Rocking Out with Richard Linklater

Well, we’ve nabbed the NOC list, defeated the Entity and are ready for our next mission. And to close out “Light the Fuse – The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast,” we’re joined by our dear friend and one of our favorite guests, editor Eddie Hamilton. We get into the making of ...  Show more

This week, we are joined by the wonderful Katy O’Brian, who plays Kodiak, a U.S. Navy diver on the USS Ohio in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (in theaters now). We talk about the submarine’s unchecked sexual energy, making sure the shower was warm enough for Tom Crui ...  Show more

Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the unique filmmaking prowess of Texas legend Richard Linklater. On the eve of his newest film, ‘Hit Man,’ starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona, they choose 10 films from his catalog to build out the Linklater Hall of Fame. The ...  Show more

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey came here to do only three things: “kick some ass, and drink some beer” and rewatch the 1993 high school classic ‘Dazed and Confused,’ starring Milla Jovovich, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Jason London. ...  Show more

The ‘SNL’ standout turned HBO auteur reflects on why he owes his career to Megan Mullally, what prevented him from enjoying his eight years in 30 Rock’s Studio 8H and how his work in the indie film ‘The Skeleton Twins’ led to the opportunity to co-create, write, direct and star i ...  Show more

Sean and Amanda discuss the unconfirmed casting news that Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson, and Charlie Rowe will be the leads of Sam Mendes’s quartet of biopics about the members of the Beatles (1:00). Then, they have an in-depth (and spoiler-filled) discussion about ...  Show more