Son of a Binge

School Spirits Star Nick Pugliese joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about the season 3 finale of his show, which was just renewed for season 4. He teases the storylines he pitched to the writers for the next season, including the one they said they had no budget for! He also opens up about his character, Charley's relationship about Yuli. And confesses what scene challenged him the most. It was a scene he played like Sydney Sweeney in Euphoria, and then he realized it wasn't supposed to be a funny scene, but heartfelt. Pugliese also reveals...

Michaela McManus (One Tree Hill, Memory of a Killer) joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about her film Redux Redux, in which she stars as a multi-verse time-traveling mother bent on revenge. Directed by her brothers, Kevin and Matthew McManus, Redux Redux follows McManus's character as she exacts revenge on her daughter's killer over and over. McManus also takes us down memory lane to her first big TV role on One Tree Hill, where she played Lindsey, who comes between Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Peyton (Hilarie Burton-Morgan) and eventually leaves Lucas at the...

CBS News Correspondent Steve Hartman joins host Reshma Gopaldas to talk about his Oscar-nominated documentary, All the Empty Rooms, which brings the viewer into the bedrooms of children who were killed in school shootings. Hartman reveals why he chose to do this film, what interview broke him, what brought tears of joy, and why he has hope that the film could change things, so parents and families in America don't have to keep losing children to gun violence. All the Empty Rooms is directed by Joshua Seftel and is streaming on Netflix.

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Wuthering Heights, people either love it right now or hate it. H. Alan Scott, Senior Culture Reporter at Newsweek, joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to break down Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff, in Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic book, "Wuthering Heights." Scott gives his hot take on the film, and suggests that Elordi was miscast is in the film. 

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Motaz Malhees joins host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about his impactful film The Voice of Hind Rajab, based upon the recent true story of 5-year-old Hind, who came under fire by the Israeli army in Gaza. Malhees stars as Omar, the Red Crescent operator who receives the ill-fated call from young Hind, who begs for help. Kaouther Ben Hania directs and writes the film, which has been short-listed for an Oscar. Malhees stars alongside Saja Kilani, who plays Rana. 

Malhees opens up about working with Kaouther Ben Hania, and what she did to create a set l...

Saja Kilani, star of The Voice of Hind Rajab, joins host Reshma Gopaldas to kick off the road to the Oscars with her film that's been short-listed for the Oscars. Kilani plays Rana, who is one of the Red Crescent workers who spoke to Hind on that fateful day. 

The Voice of Hind Rajab is based on real-life events where Red Crescent workers receive a phone call from 5-year-old Hind Rajab, who is trapped in a car under Israeli fire in Gaza. The film follows the devastating recordings of Hind's conversations begging for help. Writer and director K...

Actor and writer Aizzah Fatima (High Maintenance, The Good Wife ), joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about her live comedy show Muslim Girls DTF, her film Americanish, and the shows and movies that made her fall in love with filmmaking. 

Fatima talks about her first role as an extra in Shah Rukh Khan's Kal Ho Naa Ho, the shows that she grew up watching, from Friends to ER, how she had to learn how to write authentic women, the worst feedback she got from an audience member, and why she decided a l...

Jakob Oftebro (Black Crab, Lillyhammer) joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about his role as media mogul, Jan Stenbeck in Vanguard, which is being hailed as the Swedish Succession. Imagine if Kendall Roy, Shiv Roy, Roman Roy, and Connor Roy were actually competent. What'd you get is Jan Stenbeck. Based on the true story of the Stenbeck family empire, Oftebro leads the cast.

Vanguard is streaming now on Viaplay.

Also starring: Zoe Boyle (Merrill McCloud), Irene Lindh (Märtha Stenbeck), Malin Crépin (Margaretha af Ugglas), Julia Marko Nord (Elisabeth Sil...

Edvin Ryding joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about his new limited series, A Life's Worth, where he plays a young soldier whose life is changed after fighting in the war in Bosnia. Edvin talks all about going to boot camp, and the toughest scenes he had to do. He also looks back on the Young Royals and whether he would ever re-visit the show, should it come back. 

He also talks about his role in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and reacts to the rumor that Jennifer Lawrence and J...

Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim) joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk murder, mayhem, and Maigret. Wainwright takes on the iconic inspector role, in PBS Masterpiece's new Maigret series. Based on the book series by George Simenon novels about Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, this is the first modern day adaptation of the books.

Wainwright talks all about playing the eerily calm detective who empathizes with the criminals as much as he does with the victims. From the unlit smokeless pipe he carries around, to w...

The cast of The Couple Next Door season 2, Sam Palladio (Nashville), Annabel Scholey (Being Human), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Never Have I Ever), and Aggy K. Adams (The Witcher) join host Reshma Gopaldas to chat all about their thrilling, suspenseful and slightly murdery show. The season finale revealed which of the four turned out to be a stone cold killer. 

*Spoiler Alert* - Sendhil Ramamurthy reveals who the killer is. So if you haven't finished watching, proceed with caution.

Season one starred Sam Heughan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw and Alfred Enoch. Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now o...

Alexandra Rapaport joins host Reshma Gopaldas to talk about her new film, Little Did I Know, where she plays a woman, Petra, who has just turned 50, who is the last to know that her marriage is over. The film is based on the two bestselling books, 'There Is Something Going On' and 'Life Goes So Fast,' by Martina Haag, who also directs the film in her directorial debut. Petra is forced to face her marriage coming undone, a cheating spouse, a successful career, and children. In a parallel story, we see Petra at age 15, played by Ella Hammarsten...

Lauren Lyle and Emer Kenny join host Reshma Gopaldas to chat all about the second season of their show Karen Pirie. Lyle plays the Scottish detective who has a knack for solving old cases that male detectives failed to solve 20 plus years ago. Lyle also opens up about her emotional last day on the long-running Outlander, her final scenes with Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan.

Karen Pirie is streaming now on BritBox.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)

Belly (Lola Tung) and Conrad (Christopher Briney) of The Summer I Turned Pretty finally got their happy ending in the season 3 finale episode. Host Reshma Gopaldas and journalist Jason Pham discuss the finale, Belly and Conrad's long running will they/won't they - but of course they will- relationship, and what might happen in the newly announced The Summer I Turned Pretty movie.

We break down Jeremiah's kitchen romance and chef future, Laurel's absence in the finale, Conrad and Belly's love scene which has been years in the making. Taylor Swift's two songs, "Dress" and "Out of...

And Just Like That has ended after 3 seasons. Culture critic Scarlett Harris joins host Reshma Gopaldas to discuss Carrie Bradshaw's last chapter, for now.

From the Aidan factor, to what we really thought of the finale, to Miranda and Steve, to that questionable toilet scene, and Charlotte and Harry's storylines, we break it all down. 

And Just Like That stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, and Kristin Davis. It's streaming now on HBO Max.

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Bessie Carter (Prudence Featherington, Bridgerton) joins host Reshma Gopaldas and guest co-host Sarene Leeds to talk all about her role as Nancy Mitford in Britbox's series Outrageous. Bessie is currently also starring in Mrs. Warren's Profession in London with her mother, Imelda Staunton (The Crown, Harry Potter).

Bessie breaks down Outrageous, from working with her talented co-stars, and what it was like to portray oldest Mitford sister, who was part of a historically controversial family who rose to fame during WW2. Their story begins in the late 1930s, and chronicles the sisters alongside the rise of fascism. 

Lucas Englander joins Reshma Gopaldas on Son of a Binge to talk all about season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers. Lucas co-stars with Nicole Kidman, Annie Murphy, Henry Golding, Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, and more. 

Englander reveals what is was like filming the finale in which he and Kidman's Masha have a life-changing run in on a bridge. Englander opens up about his cast members, and breaks down season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers, and tells us whether he wants to do season 3 of the hit Hulu show.

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Natasha Rothwell spoke all about season 3 of 'White Lotus' with Reshma Gopaldas at 92nd St. Y. She opened up about Belinda's arc from season 1 to season 3, including her romantic relationship, her relationship with her son, and Greg. Rothwell also talked about what is was like working with Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Nicholas Duvernay, and more. 

Rothwell tells us what advice Parker Posey gave her that landed her in the hospital in Thailand while filming 'White Lotus' season 3.

Rothwell revealed which 'White Lotus' scene she asked to change. She also talks about collaborating with Mike White, w...

Jessy Yates stars in Netflix's new hit hospital drama, Pulse. She joins host Reshma Gopaldas and guest co-host Robert Licuria to break down all the drama in the newest hospital drama to join the medical landscape. Like ER, The Pitt, and Grey's Anatomy, Pulse, which is set in Miami, tackles not only medical dramas, but the professional and personal lives of the hospital staff. Jessy opens up about being a person with a disability, and how she navigates life in a wheelchair on and off screen. 

Watch the video of this episode here.

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Patina Miller chats all about season 4 of Raising Kanan, from Raq's love life, pregnancy, and her tense relationship with her son, Kanan. Patina discusses the decision Raq made to end her pregnancy, her tumultuous relationship with Unique, and whether Raq would choose her son or her business. The season finale of Raising Kanan season 4 is airing now and Raq's life hangs in the balance. 

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Will Patina Miller's Raq live to see season 5? Power Book III: Raising Kanan is streaming now on Starz, and has been ren...

Jolene Purdy joins host Reshma Gopaldas and guest co-host Kate Hahn (TV Guide) to talk all about her new show, The Bondsman, starring Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles. She also spills the tea about when she saved Jennifer Coolidge's life when they were filming, White Lotus. Purdy talks about what it was like filming their horror show, the on set concert Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles performed, and the new skill she learned playing "Midge." 

The Bondsman is streaming now on Amazon Prime. 

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Tan France (Queer Eye) and Poorna Jagannathan (Never Have I Ever, The Night Of, Ramy) join host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about their new hit comedy, Deli Boys, also starring Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh.

Deli Boys marks Tan's acting debut and Poorna confesses that she recommended him for a different role. Tan reveals how many times he had to audition to get his role! The duo, who play enemies in the show, open up about why being on a brown set is a much different experience than other sets they've been on.

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Kiara Pichardo joins Reshma Gopaldas and Robert Licuria (Gold Derby) to talk all about School Spirits where she stars as Nicole. Kiara shares all the behind the scenes tidbits about season 2 of her hit show. And she teases her reaction to the School Spirits finale. Plus she talks about the show's relationships, from Maddie and Simon, to Xavier and Nicole. She also talks about her co-stars Peyton List, Milo Manheim, Spencer MacPherson, Jess Gabor, Sarah Yarkin and Kristian Ventura. 

School Spirits Season 2 is airing now on Paramount+.

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Lucy Boyton joins Reshma Gopaldas to talk about her role as Ruth Ellis on her limited series: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, in which Lucy portrays the woman who was put to death in the United Kingdom in 1955. The series is based on the true story of Ruth Ellis who shot her lover, David Blakely. 

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Producer: Emily Collins (IG @emilem124)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars, On Call, Suits) joins Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about her new Dick Wolf show, On Call. Bellisario opens up about why this police drama is a little different than the rest. She admits, like everyone, she always loved watching Law & Order. She looks back on Pretty Little Liars and Suits, and reveals what would happen if her current character were to meet Mike Ross and the Pretty Little Liars crew. 

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Producer: Emily Collins (IG @emilem124)

Outlander star Sam Heughan and his co-star, Jessica De Gouw, from The Couple Next Door join Reshma Gopaldas on Son of a Binge to talk all about their new show, plus Outlander. The season 7 finale of Outlander, 'A Hundred Thousand Angels,' co-starring Caitríona Balfe, aired on Starz Friday, January 17 and left fans of the show on a huge cliffhanger.

Heughan and De Gouw talk all about what it was like filming with Eleanor Tomlinson and Alfred Enoch, who play the couple that moves in next door to their characters, Danny and Becka. Heughan and De G...

On this first special episode of Son of a Binge Goes to the Movies, we breakdown Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum Michelley Yeoh, and more. Wicked is directed by Jon M. Chu, who also directed Crazy Rich Asians. Host Reshma Gopaldas is joined by guests Jazz Tangcay (Senior Artisans Editor, Variety), Aramide Tinubu (TV Critic, Variety), and Stevie Wong (Asian AV Club), to discuss all the highs and lows of Wicked: Part 1. They also give their predictions on Wicked's Oscar chances.

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Ella Purnell, star of the new series SweetPea, joins host Reshma Gopaldas to talk murder and mayhem. Ella plays Rhiannon Lewis who hits a breaking point and becomes a low key serial killer after suffering a major loss.

Ella chats all about the comparisons to Dexter, and reveals which of her characters from Yellowjackets to Fallout would be taken out by Rhiannon.

Season 1 of SweetPea is airing on Starz.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Producer & Editor: Emily Collins (IG @emilem124)
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Rachel Leishman (Assistant Editor, The Mary Sue) and Giovana Gelhoren join host Reshma Gopaldas to review Netflix's Nobody Wants This starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell. The new rom com series follows a podcaster (Bell) who falls for a Rabbi, and turns each of their lives around.

Adam Brody starred as Seth Cohen on The OC and Kristen Bell got her early start as Veronica Mars.

Nobody Wants This is streaming on Netflix and just got renewed for a second season.

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Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW...

Guest co-host Giovana Gelhoren joins host Reshma Gopaldas to breakdown Season 4 of Emily in Paris, which finds Emily and Gabriel finally getting together. But Camille's false pregnancy, a new love interest for Emily, and Gabriel's long-haired depression upends the couple's newfound happiness. All four seasons of Emily in Paris are streaming on Netflix. The show stars Lily Collins as Emily, Lucas Bravo as Gabriel, Ashley Park as Mindy Chen, Lucien Laviscount as Alfie, Camille Razat as Camille and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)

Mickey Sumner joins host Reshma Gopaldas for an episode to celebrate 4 years and the series finale of Snowpiercer, based on Parasite director Bong Joon Ho's 2013 film, starring Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Kang-ho Song, and Octavia Spencer. Sumner plays Bess Till, alongside co-stars Jennifer Connolly who plays Melanie Cavill, Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Blindspotting), Alison Wright (The Americans), Lena Hall, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Rowan Blanchard, Sam Otto, Susan Park, Clark Gregg, and more.

Sumner shares her audition scene with Daveed Diggs that happened almost 7 years ago, when they began filming Snowpiercer. She also...

Special guest co-host and comedian Vick Krishna joins host Reshma Gopaldas to break down the first half of season 3 of The Bear on Hulu. Starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Oliver Platt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Olivia Colman, and more.

Vick and Reshma rate how this season of The Bear stacks up against the award winning seasons 1 and 2. From cameos like Olivia Colman, Joel McHale, and Jamie Lee Curtis, Carmy and Claire's broken relationship, to Sydney and Carmy's relationship and if they should go there, or stay far, far away from making them romantically involved.
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Actress Jess Hong joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas and guest co-host Robert Licuria (Gold Derby) to break down her hit Netflix show 3 Body Problem co-starring Rosalind Chao, John Bradley (Game of Thrones), Alex Sharp, Eiza González, Marlo Kelly, Benedict Wong, Liam Cunningham, Jovan Adepo, Saamer Usmani and more.

Jess stars as Jin Cheng, a theoretical physicist,  in 3 Body Problem, which is about a group of young  scientists at Oxford University, who uncover an existential crisis that is about to threaten humanity. She chats all about the shows she grew up watching, including Friends, and...

Actress and poet Caitlin O'Ryan (Outlander), and comedian and actor, Vick Krishna (Fallout) joined host Reshma Gopaldas to talk about Netflix's recent hit, Baby Reindeer, starring and created by Richard Gadd. Gadd plays "Donny" and Jessica Gunning co-stars as "Martha." Baby Reindeer is based on Gadd's true life story, of the time in his life when he was a comedian/bartender, and Gunning plays the woman who develops an unhealthy obsession with him and stalks him. She sends him over 41k emails, 360 hours worth of voicemails, letters, facebook messages, and more.  The show follows the complicated dynamic between Donny a...

Jake Johnson (Minx, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse) joins  for an episode of Son of a Binge to chat all about New Girl, his new podcast, "We're Here to Help," with Garrett Reynolds, his friendship with co-stars Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, and Hannah Simone, and what it was like working with Tom Cruise. Jake opens up about what Max taught him about acting on television, why he and Gareth decided to start their advice podcast, and the story behind his doppleganger, fake Jake.

Jake confesses that he and Zooey quickly realized how beloved Nick & Jess were o...

Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, Sex Education) joins Son of a Binge to chat all about his stint playing Archie Leach, known to most as Cary Grant, on Britbox's Archie. Based on the book, "Archie",  by Grant's ex-wife Dyan Cannon, and BAFTA-winner Jeff Pope, Archie tells the story of a young boy who turned himself into one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Isaacs breaks down the man behind the myth, from the death of Archie's mother, to his relationship with his father, his wives and the light of his life, his daughter. He also reveals why he wrote a line in t...

Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) joins to chat all about her new Audible series, "Slayers: A Buffyverse Story," starring Charisma Carpenter, James Marsters, Juliet Landau, Danny Strong, Emma Caulfield, Anthony Head, and more. Ever wonder what happened to Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) Spike (James Martsters), Angel (David Boreanaz), Willow (Alyson Hannigan), Tara, Anya, Giles, Drucilla, Cordelia and more? Amber Benson and Christopher Golden co-created and wrote the new Buffy  audio series exclusively on Audible. Following the stories in Buffy and Angel, "Slayers" continues the Buffy anthology for all the supporting characters. 

Listen to the full "Slayers" st...

Stacy London, former host of "What Not to Wear," joins Reshma Gopaldas to chat all about Apple TV's "Silo," starring Rebecca Ferguson ("Mission Impossible"), Common, Tim Robbins, Rashida Jones ("The Office"), David Oyelowo, Chinaza Uche, Ferdinand Kingsley, Sonita Henry, Will Patton and more. Stacy also explains why she isn't watching "And Just Like That," and why she's never watched "Sex & the City." 

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Producer & Editor: Emily Collins (IG @emilem124)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)

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Host Reshma Gopaldas and guest journalist Jason Pham break down the finale of "And Just Like That" season 2, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Sara Ramirez, John Corbett, David Eigenberg & more. Last episode Paulina Porizkova (Model, Writer) gave her thoughts on the penultimate episode.  This time, Jason and Reshma dissect everything that happened in "The Last Supper Part Two: Entrée," with Carrie, Aidan, Miranda, Steve, Charlotte, Harry, Stanford, Anthony, and of course, the return of Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall). Cattrall returns for the first time since the Sex & the City series an...

Paulina Porizkova (Model, Writer) and Chris Collins (Co-Producer, "And Just Like That") join host Reshma Gopaldas to break down season 2 of "And Just Like That," starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Sara Ramirez, John Corbett, David Eigenberg & more. Paulina and Chris discuss "And Just Like That" episode 10, "The Last Supper Part One: Appetizer." They also discuss Kim Cattrall's return in the "And Just Like That" finale and to the franchise since "Sex & the City."

"And Just Like That" is streaming now on HBO Max.

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