Still Watching

In the highest-grossing movie of 2023, Barbie, a literal doll, leaves the comforts of Barbieland and ventures into real-world Los Angeles, where she discovers the myriad difficulties of modern womanhood. This arc from cosseted naïveté to feminist awakening is a narrative throughline that connects some of the biggest cultural products of the year. In this episode of Critics at Large, the staff writ...

Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down the series finale of The Crown, while producer Suzanne Mackie goes deep on the scene that united Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard, Chris, and Hillary go deep on episode 9 of The Crown season 6, "Hope Street," while VF staffer and royals expert Julie Miller stops by to explain whether Carole Middleton was as devious in real life as she is on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard, Chris, and Hillary discuss The Crown's farewell to Princess Margaret in season 6, episode 8, "The Ritz"—and later, the celebrated actor details how she prepared for her showcase episode, as well as her long friendship with fellow Crown star Imelda Staunton.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Still Watching goes back to college for season 6, episode 7 of The Crown, which introduces a young Kate Middleton—and details how her mother's machinations may have put her directly in the path of Prince William. Plus, Chris chats with Ed McVay, who plays William, about nabbing the role of a lifetime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In season 6, episode 6 of The Crown, Queen Elizabeth faces an existential crisis, and the modern energy of a beloved new prime minister named Tony Blair. Richard, Chris, and Hillary break it all down, and welcome VF royals expert Erin Vanderhoof to explain Blair and Elizabeth II's complicated relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prince William takes center stage in episode five of The Crown season six, as Richard, Chris, and Hillary dissect the future king's days as a teenage heartthrob. Plus, Jonathan Pryce stops by to talk about playing Prince Philip and the royal's special relationship with his grandson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a special bonus episode of Still Watching, Richard, Chris, Hillary, and VF fashion expert Kia Goosby take a break from The Crown to talk Diana’s enduring appeal, her style, and two very different recent projects about the People’s Princess: Spencer and Diana: the Musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard, Chris, and Hillary analyze the aftermath of that fatal car crash; plus, episode director Christian Schwochow explains how the show depicted it respectfully, and his approach to Diana’s spectral presence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard, Chris, Hillary, and guest Julie Miller talk “Dis-Moi Oui” and who might have been Diana’s actual true love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

VF staff writer and royals expert Erin Vanderhoof drops by the Still Watching podcast to chat about dueling photographs of Charles and Di—and why the show’s story about paparazzo Mario Brenna may stoke controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

VF royal correspondent Katie Nicholls stops by Still Watching to discuss episode one of The Crown season six part one, Diana's fractured relationship with the royal family, and watching William and Harry grow up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Next up on Still Watching, we'll be tackling the final season of The Crown, Netflix's sumptuous series about the British royal family. But what have we thought of the series so far, and what are we hoping to see from its last run of episodes? Here, Richard, Chris, and Hillary break it all down, and explain how Still Watching’s Crown episodes will be rolling out. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Contributor Anna Peele spent months speaking to ‘Real Housewives’ cast members, crew, and people on set to understand the dynamics on and off screen. Here, she takes Chris and Hillary through her explosive story and the history of the Bravoverse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard, Chris, and Hillary discuss their favorite TV drama episodes of the past 25 years—from a left-field Sopranos choice to a soapy network favorite to what might be the quarter-century's undisputed best episode ever.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode, Hillary, Chris, and Richard discuss what qualities make a sitcom episode "perfect," and then present their choices for the best half-hours of the last 25 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a special bonus episode of Still Watching, executive producer Michael Ellenberg and consulting producer Brian Stelter dish on the headlines that inspired season three and why “morning shows might be the last man standing” in broadcast TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a bonus episode of Still Watching, executive producer Jamie Campbell chats with VF about the demolition of Moordale, introducing Dan Levy, and saying goodbye to Sex Education.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a special episode of Still Watching, Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey, co-executive producers on Hulu's new horror-comedy series The Other Black Girl chat with VF's Chris Murphy about the challenges of adapting a complicated novel into a television series.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have a special episode for you today. We're sharing an episode of the new podcast from APM Studios and Chalk & Blade called Tiny Huge Decisions. This is a story about two best friends, Mohsin and Dalia, as they make a life-changing decision: will she be the gestational surrogate for Mohsin and his husband? It’s emotional, intimate, and more than a little complicated. Here is episode 1!   Subscr...

It looks like it won't be Carrie Bradshaw's last supper after all. On the heels of the news that And Just Like That was renewed by MAX for a third season, Still Watching wraps up its season with a bonus episode featuring an interview with writer, executive producer, and director Michael Patrick King. A fan of the podcast, King has a lively chat with host Chris Murphy about directing the season fin...

On the final episode of And Just Like That… season two, Miranda gets closure with both her exes, Samantha Jones returns for an all too brief phone call, and Aidan finally steps into Carrie's old apartment and out of her life—at least for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the penultimate episode of And Just Like That... season two, Charlotte asserts her independence, Che makes jokes at Miranda's expense, and Carrie prepares for a Michelin-star dinner party to say goodbye to her old apartment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the ninth episode of And Just Like That… season two, Miranda and Charlotte attempt to figure out if their teens are more than old friends, Seema and Nyah entertain new lovers, and Carrie commits to Aiden by letting go of her old apartment. Plus, a conversation with VF editor in chief Radhika Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eighth episode of And Just Like That season two, Miranda and Charlotte rejoin the workforce with varying degrees of success, as Carrie and Aiden continue to rekindle their romance, leading Carrie to ask herself a big question about her relationship with Big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices