Hobo Radio Interviews

The lines between Kestrin Pantera’s real life and the life of her character Kat Ben Atar in Backseat Drivers have become quite blurred. Both Kestrin and Kat are cello-playing moms with rockstar last names who have strong feelings about the high expectations teachers set for the science fair projects at their daughters’ fancy new schools. And both find themselves regularly interacting w...

When Kate Freund was a child, she wanted to learn how to fight. But her mother signed her up for dance classes instead. However, the dance lessons didn’t supplant her desire to kick ass. Freund instead combined these two passions into Pretty Lethal; a screenplay about a group of ballerinas who must battle their way out of a bar full of criminals. The film took over a decade to see the light...

We talk to Gershon about the book, working with Robert Altman on The Player and her battles with Paul Verhoeven while filming Showgirls.

The world lost Isiah Whitlock Jr. over the holidays. Joel Murphy interviewed Isiah Whitlock Jr. in 2008 as the final season of The Wire was underway. Today, we bring we the audio from that interview.

We talked to Toby Huss about Weapons, his desire to see the ghost of Cotton Hill haunting Hank on King of the Hill and getting recognized in Thailand by a man wearing a coconut bra.

We talk to Marc Geller, who plays Kier on the show, about his unusual role, his desire to film a Kier flashback episode and what it was like working with Eric Andre on the Eric Andre Show.

We talk to Ruben about Heart Eyes' tricky tone, how he created such a memorable opening sequence and his desire to continue making Dropout content regardless of how busy he gets.

We spoke to Sydney Cole Alexander, who plays Natalie on Severance, about the temptation to ask Ben Stiller to do "Blue Steel" when he's directing her on set, Severance's many mysteries and that scene from season two, episode three where Natalie presented Seth Milchick with a gift from the board.

We talk to Carol Kane about beating up Bill Murray with her wings in Scrooged, working with John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in a play and her bucket list dream of working with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

We talk to Chris Grace about this hilarious and poignant one-person show, Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson.

We chatted with Kneecap and writer/director about the film, the fight to get Irish recognized as a language in the north of Ireland and the chaotic decision to release a new album and movie simultaneously.

We talk to Jacob Reed about Our Frasier Remake, a mix of animation, puppets and live action clips pieced together into one chaotic episode of Frasier.

We spoke with Vidiots Executive Director Maggie Mackay about the challenges of running a video store in 2023, the importance of preserving and screening classic films and the organization's recent partnership with Pluto TV to offer free film screenings.

We talk to Kestrin Pantera about directing independent films, performing alongside Weird Al Yankovic and being raised by the also-amazingly-named Commander Pantera.

Today the world lost Lance Reddick. Joel Murphy interviewed him twice for the site - in 2005 and 2008. Today, we share the audio from those interviews and Joel talks about how much Lance Reddick's kindness and thoughtfulness meant to him.

We are heartbroken to learn that the voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy, has passed away. Joel Murphy shares his thoughts on the loss of an icon and shares the audio from their 2009 interview.

Louise Barnard talks about her decision to chose a self-proclaimed fboy over a nice guy and her experience on the show.

We chat with Tamaris Sepulveda about life on FBoy Island and her pitch for a FGirl Island spinoff.

We talked to Dani Fernandez about Harley and Ivy's relationship, her journey as a writer and the cinematic universe she would most like to live in.

Niki Lindroth von Bahr makes intricate stop-motion animation films with anthropomorphic animal characters trapped in mundane existences. We recently spoke to Niki about the process of making these highly-detailed films and how they have been received across the globe.

We talk to directors Regan Linton and Brian Malone about their documentary Imperfect. The film follows the Phamaly Theatre Company, which is comprised of actors with all nature of disabilities as they rehearse and perform the musical Chicago.

We talked to Coherence director James Ward Byrkit about his new series Shatter Belt, his decision to crowdfund it and the episode he's already filmed with guest star Patton Oswalt.

We chat with Jean Villepique about her guest work on shows like The Office and Terriers, the lyrical way Paul F. Tompkins said her name on Spontaneanation and Mike O'Brien's obsession with spaghetti on A.P. Bio.

We chatted with Sarah Emig recently to see how she's feeling after the shocking finale, how she ended up on FBoy Island in the first place and how CJ Franco, Nakia Renee and Nikki Glaser helped her through this unique dating experience.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle celebrate the life and career of Michael K. Williams and share audio from the 2006 interview Murphy conducted with Williams.