Still Watching Podcast

Still Watching

Vanity Fair
Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the most exciting series on TV and streaming, and get the inside story on how they came together through interviews with television stars and creators. Get in touch, email us at [email protected]. New episodes of Still Watching drop Thursdays. 
The Franchise Series Premiere: Look, Up in the Sky!
Richard, Chris, and Hillary go up, up, and away with HBO’s newest comedy, which details the dysfunction behind the scenes of a Marvel-esque would-be blockbuster. Plus, showrunner John Brown and executive producer Armando Iannucci stop by to chat about satirizing comic-book movies from a place of affection.
Oct 7
41 min
Industry, Season 3 Finale: Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Vanity Fair’s TV reporter Joy Press returns to chat with host Chris Murphy about season three of HBO’s breakout hit. Plus, Industry stars Harry Lawtey and Marisa Abela discuss their love triangle with Kit Harington.
Sep 30
40 min
Survivor, Season 47 - Episodes 1 and 2: The Tribe Has Spoken
Survivor superfan Richard schools Chris and Hillary on the long-running reality competition's "new era" before the trio discusses its latest season. Plus, Emmy-winning emcee Jeff Probst stops by to talk 24 years of Survivor, how podcaster Jon Lovett wound up getting the boot so early, and his personal gameplay advice.
Sep 26
54 min
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez - Episodes 1 and 2: It's Kickoff Time
Chris, Richard, and Hillary discuss the premiere of FX's latest American Story series, which this time is focused on the tragic life of troubled New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez. Plus, star Josh Rivera drops by to chat about getting into NFL shape and how making the show changed his feelings about football.
Sep 18
55 min
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Can MomTok Survive This?
Chris, Hillary, and returning special guest Savannah Walsh dig into Hulu's juicy reality show about bickering Mormon influencers. Plus, executive producer Jeff Jenkins stops by to explain why Taylor and Dakota are the Kourtney and Scott of Mormon Wives, and what a second season of the show might look like.
Sep 12
54 min
The Simpsons: The Secret Sauce of "Steamed Hams"
Former Simpsons showrunner Bill Oakley joins to tell Chris, Richard, and Hillary all about working on the show during its golden age, how he came up with the endlessly memed "Steamed Hams" sketch, and why the show did a throwaway joke about Donald Trump being elected president.
Sep 5
37 min
The Simpsons: Best. Episode. Ever, Part 2
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down two more all-time classic episodes of The Simpsons—did somebody say "monorail?"—then put their heads together to determine which favorite deserves to be no. 1 on Comic Book Guy's best-ever list.
Aug 29
38 min
The Simpsons: Best. Episode. Ever, Part 1
Grab a doughnut and a can of Duff: We're doing a special miniseries looking back at The Simpsons, the hugely influential comedy that premiered 35 years ago this fall. This week, we'll talk about three of our favorite episodes of all time; next week, we'll talk about two more, before crowning one half-hour the best of all. Woohoo!
Aug 22
45 min
Emily in Paris, Season 4: Bonjour, Nos Amis!
Richard, Chris, and Hillary chat about Netflix's frothy hit series (and test out their high school French), while Lily Collins stops by to talk about Emily's evolution, and where she'd love to see her character travel next.
Aug 15
54 min
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 8: The Queen’s Gambit
Richard, Chris, and Hillary unpack the finale and wonder where its cliffhanger ending may lead. Plus, we reveal which host won our season-long competition to predict who would die next on the series.
Aug 5
31 min
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