Charisma Carpenter on Cordelia, Buffy and Fighting For a Safer Hollywood
Release Date: 09/16/2025
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Hi everyone, Happy Tuesday! This year, I dressed up as the Marshmallow Man for Halloween, so it’s only fitting that I have Ernie Hudson on the show this week! Ernie famously played Winston Zeddmore in Ghostbusters. He has also appeared in many, many other projects, including films like The Crow, Airheads and Miss Congeniality and on TV on Oz, Grace and Frankie, LA’s Finest and most recently as L. C. Duncan in The Family Business. It was such an honor to sit down with Ernie and we immediately got along. We talk about his childhood and the emotional moment last year when the street he grew...
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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Unboxes His Carson Teva Action Figure, Plus AMA with Katee!
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It’s a special Tuesday this week! Show favorite Paul Sun-Hyung Lee joins the show as Katee reveals his brand-new Carson Teva action figure. Plus, Katee gets the updates from Paul about the new season of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Paul shares his contribution to the design of the patches on Carson Teva’s bomber jacket. Stick around for an AMA with Paul and Katee, with questions about the 501st, cosplay, Stephen King and who would (and wouldn’t) play a vampire. This is a repost of a live Patreon event— if you want more AMA’s and live events, let us know! Send me an email...
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James Callis Talks Battlestar, Gaius Baltar and Why Playing Bad Guys is Fun
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Happy Tuesday, Everyone! I can’t believe it’s taken this long, but this week I am finally talking to my friend and Battlestar legend James Callis! On Battlestar, James played Dr. Gaius Baltar. He is also known for playing best friend Tom in the Bridget Jones’ Diary movies, as well as appearances in Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys, Arrow and most recently as Claude Whelan in Slow Horses. James was an intimidating person for me to interview — he’s so smart about acting (and about everything else) and he plays a really good bad guy— but in this conversation, you get to see his goofy...
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Katee Watched Oculus for the First Time in Over a Decade
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Hi everyone, this week we have a Halloween surprise for you! My producer Jeph and I are rewatching Mike Flanagan’s 2013 horror film Oculus, which I starred in. Grab some popcorn and candy and get ready for some southern gothic scares. I haven't seen this movie in over a decade, so it was a lot of fun to sit down and try to remember what happened. Jeph had never seen it, so he was coming in blind! For this audio companion, Jeph and I introduce the movie and talk through some behind the scenes stories about the rest of the cast, which included Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Kate Siegel and...
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Robert Englund on Becoming the Stuff of Nightmares
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Happy Spooky Season, Everyone! As many of you know, scary movies freak me out. But that doesn’t mean I don’t love today’s guest! Today I’m talking to a horror icon— Freddy himself, Robert Englund! Robert is beloved for his performance as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street and its many sequels. He has also had an illustrious career outside of Wes Craven’s franchise, appearing in hundreds of films and TV shows, including a recent appearance as Victor Creel in Stranger Things. On Halloween of this year, he will be immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and it...
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Alanah Pearce Talks God of War, Game Development and Not Feeding the Trolls
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Hi Everyone, Happy Tuesday! Thank you so much for being here. Today I’m talking to the ultimate multi-hyphenate creator Alanah Pearce. Alanah is an actor, a producer, a content creator and a former journalist and she is best-known as a video game writer and developer. She is a highly-respected voice in the role of games and has worked on some of the biggest games of the last 10 years, including God of War Ragnarök. We have a fascinating conversation comparing our experiences navigating different entertainment industries and find common ground talking about creative decision-making and...
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Madelaine Petsch on Her Journey From Riverdale Teen to Scream Queen
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Happy Tuesday, Everyone! I’m so happy to be talking with today’s guest— the fabulous Madelaine Petsch! Madelaine played Cheryl Blossom on Riverdale and she is currently starring as Maya in The Strangers: Ch 2, reprising her role from The Strangers: Ch 1. She will also be seen as Charlie in Maintenance Required, which will be available globally on Prime Video October 8th! It was such a pleasure to get to know Madelaine a little bit better! We actually have a lot in common— we talk about growing up in the Pacific Northwest and getting involved with acting at a young age. We also discuss...
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Scene Stealer Steven Ogg on Grand Theft Auto, Walking Dead, Snowpiercer and More
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Hi Everyone, Happy Tuesday! Today’s guest is none other than Steven Ogg. Steven has created a niche playing characters that are a little (or a LOT) unhinged. He is best known for playing Trevor in Grand Theft Auto. He played Simon in Walking Dead, Pike in Snowpiercer, Rebus on Westworld, Sobchak on Better Caul Saul and many, many others. People see Steven and they think— whoa, this guy’s a little crazy. But the truth is, he is also a super sensitive artist and a real actor’s actor. I had so much fun getting into the weeds and sharing stories about working with directors and his...
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Jon Heder Talks Napoleon Dynamite, Chapstick, Disco and Life as a "Weirdo" Icon
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Hi Everyone, hope you’re having a wonderful Tuesday! This week’s guest is my Pacific Northwest buddy and star of Napoleon Dynamite, Jon Heder! If you haven’t seen Napoleon Dynamite (I don’t know how that’s possible), please go out and watch it RIGHT NOW and then come back for this interview. It was so much fun to chat with Jon and hear the story behind how he created such an iconic character. We talk about where he learned to dance, how he and the director transformed the story from a student film into a massive hit and what it was like managing such an insane level of overnight...
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Charisma Carpenter on Cordelia, Buffy and Fighting For a Safer Hollywood
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Happy Tuesday, Everyone! Buffy was one of those shows that genuinely inspired me to become an actor. I have been such a fan and admirer of Charisma Carpenter ever since her iconic performance as Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and it was a treat to sit down with her for a longer conversation. And this was a LONG conversation— in fact, we had so much fun talking, we had Charisma come back and record a second day just so I could ask all the questions I had for her! Charisma is passionate about everything she does and her passion is infectious. We talk about hard lessons...
info_outlineHappy Tuesday, Everyone! Buffy was one of those shows that genuinely inspired me to become an actor. I have been such a fan and admirer of Charisma Carpenter ever since her iconic performance as Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and it was a treat to sit down with her for a longer conversation. And this was a LONG conversation— in fact, we had so much fun talking, we had Charisma come back and record a second day just so I could ask all the questions I had for her! Charisma is passionate about everything she does and her passion is infectious. We talk about hard lessons she’s learned over a long career, how to advocate for yourself on set and how to create healthy conversations around body image with kids. It’s a conversation that goes deep fast, and it’s also full of laughter! Charisma has a new podcast called The Bitch Is Back, where she is re-watching Buffy and Angel for the first time and reflecting on how her life has changed since those iconic shows first aired. I can’t wait to check it out! Be sure to stick around after the interview for a quick Hindsight with my producer Jeph where we talk about this great conversation!
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