TOM'S DIRECTOR CHATS! MIKE WHITE! TODD HAYNES! KELLY REICHARDT! MARY BRONSTEIN! MATT JOHNSON! BENNY SADFIE!

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Tom Scharpling shares his best conversations with top film directors.

We've compiled some of Tom's best conversations with some of the top directors today including: Mike White (The White Lotus, Enlightened), Todd Haynes (May/December, The Velvet Underground), Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Wendy and Lucy), Mary Bronstein (Yeast, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You), Matt Johnson (BlackBerry, Nirvanna the Band the Show The Movie), Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time). SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE BEST SHOW: https://twitter.com/bestshow4life https://instagram.com/bestshow4life https://tiktok.com/@bestshow4life https://www.youtube.com/bestshow4life THE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://thebestshow.net https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-show HEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Tom Scharpling

Guests: Mike White, Todd Haynes, Kelly Reichardt, Mary Bronstein, Matt Johnson, Benny Safdie

Topics covered

• directors
• film
• interviews
• comedy
• cinema

Keywords

• Tom Scharpling
• Mike White
• Todd Haynes
• Kelly Reichardt
• Mary Bronstein
• Matt Johnson
• Benny Safdie
• film directors
• interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The White Lotus, Enlightened, May/December, The Velvet Underground, First Cow, Wendy and Lucy, Yeast, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, BlackBerry, Nirvanna the Band the Show The Movie

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