This week, Becky sits down with a true artist: filmmaker and documentarian Ry Russo-Young (Nuclear Family, Call Her Alex, BEFORE I FALL). Ry shares the backstory behind her deeply personal, Peabody-nominated documentary Nuclear Family—from the origins of the project to the complex, often therapeutic experience of making a film about the landmark legal case she found herself at the center of when she was just 9 years old. (This is mostly a spoiler-free conversation and Nuclear Family is available on HBO Max.) Ry is also an accomplished narrative filmmaker and reflects on her path—from her indie roots in New York City to making studio movies—and the creative influences that have shaped her work along the way.

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WHAT AN HONOR. For Episode 21, Becky is joined by an old friend—who just happens to be the filmmaker behind the biggest movie on the planet, Netflix’s THE RIP, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Writer/director Joe Carnahan (THE GREY, NARC, SMOKIN' ACES) sits down with Becky for his first interview following the film's huge opening weekend—and for their first in-person hang in over 20 years—breaking down the making of his latest propulsive, tense, and emotional thriller. The conversation also veers, inevitably, into Super Bowl talk, their shared love of MIDNIGHT RUN (we are who we are), and a little reminiscing about the old days.

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This week, Becky is joined by her pal Randall Park (Always Be My Maybe, Fresh Off the Boat) - actor, writer, filmmaker, and all-around comedy MVP. They dive into his winding, unexpected path to becoming an actor, his creative partnership with longtime friend Ali Wong on their hit Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe, and the pivotal experience of directing his first feature, Shortcomings, for Sony Pictures Classics.

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This week, Becky welcomes acclaimed writer/director Shawn Simmons, who also happens to be the creator of one of her all-time favorite TV shows, Wayne. They chat about Shawn’s journey from his bootstrap upbringing in Brockton, Massachusetts to landing on the Paramount lot right after college, the life-changing experience of making his masterpiece, Wayne - and the surreal moment when he found out the network was canceled (not the show…the network!) before he could make a second season, and what it was like directing his first big-budget feature film last year, Eenie Meanie. Plus, Becky and Shawn bond over the shared lunacy of Boston and Philadelphia sports fans—and why they’re both strangely grateful for that specific brand of insanity.

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To kick off 2026, Becky sits down with her friend (and boy-mom role model), pioneering filmmaker, music video director and documentarian Tamra Davis (Billy Madison, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child). In this wide-ranging and inspiring conversation, they dig into Tamra's amazing experience directing Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle in their iconic early films, the realities of juggling working motherhood in Hollywood, and how she's built a lasting, influential career on her own terms.

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To close out 2025, Becky is joined by one of her favorite collaborators: acclaimed screenwriter Andy Siara (Palm Springs, The Resort). The two reminisce about their experience making the 2020 romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist "Palm Springs" - from its record-breaking sale to Neon and Hulu at the Sundance Film Festival to the undeniable magic Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti brought to the film - and how a nod to "Jurassic Park" somehow makes its way into everything Andy creates.

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This week, Becky welcomes one of her funniest pals: actress, writer, comedian and podcaster Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls, Reservation Dogs) for a conversation about her path to Hollywood — from teaching middle school to pay for improv classes to starring opposite Ed Helms in a hit Peacock sitcom. Jana and Becky also dig into why comedy is so often undervalued (and so hard to pull off), the importance of Indigenous joy and its central role in Sage-Based Wisdom, the comedy podcast Jana co-hosts, and why John Candy’s movies remain endlessly inspiring and relevant today.

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This week, Becky is joined by her pal, actor and writer Chris Witaske (The Bear, Chicago Party Aunt) for a wide-ranging conversation about his early days at Chicago’s legendary Second City, his journey to sobriety, what it’s meant to be an original cast member of The Bear, and why he’s spent a lifetime defending his love of Phish. Plus, Chris flips the script and turns the questions on Becky for a candid conversation about the current state of Hollywood (spoiler alert: she has MUCH to say).

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