman

Musician Dan Henig and Comedian Melinda Hill

Actresses Tricia O'Kelley and Alex Kapp

Fashion Expert, Lawrence Zarian

Top Chef Fabio Viviani: I'd Rather Be Dead Than Stupid

Actors Joel Murray and Curtis Armstrong

Ultra Athlete and Vegan Podcaster, Rich Roll

Margaret Cho on Being a Sexual Abuse Survivor, Aretha Franklin and Carole King, and About Not Caring What People Think

Badass Michael Madsen Shows his Softer Side with his Mother, Elaine Madsen, and Talks Quentin Tarantino

Mozart in the Jungle's Blair Tindall and The Doctors' Dr. Travis Stork

Former White House Chef Sam Kass on New American Food Trends

NBC's Alex Meneses and ABC's Wynn Everett Talk Working and Motherhood in Hollywood

Director Atom Egoyan on Christopher Plummer and his Film, Remember

Badass for a Good Cause: Russell Simmons on Spirituality, Business and Being Vegan

Funny Ladies of Hollywood: Lori Alan and Mary Birdsong

Ryan Miller and Brian Rosenworcel of the Alternative Rock Band, Guster

Dean and Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots and the Search for a New Lead Singer

A Preview of the 88th Annual Oscars After-Party with Chef Wolfgang Puck, Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland and Envelop Designer, Marc Friedland

Best Selling Author Gregg Hurwitz and Fitness Icon Dish on Discipline

Producer, Musician and Grammy Nominee, Ricky Reed

Seinfeld Writer, Peter Mehlman, on Life After Seinfeld and His Book, "It Won't Always Be This Great"

David Pasquesi, Beth Lacke and Jack C. Newell on the Making of the Film, "Open Tables"

Cole Doman, Maura Kidwell and Ship, Captain, Crew on Breaking into the Business

Filmmaker Michael Moore on Hillary, Bernie, The Extreme Right, God, Junk Food and his Newest Movie

Indie Filmmaker Kris Swanberg on Making Movies and Finding Balance

Author Bill Natale on His New Book and Race Relations in Chicago

James White Director Josh Mond and Actor Christopher Abbott

Opera Diva Renee Fleming on Performance Gowns, Desserts and Connecting with an Audience

Movie Producer, Gigi Pritzker, Dishes on the Movie Biz

Grammy Award Nominee, Vanessa Carlton, Discusses Her New Album, Liberman

Actress and Rookie Founder and Editor, Tavi Gevinson

Cubs Scoreboard Operator, Darryl Wilson, and Hot Dog Aficionado Doug Sohn

Prolific Author, David Baldacci

Janice Kaplan, Author of "The Gratitude Diaries"

Comedy Central's Nate Bargatze

Kickstarter Co-Founder Charles Adler Talks about the Early Years of Crowdsourcing and Gets a Kickstarter Performance

Barrel of Monkeys Performs on The Dinner Party

Rolling Stones Photographer Carinthia West Talks About Her Dinner Party with Prince Charles

Kickstarter Co-Founder Charles Adler, Pop Artist, Hebru Brantley and Rolling Stones Photographer Carinthia West

Hebru Brantley Talks About Loving What He Does and Being Good in Bed

Pattie Boyd, Henry Diltz, Carinthia West: Famous Photogs Tell Their Stories

How Does Chicago Fare on the World Culinary Stage?

Current and Upcoming Hot Foodie Trends

Lynne Jordan and Frank Catalano Perform their Version on Feelin' Good on The Dinner Party wtih Elysabeth Alfano

Joe Mantegna Talks about Being Naked on Stage and Sommelier Jon McDaniel Wants to Drink with King Henry VIII

Actor Joe Mantegna, Relationship Expert Bela Gandhi, Sommelier Jon McDaniel, and Chef Chris Gawronski of Acanto

Gloria and Emilio Estefan on the Red Carpet

Brad Whitford of Aerosmith and Zack Whitford, Photographer for the Band

Academy Award Nominee, Mark Ruffalo

Consuelo Lepauw, Alejandro Sie and Amaya Gavancho do a Ravel-Flamenco Performance.

Celebrity photographer Sandro Miller talks about getting John Malkovich to become Marilyn Monroe.

Highlights: Chaz Ebert, Photographer Sandro, Classical Pianist George Lepauw and Michelin Star Chef Ryan McCaskey

Chef Grant Achatz