The Envelope

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The Envelope podcast pulls back the curtain to reveal intimates stories from this award season’s top contenders. A-list actors, directors and showrunners join Los Angeles Times entertainment reporters Yvonne Villarreal and Mark Olsen for conversations about their personal lives and creative processes — and how it all fuels their art.

Recent Episodes
  • Janelle James on 'Ava's season' of 'Abbott'; Aaron Pierre breaks down the action of 'Rebel Ridge'
    Jun 12, 2025 – 01:02:03
  • Kathryn Hahn on ‘Agatha All Along,’ ‘The Studio’; how ‘Étoile’ creators won over the dance world
    Jun 5, 2025 – 01:15:25
  • Monsters' stars react to Menendez resentencing, Diego Luna on 10 years of Andor
    May 29, 2025 – 01:08:18
  • How theater and fashion brought 'Sing Sing's' Colman Domingo out of his shell
    Feb 14, 2025 – 00:35:58
  • Coralie Fargeat on nudity in 'The Substance' and Brady Corbet on 'The Brutalist's' 'runaway train'
    Feb 13, 2025 – 01:05:22
  • RaMell Ross on 'Nickel Boys'; Arianne Phillips talks dressing Chalamet as Dylan
    Feb 6, 2025 – 01:04:26
  • Pamela Anderson on tackling 'The Last Showgirl'; John Magaro delves into process of 'September 5'
    Jan 9, 2025 – 01:05:34
  • How the Washingtons collaborated on ‘Piano Lesson’; Justin Kuritzkes on his breakout year
    Dec 19, 2024 – 01:09:48
  • Ryan Destiny on 'Fire Inside'; Sean Baker and Mikey Madison break down 'Anora' ending
    Dec 12, 2024 – 00:59:34
  • Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome on 'Unstoppable,' Mohammad Rasoulof on 'Sacred Fig'
    Dec 5, 2024 – 01:26:18
  • Cynthia Erivo on preparing for 'Wicked,' Saoirse Ronan talks 'The Outrun' and 'Blitz'
    Nov 21, 2024 – 01:12:09
  • Why Nava Mau 'needed' 'Baby Reindeer' and how Hiroyuki Sanada shaped 'Shōgun' from the start
    Aug 15, 2024 – 00:57:05
  • Tyler James Williams on frustrating 'Abbott' fans, 'Hacks' star Paul W. Downs on the comedy 'crisis'
    Aug 8, 2024 – 01:01:12
  • Naomi Watts on the new ‘Feud’ and Issa López on ‘True Detective’ discourse
    Jun 20, 2024 – 00:59:01
  • Cynthia Nixon on pulling double duty for HBO, Max and Lulu Wang on her leap to TV
    Jun 13, 2024 – 00:56:06
  • Aja Naomi King on "Lessons in Chemistry" and the "Elsbeth" team on expanding "Good Wife" universe
    Jun 6, 2024 – 01:00:43
  • Maya Erskine talks "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" secrets and Viet Thanh Nguyen on adapting "The Sympathizer"
    May 30, 2024 – 01:00:29
  • Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell talk 'Barbie,' songwriting and imposter syndrome
    Feb 23, 2024 – 00:20:58
  • America Ferrara on the life-changing 'Barbie' and Nadia Stacey on the 'no wigs' rule for 'Poor Things'
    Feb 22, 2024 – 00:35:35
  • Diane Warren on 'The Fire Inside' and Rodrigo Prieto talks 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Barbie'
    Feb 15, 2024 – 00:49:21
  • Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ story
    Jan 11, 2024 – 01:05:08
  • Greta Lee explains how "Past Lives" could change her future
    Dec 21, 2023 – 00:53:04
  • An inside look at the 'Spider-Verse' and the truth about 'American Fiction'
    Dec 14, 2023 – 01:01:15
  • The State of the Oscar Race
    Dec 7, 2023 – 00:34:37
  • Mark Mylod
    Aug 24, 2023 – 00:31:04
  • Lisa Vanderpump & Alex Baskin
    Aug 17, 2023 – 00:33:10
  • AI, self-tapes and weekends: The stakes of the Hollywood strikes
    Aug 10, 2023 – 00:33:05
  • Melanie Lynskey (Encore)
    Aug 3, 2023 – 00:49:33
  • Jessica Williams
    Jun 22, 2023 – 00:37:52
  • Christina Applegate & Linda Cardellini
    Jun 15, 2023 – 00:35:56
  • Christina Ricci
    Jun 8, 2023 – 00:36:24
  • James Marsden
    Jun 1, 2023 – 00:31:40
  • Introducing 'Foretold'
    May 18, 2023 – 00:08:34
  • Michelle Yeoh
    Feb 7, 2023 – 00:35:26
  • Todd Field
    Jan 10, 2023 – 00:31:31
  • Darren Aronofsky
    Dec 13, 2022 – 00:37:36
  • Keke Palmer
    Dec 6, 2022 – 00:31:40
  • Baz Luhrmann
    Nov 15, 2022 – 00:35:31
  • Rhea Seehorn
    Aug 16, 2022 – 00:47:27
  • Colman Domingo
    Aug 9, 2022 – 00:48:35
  • Melanie Lynskey
    Aug 2, 2022 – 00:52:52
  • Bill Hader
    Jul 26, 2022 – 00:37:33
  • Gillian Anderson
    Jun 23, 2022 – 00:29:39
  • Simone Ashley
    Jun 21, 2022 – 00:54:04
  • Jennifer Coolidge
    Jun 14, 2022 – 00:37:06
  • Jessica Biel
    Jun 7, 2022 – 00:36:14
  • David Harbour
    May 31, 2022 – 00:36:15
  • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin
    May 24, 2022 – 00:28:47
  • Oscars 2022 Roundtable
    Mar 25, 2022 – 00:34:55
  • Mandy Moore
    Mar 9, 2022 – 00:47:28
Recent Reviews
  • Kaaat.S
    So Good!!!
    The questions are so wonderfully thoughtful and different than an average interview. The conversation is fluid…entertaining and lighthearted yet insightful. Love it ! Keep up the great work Yvonne & crew
  • HoneyBadge*2022
    Grating
    Unfortunately the female hosts voice is grating. Turns me off.
  • unhappyrobo shield
    Love the podcast
    It’s really difficult to get over yvonne’s valley girl up talk but she is intelligent…Just wish someone would talk to her about the cadence of her speech pattern. I love Mark no problems there
  • REZNIL JANNERY
    Hosts chatting
    I miss the hosts no longer chatting after interviews with the new executive producer. Otherwise ALL GREAT INTERVIEWS. TYVM
  • J*Learner
    Host too green???
    I was delighted to see the Hannah Waddingham episode advertised on a different podcast I typically listen to. I love Ted Lasso and particularly this actress. However, I cringed every time the interviewer asked a question. Perhaps she is inexperienced or maybe she was too nervous, but I finally got to the point where I couldn’t listen anymore. I have zero journalism in my background and yet I think I could have come up with better questions. What a waste of an opportunity to interview Ms. Waddingham.
  • rdingo
    Voices
    I agree with the voice quality criticism. For me it’s hard to take the whiny, baby voice of one of these hosts seriously. Very irritating.
  • g money7777
    More stars, less Glenn and Company, please.
    It’s best when Yvonne Villarreal is talking to the stars. And that’s a great podcast. Everything else is clutter.
  • DaniYogaTT
    She’s adorable!!! She’s lovely!
    This hostess is da mostess. I think she’s so great. I love her vibe. I like this podcast. Both hosts are awesome. I like it!!!
  • hazelbnr
    Content is good, but...
    The voices of the hosts are not my favorites, and in the world of podcasts and radio the sound of those speaking is what ultimately keeps me listening. Just being honest.
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    E o se
    Quizmaster our skies
  • negronotron
    My favorite podcast
    This is my favorite podcast at the moment. The conversation is always interesting and thoughtful, and I always come away feeling like I have a better understanding on what is going on in film at the moment. They have a great mix of pop culture discussion and “deep cuts” which make for a well-balanced and well-paced presentation. I enjoy all of the hosts, who bring such varied perspectives on the cenimatic issues of the day.
  • elecblues
    Replace Mary please!
    Mary is an annoying, horrible female tv “critic.” She brings nothing to the conversation aside from her vitriol. The male critics (Mark, Glen and Justin) bring so much knowledge and insightfulness. I could listen to them all day. Intelligent and thoughtful criticism on their part. Mary is giving females a bad rap with the drivel that comes out of her mouth. Are there no witty and smart female journalists in Los Angeles available that can replace her? Anne Thompson, Joyce Eng and Perri Nemiroff blow her out of the water with their film analysis. Can they be invited on the podcast instead?
  • knischol
    Without Justin Chang this is garbage
    The rest of the folks mostly babble and digress without offering any insights.
  • EpcotFan1981
    The Avengers: Infinity War Review
    It doesn’t bother me when people dislike something I like; my taste in movies run towards the middle. I do take issue when people are dismissive about things I care about. In the podcast for the latest Avengers entry, the panel was fine except for the person who had only seen Black Panther because of its cultural significance. I appreciate that, but I didn’t appreciate that person’s snarky, dismissive comments about these pop cultural icons that I’ve cared about for 40 years. It may be Ragnawhatever to him, but it’s Thor and Hulk from my youth to me. It may seem like Wakanda was given short shrift to him, but this amazing movie balanced the screen time across multiple franchises in the MCU. Personally, I would have like more Cap and Okoye, but that wasn’t the movie. And why would anyone want to watch a movie series about superheroes where half of them are dead at the end of five hours? This isn’t an Ingmar Bergman movie and thank heaven for that. Personally, I think to get most of them back, one of the originals—probably Cap—will sacrifice himself. I think the stakes are high enough and the movie was enjoyable. Instead of being amazed by the upset people around you in the theater, recognize how people have identified with these characters for the 10 years of the MCU and 56 years of comic book storytelling. I was emotional watching the heroes of my youth in one movie played by an unbelievable cast. It was an amazing movie that never stopped thrilling and surprising me. Listening to this podcast became infuriating at the end.
  • Drmlsherwood
    One of my favorites
    I enjoy this podcast. The conversation is thoughtful and interesting, and it’s clear the hosts have done their homework.
  • detox2
    Tryit
    Haven't listened yet but Justin Chang was nice to me once, so here's me returning the kindness (and now I'll actually listen)!
  • grewupinthe80s
    So good!
    Remarkably a unique voice amongst the many many film podcasts. So good!
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