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451: 2025 Oscars Recap & Reactions (With Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch) Mar 04, 2025

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Sean Baker makes history. Conan triumphs. Christina & Ryan McQuade (Executive Editor, AwardsWatch) react and recap the 97th Academy Awards— the winners, the losers, the surprises, the speeches, and more!

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450: Final Oscar Predictions (with Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch) Feb 25, 2025

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Christina and Ryan McQuade (Executive Editor of AwardsWatch) go through their final Oscar predictions for the 97th Academy Awards!

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449: Pop Culture Grab Bag: SNL 50, BAFTAs, SAG Predictions & More! (w/ Ryan McQuade) Feb 19, 2025

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It’s been a wild few weeks in pop culture! Ryan McQuade (Executive Editor, AwardsWatch) joins Christina for a massive recap—Kendrick, SNL 50, Cher & Costner, Meryl, the BAFTAs, Matt Damon & Nolan, SAG predictions, awards season scandals, and more. It’s a bonanza!

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448: The Oscar Race Heats Up! DGAs, PGAs, Surprises & Frontrunners (with Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch) Feb 15, 2025

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Things are heating up! Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch, Erik Anderson, joins us with a comprehensive update on the state of the Oscar race! From all the surprises to Anora's sweep last weekend, actor frontrunners, and much more!

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447: Talking The 2025 TV Season: Trends, 'Severance', 'The Pitt', And More With The Ringer's Chris Ryan Feb 07, 2025

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Chris Ryan, co-host of The Watch, joins Christina for a wide-ranging conversation about the 2025 TV season. They discuss the new seasons of Severance and The Pitt, the 50th season of SNL, trends, and much more. Don’t miss it!

Chris Ryan is the Editorial Director at The Ringer and co-host of The Watch.

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446: Oscar Nominations 2025 (with Ryan McQuade) . The Surprises, Snubs & More! Jan 23, 2025

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Christina & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) recap the Oscar nominations 2025. The surprises, the snubs and more!

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445: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2025! + Oscar Nomination Predictions (with Ryan McQuade) Jan 21, 2025

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Ryan McQaude (Executive Editor, AwardsWatch) joins Christina for a MASSIVE 'Most Anticipated Movies of 2025' episode! Paul Thomas Anderson, Luca Guadagnino, Spike Lee. Cruise, Blanchett, Chalamet. 2025 is shaping up to be a great year at the movies!

Plus Oscar nomination predictions ahead of Fridays announcement. Listen now!

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444: A Conversation With Mona Fastvold, Co-Writer of 'The Brutalist' Jan 20, 2025

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Mona Fastvold talks to Christina about the award-winning epic 'The Brutalist' which she co-wrote with partner and director Brady Corbet! On her writing process & collaboration with Corbet, the filmmakers personal connections to the story and much more.

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443: A Conversation With Actor Alessandro Nivola! ('The Brutalist') Jan 17, 2025

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Christina is honored to be joined by actor Alessandro Nivola for a wide-ranging conversation about his incredible performances, his role in the critically acclaimed epic 'The Brutalist', how he drew from his own family’s experience shaping the character and much more.

Mr. Nivola is a triple threat this season, delivering three incredible performances. He stars in Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language feature debut 'The Room Next Door'. As 'Rhino', the villan in J.C. Chandor’s Spider-Man spinoff movie 'Kraven the Hunter' & in Brady Corbet’s 'The Brutalist'.

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442: A Conversation With Pop Superstar Robbie Williams ('Better Man') Jan 09, 2025

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Christina speaks to pop superstar Robbie Williams about his new movie 'Better Man', based om the true story of Robbie's stratospheric rise to fame, his dramatic falls and remarkable comeback as a record-breaking solo artist!

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