For our seventh season, we're partnering with Criterion to tell the complete story of Stanley Kubrick. Stanley traces his journey from a curious Bronx teenager, first inspired by a camera gifted to him by his father, to a visionary director who redefined the art of filmmaking. Across his career, Kubrick pushed boundaries, challenged censorship, and pursued an uncompromising level of creative control that shaped landmark films including Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. With revealing new interviews and never-before-heard archival audio, including a newly uncovered interview with Stanley Kubrick himself, Stanley brings listeners behind the scenes of Kubrick’s creative process, capturing the obsessive precision, artistic ambition, and unforgettable imagery that cemented his legacy as one of the most influential filmmakers in history.
Stanley, an eleven-episode limited series podcast, starts September 24.
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Or get caught up on previous seasons:
Season 6: CLEOPATRA
His studio was collapsing. His budget was skyrocketing. And his two stars were making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Those were just some of the headaches facing director Joe Mankiewicz during one of the longest, most expensive productions in Hollywood history. Cleopatra was a shoot plagued by medical emergencies, climate disasters, nervous breakdowns, and egos as big as pyramids... not to mention Elizabeth Taylor's scandalous love affair with Richard Burton. Ben Mankiewicz digs through his own family stories to understand how it turned out so badly for his Oscar-winning uncle. Listen on YouTube.
Season 5: DECODING JOHN FORD
John Ford was a bully and a drunk who ruled Hollywood for five decades, making dozens of seminal movies – though he was incredibly hard to pin down. His behavior swung wildly from loyalty to cruelty, without notice. He won more Oscars than any director in history, but never showed up to accept an award. And he rewrote American history, painting the country with images so beautiful that people wished they were real. From his clashes with Hollywood to the front lines of World War II, Ford's story is brought to life through a treasure trove of newly discovered interviews with film legends including John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and Ford himself. Listen on YouTube.
Season 4: HERE COMES PAM
It's the incredible saga of Pam Grier as only she can tell it. How did a country girl from Colorado become a movie icon and the face of the genre known as Blaxploitation? It’s a story of bravery, both onscreen and off. It’s a story about race in Hollywood and race in America. And it’s a story about how real life is a lot messier than the movies. Ben Mankiewicz is joined by Pam Grier herself, as well as her colleagues, family and friends, to discover what it took to survive one of Hollywood’s greatest decades. Listen on YouTube.
Season 3: LUCY
Our biggest season yet offers fresh insight into the life and times of the iconic Lucille Ball. How did a small-town girl who was told she had no talent become the funniest, most recognizable woman in America? In some ways, Lucille Ball was like the character she made famous. Lucy Ricardo never stopped wanting to be in showbiz and her scheming adventures delighted television audiences every Monday night during the 1950s. In real life, Lucille Ball was even more hungry for fame, driven by a turbulent mix of raw ambition and fear of loss. But she never stopped laughing and ultimately her dream came true: she remains the most celebrated female comedian of the 20th century. Listen on YouTube.
Season 2: THE DEVIL'S CANDY
The Bonfire of the Vanities was one of the best-selling novels of the 1980s and had all the makings for a hit motion picture: a dark comedy with heart and bite, an A-list director and a star-studded cast. So what went wrong? Come with us onto the closed set and hear actual recordings of Brian De Palma, Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith and others, as they chased the ultimate reward, the fabled Hollywood blockbuster. This was The Devil's Candy, the promise of riches and fame, accolades and Oscars – a prize so irresistible that they ignored the mounting troubles. Listen on YouTube.
Season 1: I'M STILL PETER BOGDANOVICH
Our first season tells a true tale about loss, perseverance and the solace of cinema. Peter Bogdanovich was the toast of Hollywood at a very young age, but soon found himself a failure with a string of flops, ruined relationships, and the tragic murder of the love of his life. Now, alongside host Ben Mankiewicz, Peter looks back on his life, trying to make sense of the good and the bad, and reckon with his legacy in an unforgiving industry. Featuring new and archival interviews with many of the greatest directors of all time, this is a story about the elusiveness of dreams, fame and power. It’s about what happens when luck disappears and misfortune moves in. Listen on YouTube.
