Culture Pop Podcast

The great Michelle Beadle joins Mase & Sue to talk about her new podcast "What Did I Miss?" for The Athletic. Plus her adventure since leaving ESPN, LeBron James and his relationship with the Lakers, her 2017 Super Bowl party which featured a lot of Fireball and her love of dogs. And, who is the biggest jerk she's ever had to deal with. You'll be surprised at the answer.

After coming on as a guest star in Season 1 of "NCIS," actor Sean Murray became a series regular has been in the role of Timothy McGee for 19 seasons! He joins Mase & Sue to talk about his work on the #1-rated show on network television plus his stepdad Don Bellisario and his love for David Lynch.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are happening Sunday, February 27 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, and Mase & Sue have everything you need to watch the show like an expert. Entertainment host and personality Carrie Keagan joins in the conversation with her take on who will walk away with a coveted SAG Award.

Mase & Sue react to the Academy Award nominations including takes on all 10 Best Picture nominees. Plus, Top Chef winner Jeremy Ford and Iron Chef winner Justin Sutherland talk about their culinary careers, their work as restauranteurs plus Season 2 of their very funny cooking competition show, "Fast Foodies" on TruTV.

Producers Talia Kleinhendler & Osnat Keren talk about their new Oscar-nominated film "The Lost Daughter," adapted for the screen and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Mase & Sue explore the origins of the movie, why Maggie was the right match for this project and working with the amazing Olivia Coleman. Plus, what it is like to have your movie recognized by The Academy.

Academy Award nominee "Licorice Pizza" is one of the most acclaimed films of 2021, and Mase & Sue talk with co-star Harriet Sansom Harris. Her roles include films like "Memento," "Monster-in-Law" and "The Phantom Thread" while her TV works includes "Desperate Housewives," "Electric City" and "Frasier." Now she has a scene-stealing performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza," and here she talks about her days at Julliard, her experience of playing in the original Broadway cast of "Jeffrey" and working with Paul Thomas Anderson.

Cobra Kai is a television phenomenon pulling viewers with a sense of nostalgia for the Karate Kid trilogy and a whole new generation interested in martial arts. Martin Kove, who plays Sensei John Kreese, joins Mase & Sue to talk about the success of the show, his long career in Hollywood, his love for great Westerns and his new podcast "Kicking It with the Koves," which he does with his son Jesse and daughter Rachel.

Denis O'Hare is one of the industry's go-to character actors, and he joins Mase & Sue to talk about his career. He has starred in films like "Milk," "Dallas Buyer's Club" "J. Edgar" and "21 Grams," and on television he has been nominated for multiple Emmys for Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story." Denis discusses his most recent project "The Accidental Wolf" streaming exclusively on Topic.

Very cool conversation with deaf actor Troy Kotsur who stars in Best Picture contender CODA. Troy has become the first deaf actor ever to be nominated for an individual SAG Award. Mase & Sue talk with him about the making of the movie and the acclaim he is receiving for it. Plus Troy talks about his work on "The Mandalorian." Transcript available here:

 https://culturepoppodcast.blogspot.com/2022/01/troy-kotsur.html?m=1

Actress Kelli O'Hara joins Mase & Sue to talk about her addictive new television series "The Accidental Wolf" streaming exclusively on Topic. She also discusses her Broadway career where she has starred in classic shows like "South Pacific," "My Fair Lady" and "The King & I" for which she won the Tony Award. And, because Kelli starred as Eliza Doolittle, Mase, who played Henry Higgins in high school, sings his version of "Accustomed to Her Face."