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The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott delivers your weekly dose of pop culture with the Parting Shot. Every week you’ll get celebrity interviews, award show coverage, and the rundown on exactly what to watch, read, and listen to in culture. Consider the Parting Shot your one stop shop for everything pop culture.

Latter Day Jew: My Unorthodox Path From Mormonism to Judaism

42 mins; August 23, 2023

Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña as the DC Comics’ Blue Beetle is a Game Changer

21 mins; August 16, 2023

Taylor Zakhar Perez Felt the ‘Weight’ of His Role in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’

30 mins; August 09, 2023

Jesus Takes Hollywood: The Rise in Christian Entertainment with The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie

49 mins; August 02, 2023

Ophelia Lovibond is Ready for Minx’s Starz Era

22 mins; July 26, 2023

Jamie Lee Curtis Credits Being ‘Hungry’ as Key to Her Success

29 mins; July 19, 2023

Tiffany Haddish Puts Her Love of a Good ‘Mystery' to Use in 'The Afterparty'

26 mins; July 12, 2023

Andrew Rannells Ponders Adulthood in ‘Uncle of the Year’

28 mins; July 03, 2023

Hollywood Health Fads: Ozempic, Naked Retreats for Men, and Alternative Medicines

49 mins; June 28, 2023

Evan Ross Katz on ‘And Just Like That’ Season Two

38 mins; June 21, 2023

Jeffrey Dean Morgan on How Negan Has Evolved in ‘Walking Dead: Dead City’

28 mins; June 14, 2023

Jesse Garcia on the Wild Cheetos Story That Inspired Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin Hot’

25 mins; June 07, 2023

Are We in an Asian Food Renaissance? (Kim Chi, Jon Kung and Jimmy Guo)

63 hours 14 mins; May 30, 2023

Survivor’s Carson Garrett Reacts to Season 44, Yam Yam, Carolyn, and His Most Embarrassing Moment

25 mins; May 25, 2023

For Melissa McCarthy, Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid’ is More Than Just a Villain

29 mins; May 24, 2023

Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan on Disney’s ‘American Born Chinese’ and Where They Keep Their Oscars

31 mins; May 17, 2023

Patrick Ta Is Leading the Way for Inclusive Beauty

27 mins; May 10, 2023

Tamron Hall Says Being a TV Junkie Prepared Her to Be a Talk Show Host

28 mins; May 03, 2023

This Is Jeopardy’s Buzzy Cohen is Exploring the History of America’s Favorite Quiz Show

27 mins; April 26, 2023

Kathy Bates Reveals Her Favorite Role (and It’s Not the One You’re Thinking Of)

29 mins; April 19, 2023

Keri Russell ‘Couldn’t Stop Thinking About’ Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’

21 mins; April 12, 2023

The Assault on Drag: What's Happening and Why Is It Being Banned?

43 mins; April 05, 2023

Billy Crudup Leans Into to Futuristic Nostalgia with Apple TV+’s ‘Hello Tomorrow!’

22 mins; March 29, 2023

RuPaul’s Drag Race Producer Fenton Bailey on the Power of TV and Pop Culture

27 mins; March 22, 2023

24 Hours with Paris Hilton: She Isn’t the Dumb Blonde You Think You Know

30 mins; March 15, 2023

What to Expect From This Year’s Academy Awards. Who Will Win? But More Importantly, Who Will Lose?

41 mins; March 10, 2023

Nick Kroll on the Influence of Mel Brooks on Hulu’s 'History of the World, Part II’

22 mins; March 07, 2023

Eugene Levy Is (Literally) the 'Reluctant Traveler' on Apple TV+

29 mins; February 28, 2023

How the Academy Awards Changed Hollywood with Michael Schulman (author of ‘Oscar Wars’)

37 mins; February 22, 2023

How Evangeline Lilly Hit the 'Jackpot' with Marvel's 'Ant-Man'

26 mins; February 15, 2023

Alan Cumming on His Campiest Role Yet: Hosting Peacock’s ‘Traitors’

23 mins; February 08, 2023

Jonathan Groff Had a ‘Primal’ Reaction to Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’

21 mins; February 01, 2023

Natasha Lyonne Sees Through the Lies in Peacock’s ‘Poker Face’

31 mins; January 25, 2023

Literal First Reactions to the Oscar Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards

14 mins; January 24, 2023

Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer on How This Season of ‘Truth Be Told’ is ‘Our Best’

26 mins; January 18, 2023

Everything RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 with Alaska Thunderf*ck and Ross Mathews

39 mins; January 11, 2023

Allison Williams on the ‘Bechdel Dream’ of Her New Film ‘M3GAN’

22 mins; January 04, 2023

Revisiting Bette Midler’s Second Act in 2022

33 mins; December 29, 2022

Naomi Ackie Humanizes Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’

24 mins; December 21, 2022

Getting in the Holiday Spirit with Danny Pellegrino and Jake Cohen

50 mins; December 14, 2022

New Talent Spotlight: Micheal Ward (‘Empire of Light’) and Mallori Johnson (‘Kindred’)

36 mins; December 07, 2022

Are the Kardashian’s Still Culturally Relevant? (With guest Naomi Smalls from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’)

50 mins; November 30, 2022

Tim Allen is 'Humbled' to Be Santa Again in Disney's 'The Santa Clauses'

18 mins; November 23, 2022

Luke Evans is Not 'Scared' of a Challenge

25 mins; November 16, 2022

Brooke Shields Is Changing the Narrative for Women of Any Age

29 mins; November 09, 2022

Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Gets Nostalgic in Netflix's 'Easy-Bake Battle'

35 mins; November 02, 2022

Ryan Phillippe Sees What You're Tweeting About Him, And He's Fine With It

23 mins; October 26, 2022

Phil Rosenthal Is Bringing People Together, One Bite at a Time

34 mins; October 19, 2022

Mamie Till’s 'Glorious Bravery:' Danielle Deadwyler and Chinonye Chukwu on 'Till'

45 mins; October 12, 2022

Colin Hanks and Jan Broberg on the Amazing True Story Behind Peacock’s ‘A Friend of the Family’

49 mins; October 05, 2022

Bette Midler’s Second Act: The Queen of Halloween Returns with ‘Hocus Pocus 2’

34 mins; September 28, 2022

Diego Luna Says ‘Andor’ is the ‘Most Grounded Star Wars’

32 mins; September 21, 2022

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rachel Bloom on the 'Escapism' of Hulu's 'Reboot'

29 mins; September 16, 2022

How Emily Deschanel's ‘Morbid Fascination’ Led to Netflix’s ‘Devil in Ohio’

23 mins; September 14, 2022

Who Will Win? Who Will Lose? We’re Talking Everything Emmys

55 mins; September 09, 2022

Revisiting Jean Smart's Unparalleled 'Hacks' Ahead of the Emmys

20 mins; September 02, 2022

Revisiting Amanda Seyfried's Elizabeth Holmes Ahead of the Emmys

23 mins; August 31, 2022

Cynthia Addai-Robinson Embraces Being Queen in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’

29 mins; August 26, 2022

What’s It Like To Be on ‘Survivor’? Find Out with Rob Cesternino and Stephen Fishbach

32 mins; August 24, 2022

Idris Elba is Everywhere with ‘Beast’ and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’

16 mins; August 19, 2022

Jon Gabrus is Ready to Party (Clothing Optional) on ‘101 Places to Party Before You Die’

36 mins; August 17, 2022

Abbi Jacobson Feels the ‘Pressure’ of Adapting ‘A League of Their Own’

31 mins; August 12, 2022

iCarly’s Jennette McCurdy Reveals the Truth Behind Fame in ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’

25 mins; August 10, 2022

James Morosini on the Real Life Catfishing Story That Inspired ‘I Love My Dad’

26 mins; August 05, 2022

Is ‘The View’ Still Politically Relevant, or Has It Lost Its View?

35 mins; August 03, 2022

Kevin Bacon is Having an Evil Summer with ‘City on a Hill’ and ‘They/Them’

24 mins; July 29, 2022

Bonnie Hunt is a Hollywood Triple Threat and Deserves Your Respect

22 mins; July 22, 2022

Keke Palmer Says ‘Nope’ Proves There’s ‘Only One Jordan Peele’

21 mins; July 20, 2022

Billy Porter’s New Film ‘Anything’s Possible’ Is Redefining Teen Comedies

39 mins; July 15, 2022

The Big Payback: Reparations for Descendants of Slaves with Erika Alexander

31 mins; July 13, 2022

Lesley Manville Gets Her Dior Dress in ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'

24 mins; July 08, 2022

You’re Wrong About’s Sarah Marshall on Exactly What You’re Wrong About (And It’s OK)

36 mins; July 06, 2022

From YouTube to Movies: Jenny Slate on 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'

27 mins; July 01, 2022

Talking Classic Hollywood Films and Stars with YouTube’s Be Kind Rewind

44 mins; June 29, 2022

Good Guy Tom Hanks Steps Into the Shadows as Col. Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis'

24 mins; June 24, 2022

The Rise in Attacks on Drag Queen Story Hour with Beatrice L. Thomas and Lil Miss Hot Mess

27 mins; June 22, 2022

John Lithgow on FX’s ‘The Old Man,’ and How Five Days of Work Got Him an Oscar Nomination

25 mins; June 17, 2022

Pop Culture Deep Dive with Jordan Runtagh & Alex Heigl from iHeart Media’s Too Much Information Podcast

34 mins; June 15, 2022

Ms. Marvel’s Iman Vellani Went From High School to Her Own Disney+ Series

23 mins; June 10, 2022

Breaking Down 'The Staircase,' the 2001 Death of Kathleen Peterson and the HBO series on Michael Peterson

54 mins; June 08, 2022

PAUSE with Sam Jay on HBO is Unlike Any Other Late-Night Show You’ve Ever Seen

23 mins; June 03, 2022

Elise Doganieri on How ‘The Quest’ on Disney+ is Unlike Any Other Reality Competition Series on TV

25 mins; June 01, 2022

When You See It, You Believe It: Jay Ellis ("Top Gun: Maverick") on Fighter Jets and Representation

26 mins; May 27, 2022

A Strange Loop’s Michael R. Jackson and Company’s Matt Doyle Talk Diversity on Broadway

42 mins; May 25, 2022

John Waters is Still Breaking ‘the Rules’ and Thinks Gen Z Needs to Learn to ‘Make Fun of Yourself’

25 mins; May 23, 2022

The Real Angelyne Calls New Peacock Series About Her ‘Painful to Watch’

21 mins; May 19, 2022

Emmy Rossum Says LA’s Angelyne Is the ‘Original Influencer’

22 mins; May 18, 2022

Jean Smart is the Meryl Streep of Television. Deal With It.

23 mins; May 12, 2022

An Unfiltered Chat with Lisa Rinna (Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’)

26 mins; May 11, 2022

Abortion and Roe v. Wade on TV and in Film

35 mins; May 09, 2022

Niv Sultan & Daniel Syrkin (‘Tehran’ on AppleTV+)

33 mins; May 06, 2022

Disney Animation with Mark Henn and Hyun-Min Lee (’Sketchbook’ on Disney+)

31 mins; May 04, 2022

Jennifer Weiner (‘The Summer Place’)

29 mins; April 29, 2022

What To Watch This Week (Bill Hader, Elisabeth Moss, and HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty)

28 mins; April 22, 2022

Pabllo Vittar (Coachella) & Alaska Thunderf*ck (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

35 mins; April 20, 2022

Passover with Judy Gold, Eliot Glazer and Jake Cohen

40 mins; April 15, 2022

Yeardley Smith (‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Small Town Dicks’)

33 mins; April 13, 2022

Full Frontal: TV's Male Nudity Boom with Minx's Oscar Montoya

40 mins; April 08, 2022

Craig Robinson (Peacock’s ‘Killing It’)

24 mins; April 06, 2022

Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard)

21 mins; April 02, 2022

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