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It Happened In Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter

On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special gues...

It Happened In Hollywood Podcast Guide

Listen to It Happened In Hollywood, a TV & Film podcast by The Hollywood Reporter. Stream 85 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Mary Harron: ‘I Shot Andy Warhol’

The director on her extraordinary docudrama about the near-assassination of an art world superstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

33:57Jun 9, 2026

John Badham: 'Saturday Night Fever'

The director remembers how a TV heartthrob, a light-up dance floor and a white suit ignited the disco era. Learn more about your ad choices....

41:25May 26, 2026

Tom Courtenay: 'The Dresser’

The legendary British actor looks back on the film that earned him an Oscar nomination and a front-row seat to Albert Finney at his most fer...

35:23May 19, 2026

Jonathan Lynn: ‘Clue’

Seth sits down with the writer-director who turned a board game into one of Hollywood's greatest cult comedies. Learn more about your ad cho...

42:31May 12, 2026

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer: ‘Splash’

The Imagine duo relay the David-vs.-Goliath tale of Hollywood’s dueling mermaid movies — minting a superstar out of Tom Hanks in the process...

46:59Apr 22, 2026

Eric Roberts: ‘Star 80’

The star of Bob Fosse’s final film unpacks the obsession, ambition and moral rot behind one of Hollywood’s darkest true crimes. Learn more a...

38:19Apr 14, 2026

Andrew McCarthy: ‘Pretty in Pink’

The reluctant heartthrob from John Hughes’ 1986 teen classic revisits Brat Pack mania and the last-minute ending that changed everything. Le...

45:18Mar 31, 2026

Mira Nair: 'Salaam Bombay!'

The writer-director joins Seth to share tales of the making of this gritty and entrancing tale of life in the slums of India. Learn more abo...

36:22Dec 19, 2025

Larry Smith: 'Eyes Wide Shut'

Cinematographer Larry Smith describes executing Stanley Kubrick’s exacting vision on what would be his final film. Learn more about your ad...

51:49Nov 24, 2025

William Petersen: 'Manhunter'

The star of Hollywood’s first take on Hannibal Lecter reveals the obsessive lengths gone to by Michael Mann to craft a procedural masterpiec...

40:49Nov 24, 2025

Adrian Lyne: ‘Jacob’s Ladder’

The director revisits the making of his nightmarish 1990 vision of life after the battlefield starring Tim Robbins. Learn more about your ad...

27:23Oct 1, 2025

Patty McCormack: ‘The Bad Seed’

The star of the 1956 thriller that introduced the “evil child” genre joins Seth to retell the making of a horror classic. Learn more about y...

56:56Sep 26, 2025

Philippe Rousselot: ‘Diva’

The Oscar-winning cinematographer walks Seth through the making of the gorgeous cult French film from 1981. Learn more about your ad choices...

41:25Sep 17, 2025

Rob Reiner: ‘This is Spinal Tap’

The director of the landmark 1984 mockumentary joins Seth for an unforgettable conversation about the making of a comedy classic. Learn more...

43:57Sep 10, 2025

Charlie Kaufman: 'Synecdoche, New York'

The Oscar-winner breaks down the making of his 2008 postmodern mindbender starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Learn more about your ad...

60:25Sep 4, 2025

Kenneth Lonergan: 'You Can Count on Me'

The Oscar-winning writer-director revisits his landmark first film about the bond between two orphaned siblings. Learn more about your ad ch...

71:21Jul 23, 2025