Rami Malek, Who Kinda Speaks Like a Serial Killer, Gets a Podcast
Rami Malek, the Oscar-winning actor who just happens to speak in the dulcet tones of a serial killer, is getting a…
What Does Janeane Garofalo Think She Knows About Louis C.K. That We Don't?
If I told you that someone said the actual words, “Leave Louis C.K. alone,” surely you would think that I was kidding,…
Jonathan Van Ness Wants You to Know About the Assault on Unions, Honey
Queer Eye’s grooming expert and resident Jesus lookalike Jonathan Van Ness talked labor unions on his podcast Getting…
The Specific, Squishy Satisfaction of Gross-out Reality TV
Reality TV is gross in many ways, but perhaps the most underrated subgenre is the gross-out series—shows about plastic…
Lawsuit Claims S-Town Podcast Exploited Its Late Subject for Profit
S-Town, the true crime podcast about an Alabama horologist who commits suicide mid-production, is involved in a lawsuit…
I Believe YouTubers Are the Future
Like with any age demographic, it’s hard to characterize teens with one blanket description. Some are smart and some…
Did You Know Jessie Ware Has a Podcast and It's Also Pretty Great?
Instead of spending time with your own family this holiday season, find your little headphones, grab your phone, and…
Dave Matthews's Crush or Drew Barrymore's Pinot: Which Celebrity Wine to Bring to Your Holiday Dinner
It’s the holidays, which means it’s the time of the year when many of us will be turning to the bottle—either to…
We Sat Down with Mark Cronin, the Father of Celeb-Reality TV
In 2003, The Surreal Life—a reality show that cast has-been celebrities in traditional sitcom roles, forcing them to…
An Expert on How the Entertainment Industry Can Evolve to Protect Against Sexual Harassment
If it wasn’t clear already (it was), the weeks following the Weinstein revelations have proven beyond doubt that the…
Talking Writing, Famous Hookups, and (Lack of) Regrets with Legendary Groupie Pamela Des Barres
To many, the term “groupie” is disparaging or derogatory, but to Pamela Des Barres—known as the most famous groupie in…
A Veteran Entertainment Reporter Searches for God in Hell on Earth, A.K.A Hollywood
We’ve dedicated a couple episodes of DirtCast to Hollywood religions (listen to our episodes on Scientology and the…
This Exchange Between Alec Baldwin and Sheila Nevins Makes Exactly One of Them Look Weird
Sheila Nevins, the 78-year-old President of HBO Documentary Films who has won more individual Primetime Emmys (32) than…
The Juicy, Messy, Plump History of Plastic Surgery in Hollywood
Think about your favorite famous person—before they became famous, glimpsed in grainy high school yearbook photos or…
Here's a Not-so-Scary Trailer for Lore, Amazon's TV Adaptation of a Podcast
They’re making podcasts into TV shows now. Sure!
What Goes Into the Making of a Perfect Celebrity Feud?
Petty though it may be, there’s comfort in watching two celebrities fight. It’s low-stakes drama that you can witness,…
The Most Captivating Celebrity Court Appearances, From Oprah Vs. Beef to Taylor Swift's $1 Lawsuit
You’ve asked. We’ve listened. Your cries are answered. We’ve brought back someone very special to join us on this…
An ACLU Attorney Explains How Trump Is Trying to Strip Away Your Voting Rights
Though he won the election, Donald Trump has been unable to get over the fact that he lost the popular vote to Hillary…
Why Disability Rights Activists Put Their Lives on the Line to Protest Trumpcare
There are a lot of people to thank for last week’s failure to pass the Obamacare replacement and repeal bill in the…