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The Envelope

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... Read more

Ranked #1

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The Reel: The Teenage Wasteland in HBO's "Euphoria"

The Reel: The Teenage Wasteland in HBO's "Euphoria"

HBO is pushing the envelope with its new teen-centered drama, EUPHORIA. Sex influenced by pornography, wanton drug use, ... Read more

21 Jun 2019

35mins

Ranked #2

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The Reel: Oscars Break Down: Best and Supporting Actresses

The Reel: Oscars Break Down: Best and Supporting Actresses

Sarah Rodman (@SarahARodman) moderates a noteworthy conversation between Glenn Whipp (@GlennWhipp), Justin Chang (@Justi... Read more

15 Feb 2018

31mins

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Ranked #3

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The Reel: Oscars Break Down: Best and Supporting Actors

The Reel: Oscars Break Down: Best and Supporting Actors

Sarah Rodman (@SarahARodman) leads a smart and energetic discussion between Glenn Whipp (@GlennWhipp), Justin Chang (@Ju... Read more

8 Feb 2018

32mins

Ranked #4

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The Reel: 'Succession’ on HBO Captures America’s New Gilded Age

The Reel: 'Succession’ on HBO Captures America’s New Gilded Age

HBO’s “Succession” wears its contempt for the billionaire class on its sleeve. Back for its second season, heroes are in... Read more

9 Aug 2019

24mins

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Ranked #5

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The Reel: A Star is Born

The Reel: A Star is Born

Film critic Kenneth Turan (@KennethTuran) and reporters Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) and Jen Yamato (@JenYamato) join host Ma... Read more

11 Oct 2018

37mins

Ranked #6

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The Reel: Game of Thrones: We Can't Quit You.

The Reel: Game of Thrones: We Can't Quit You.

HBO may not have known it had a hit on its hands in 2011, but the premiere of the final season of GAME OF THRONES shatte... Read more

19 Apr 2019

32mins

Ranked #7

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The Reel: Covering the Oscars--and What Happened in 2017?!

The Reel: Covering the Oscars--and What Happened in 2017?!

Hear directly from L.A. Times entertainment reporters about how they cover the biggest night in Hollywood. Arts and film... Read more

1 Mar 2018

28mins

Ranked #8

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The Reel: Oscars Break Down: Best Directors

The Reel: Oscars Break Down: Best Directors

Sarah Rodman (@SarahARodman) talks to awards show reporter Glenn Whipp (@GlennWhipp) and film critic Justin Chang (@Just... Read more

22 Feb 2018

33mins

Ranked #9

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The Reel: The Handmaid's Tale

The Reel: The Handmaid's Tale

Our reporters recap the powerful first season of The Handmaid's Tale, discuss and analyze the first few episodes of Seas... Read more

26 Apr 2018

22mins

Ranked #10

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The Reel: Avengers: Infinity War

The Reel: Avengers: Infinity War

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers!Reporters Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson) and Sonaiya Kelley (@sonaiyak) si... Read more

27 Apr 2018

35mins

Ranked #11

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The Reel: Heathers Turns 30: How Very.

The Reel: Heathers Turns 30: How Very.

When the movie HEATHERS was shown at the 1989 US Film Festival, now known as Sundance, the Los Angeles Times film critic... Read more

12 Apr 2019

48mins

Ranked #12

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The Reel: Interview: Director Spike Lee opens up about Oscar-nominated 'BlacKkKlansman'

The Reel: Interview: Director Spike Lee opens up about Oscar-nominated 'BlacKkKlansman'

On this week’s episode of The Reel, L.A. Times feature writer and reviewer Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) is joined by Directo... Read more

15 Feb 2019

42mins

Ranked #13

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The Reel: Emmy Nominations

The Reel: Emmy Nominations

Hear our reactions to this year's Emmys nominations and our team's predictions for who might win the night's most covete... Read more

13 Jul 2018

26mins

Ranked #14

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The Reel: Oscar Nominations 2019: Snubs and Surprises

The Reel: Oscar Nominations 2019: Snubs and Surprises

On this week’s episode of The Reel, L.A. Times feature writer and reviewer Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) sits down with Glenn... Read more

28 Jan 2019

30mins

Ranked #15

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The Reel: Oscars 2019 Preview: What to expect from this year's Academy Awards

The Reel: Oscars 2019 Preview: What to expect from this year's Academy Awards

On this week’s episode of The Reel, L.A. Times feature writer and reviewer Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) previews the 2019 Ac... Read more

22 Feb 2019

29mins

Ranked #16

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The Reel: The Bachelorette

The Reel: The Bachelorette

New York Times Bestselling Author of Bachelor Nation and Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) talks with M... Read more

31 May 2018

25mins

Ranked #17

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The Reel: Crazy Rich Asians, BlacKkKlansman, The Handmaid's Tale

The Reel: Crazy Rich Asians, BlacKkKlansman, The Handmaid's Tale

After some time off, The Reel is back!This week film critic Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) and reporters Jen Yamato (@JenY... Read more

14 Aug 2018

39mins

Ranked #18

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The Reel: Interview: Luca Guadagnino

The Reel: Interview: Luca Guadagnino

This week, host Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) interviews Luca Guadagnino, the director of the remade film Suspiria and also r... Read more

1 Nov 2018

27mins

Ranked #19

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The Reel: Won't You Be My Neighbor?

The Reel: Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) speaks to Academy Award-Winning Documentarian Morgan Neville about his most recent film, Won't... Read more

22 Jun 2018

32mins

Ranked #20

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The Reel: Ocean's 8, Hereditary and Clare Danes

The Reel: Ocean's 8, Hereditary and Clare Danes

Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) talks to film reporters Justin Chang (@JustinCChang), Jen Yamato (@JenYamato) and Tre'vell Ande... Read more

8 Jun 2018

37mins

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