The Moment with Brian Koppelman

Savannah Guthrie is the co-anchor of The Today Show and the Chief Legal Correspondent of NBC News. Today she joins Brian for a conversation about her life as a young adult, landing her first gig on TV, and how she prepares to interview the likes of Donald Trump. Savannah also talks about how she views her position in the media and tells a great story about deciding to go law school and making the decision that changed the course of her life. Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Twitter: @BrianKoppleman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Furst is the bestselling author of Midnight in Europe, Night Soldiers, and Spies of the Balkans. His latest book, A Hero of France, is out now and available by clicking here. Today, Alan discusses how he first came about creating his own fictional world in the tradition of William Faulkner and William Kennedy (2:00), the question he asked himself which opened him up as a writer (10:30), and the idea of a certain kind of heroism in his books (24:00). Plus, Alan talks about why he hasn't returned to France in years (34:00) and the creative routine he established to become a master of historical spy fiction (44:00). The Moment is brought to you by Open Account, a podcast that gets personal about making, losing, and living with money. Created by Umpqua Bank and hosted by SuChin Pak, download and subscribe to Open Account wherever you get your podcasts. And by FreshBooks. Small business owners, FreshBooks wants to make dealing with your day-to-day paperwork ridiculously simple and quick. For your 30-day free trial, and all the simple and quick cloud accounting you can handle, go to FreshBooks.com/Moment and enter "Moment" in the "how did you hear about us" section. Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Zimmern is best known as the creator and host of the Bizarre Foods franchise on Travel Channel. New episodes of Bizarre Foods begin June 21st at 9PM and his new show, Driven By Food, premieres in August. On today's show, Andrew talks about the transformative power of travel (7:00), a life changing trip to Madagascar (15:00), and the decision he made to be himself, rather than a character of himself, on Bizarre Foods (27:00). Plus, Andrew and Brian discuss his love of tussling with the network (35:00), a story behind the first episode of his new show, Driven By Food (47:00), and how show business is the perfect business for Andrew to grow spiritually and artistically (55:00). Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hayes Carll is a singer-songwriter who just released the best album of his career called Lovers and Leavers. You can purchase it by clicking here. To kick off the show, Hayes plays a song from the new album called "Sake of the Song" and then talks to Brian about getting out of his creative comfort zone (8:00), the process of creating the album (16:00), and the fear of not doing what was expected of him (30:00). Plus, Hayes and Brian learn about the death of Guy Clark (38:00) and discuss how his new songs are being received and what it feels like to reconnect with his music and fans. Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Holiday is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur best known for his books Trust Me I'm Lying and The Obstacle is the Way. Ryan's latest book, Ego is the Enemy, is due out in early June. Preorder it today by clicking here. This week, Ryan talks about why he wrote a book about stoicism [5:00], how he came up with the idea for Ego is the Enemy [14:00], and the different ideas he still grapples with in his writing [27:00]. Plus, Ryan talks about the difference between ego and confidence [33:00] and why your most important networking tool is asking smart questions [46:00]. The Moment is brought to you by Open Account, a podcast that gets personal about making, losing, and living with money. Created by Umpqua Bank and hosted by SuChin Pak, download and subscribe to Open Account wherever you get your podcasts. Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman Review us: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karyn Kusama is the director of four films including the Sundance award winning movie, Girlfight, and the recently released dinner party thriller, The Invitation - available now by clicking here. Today on the show, Karyn talks about the movies that influenced The Invitation (4:00), recognizing the strangeness in great works of art (11:00), and why men are afforded more opportunities than women in the movie making business (26:00). Plus, Brian and Karyn discuss how directing television keeps you creatively fit (38:00), how Karyn checks in with herself about the work she wants to be creating (42:00), and why, in adulthood, she's finally finding the strength in being a vulnerable human being (53:00). The Moment is brought to you by Monster. Find employees who work as hard as you at Monster.com/hiring. Monster. Find Better. Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman Review us: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jane Rosenthal is one of the most renowned producers in show business. Along with Robert De Niro, she co-founded Tribeca Productions in lower Manhattan and is also the co-founder of the TriBeCa Film Festival which begins this week in New York City. Go grab your tickets today. On today's show, Jane talks about being the first female page in the Rhode Island State House (5:00), the roadblocks she had to fight through as a young woman producing television (19:00), and meeting Martin Scorsese on the set of The Color of Money (23:00). Plus, Brian and Jane discuss the long road to making A Bronx Tale (31:00), Robert De Niro's performance as Bernie Madoff in the upcoming HBO movie The Wizard of Lies (45:30), and the character trait that she knows about Hillary Clinton that nobody else can truly see (57:00). Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman Leave us a review: itunes.com/themoment The Moment is brought to you by Monster. Find employees who work as hard as you at Monster.com/hiring. Monster. Find Better. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Note: This podcast was originally produced and aired by Grantland in April 2014. Former 'SNL' star Colin Quinn and Brian trade tragic Motley Crue stories, talk about the surrealism of early Adam Sandler, and why colin digs being the Yoda of comedians. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef and owner of Prune in New York City and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef. On the show, Gabrielle talks about why irony is an enemy in modern cooking (5:30), how her abbreviated childhood shaped her personality and career (15:00), and why she doesn't hold any concepts or philosophy about food (24:00). Plus, Brian and Gabrielle discuss whether or not she's aware of the nostalgic dining experience she's creating for people (34:00) and why Gabrielle doesn't think taste is subjective (40:00). Topics mentioned: Prune Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton What Salmon Know by Elwood Reid If I Don't Six by Elwood Reid University of Michigan Mind of a Chef Ernest Hemingway's Six Word Story Mario Batali's Six Word Memoir Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays "Romeo Had Juliette" by Lou Reed elBulli Daniel NYC People mentioned: Gabrielle Hamilton Elwood Reid Mario Batali David Chang Anthony Bourdain Seth Godin Ferran Adria Dan Barber The Moment is brought to you by Amazon. Detective Harry Bosch is back on the new season of Amazon's Original Series Bosch, based on the best selling novels by Michael Connelly. Stream the new season now on Amazon Prime Video. Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Note: This episode originally aired in June 2015. Chuck Todd, NBC News political director and moderator of Meet the Press, talks about the political landscape and his role in it. Brian and Chuck also discuss the line between journalism and show business, the value of long-form interviews, and Chuck's waning enthusiasm for the political game. Plus, Chuck dives into his vision for Meet the Press, the burden of hosting the longest running television show in history, and the real story behind Advise and Consent. Topics this week: NBC's Meet the Press The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House by Chuck Todd The Julliard School Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy Up, Simba! an essay by David Foster Wallace Bulworth Network Advise and Consent Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner Fight Cowboys Are My Weakness by Pam Houston People this week: Former Senator Rick Santorum Governor John Kasich Senator Rand Paul Former Vice President Dick Cheney Senator Bernie Sanders Former Governor Jeb Bush Former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton President Barack Obama Former Senator Lester Hunt Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann Former President Bill Clinton Senator John McCain Ross Perot Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill Thompson Twitter: @briankoppelman Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Rath is a New York Times bestselling author and researcher best known for his books Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes and Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life. On the show, Tom shares a few tips about how to make better micro-decisions (7:00) and how to teach kids better social and behavioral dynamics (17:00). Plus, Brian and Tom discuss the work of Adam Grant and why doing things for others is often our best motivator (21:00). Tom also talks about the difference between finding happiness and finding meaning (31:00) and shares his thoughts about people pursuing their passions and how we can change employee to employer relationships to encourage people to find meaningful work (41:00). You can watch Tom's documentary, Fully Charged, by clicking here. Topics mentioned: Fully Charged by Tom Rath Fully Charged Documentary Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Give and Take by Adam Grant Originals by Adam Grant People mentioned: Tom Rath Brian Wansink Nicholas Christakis James Altucher James Fowler Amy Wrzesniewski The Moment is brought to you Monster. Find employees who work as hard as you at Monster.com/hiring. Monster. Find Better. And by Amazon. Detective Harry Bosch is back on the new season of Amazon's Original Series Bosch, based on the best selling novels by Michael Connelly. Stream the new season now on Amazon Prime Video. Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Podcast production by Jayson De Leon To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Malin Akerman is an actress best known for her roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Couples Retreat, and Showtime's latest series, Billions. Today, Malin discusses how a tumultuous relationship with her mother shaped her career and personality (6:00), when she noticed she wanted to be an actor (11:00), and how becoming a parent moved her away from comedy and towards drama (23:00). Plus, Malin talks about how she prepares to go toe-to-toe with Maggie Siff in a scene (32:00) and the effect of being an outsider on playing American characters (36:00). Topics mentioned: Billions Landmark Forum The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Rock of Ages Trophy Wife The Ticket Tribeca Film Festival The Heartbreak Kid People mentioned: Malin Akerman David Levien Neil Burger Melissa Errico Paul Giamatti Oren Moverman Maggie Siff The Moment is brought to you by A&E's hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Quinto is an actor and a producer best known for his roles in Heroes, Margin Call, and in the Star Trek films as Spock. Today, Zach discusses how the death of his father shaped his childhood and career (2:00), how he landed in Noah Haidle's Smokefall (16:00), and the years of self examination that helped him better understand his goals as an artist (27:00). Plus, Zach reflects on how the plant medicine, ayahuasca, helped him release a character that lingered from Angels in America (38:00) and looks forward to his upcoming role as Glenn Greenwald in Oliver Stone's Snowden (43:00). To get tickets to see Smokefall click here. Topics mentioned: Smokefall Margin Call Angels in America Star Trek Beyond Carnegie Mellon School of Drama The Immaculate Reception a short film by Charlotte Glynn Snowden CitizenFour City of Thieves by David Benioff What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins Just Kids by Patti Smith M-Train by Patti Smith Horses The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion People mentioned: Zach Quinto Noah Haidle Tony Kushner Charlotte Glynn Al Pacino John Cazale Glenn Greenwald Oliver Stone Melissa Leo Tom Wilkinson Joseph Gordon Levitt J.C. Chandor Neal Dodson Corey Moosa Christine Vachon Tim Ferriss The Moment is brought to you by A&E's hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Podcast production by Jayson De Leon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethan Canin is the author of two short story collections (Emperor of the Air & The Palace Thief) and a number of novels including his latest, A Doubter's Almanac. On today's show, Ethan discusses one of his favorite lines in literature (4:30), the state of contemporary fiction (14:30), and why he believes America has yet to learn how to teach English (23:00). Plus, Ethan reflects on the influence of Raymond Carver on writers of his generation (28:00), the types of characters he tends to consider in his work (31:00), and why he's trying to do "the difficult thing." (41:00) A Doubter's Almanac is available now by clicking here. Topics mentioned: A Doubter's Almanac by Ethan Canin Emperor of the Air by Ethan Canin Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin "A Silver Dish" by Saul Bellow The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Tenth of December by George Saunders City of Thieves by David Benioff The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Cathedral by Raymond Carver The Collected Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever America, America by Ethan Canin For Kings and Planets by Ethan Canin "When Einstein Was Wrong" by Jonah Bromwich Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies "Bullet in the Brain" by Tobias Wolff Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin People mentioned: Ethan Canin Barack Obama Joe Fassler Harold Bloom David Foster Wallace Mark Leyner F. Scott Fitzgerald Raymond Carver Tess Gallagher Gordon Lish Michael Chabon Alice Munro Shakespeare Danielle Steel Elwood Reid Martin Amis Philip Roth William Kennedy The Moment is brought to you by A&E's hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judd Apatow is a writer, director, and producer of, more than likely, one of your favorite movies or shows. Today, Judd discusses the impact of Steve Martin on his career (2:00) and the existential conflict that fuels his work (13:00). Plus, Judd talks about his role as a mentor for Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham (22:00), how he manages a writer's room (30:00), and why he may be looking to do something different on his next big project (36:00). Judd's new series, Love, is available this Friday (2/19) on Netflix. And Girls returns on HBO this Sunday (2/21). Topics mentioned: Love on Netflix Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow Girls on HBO Stripes Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Crimes and Misdemeanors Hannah and Her Sisters The Purple Rose of Cairo Freaks and Geeks Philadelphia Roseanne Tiny Furniture Metropolitan Everybody Love Raymond The Ben Stiller Show Cape Fear Funny People This is 40 Groundhog Day People mentioned: Judd Apatow Adam McKay Garry Shandling Albert Brooks Steve Martin Michael Che Bob Shad Tony Robbins Paul Lynde Mike Nichols Mel Brooks Harold Ramis Samuel Beckett Paul Feig Bill Cosby Al Franken Kristen Wiig Lena Dunham Amy Schumer Leslie Mann Phil Rosenthal David Cross Dino Stamatopoulos Steve Carell Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Damon's character in 'Rounders' took his name from today's guest, great singer-songwriter Michael McDermott, who's had a long road back from darkness. (Originally aired in June 2014). Michael's new album, Six on the Out (2016) is available by clicking here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Moreland is a masterful singer-songwriter best known for his albums In the Throes (2013) and High on Tulsa Heat (2015). Fresh off his European tour with Jason Isbell, John joins us in the studio to talk about writing songs on the road and why nowadays, it's more difficult to find the right melody than the right words (7:20). Plus, John describes how he first fell in love with music (12:20), why he chooses to not idolize the greats (31:15), and how his goal as a writer is to build what Bob Dylan would call "sturdy songs." (34:00) Stick around at the end of the show for a performance of "Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore" by John Moreland. And also, please check out John's performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by clicking here. Topics mentioned:High on Tulsa Heat by John MorelandIn the Throes by John MorelandEarthbound Blues by John Moreland"Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore" by John Moreland"Shiny Happy People" by REM"Stand" by REM"White Flag" by John Moreland"Elephant" by Jason Isbell"Step Inside This House" by Lyle Lovett"One Headlight" by The Wallflowers"Rich Man's War" by Steve Earle"Hearts Too Heavy" by John Moreland"Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars" by John MorelandHeartworn HighwaysDon't Look BackOld No. 1 by Guy ClarkDublin Blues by Guy ClarkLive at The Old Quarter by Townes van ZandtRun the Jewels 1 & 2"Bad Liver and Broken Heart" by Hayes CarllWorld Gone Wrong by Bob Dylan"Sing Me Back Home" by Merle HaggardSon of Anarchy People mentioned:John MorelandEdgar CayceJason IsbellHarry NilssonTom PettyBruce SpringsteenJason MolinaLightnin' HopkinsZZ TopGuy ClarkTownes van ZandtRed City RadioBanner PilotRandy NewmanAaron Lee TasjanJohn PrineChristian Lee HudsonToby Keith Twitter: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Frank is a distinguished screenwriter best known for movies such as Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Minority Report, and A Walk Among the Tombstones. Scott's new novel, Shaker, is written in the same vein as Elmore Leonard's finest books and is out today. This week, Brian and Scott discuss the story of how Shaker came to be after more than 20 years (1:05) and why he has never had a better experience in the arts (56:31). Plus, Scott talks about how he manages a creative collaboration (13:53), battles his writing fears (36:23), and how things are finally lining up on his longtime pet project, Godless (59:30). Topics mentioned: Shaker by Scott Frank Little Man Tate Minority Report A Walk Among the Tombstones Out of Sight Get Shorty The Wolverine Dead Again Hoke Marley & Me The Lookout Scott Frank's BAFTA speech Dog Day Afternoon Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Frontpage by Ben Hecht A Child of the Century by Ben Hecht Monster: Living Off the Big Screen by John Gregory Dunne The Tim Ferriss Show People mentioned: Scott Frank Elmore Leonard Donald Westlake Carl Hiaasen Peter Gethers Bill Goldman Lindsay Doran Sydney Pollack Derek Haas Ben Hecht Jodie Foster Steven Soderbergh Steven Spielberg John Gregory Dunne Craig Mazin Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donny Deutsch is an ad executive turned TV personality and star of USA Network's Donny! Today, Brian and Donny discuss how he cultivated creativity as the head of Deutsch Inc. (one of NYC's top ad agencies) and how those skills transferred over to the production of his new sitcom. Plus, Donny reflects on the lessons of his father, the original founder of Deutsch, and why he's contemplating a run for political office in New York City. The first season of Donny! is available on USA On Demand and by clicking here. Topics mentioned: Deutsch Inc. The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch Donny! Billions Mad Men Often Wrong, Never in Doubt by Donny Deutsch and Peter Knobler Sarah Palin's Donald Trump endorsement speech Morning Joe Death of Freddie Gray The Polo Bar NYC Sirius XM Stars: Dialing Donny The Sopranos The Larry Sanders Show Curb Your Enthusiam The Godfather People mentioned: Donny Deutsch Harvey Weinstein Tim Ferriss Harrison Ford Dwayne Johnson Jon Hamm Rupert Murdoch Seth Godin Bill Clinton Bill Gates George Stephanopoulos James Carville Mandy Grunwald Hillary Clinton Donald Trump William Bratton Bill de Blasio David Dinkins Rudy Giuliani Michael Bloomberg Bill Murray Michael J. Fox Charlie Rose Tony Robbins Angie Day Garry Shandling Maggie Siff This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime's new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York's most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won't cross to win. Billions-a new series, Sundays at 10pm-only on Showtime. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Costabile is an actor best known for his roles on Breaking Bad, The Wire, and Lincoln. He stars in Showtime's latest series, Billions, as Mike "Wags" Wagner, the right hand man to Bobby "Axe" Axelrod. Today, Brian and David discuss the actor's process and the importance of "assuming your own brilliance." Plus, David talks about his fanboy'ish encounter with Bryan Cranston, a theatre audition gone terribly wrong, and why he keeps creating rules for himself just to break them. Topics mentioned: Billions Breaking Bad The Wire Tufts University Solitary Man The Moment with Tom McCarthy: 10/27/15 Titanic Shubert Theatre A Chorus Line Spamalot The Mahabharata The Empty Space Caroline, or Change Stripes Heat The Moment with Maggie Siff: 12/1/15 Bloodline People mentioned: David Costabile David Levien Andrew Ross Sorkin Bryan Cranston Peter O'Toole Tom McCarthy James Lapine Mike Nichols Bill Murray Hank Azaria Oliver Platt Antony Sher Tony Kushner Maggie Siff Glenn Kessler This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime's new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York's most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won't cross to win. Billions-a new series, Sundays at 10pm-only on Showtime. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Townes Earle is a distinguished singer-songwriter best known for records such as Midnight at the Movies and Harlem River Blues. Justin, the son of the legendary songwriter, Steve Earle, talks about growing up personally without his father and professionally in his wake. Plus, Justin reflects on his destructive youth, shares stories from the road, talks about learning how to read and write as a dyslexic, and why after all his struggles he still believes you don't need to be miserable to write a great song. His two latest albums are Single Mothers and Absent Fathers. For a full catalog of Justin's music click here. Topics mentioned: Single Mothers & Absent Fathers by Justin Townes EarleThe Moment with Aimee Mann: 8/18/15I Smile Back"Midnight at the Movies" by Justin Townes EarleThe Moviegoer by Walker PercyClosing Time by Tom WaitsMindfield by Gregory Corso"Cocksucking Blonde" by Stephen Yerkey"Blues Run the Game" by Jackson Frank"Am I That Lonely Tonight?" by Justin Townes Earle"Christchurch Woman" by Justin Townes Earle"Ain't Glad I'm Leaving" by Justin Townes Earle"Halfway to Jackson" by Justin Townes Earle"Looking for a Place to Land" by Justin Townes Earle"Hymn 101" by Joe Pug"Traveling Alone" by Jason Isbell"A Boy Named Sue" by Shel SilversteinGuitar Town by Steve EarleOn the Road by Jack Kerouac"South Georgia Sugar Babe" by Justin Townes Earle"Desperados Waiting for a Train" by Guy ClarkOld No. 1 by Guy ClarkDublin Blues by Guy Clark"Hemingway's Whiskey" by Guy ClarkHearthworn Highways"You Never Even Call Me By My Name" by David Allan Coe"Would You Lay with Me in a Field of Stone" by David Allan Coe"Baby Let Me Follow You Down" by Bob Dylan and Eric Von Schimidt"The House of the Rising Sun" by Dave Van Ronk"Baseball's Sad Lexicon" a poem by Franklin P. AdamsRecording King guitarsWar Elephant by Deer TickMiddle Brother by Middle Brother"Big Sky Country" by Chris Whitley"Can't Hardly Wait" a cover by Justin Townes EarleNothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now by Justin Townes Earle People mentioned: Justin Townes EarleAimee MannSteve EarleJulian LennonJakob DylanTownes Van ZandtErnest HemingwayWilliam BurroughsJohn GottiWilliam VollmannWilliam FaulknerSlashScotty MeltonRaymond CarverMalcolm HolcombePenn JilletteSteve GoodmanJohn McCauleyLouis ArmstrongCheap TrickDr. DreGeorge WillJohn McGrawMike MillsWillie MaysTony FitzpatrickChris StapletonSturgill SimpsonGillian WelchTaylor GoldsmithDawesDelta Spirit This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime's new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York's most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won't cross to win. Billions premieres January 17th at 10pm-only on Showtime. Email: [email protected]: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the filmmaking partners responsible for the movies Half Nelson, Sugar, and Mississippi Grind, look back at how they started making movies, talk about their creative partnership, and discuss their frustration with the amount of people who have watched Mississippi Grind. Plus, the two dissect the decisions they've made to keep making independent films and why directing television shows (The Affair, Looking, Billions) can be a scary, vulnerable experience. Topics mentioned: Mississippi Grind, Half Nelson, Sugar, Billions, Buffalo '66, "How to Annoy a Fan Base in 60 Easy Steps" by Bill Simmons, Do The Right Thing, She's Gotta Have It, Goodfellas, First Blood, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Raising Arizona, Stranger Than Paradise, Slacker, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause" by The Jackson Five, NY 99X Radio Station, Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair, True Lies, Struggle a short film by Ryan Fleck, Creed, Hard Eight, California Split, Gowanus a short film by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, Out of Sight, The Moment with Scott Rosenberg: 12/22/15 People mentioned: Vincent Gallo, Rick Barry, Spike Lee, Leonard Maltin, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, Richard Linklater, Emily Dickinson, James Cameron, Grant Heslov, Ryan Coogler, Ryan Gosling, Ben Mendelsohn, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, James Lipton This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime's new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York's most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won't cross to win. Billions premieres January 17th at 10pm-only on Showtime. Email: [email protected], Twitter: @BrianKoppelman, iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Note: This episode was produced and aired by Grantland in January 2015. Amy Schumer, groundbreaking comedian, on what she loves and hates about her life right now. Email: [email protected]: @briankoppelmanRate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Scott Rosenberg, the writer best known for his movies Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, Beautiful Girls, and Con Air. The two discuss the impact of Scott's father passing away, creating languages in movies, and the themes that run through many of his films. Plus, Scott talks about how the Hollywood machine turned Gone in 60 Seconds into a different movie and why the true emotion of Scott's screenplays have rarely (if ever) been captured on screen. Topics mentioned: Things to Do When You're Dead in Denver Beautiful Girls Con Air Gone in Sixty Seconds Rounders Boston University University of Southern California The Moment with Tony Gilroy: 10/28/14 Sunset Boulevard The Black Ice by Michael Connelly October Road A Clockwork Orange House of Games Marathon Man Chinatown Lethal Weapon Leaving Las Vegas Jumanji Grease Electra Glide in Blue The Wanderers by Richard Price Ladies Man by Richard Price Magnum Force The Longest Yard The Deer Hunter Grosse Pointe Blank Solitary Man Disturbing Behavior Zoo Kangaroo Jack People mentioned: Gary Fleder Leslie Epstein Joel Silver Mike De Luca Quentin Tarantino Harvey Weinstein Shane Black Jon Favreau Steve Gaghan Peter Berg William Goldman Stephen King Salman Rushdie Donald Westlake Donna Langley Dennis Lehane Bruce Springsteen Vin Diesel James Patterson Ted Demme This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by Making A Murderer, an unprecedented new documentary that takes viewers inside a high-stakes criminal case where reputation is everything and things are never as they appear. All episodes are now streaming, only on Netflix. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Sarah Kay, the world famous spoken word poet. Brian and Sarah talk about how 9/11 impacted her life as a young artist and why people feel unwelcomed in the "house of poetry." Plus, Sarah reflects on her life on the road as an educator and poet, why she sees art as an exchange of gifts, and how she was confused for the waitstaff just before giving the TED Talk that changed her life. Topics mentioned:"If I Should Have a Daughter" a TED Talk by Sarah KayProject Voice"The Type" by Sarah KayBrown UniversityBowery PoetryNuyorican Poets Cafe28 Pieces from 2015 That Should Be Required Reading For Women by Emma GrayI'm 15-Years-Old And This Is What Love Feels Like by Anna Koppelman"Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie" by Bob Dylan30 Rock "Reunion" episodeElection"On the Discomfort of Being in the Same Room as the Boy You Like" by Sarah Kay"Winter Without You" by Sarah KayCUPSI Poetry Slam"What We Build" a Scripps commencement address by Sarah Kay People mentioned:Sarah KayDavid BermanMary KarrAnna KoppelmanLou ReedTina FeyPhil KayeAl GoreBill GatesChris AndersonCarly FiorinaMorgan Spurlock This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Jim James, the lead singer and songwriter for the band My Morning Jacket. Brian and Jim talk about the band's latest album, The Waterfall, and the message within many of their songs. Plus, Jim meditates on criticism and its role in the artistic process, how his songs are created over several years in a garden of ideas, and what it feels like, minutes before he steps on the stage, to bring a group of people together around one common cause --- love. Topics mentioned: The Waterfall album "Compound Fracture" by My Morning Jacket Z album "Wordless Chorus" by My Morning Jacket RPM - A non profit organization Bruce Springsteen's Harry Chapin Tribute E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction by David Foster Wallace "I'm Amazed" by My Morning Jacket The New Basement Tapes (w/ Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Rhiannon Giddens, and Taylor Goldsmith) "Blues Run the Game" by Jackson Frank One Big Circle: How My Morning Jacket Rebounded With Its Best Album in a Decade by Steven Hyden Out of Time album "Me and Honey" by REM "Country Feedback" by REM Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron "Believe (Nobody Knows)" by My Morning Jacket Led Zeppelin III "Tangerine" by Led Zeppelin People mentioned: Jim James Indigo Girls Bob Dylan Curtis Mayfield Neil Young Eckhart Tolle Lou Reed Michael Stipe and Peter Buck REM Monsters of Folk Nick Drake Washington Phillips Paul Simon Van Halen Motley Crue Nirvana Pearl Jam The Replacements Ken Wilbur Jack Kornfield This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater. All of Season 1 is available now, so listen and find out why a 70-year-old alien recording seems to be killing people. Search for The Message on iTunes. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Maggie Siff, the actress best known for her roles in Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, and the upcoming Showtime series, Billions. Brian and Maggie reflect on the past year creating Billions together and how Maggie goes about preparing for her scenes on the show. Plus, Maggie talks about when she first fell in love with acting, why it's important to her to play strong, smart women on TV, and how she originally intended to read for Peggy Olson during her first Mad Men audition. Topics mentioned:BillionsMad MenSons of Anarchy"Mister Roberts"Being John MalkovichNYU Tisch School of the Arts People mentioned:Maggie SiffMatthew WeinerDamian LewisPaul GiamattiMalin AkermanDavid CostabileKurt SutterZelda FichandlerRon Van LieuThomas SadoskiAlan Taylor This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater. All of Season 1 is available now, so listen and find out why a 70-year-old alien recording seems to be killing people. Search for The Message on iTunes. Email: [email protected]: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Jerry O'Connell, the actor best known for his roles in Stand By Me and Jerry Maguire. Brian and Jerry reflect on the life of River Phoenix and the audition that landed him a role in Jerry Maguire. Plus, O'Connell talks about how it was never his intention to be pitted against Tom Cruise after his comments a few weeks back and why there's still nothing quite like performing for a packed Broadway theater. Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMoment Email: [email protected] Twitter: @briankoppelman To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Derek Haas, the co-creator of Chicago Fire, executive producer of Chicago PD & Chicago Med, and the author of A Different Lie - the fourth book in a series featuring the contract killer, Columbus. The two talk about their respective creative failures, how Derek manages his time as a showrunner and novelist, and why Haas feels compelled to keep writing books. Plus, Derek reflects on his time learning the ropes in Hollywood and why he and his creative partner (Michael Brandt) decided early on to see every project through to the end. Topics mentioned on today's show include: Chicago Fire Chicago PD Chicago Med A Different Lie by Derek Haas The Silver Bear by Derek Haas Columbus by Derek Haas Dark Men by Derek Haas 3:10 to Yuma Wanted The Double 2 Fast 2 Furious Baylor University The Writer's Market 2016 The Courier Runner Runner Rounders Our Man Flint Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Body by Stephen King The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway People mentioned on today's show: Derek Haas Michael Brandt John Singleton Dick Wolf Eamonn Walker Fyodor Dostoevsky Geoffrey Chaucer Edmund Spenser William Faulkner Donald Westlake James Altucher James Coburn Scott Frank John Lee Hancock Craig Mazin Matt Olmstead Jeff Lowell This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Jesse Itzler, an entrepreneur and endurance athlete, about his new book Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet. The two discuss why Jesse invited a SEAL (David Goggins) to live in his home for a month, the importance of never feeling complacent, and how eating 15 bananas a day may just be his secret to success. Plus, Jesse shares a couple of stories about his ability to tolerate pain and how his next big endurance test may lead him to California's Death Valley. Topics mentioned on today's show include: Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzler Atlanta Hawks ZICO Marquis Jet Spanx Hoosiers Patriot Tour Dallas Mavericks Michael Jordan's Fantasy Camp Fit For Life by Harvey Diamond People mentioned on today's show: Jesse Itzler Sara Blakely Lucille Ball Tony Robbins Eminem Billy Joel David Goggins Wayne Dyer Mark Cuban Grant Hill Kyle Korver This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to his wife, Amy Koppelman, a novelist and screenwriter, about her new book Hesitation Wounds and her recent film I Smile Back. The two discuss Amy's lifelong battle with depression, the themes and characters of her stories, and how writing has, in many ways, saved her life. Plus, Amy talks about the letter she wrote to Philip Roth, why Per Petterson is one of her favorite authors, and how she overcame resistance from publishers and peers throughout her career. Topics mentioned on today's show include: Hesitation Wounds by Amy Koppelman I Smile Back by Amy Koppelman A Mouthful of Air by Amy Koppelman I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Toronto International Film Festival Daughters of the American Revolution "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles Oswald Typewriters Columbia University American Pastoral by Philip Roth The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson University of Pennsylvania Sundance Film Festival Deauville American Film Festival Nemesis by Philip Roth People mentioned on today's show: Amy Koppelman Sarah Silverman Josh Charles Thomas Sadoski Paige Dylan E.E. Cummings Kurt Cobain Gary Gulman Alan Hunter Mark Goodman Michael Cunningham Fyodor Dostoevsky Leo Tolstoy Anton Chekov Grace Paley Touré Richard Locke Joan Didion This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. And by MUBI, a curated online cinema that brings its members a hand­picked selection of the best independent, international, and classic films. Every day, MUBI's curators introduce a new title and you have 30 days to watch it. That means there are always 30 wonderful films to enjoy, all for only $4.99 a month. Listeners of The Moment can try MUBI free for one month-just go to MUBI.com/themoment for a free trial. Email:[email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom McCarthy, the writer and director of Spotlight, joins Brian this week to talk about his new film which tells the true story of how a Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe team unmasked the widespread cover-up of child abuse in Boston's Catholic Church. Tom has written and directed a number of other great films including The Station Agent, The Visitor, and Win Win. Today, the two talk about how Tom bounced back from a critical and commercial failure in his 2014 movie, The Cobbler, to create what is now being regarded, in Spotlight, as a frontrunner for this year's best picture. Plus, Tom talks about his career as an actor, the role of journalism in today's society, and how some of our most calamitous mistakes aren't the result of one big bad decision, but of a lot of small mistakes, winks, and people looking the other way. Spotlight opens in select theaters on November 6th. Topics mentioned on today's show include: Spotlight The Station Agent The Visitor The Wire Up The Boston Globe The Cobbler Rounders Empire Win Win Evita Noises Off Boston College Star Wars Harold and Maude Repo Man Soul Asylum The Replacements The Jayhawks The Guthrie Theater The Front Page Yale Drama School Axis Theatre Almost Famous Jesus Son Ray Donovan "Calling Out Bill Cosby's Media Enablers, Including Myself" by David Carr "What Do We Really Know About Osama Bin Laden's Death?" by Jonathan Mahler "There's Just One Problem with Those Bin Laden Conspiracy Theories" by Mark Bowden All The President's Men The Insider Billions People mentioned on today's show: Tom McCarthy Tom McArdle Tony Gilroy Adam Sandler Danny Strong Jon Hamm Peter Dinklage Bobby Cannavale Patricia Clarkson Patti LuPone Hal Ashby Amy Poehler Dave Pirner Marc Perlman Doug Hughes Dalton Trumbo Anton Chekhov Jean-Pierre Melville Francois Truffaut Sultan Kosen Ethan Hawke James Bundy Richard Jenkins Michael Keaton Liev Schreiber Rachel McAdams John Slattery Mark Ruffalo Stanley Tucci Billy Crudup Paul Gilfoy Eileen McNamara Paul Giamatti This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judah Friedlander, the longtime comedian, star of 30 Rock, and author of the new book, If the Raindrops United, joins Brian this week to talk about how his material has changed over the years, his various battles with anxiety, and what it felt like to finally find a home on stage. Plus, Brian reads a passage from the new book and the two discuss why the only thing holding Judah back from making his first special is Judah. Topics mentioned on today's show include: If the Raindrops United by Judah Friedlander 30 Rock Scott Ferrall Radio Show Top Spin WJOK Comedy Radio Comedy Tonight with Bill Boggs Robin Byrd Show Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas by Dale Pollock Diner At The Diner by Brian Koppelman 1984 by George Orwell Dead Poets Society The Tibetan Book of the Dead Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John Sarno Rocky The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron People mentioned on today's show: Judah Friedlander Steven Wright Lenny Bruce Rick Shapiro Bob Newhart Allan Havey Steve Martin Bob Hope Rodney Dangerfield Peter North Rick Baker Phil Tippet Ray Harryhausen Paul Reiser Jim Gaffigan Bill Burr Ted Alexandro Ben Bailey Sam Kinison John Mulrooney Andrew Dice Clay Richard Lewis Jerry Seinfeld Blaine Capatch Patton Oswalt Big Jay Oakerson Steve Nash This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Email: [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to John Dahl who directed Rounders and gave Brian his first big break in movies. John is also known for directing movies such as The Last Seduction, You Kill Me, and Red Rock West. The two talk about John's road to becoming a director, the lessons he learned along the way, and how directing is a lot like being the leader of a band. Plus, John talks about dealing with disappointments in show business, his worst studio pitch, and why filmmakers should keep telling the story of the movie to everybody on the set. Topics mentioned on today's show include: The Last Seduction Red Rock West Kill Me Again Unforgettable You Kill Me Rounders A Clockwork Orange She's Gotta Have It Raising Arizona Cool Hand Luke The French Connection The Godfather University of Montana Montana State University American Film Institute Billions Red Desert State And Main Powerhouse a TV series Double Indemnity General Hospital The Tropicana in Hollywood I Wake Up Screaming The Bridge People mentioned on today's show: John Dahl Columbo The Beatles Spike Lee Coen Brothers Paul Giamatti Dave Warfield Billy Wilder Christopher Guest Bill Pullman Val Kilmer Elwood Reid This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. It's the Rachel Maddow Show covering America one story at time. Weeknights at 9 Eastern only on MSNBC. The Moment is also brought to you by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Rosenthal is the creator and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond and his new show, I'll Have What Phil's Having. This week, Brian and Phil discuss life before and after Everybody Loves Raymond, the best movies about show business, and Phil's first mind-blowing food experience. Plus, the two talk about Phil's current bout of writer's block, the best pizza slice in New York City, and whether Los Angeles is indeed the best food city in America. Topics mentioned on today's show include: I'll Have What Phil's Having Everybody Loves Raymond Exporting Raymond You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom by Phil Rosenthal Dayenu Jewish James Bond a video by Funny or Die Spanglish The Honeymooners Hofstra University Saturday Night Live Apocalypse Now Rounders Narcos Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm Avatar Terms of Endearment Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach The King of Comedy Broadway Danny Rose The TV Set Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain The Bobby Gold Stories by Anthony Bourdain Defending Your Life Writer's Bloc with Phil Rosenthal Heat by Bill Buford Spicy Thai BBQ La Super Rica Guerillas Tacos People mentioned on today's show: Les Moonves James L. Brooks Alan Kirschenbaum Bill Murray Larry David Julia Child Jeff Smith Tom Hanks Ray Romano Kevin James Steve Martin Jake Kasdan Anthony Bourdain J.R. Havlan Mario Batali Bill Esparza This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Open Account, a podcast series created by SuChin Pak and Umpqua Bank. Open Account explores, through honest and sometimes comical interviews, our uncomfortable silence around money. Open Account is available now on iTunes. And by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. The Moment is also brought to you by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. Email: [email protected]: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Salman Rushdie, the distinguished author of books such as Midnight's Children, The Satanic Verses, and Joseph Anton: A Memoir, joins Brian this week to discuss his latest novel Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights, the themes of alienation and truth that often lie beneath the surface in his work, and why, in a world gone mad, fiction matters. Plus, Salman talks about his rocky start as a writer, an unforgettable night at Madison Square Garden, and how religious fascists are waging a war on pleasure. Topics mentioned on today's show include: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie Candide by Voltaire Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie The Arabian Knights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights The animal fables of The Panchatantra The Hamzanama Ocean of the Streams of Stories Grimus by Salman Rushdie Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie slams critics of PEN's Charlie Hebdo tribute Tenth of December by George Saunders The Illusionist Eisenheim the Illusionist by Steven Millhauser Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser "One" by U2 ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape by Rukmini Callimachi People mentioned on today's show: Christopher Hitchens Joyce Carol Oates Joan Didion Ibn Rushd Kierkegaard Gustave Flaubert Thorstein Veblen Ian McEwan Martin Amis Julian Barnes Kazuo Ishiguro Jane Austen Walt Whitman Penn Jillette Jonathan Franzen Steven Milhauser William Kennedy James Salter H.L. Mencken This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Open Account, a podcast series created by SuChin Pak and Umpqua Bank. Open Account explores, through honest and sometimes comical interviews, our uncomfortable silence around money. Open Account is available now on iTunes. And by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we'll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil LaBute, the writer and director of movies such as In The Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors, joins Brian this week to discuss his latest show, Billy & Billie, and his process as a director by taking a closer look at his 2013 film, Some Velvet Morning. Also, LaBute talks about his work as a writer and why critics and audiences often confuse his personal sense of morality with that of his characters. Plus, Brian and Neil meditate on the social utility in truth-telling and to what lengths writers and audiences are willing to go in order to feel connected in a world that's ever-changing. Topics discussed on today's show include: "Neil LaBute Has a Thing About Beauty" a New York Times article Your Friends and Neighbors In The Company of Men Billy & Billie Some Velvet Morning Full Frontal Irreversible This Is How It Goes a play by Neil LaBute The Magic Christian by Terry Southern Bash a play by Neil LaBute Fritzl Case I Smile Back by Amy Koppelman A Mouthful of Air by Amy Koppelman The Clown by Heinrich Boll People discussed on today's show: Neil LaBute Alice Eve Gaspar Noe Ben Stiller Amanda Peet Jeffrey Wright Euripides Shakespeare Nick Drake William Golding William Goldman Heinrich Boll This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Draft Kings. One-week fantasy football at Draft Kings means every moment could take you closer to a life-changing payday. Play when you want and pick a new team every time! Use the code MOMENT to play free for a shot at a million bucks in this week's Millionaire Maker event only at DraftKings.com! And by Open Account, a podcast series created by SuChin Pak and Umpqua Bank. Open Account explores, through honest and sometimes comical interviews, our uncomfortable silence around money. Open Account is coming soon on iTunes. And by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/MOMENT. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Foley, the newly announced director of Fifty Shades Darker, joins Brian this week to discuss how James thinks about directing, the years he spent in movie jail, and how decades of Freudian analysis helped break him out. Also, Foley talks about his time on House of Cards and how David Fincher's trust gave him a 2nd shot in Hollywood. Plus, James tells a few stories from the set of Glengarry Glen Ross and takes a look ahead at his new project, Fifty Shades Darker. Topics discussed on today's show include: Glengarry Glen Ross Fifty Shades Darker (Sequel) Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James Billions At Close Range After Dark, My Sweet "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna Reckless House of Cards The Intern The Martian Gladiator Perfect Stranger Solitary Man USC Film School People discussed on today's show: James Foley Beau Willimon David Fincher Paul Giamatti Sigmund Freud Nikki Toscano Nancy Meyers Woody Allen Ridley Scott Halle Berry Bruce Willis Tom Cruise Josh Donen David Mamet Alec Baldwin Jack Lemmon Ed Harris Billy Wilder E.L. James Dakota Johnson Jamie Dornan This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Draft Kings. One-week fantasy football at Draft Kings means every moment could take you closer to a life-changing payday. Play when you want and pick a new team every time! Use the code MOMENT to play free for a shot at a million bucks in this week's Millionaire Maker event only at DraftKings.com! And by Open Account, a podcast series created by SuChin Pak and Umpqua Bank. Open Account explores, through honest and sometimes comical interviews, our uncomfortable silence around money. Open Account is coming soon on iTunes. And by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/MOMENT. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Karr, the award-winning poet and best-selling author, joins Brian this week to discuss her latest book, The Art of Memoir, and reflect on her past work including The Liars' Club and a poem she wrote about David Foster Wallace, "Suicide's Note: An Annual." Also, Karr talks about being critical of David and why she couldn't read Infinite Jest until after his death. Plus, Brian and Mary talk about some of their favorite memoirs and how Mary believes that with the right tools and mindset, anyone can tell their own story. Topics discussed on today's show include: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr The Liars' Club by Mary Karr Cherry by Mary Karr Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr The Rock Bottom Remainders Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked Texas Campfire Tapes by Michelle Shocked "Michelle Shocked enrages fans with onstage anti-gay rant." Memoirs by Pablo Neruda A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Dispatches by Michael Herr Stop-Time by Frank Conroy Body and Soul by Frank Conroy Black Boy by Richard Wright Native Son by Richard Wright Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Leviathan by Paul Auster I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The Kiss: A Memoir by Kathryn Harrison The Woman Warrior - Maxine Hong Kingston Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov Night by Elie Wiesel Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski The Moment with Jerome Charyn: 8/24/15 Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins by Jerome Charyn What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Tenth of December by George Saunders Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Forever Overhead by David Foster Wallace On Writing by Stephen King The Shining by Stephen King The Stand by Stephen King The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff Bullet in the Brain - A Short Film The Night in Question by Tobias Wolff "Suicide's Note: An Annual" by Mary Karr People discussed on today's show: Mary Karr Stephen King George Saunders Allen Grossman Michelle Shocked Tobias Wolff Marie Howe Geoffrey Wolff Raymond Carver Quentin Tarantino Ian McEwan Marina Abramovic Knausgaard Isaac Babel Gabriel Garcia Marquez Don DeLillo Tom Noonan Ralph Waldo Emerson Patti Smith Pam Houston This episode of The Moment is sponsored by Draft Kings. Start this football season by winning two million dollars! This isn't fantasy as usual. This is Draft Kings. Use code MOMENT to play free for a shot at two million dollars in the Week One Ten Million Dollar Millionaire Maker. Go to DraftKings.com! And by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/MOMENT Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Zizzo, the award winning songwriter and producer, grew up as a renowned guitar player and on today's show Brian and Peter talk about the effects of being viewed as a prodigy, the decisions he has made as an artist, and the lessons he learned along the way. Plus, Peter talks about writing songs for Celine Dion and Vanessa Carlton, how he felt being nominated for an award that was purely his own work, and wanting the success to be real this time around. Topics discussed on today's show include: "Whispers" by Corina The Moment with David Levien: 3/24/15 Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri Women and Children First by Van Halen Spring Has Sprung on Peter Rabbit "Hello" by Lionel Richie "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean Solitary Man Rounders "Ordinary Day" demo by Vanessa Carlton "Only One Road" by Celine Dion People discussed on today's show include: Peter Zizzo Vanessa Carlton Avril Lavigne Billy Cobham Adam Schlesinger Steve Winwood Taylor Swift Tony Robbins Charles Koppelman Robert Randolph Tim Herilhy David Koepp Max Martin Imani Coppola Hailey Knox Ron Fair This episode of The Moment is sponsored by Draft Kings. Start this football season by winning two million dollars! This isn't fantasy as usual. This is Draft Kings. Use code MOMENT to play free for a shot at two million dollars in the Week One Ten Million Dollar Millionaire Maker. Go to DraftKings.com! And by Audible.com, a leading provider of spoken audio information and entertainment. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free audiobook of your choice and a 30-day trial today when you visit: audible.com/MOMENT. And by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/MOMENT. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerome Charyn, the highly regarded author of books such as I Am Abraham and Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins, joins Brian this week to discuss his love of language, ping-pong, and his latest book of stories, Bitter Bronx. Also, Brian draws a parallel between Charyn and Haruki Murakami's work, asks about Jerome's struggles with depression, and rekindles an old idea about a Marty Reisman movie. Plus, Jerome shares his touching story about finding love in his 70s and the cat that stole his heart. Topics discussed on today's show include: Bitter Bronx by Jerome Charyn Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins by Jerome Charyn I Am Abraham by Jerome Charyn The American University of Paris Jerome Charyn's interview with Frederic Tuten The Power Broker by Robert Caro I Smile Back by Amy Koppelman Why Are We In Vietnam by Norman Mailer Dubliners by James Joyce People discussed on today's show include: Jerome Charyn Tom Bissell Jonathan Lethem Michael Chabon Don DeLillo Charles Dickens Shakespeare Lawrence Block Abraham Lincoln Marty Reisman Van Gogh Harold Brodkey Robert Moses Ethan Canin John Malkovich Paul Auster Haruki Murakami Dashiell Hammett Jean-Pierre Melville Jerzy Kosinki James Salter This episode of the Moment is sponsored by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/moment Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aimee Mann, one of the best songwriters of our generation, joins Brian this week to discuss the evolution of her music, the time she spent with 'Til Tuesday, and the way Aimee thinks about creating songs. Also, Brian and Aimee discuss an event prior to the "Whatever" album that impacted the both of them professionally and creatively. Plus, Aimee falls in love with a lyric from Jason Isbell's new album, talks about the importance of form and self-awareness as an artist, and how lately she's simply trying to be a more mature person. Topic Mentioned: Chronicles by Bob Dylan Paul Giamatti's interview on The Moment: 7/20/15 Coming Up Close: Retrospective by 'Til Tuesday Whatever by Aimee Mann Charmer by Aimee Mann The Both by Aimee Mann and Ted Leo I'm With Stupid by Aimee Mann Something More Than Free by Jason Isbell "24 Frames" by Jason Isbell The Forgotten Arm by Aimee Mann @#%&*! Smilers by Aimee Mann Solitary Man The Big Lebowski Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture by Aimee Mann People Mentioned: Aimee Mann David Lee Roth Billy Collins Ted Leo Michael Penn Jon Brion Tony Berg Michael Hausman Epic Records Heart Tracy Chapman 10,000 Maniacs Desmond Child Taylor Swift Jenny Lewis Neko Case Thelonious Monk Kevin Seccia This episode of the Moment is sponsored by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/moment And by Casper. An online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. Right now, get $50 towards any mattress by visiting Casper.com/Moment and using the promo code MOMENT. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder, the two comedians that host The Bonfire on Sirius XM's Comedy Central Radio, talk about the long road to finally landing their deal on satellite radio and everything that has transpired in their relationship since Mr. Oakerson's last emotional appearance on the show. Plus, Brian talks with Big Jay about the actions he took during an altercation at New York City's Comic Strip, how the comedian chooses his words, and honoring the comic's code. Spoiler alert: Big Jay did finally get those A/C's for his apartment. People Mentioned: Big Jay Oakerson Dan Soder Rob Zombie Joe List Amy Schumer Richie Tienken William Stephenson Steve Byrne Keith Van Horn Ari Shaffir Kurt Metzger Gary Gulman Joe Vecsey Todd Lynn Lenny Marcus Ardie Fuqua Dustin Chafin Mike Vecchione Dave Attell Michael Che Sam Morril Domenic DeNucci Topics Mentioned: Sirius XM's "The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder" The Moment with Big Jay Oakerson: (2/24/15) The Moment with Dan Soder: (5/27/14) MTV's Guy Code Legion of Skanks Comedy Cellar Casino Goodfellas The Devil's Rejects Billions Patrice O'Neal on WTF with Marc Maron Patrice O'Neal on Mohr Stories with Jay Mohr The Bridge on the River Kwai CSI: Miami First Blood Rocky Comic Strip Catch a Rising Star Larry Zbyszko turns on Bruno Sammartino Howard Stern on podcasts Dan Soder on Conan Dana Gould at Just for Laughs The Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley Forrest Gump This episode of the Moment is sponsored by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/moment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Email: [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Lipsky, the author of Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, the book which has been adapted into a feature film, The End Of The Tour, joins Brian to talk about the accuracy of the late David Foster Wallace's portrayal in the movie, the lasting personal effects those five days have had on his life, and whether or not meeting Mr. Wallace is the reason he hasn't published a book of fiction ever since. Plus, Brian and David discuss Jonathan Franzen's response to Mr. Wallace's death, the calculated trajectories of great artists such as Quentin Tarantino, and how the real goal of David Foster Wallace's work was to make people come alive. Please stick around after the show for a bonus segment from Brian's conversation with David Lipsky. The End of the Tour is now playing in select cities and will open in more theaters across the country on August 7th. People mentioned: David Lipsky Glenn Kenny James Ponsoldt John Barth John Updike Quentin Tarantino Bonnie Nadell Mary Karr Jonathan Franzen Sam Snead F. Scott Fitzgerald Mark Costello Paul Thomas Anderson Wes Anderson Martin Scorsese Nicole Holofcener Walter Kirn Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) Philip Roth Walt Whitman Sheryl Crow Jesse Eisenberg Topics mentioned: The End of the Tour Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself by David Lipsky Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Farther Away by Jonathan Franzen The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Freedom by Jonathan Franzen Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Best American Short Stories, 1986 by Raymond Carver The Little Red Book by Harvey Penick Robert Rodriguez interviews Quentin Tarantino The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway The Simpsons Absolutely American by David Lipsky Best American Magazine Writing, 2009 by The American Society of Magazine Editors Bryan Garner's interview on The Moment: 5/18/15 Noma Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) on Sgt. Peppers Reservoir Dogs Pulp Fiction Inglourious Basterds Annie Hall Manhattan The Anxiety of Influence by Harold Blume Me & QT: What's Behind Tarantino Ditching His Leaked 'Hateful Eight' Script? by Brian Koppelman Rounders Knockaround Guys Diner Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace People Like That Are The Only People Here by Lorrie Moore 10:04 by Ben Lerner Amadeus A.O. Scott reviews The End of the Tour Letters to Vera by Vladamir Nabakov An Author Asks That You 'Consider the Lobster' by David Lipsky David Lipsky on The Late David Foster Wallace on WNYC's The Takeaway Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football by Rich Cohen The Art Fair by David Lipsky Three Thousand Dollars: Stories by David Lipsky Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace The Deer Park by Norman Mailer Quack This Way by Bryan Garner A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore Girl With Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace "Blood on the Tracks" by Bob Dylan David Foster Wallace reads on Audible Idiocracy This episode of the Moment is sponsored by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/moment Email: [email protected] iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Twitter: @BrianKoppelman To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After being embroiled in a lawsuit with Mark Zuckerberg over the origins of Facebook, Divya Narendra, the founder and CEO of the investor community SumZero, joins Brian this week to discuss Narendra's early success creating Harvard Connection, the reason he became an entrepreneur, and the lessons he took away from the Facebook lawsuit. Also, Brian and Divya talk about startups, Divya's portrayal in The Social Network, and what can and cannot be taught in schools. Plus, the tech exec explains how he cultivated his mind and never lost a minute of sleep throughout the case against Facebook. People discussed on today's show include: Divya Narendra Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss Mark Zuckerberg Max Minghella Armie Hammer Elon Musk Warren Buffett Carl Icahn Alec Berg Aaron Sorkin David Fincher Jesse Eisenberg Topics discussed on today's show include: SumZero Facebook The Social Network Harvard Connection (ConnectU) Hot or Not website created by Mark Zuckerberg Harvard University Northwestern University Snapchat Silicon Valley "Chris Sacca On Being Different and Making Billions" - The Tim Ferriss Show (5/30/15) David and Goliath a book by Malcolm Gladwell Twitter: @BrianKoppelman Email: [email protected] Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment This episode of the Moment is sponsored by Braintree. If you're working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. Period. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/moment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Giamatti, the well respected, award-winning actor who stars along side Damian Lewis in Showtime's latest series, Billions, joins Brian this week to discuss working together on the set of the show (Brian is a co-creator and executive producer of Billions). Also, Paul talks about his complicated relationship with acting, revisits his roles in Donnie Brasco, Sideways, John Adams, and Cinderella Man. And Paul reflects on his time as a young actor and how, after more than 20 years, he keeps the work fresh and alive for himself. Topics this week: Billions Yale School of Drama Donnie Brasco Safe Men Cinderella Man John Adams Choate Rosemary Hall Peer Gynt a play by Henrik Ibsen Glengarry Glen Ross a play by David Mamet Speed-The-Plow a play by David Mamet Man on the Moon Sideways American Splendor Election "Hurt So Good" - John Cougar Mellencamp People this week: Paul Giamatti Sophia Loren Johnny Depp Russell Crowe Maggie Siff Marcus Giamatti Kenny Aronoff Alexander Payne Thomas Haden Church Twitter: @briankoppelman Email: [email protected] Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Starlee Kine, the host of the podcast Mystery Show. With the first five episodes of Kine's show complete, Brian caught up with her to ask about the response she has received and how that differs from the way she thinks about creating it. Also, the two compare and contrast the character Kine plays on Mystery Show to her everyday self, how she is a lot less like the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew and more like Charles Dickens and Marina Abramovic, and whether earnest is the correct word to ascribe to the stories on the podcast. Plus, Kine discusses the origins of Mystery Show and how close she was to leaving the radio world altogether. Topics this week: Mystery Show - Episodes 1-5 The Sopranos Mad Men Breaking Bad Y Tu Mama Tambien a film by Alfonso Cuaron Law and Order The Killing True Detective Nancy Drew Hardy Boys This American Life- Episode 208: Office Politics Serial The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults The Moth: Waiting for Marina Abramovic Magnolia On The High Wire a book by Philippe Petit (Translation by Paul Auster) Reply All People this week: Starlee Kine DB Cooper Charles Dickens Hans Jordi Jake Gyllenhaal Mary Tyler Moore Lawrence Block Raymond Chandler Dashiell Hammett Geraldo Rivera Marina Abramovich Alex Goldman Alex Blumberg Twitter: @briankoppelman Email: [email protected] Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back for his 2nd appearance on the show - New York Times best-selling author and entrepreneur, Seth Godin, joins us this week to talk about his latest project, altMBA, and the process of searching for his next piece of work. Also, Brian and Seth discuss the comfort people find in gatekeepers, the importance of increasing tension to keep your work on the cutting edge, and how big expectations can lead to big differences. Plus, Seth introduces his concept of buzzer management and how we need to press the buzzer before we know the answer to jump ahead in business and in life. Topics this week: The altMBA Seth Godin's Freelancer Course at Udemy Seth Godin Blog Harvard Business School The Moment with Seth Godin: 10/7/14 The Dip by Seth Godin Do Over by Jon Acuff Brian Koppelman Blog Slack Here's to the Dreamers a video by The Academy Stanford Graduate School of Business Activision Seth Godin action figure What to Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn) by Seth Godin Leap First by Seth Godin The Tragedy of Small Expectations (And the Trap of False Dreams) a blog post by Seth Godin People this week: Seth Godin Norm Macdonald Jon Acuff Amy Koppelman Jill Soloway Amanda Palmer Steven Pressfield Bill Gross David Sedaris Tom Rath Bruce Springsteen Twitter: @briankoppelman Email: [email protected] Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debbie Gibson, the pop music icon known for songs such as "Only In My Dreams" and "Lost in Your Eyes" joins us this week to talk about the highs and lows of her career and walking the line between being a product and an artist. Debbie also shares stories from her youth including the dirty limerick that almost made its way into her single "Shock Your Mama," and what it felt like to be a young woman in the music industry during the late 80's and 90's. Plus, Debbie talks about growing into some of her old songs, the importance of not doing things that feel even "remotely dishonest," and gives us a taste of what's to come. Topics this week: "Lost in Your Eyes" by Debbie Gibson "Only in My Dreams" by Debbie Gibson Out of the Blue, Electric Youth, Anything is Possible, and Think With Your Heart albums by Debbie Gibson New Music Seminar in New York City "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna Annie Les Miserables, Greece, Funny Girl, Gypsy, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, and Cabaret "Foolish Beat" by Debbie Gibson Atlantic Records "Losin' Myself" by Debbie Gibson Live in Chile "Shock Your Mama" by Debbie Gibson Long Island Music Hall of Fame Eat Move Sleep a book by Tom Rath People this week: Debbie Gibson Carole King Tiffany Usher Brandy Anita Baker Taylor Swift Billy Joel Phil Ramone Wilson Phillips Belinda Carlisle Doug Morris Katy Perry Matt Goss Prince Avril Lavigne Dee Snider Najee Sturken and Rogers Rihanna Liberace Twitter: @briankoppelman Email: [email protected] Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment This episode of The Moment is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code MOMENT. And by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. And get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com/moment and using the promo code MOMENT. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Le Gros, the longtime actor known for his roles in movies such as Drugstore Cowboy and Living in Obilvion joins us this week to talk about the freedom of not knowing what's next and why it's important, even after being credited on over 100 TV shows and films, that he still gets nervous. The two also share some of their best stories, including Brian's first meeting with Pat Riley and the night James attended a dinner party with Werner Herzog. Plus, we run James' name through the 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' generator, discuss why bitterness is the enemy as an artist, and why it's important to never face the facts. Topics this week: Drugstore Cowboy Living in Oblivion Justified Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon The People vs. Larry Flynt One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Amadeus Citizen Kane The Seventh Seal Diner The Last Winter Harold and Maude WNYC's Here's the Thing with Julianne Moore Barry Lyndon Leather Jackets The Winter of Frankie Machine a novel by Don Winslow She Needed Me a novel by Walter Kirn Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade by Walter Kirn Eyes Wide Shut Grizzly Man The White Diamond The Street Lawyer South Coast Repertory A Beautiful Mind Frost/Nixon Ally McBeal Safe Mildred Pierce Girls Tiny Furniture Where the Day Takes You Gun Crazy Johnny Suede The People Garden Scotland, PA. People this week: Milos Forman Ruth Gordon Ralph Moratz Mario van Peebles Cary Elwes Gus Van Sant Brad Pitt Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro Timothy Treadwell Russell Crowe Kerry Bishe George Clooney Pat Riley Tony Robbins Ron Perlman Todd Haynes Kathryn Bigelow Lena Dunham Will Smith Drew Barrymore Catherine Keener Twitter: @briankoppelman Email: [email protected] Rate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment This episode of The Moment is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80 percent compared with a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code MOMENT. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices