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Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the most exciting series on TV and streaming, and get the inside story on how they came together through interviews with television stars and creators. Get in touch, email us at stillwatching@vanityfair.com. New episodes of Still Watching drop Thursdays.

4 DAYS AGO

The Diplomat, Season 2: October Surprise

Richard, Chris, and Hillary dig into the second season of Netflix's twisty drama, starring Keri Russell as an ambassador caught in a political storm. Plus, showrunner Debora Cahn illuminates the season's explosive ending, and gives just a few hints about what to expect from the show's already-in-the-works third season.

48 min
17 OCT

SNL and The Daily Show: Let's Get Political

Chris, Richard, and Hillary dig into the overlap between the election and entertainment as they dig into two long-running comedies with a political bent. Plus, Daily Show host Desi Lydic stops by to discuss finding humor in a nail-bitingly close race and the endless absurdity of a Donald Trump rally.

49 min
7 OCT

The Franchise Series Premiere: Look, Up in the Sky!

Richard, Chris, and Hillary go up, up, and away with HBO’s newest comedy, which details the dysfunction behind the scenes of a Marvel-esque would-be blockbuster. Plus, showrunner John Brown and executive producer Armando Iannucci stop by to chat about satirizing comic-book movies from a place of affection.

41 min
30 SEPT

Industry, Season 3 Finale: Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend

Vanity Fair’s TV reporter Joy Press returns to chat with host Chris Murphy about season three of HBO’s breakout hit. Plus, Industry stars Harry Lawtey and Marisa Abela discuss their love triangle with Kit Harington.

41 min
26 SEPT

Survivor, Season 47 - Episodes 1 and 2: The Tribe Has Spoken

Survivor superfan Richard schools Chris and Hillary on the long-running reality competition's "new era" before the trio discusses its latest season. Plus, Emmy-winning emcee Jeff Probst stops by to talk 24 years of Survivor, how podcaster Jon Lovett wound up getting the boot so early, and his personal gameplay advice.

54 min
18 SEPT

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez - Episodes 1 and 2: It's Kickoff Time

Chris, Richard, and Hillary discuss the premiere of FX's latest American Story series, which this time is focused on the tragic life of troubled New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez. Plus, star Josh Rivera drops by to chat about getting into NFL shape and how making the show changed his feelings about football.

56 min
12 SEPT

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Can MomTok Survive This?

Chris, Hillary, and returning special guest Savannah Walsh dig into Hulu's juicy reality show about bickering Mormon influencers. Plus, executive producer Jeff Jenkins stops by to explain why Taylor and Dakota are the Kourtney and Scott of Mormon Wives, and what a second season of the show might look like.

54 min
5 SEPT

The Simpsons: The Secret Sauce of "Steamed Hams"

Former Simpsons showrunner Bill Oakley joins to tell Chris, Richard, and Hillary all about working on the show during its golden age, how he came up with the endlessly memed "Steamed Hams" sketch, and why the show did a throwaway joke about Donald Trump being elected president.

37 min

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4.3

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102 Ratings

Deep diving bliss

19/01/2022

Miscellany

This is a great podcast. Eschewing the usual tendency for podcasts to lose focus and meander this podcast manages to thoroughly cover episodes in an intelligent way.
Hmmm

24 Jul

liddy jane

Don’t like the dragons ‘resent learning their names’ and think battle of the blackwater was the best episode of GOT!!!?? why are you watching this show when you seem to criticise it so deeply rather than watch it with a balanced veiw if you want non stop character development by focusing solely on the players sitting around a table discussing their feelings in depth and opening completely up watch something else! This is literally about the demise of the DRAGONS (which are not just weapons but loved companions) and the WAR between the two sides!!! This isn’t the modern age opening up was weakness then! Look to See the more subtle ways not spoken but physically shown where you can see them changing and developing as characters!
Triple Thumbs Down 👎 👎👎

30/12/2023

Flk2013

Big fan of The Crown, decided to try this podcast with the episode covering S06E08. Big mistake. Unnecessarily crass and offensive, and just plain awful. The guy actually said “Oh strokes freak me out cause they’re like a silent killer or something ha ha ha”. Seriously!
Major spoiler? In the flipping episode title!?!?

12/04/2023

drooosh

Seriously: not cool!

Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the most exciting series on TV and streaming, and get the inside story on how they came together through interviews with television stars and creators. Get in touch, email us at stillwatching@vanityfair.com. New episodes of Still Watching drop Thursdays.