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WHISPER OF THE HEART — Hayao Miyazaki takes “Country Roads”
Apr 16, 2026
34m 32s
MY FATHER'S SHADOW — Akinola Davies Jr. dreams of 90s Nigeria
Apr 9, 2026
28m 04s
THE SECRET AGENT — Kleber Mendonça Filho & Wagner Moura on memory and manguebeat
Mar 12, 2026
24m 48s
LURKER — Alex Russell's outsider look at the in-crowd
Feb 26, 2026
25m 34s
SENTIMENTAL VALUE — Joachim Trier’s different kind of meta-movie (w/ Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning & more)
Feb 12, 2026
33m 28s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/16/26 |  WHISPER OF THE HEART — Hayao Miyazaki takes “Country Roads”✨ | animemusic+3 | Bill DanoffToshio Suzuki+1 | Studio GhibliWHISPER OF THE HEART+1 | West VirginiaTokyo | animecountry music+3 | — | 34m 32s | |
| 4/9/26 |  MY FATHER'S SHADOW — Akinola Davies Jr. dreams of 90s Nigeria✨ | father-son relationship90s Nigeria+3 | Akinola Davies Jr. | MY FATHER'S SHADOW | Nigeria | Akinola Davies Jr.MY FATHER'S SHADOW+4 | — | 28m 04s | |
| 3/12/26 |  THE SECRET AGENT — Kleber Mendonça Filho & Wagner Moura on memory and manguebeat✨ | memorymanguebeat+3 | Kleber Mendonça FilhoWagner Moura | THE SECRET AGENTPICTURES OF GHOSTS+1 | BrazilUK+2 | THE SECRET AGENTKleber Mendonça Filho+6 | — | 24m 48s | |
| 2/26/26 |  LURKER — Alex Russell's outsider look at the in-crowd✨ | thrillersuperfan+4 | Alex Russell | MUBIIndependent Spirit awards+2 | — | LURKERAlex Russell+5 | — | 25m 34s | |
| 2/12/26 |  SENTIMENTAL VALUE — Joachim Trier’s different kind of meta-movie (w/ Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning & more)✨ | meta-moviefilmmaking+3 | Stellan SkarsgårdRenate Reinsve+2 | — | — | Joachim TrierSENTIMENTAL VALUE+5 | — | 33m 28s | |
| 1/8/26 |  Wim Wenders LIVE in Berlin: 50 years of rock-n-road movies✨ | Wim Wendersrock n' roll+4 | Wim Wenders | Wings of DesireParis, Texas+2 | BerlinUS+6 | Wim Wendersrock n' roll+5 | — | 47m 30s | |
| 12/18/25 |  SALAAM BOMBAY! & THE LUNCHBOX — Mira Nair & Ritesh Batra deliver realism and romance✨ | food deliveryIndian cinema+5 | Mira NairRitesh Batra | SALAAM BOMBAY!THE LUNCHBOX | Mumbai | Mira NairRitesh Batra+6 | — | 45m 07s | |
| 12/16/25 |  Kelly Reichardt: THE MASTERMIND behind some of the best movies of the century✨ | Kelly Reichardtindependent film+4 | Kelly Reichardt | NYTimesMUBI+3 | MUBIFest Berlin | Kelly ReichardtTHE MASTERMIND+5 | — | 42m 08s | |
| 12/11/25 |  JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI... and David Gelb changes how people eat it✨ | food filmsushi+5 | David Gelb | MUBI PodcastMUBI+1 | — | sushiDavid Gelb+5 | — | 33m 02s | |
| 12/9/25 |  HAL & HARPER — Cooper Raiff comes unstuck✨ | sibling relationshipsgrief+3 | Cooper Raiff | HAL & HARPER | — | HAL & HARPERCooper Raiff+4 | — | 25m 23s | |
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| 12/4/25 |  THE TASTE OF THINGS — Alison Roman savors the opposite of a chef movie | Ex-NYTimes columnist and bestselling cookbook writer Alison Roman (SOMETHING FROM NOTHING) talks with Rico about the tropes of fictional film chefs, and how the dreamy Cannes-winner THE TASTE OF THINGS quietly roasts them over a spit. Just in time for holiday eat-a-thons, the award-winning MUBI Podcast is back and celebrating its tenth season with a four-course serving of stories about food on film. Titled "A Feast For The Eyes," the season digs into the ways filmmakers use food to provoke hu... | 35m 51s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 |  RATATOUILLE — Brad Bird cooks up the ultimate food film | The animated classic about an adorbs rat chef… spent nearly 7 years in the oven. Director Brad Bird (THE IRON GIANT) and producer Brad Lewis (ANTZ) tell Rico the whole multi-course saga, including gut-busting tales of Michelin-starred “research” meals that were so good they hurt. Just in time for holiday eat-a-thons, the award-winning MUBI Podcast is back and celebrating its tenth season with a four-course serving of stories about food on film. Titled "A Feast For The Eyes," the season digs i... | 39m 30s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 |  DIE MY LOVE — Lynne Ramsay unleashes the beast | In DIE MY LOVE, new mother Grace (a virtuosic Jennifer Lawrence) is stuck at home while her disinterested husband Jackson (Robert Pattinson) is at work. With only her baby, a barking dog, and her own thoughts to keep her company, she begins to unravel. Visionary writer-director Lynne Ramsay talks to guest host Simran Hans about her feral, frightening, and funny portrait of a woman on the brink. DIE MY LOVE is now playing in theaters in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Australia... | 17m 35s | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  ARTISTS VS. AUTOCRACY: Istanbul cinema crosses the bridge | Istanbul is home to some great filmmakers trying to speak truth to power... in a country where the power is less and less willing to let them. Host Rico Gagliano talks with two of the best — Emin Alper (BURNING) and Özcan Alper (AUTUMN) — about making art with a censor over your shoulder. He also takes a tour of Istanbul's historic cinemas... and is there to witness a dark day in Turkish politics. Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off ... | 37m 39s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY — Joe Wright gazes into the abyss | Joe Wright's known for Oscar-winning WWII epics like DARKEST HOUR. But his latest look at the era is a different animal: The nightmarish series MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY, about the rise of the godfather of fascism. Joe tells host Rico Gagliano about the Italian dictator, the echoes he sees in politics today... and why he spent his own teen years blasting '30s pop tunes. MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY is now streaming on MUBI in the US, Canada, Latin America, Turkey and India. To stre... | 23m 17s | ||||||
| 10/23/25 |  MULHOLLAND DRIVE in the rearview, with Deborah Levy | Enigmatic women, their doubles, and an unmistakable air of strangeness… Award-winning author Deborah Levy (HOT MILK) on the hallmarks of David Lynch’s storytelling, and how the filmmaker has inspired her own work. LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9’s guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch’s daughter Jennifer Lynch; his producer of more than 30 years,... | 32m 02s | ||||||
| 10/16/25 |  Debbie Zoller drives LOST HIGHWAY | Make-up and prosthetics artist Debbie Zoller (LOST HIGHWAY, TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN) first worked with David Lynch on LOST HIGHWAY. She discusses their two decades of friendship, and how she designed the look for some of his most iconic femme fatales. LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9’s guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch’s daughter Jennifer Lynch... | 37m 57s | ||||||
| 10/9/25 |  Heidi Bivens outfits INLAND EMPIRE | How does costume shape character? Stylist and costume designer Heidi Bivens was in charge of wardrobe on INLAND EMPIRE. It was one of her first jobs, and David Lynch’s final film. What did they both learn? LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9’s guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch’s daughter Jennifer Lynch; his producer of more than 30 years, Sabrina... | 35m 15s | ||||||
| 10/2/25 |  Sabrina Sutherland guides TWIN PEAKS’ RETURN | David Lynch’s creative process was unconventional in many ways. For example, he preferred sketching his ideas as images to explaining them in words. Producer Sabrina Sutherland worked with him for more than 30 years. How did she find the language to help translate his vision to screen? LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9’s guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossell... | 34m 37s | ||||||
| 9/25/25 |  Jennifer Lynch writes THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER | Why was David Lynch so intrigued by the idea of “a woman in trouble”? His daughter, Jennifer Lynch, has a theory… She also discusses her bestselling novel THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER, and her part in bringing the mysterious, murdered protagonist at the heart of TWIN PEAKS to life. LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9’s guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossell... | 35m 08s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 |  Mark Frost founds TWIN PEAKS | “These girls are jam packed with secrets,” said David Lynch about the women of TWIN PEAKS. Why did characters such as Audrey Horne and Shelly Johnson get viewers so hot and bothered? TWIN PEAKS co-creator Mark Frost explains. LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9’s guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch’s daughter Jennifer Lynch; his producer of m... | 40m 18s | ||||||
| 9/11/25 |  Isabella Rossellini wears BLUE VELVET | When Isabella Rossellini appeared as the sadomasochistic Dorothy Vallens in David Lynch’s BLUE VELVET, audiences were scandalised. Nearly 40 years later, the beautiful, bruised nightclub singer remains one of Lynch’s most complex creations. But to whom does she belong? Rossellini talks to Simran Hans about her role in authoring this divisive character. LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Seaso... | 41m 08s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 |  New Season Trailer: LADIES OF LYNCH (w/ Isabella Rossellini) | Coming Soon. LADIES OF LYNCH LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9’s guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch’s daughter Jennifer Lynch; his producer of more than 30 years, Sabrina Sutherland; TWIN PEAKS co-creator Mark Frost; and the award-winning novelist Deborah Levy. Written and guest hosted by culture writer Simran Hans, these conversations with acto... | 0m 32s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 |  Nothing rhymes with PAVEMENTS | Director Alex Ross Perry's PAVEMENTS is a rock doc like no other — a sprawling, funny, self-reflexive, weirdly touching meta-movie about '90s indie rock heroes Pavement. Host Rico Gagliano talks to Alex LIVE at MUBI Fest Chicago about the movie, the band's music, and why they don't return emails. PAVEMENTS is now streaming on MUBI in the US, UK, Germany, France, Canada and more. To stream some of the films we've covered on the podcast, check out the collection Featured on the MUBI Podcast. Av... | 31m 57s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 |  LA film fades out...and in (w/ THE STUDIO's Evan Goldberg) | The film and TV biz defines LA—so what's it look like as the biz moves abroad? Host (and longtime Angeleno) Rico Gagliano takes a tour of a changing city, from the Hollywood sign to a new crop of booming rep cinemas. Guests include THE STUDIO co-creator Evan Goldberg, indie icon Charles Burnett (KILLER OF SHEEP), and Sean Fennessey, host of THE BIG PICTURE podcast. Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexi... | 43m 33s | ||||||
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