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The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

by Directors Guild of America

Brought to you by the Directors Guild of America, ”The Director’s Cut” will bring you the behind-the-scenes stories of today’s most talked about films. Each episode features a different director interviewed by one of their peers, leading to revealing conversations about the grueling, but rewarding p...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: tv · film

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular

600+ episodes since 2015

Platform Reach

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Most discussed topics

film discussion

q&a

directing techniques

film

costume design

production design

Brands & references

Directors Guild of America2

DGA2

Shame and Money1

Mother Mary1

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come1

Ready or Not1

The Bride!1

Democracy Now!1

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High Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).

Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
25,001 - 50,000
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
75,001 - 150,000
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
40,001 - 100,000

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On the show

From 10 eps

Host

Ondi Timoner

1 ep

Recent guests

20 across last 10 eps

Visar Morina

1 ep

Valerie Weiss

1 ep

David Lowery

1 ep

Antonio Campos

1 ep

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

1 ep

Tyler Gillett

1 ep

Jorma Taccone

1 ep

Maggie Gyllenhaal

1 ep

Greta Gerwig

1 ep

Carl Deal

1 ep

Tia Lessin

1 ep

Amy Goodman

1 ep

Kevin Williamson

1 ep

Paul Feig

1 ep

Tom Harper

1 ep

Mary Harron

1 ep

John Patton Ford

1 ep

Kobi Libii

1 ep

Gore Verbinski

1 ep

Sacha Gervasi

1 ep

Recent episodes

Shame and Money with Visar Morina and Valerie Weiss (Ep. 610)

Apr 24, 2026

32m 55s

Mother Mary with David Lowery and Antonio Campos (Ep. 609)

Apr 22, 2026

27m 43s

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Jorma Taccone (Ep. 608)

Apr 8, 2026

32m 11s

The Bride! with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Greta Gerwig (Ep. 607)

Apr 3, 2026

42m 31s

Steal This Story, Please! with Carl Deal, Tia Lessin, Amy Goodman and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 606)

Mar 25, 2026

47m 35s

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Social Links & Contact

Official channels & resources

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Episodes

~1.1 per week

Avg length

34m 34s

27m 43s – 47m 35s

Range

Aug 2020 – Apr 2026

Topics

film discussion, q&a +41

Guests

Visar Morina +21 · last 10 eps

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
4/24/26	Shame and Money with Visar Morina and Valerie Weiss (Ep. 610)✨	film discussiondirecting techniques+3	Visar MorinaValerie Weiss	Directors Guild of AmericaShame and Money	Los Angeles	Shame and MoneyVisar Morina+4	—	32m 55s
4/22/26	Mother Mary with David Lowery and Antonio Campos (Ep. 609)✨	filmdirecting+5	David LoweryAntonio Campos	DGAMother Mary	New York	Mother MaryDavid Lowery+5	—	27m 43s
4/8/26	Ready or Not 2: Here I Come with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Jorma Taccone (Ep. 608)✨	film discussionhorror comedy+3	Matt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler Gillett+1	Ready or Not 2: Here I ComeReady or Not	DGA theater in Los Angeles	Ready or Not 2Matt Bettinelli-Olpin+7	—	32m 11s
4/3/26	The Bride! with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Greta Gerwig (Ep. 607)✨	film discussion1930s cinema+4	Maggie GyllenhaalGreta Gerwig	The Bride!	New YorkChicago	Maggie GyllenhaalGreta Gerwig+6	—	42m 31s
3/25/26	Steal This Story, Please! with Carl Deal, Tia Lessin, Amy Goodman and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 606)✨	documentary filmmakingindependent media+4	Carl DealTia Lessin+1	Democracy Now!Steal This Story, Please!	Los Angeles	Steal This Story, Please!Carl Deal+5	—	47m 35s
3/23/26	Scream 7 with Kevin Williamson and Paul Feig (Ep. 605)✨	horrorcomedy+3	Kevin WilliamsonPaul Feig	Scream 7	Los Angeles	Scream 7Kevin Williamson+5	—	33m 36s
3/20/26	Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man with Tom Harper and Mary Harron (Ep. 604)✨	film discussionPeaky Blinders+3	Tom HarperMary Harron	Peaky Blinders: The Immortal ManPeaky Blinders	New YorkBirmingham	Peaky BlindersTom Harper+5	—	30m 50s
3/12/26	How to Make a Killing with John Patton Ford and Kobi Libii (Ep. 603)✨	film discussionsound design+3	John Patton FordKobi Libii	Directors Guild of AmericaHow to Make a Killing+1	Los Angeles	John Patton FordKobi Libii+4	—	35m 56s
3/10/26	Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die with Gore Verbinski and Sacha Gervasi (Ep. 602)✨	filmartificial intelligence+3	Gore VerbinskiSacha Gervasi	DGAGood Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die	Los Angeles	Gore VerbinskiSacha Gervasi+3	—	32m 18s
2/27/26	Wuthering Heights with Emerald Fennell and J.J. Abrams (Ep. 601)✨	film adaptationproduction design+3	Emerald FennellJ.J. Abrams	Wuthering Heights	Los Angeles	Wuthering HeightsEmerald Fennell+5	—	30m 05s