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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Laura Dern and WIll Arnett, "Is This Thing On?"
Description: This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Will Arnett and Laura Dern to talk about Is This Thing On?, the 2025 comedy-drama directed by Bradley Cooper.Arnett and Dern discuss playing a couple navigating an amicable divorce while learning how to redefine themselves as individuals and co-parents. The conversation explores how humor becomes a coping mechanism, how vulnerability shapes the film’s emotional core, and what it was like working with Cooper in his dual role as director and creative collaborator.From midlife reinvention to the unexpected places we find purpose, this episode offers a thoughtful look at a film...