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The Treatment

Arts EN ↓ 1125 episodes

The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.

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KCRW

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Arts

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Dee Rees: Bessie 20.05.2015

Filmmaker Dee Rees' new film, Bessie, explores the story of the legendary blues performer Bessie Smith.  

Greg Berlanti: The Flash and Arrow 13.05.2015

Prolific writer/producer Greg Berlanti ( Arrow, The Flash ) on how being Catholic and gay influences his storytelling. 

Helen Hunt: Ride 06.05.2015

Helen Hunt learns to surf in her second feature, Ride , as writer, director and star.

Nick Kroll: Adult Beginners 29.04.2015

Nick Kroll talks about growing up in his new film as actor/writer and first time feature producer, Adult Beginners.  

Jane Lynch: See Jane Sing 22.04.2015

Glee actress Jane Lynch hits the road with her one-person cabaret show, See Jane Sing . 

Kristen Stewart: Clouds of Sils Maria 15.04.2015

Kristen Stewart has been a muse to the Beat Generation, a Knight, and a vampire. Now she's an assistant, in Olivier Assayas' new film, Clouds of Sils Maria .

Mike Mignola: Hellboy in Hell 08.04.2015

Comic book artist and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola talks about trusting his gut and creating a constant sense of play in his work.

Matthew Weiner: Mad Men 01.04.2015

Matthew Weiner reflects on Mad Men as its seventh and final season begins its final run.  

Paul Seydor: The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 25.03.2015

Editor and writer Paul Seydor on his latest book about Sam Peckinpah's last Western, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

Adam Carolla: Road Hard 18.03.2015

Adam Carolla on taking a common sense approach to comedy in his co-directing debut, Road Hard.  

Rose McGowan: Dawn 11.03.2015

Rose McGowan on starting fresh, with her directorial debut, Dawn .

Scott McCloud: The Sculptor 04.03.2015

Writer and illustrator Scott McCloud goes back to creating comics with his first graphic novel, The Sculptor.

Nahnatchka Khan: Fresh Off the Boat 25.02.2015

"I like the dichotomy of good people sometimes behaving badly," Nahnatchka Khan on her new series,  Fresh Off the Boat .

Damien Chazelle & J.K. Simmons: Whiplash 18.02.2015

Writer/director Damien Chazelle and star J.K. Simmons on turning Whiplash from a Sundance short into an Oscar-nominated feature.

Arianne Phillips: Kingsman-The Secret Service 11.02.2015

Costume designer Arianne Phillips goes from working with Madonna to designing a Savile Row-inspired menswear line for Mr. Porter.

Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki: Birdman 11.02.2015

Birdman writer/director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki talk to Elvis in front of a live audience.

Michael Keaton: Birdman 04.02.2015

Michael Keaton on how his intense degree of focus and concentration took him from unknown comedian to Oscar-nominated actor.

Ava DuVernay: Selma 03.02.2015

Selma director Ava DuVernay on being a black woman storyteller, and the power of voice.

John Cooper and Trevor Groth: The Sundance Experience 28.01.2015

Live from Park City, Elvis chats with John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, and Trevor Groth, Director of Programming.

Xavier Dolan: Mommy 23.01.2015

French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan talks about his fifth film, Mommy . Contains explicit language .

Ricky Jay: American Masters - Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice 21.01.2015

Magician, actor and writer Ricky Jay shares his love for language, from carny to slang, pig latin to poetry.

Jack O'Connell: Unbroken 14.01.2015

Unbroken starJack O'Connell talks about his rise to fame and his complicated relationship with violence.

J.C. Chandor and Oscar Isaac: A Most Violent Year 12.01.2015

Writer/director J.C. Chandor and actor Oscar Isaac discuss their latest film, A Most Violent Year, in front of a live audience.

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski: Big Eyes 07.01.2015

Meet the screenwriting team behind The People vs. Larry Flynt, Ed Wood , and now, Tim Burton's Big Eyes .

Lawrence Grobel: I Want You in My Movie! 31.12.2014

Lawrence Grobel writes about the role of a lifetime: playing Al Pacino's biographer, consultant, and sometimes alter-ego in Salome . 

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