The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

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Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott delivers your weekly dose of pop culture with the Parting Shot. Every week you’ll get celebrity interviews, award show coverage, and the rundown on exactly what to watch, read, and listen to in culture. Consider the Parting Shot your one stop shop for everything pop culture.


Episode Date
Hannah Einbinder Knows Everything Is Because of ‘Hacks’
May 02, 2024
Acapulco’s Eugenio Derbez on How He Had to ‘Reinvent Himself’
May 01, 2024
The Impact of Drag with Sasha Velour and Latrice Royale from HBO Max’s ‘We’re Here’
Apr 26, 2024
The State of Reality TV with Kate Casey
Apr 24, 2024
RuPaul’s Drag Race Top 3 Sapphira Cristál, Nymphia Wind and Plane Jane (and UK’s Tia Kofi, Because She’s a Winner Baby)
Apr 17, 2024
The Secret to Being an ADHD Whisperer with Penn and Kim Holderness
Apr 12, 2024
Chris Perfetti Knows How Special ‘Abbott Elementary’ Is
Apr 10, 2024
Alex Edelman on Making Hate Funny in ‘Just For Us’
Apr 05, 2024
Gillian Anderson on ‘Scoop’ and the ‘Badass’ Women She Loves to Portray
Apr 03, 2024
Jane Lynch on The Weakest Link, Glee and Best in Show
Mar 27, 2024
Ramy Youssef Finds the ‘Magic’ in ‘Living on a Prayer’
Mar 22, 2024
Tobias Menzies on How ‘Manhunt’ Shows How ‘Fragile Democracies Can Be’
Mar 20, 2024
Regina King Is Here to Make Sure You Know About Shirley Chisholm
Mar 15, 2024
James Marsden Has Embraced His Genre-Shifting Career
Mar 13, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Chatting with the Winner (or Winners?) of ‘The Traitors’
Mar 08, 2024
Annette Bening Exudes Dark Comedy Excellence in Peacock’s ‘Apples Never Fall’
Mar 06, 2024
Gayle King Is Not Just Oprah’s Best Friend, She’s America’s Best Friend
Mar 01, 2024
Survivor 46 and Jeff Probst’s Controversial Comments About It with Rob Cesternino
Feb 28, 2024
Grace Helbig is Ready to Talk About the Cancer
Feb 23, 2024
Carrie Preston is Ready for Her Quirky Spotlight in CBS’ ‘Elsbeth’
Feb 21, 2024
Survivor’s Parvati Shallow Dishes on Traitors and Those Iconic Headbands
Feb 16, 2024
Jodie Foster Finds the 'Sweet Spot' Between 'Depth' and Entertainment
Feb 16, 2024
Rob Reiner Sounds the Alarm for the Rise in Christian Nationalism
Feb 14, 2024
Super Bowl Survival Guide and What to Watch This Weekend
Feb 09, 2024
This Is Us’ Justin Hartley Is Ready for Action with CBS’ ‘Tracker’
Feb 07, 2024
Dan Gheesling (The Traitors) Talks About His Shocking Elimination
Feb 02, 2024
Grammys, the State of Pop Music and more with John Arthur Hill
Jan 31, 2024
Breaking Down the Barbie Snub and Other Oscar Nomination Surprises with YouTube’s Be Kind Rewind
Jan 26, 2024
Common Is Sharing His Secret for Wellness With ‘And Then We Rise’
Jan 24, 2024
Oscars 2024: Who Got Nominated? Who Got Snubbed? Full List of Nominees
Jan 23, 2024
Remembering ‘The Sopranos’ (And the Greatness That Was James Gandolfini) with Paul Palmeri
Jan 19, 2024
Jake Johnson’s ‘Self Reliance’ Shows the Impact Reality TV Has Had on Society
Jan 17, 2024
Will Survivor FINALLY Break Their Emmy Curse?
Jan 12, 2024
Josh Hutcherson Isn’t Going to Do What You Think He Should Do
Jan 10, 2024
Michelle Yeoh and Sam Li Discuss Netflix’s ‘The Brothers Sun’
Jan 08, 2024
Golden Globes, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Dave Chappelle discussed with guests Eliot Glazer and Brent Sullivan
Jan 05, 2024
Great Performances: Charles Melton (‘May December’) & Colman Domingo (‘Rustin’)
Jan 03, 2024
The Great British Bake Off Winner Matty Edgell Talks Bakes, Dirty Jokes, and His Win
Dec 29, 2023
Gary Oldman on What Makes Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ Uniquely British
Dec 27, 2023
Survivor 45 Winner Dee Valladares and Survivor 44’s Carson Garrett, Carolyn Wiger, and Yam Yam Arocho
Dec 21, 2023
Fantasia Barrino Says the ‘Fight was Worth It’ to Get to ‘The Color Purple’
Dec 20, 2023
Turner Classic Movies’ Ben Mankiewicz Knows the Power of ‘Nostalgia’
Dec 13, 2023
RuPaul Drag Race’s Bianca Del Rio Says Her New Tour Isn’t for the ‘Easily Offended’
Dec 06, 2023
Kathy Griffin Finally Feels ‘Un-Canceled’ After That Infamous Trump Photo
Nov 29, 2023
Matt Bomer Says 'Fellow Travelers' is Key to Knowing 'What Our History Is'
Nov 21, 2023
Bethenny Frankel Doesn't Care What You Think of Her
Nov 15, 2023
YouTube’s Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz, Wants You to Make Mistakes
Nov 08, 2023
Dolly Parton Proves She’s ‘Never Gonna Stop’ with ‘Rockstar’
Nov 01, 2023
SNL’s Leslie Jones Isn’t Your Typical Celebrity, and Her Memoir Reflects That
Oct 25, 2023
Josh Gad Felt the Pressure for His Return to Broadway in ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’
Oct 18, 2023
Danny Pellegrino Is Already in the Holiday Spirit with ‘The Jolliest Bunch’
Oct 11, 2023
Why Jake Cohen Doesn’t Just Want You to Buy His New Cookbook, ‘I Could Nosh’
Oct 04, 2023
Crime Junkie’s Ashley Flowers' Passion for True Crime Lets Her ‘Give Back’
Sep 27, 2023
Survivor’s Jeff Probst Reveals the Key to Winning: ‘Heart’
Sep 20, 2023
Reba McEntire Physically ‘Can’t Be a Mean Judge’ on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
Sep 13, 2023
Nia Vardalos Had to ‘Live Life’ to Write ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’
Sep 06, 2023
Going Deep on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ with Liza Treyger and Kara Klenk from ‘That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast’
Aug 30, 2023
Latter Day Jew: My Unorthodox Path From Mormonism to Judaism
Aug 23, 2023
Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña as the DC Comics’ Blue Beetle is a Game Changer
Aug 16, 2023
Taylor Zakhar Perez Felt the ‘Weight’ of His Role in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’
Aug 09, 2023
Jesus Takes Hollywood: The Rise in Christian Entertainment with The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie
Aug 02, 2023
Ophelia Lovibond is Ready for Minx’s Starz Era
Jul 26, 2023
Jamie Lee Curtis Credits Being ‘Hungry’ as Key to Her Success
Jul 19, 2023
Tiffany Haddish Puts Her Love of a Good ‘Mystery' to Use in 'The Afterparty'
Jul 12, 2023
Andrew Rannells Ponders Adulthood in ‘Uncle of the Year’
Jul 03, 2023
Hollywood Health Fads: Ozempic, Naked Retreats for Men, and Alternative Medicines
Jun 28, 2023
Evan Ross Katz on ‘And Just Like That’ Season Two
Jun 21, 2023
Jeffrey Dean Morgan on How Negan Has Evolved in ‘Walking Dead: Dead City’
Jun 14, 2023
Jesse Garcia on the Wild Cheetos Story That Inspired Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin Hot’
Jun 07, 2023
Are We in an Asian Food Renaissance? (Kim Chi, Jon Kung and Jimmy Guo)
May 30, 2023
Survivor’s Carson Garrett Reacts to Season 44, Yam Yam, Carolyn, and His Most Embarrassing Moment
May 25, 2023
For Melissa McCarthy, Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid’ is More Than Just a Villain
May 24, 2023
Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan on Disney’s ‘American Born Chinese’ and Where They Keep Their Oscars
May 17, 2023
Patrick Ta Is Leading the Way for Inclusive Beauty
May 10, 2023
Tamron Hall Says Being a TV Junkie Prepared Her to Be a Talk Show Host
May 03, 2023
This Is Jeopardy’s Buzzy Cohen is Exploring the History of America’s Favorite Quiz Show
Apr 26, 2023
Kathy Bates Reveals Her Favorite Role (and It’s Not the One You’re Thinking Of)
Apr 19, 2023
Keri Russell ‘Couldn’t Stop Thinking About’ Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’
Apr 12, 2023
The Assault on Drag: What's Happening and Why Is It Being Banned?
Apr 05, 2023
Billy Crudup Leans Into to Futuristic Nostalgia with Apple TV+’s ‘Hello Tomorrow!’
Mar 29, 2023
RuPaul’s Drag Race Producer Fenton Bailey on the Power of TV and Pop Culture
Mar 22, 2023
24 Hours with Paris Hilton: She Isn’t the Dumb Blonde You Think You Know
Mar 15, 2023
What to Expect From This Year’s Academy Awards. Who Will Win? But More Importantly, Who Will Lose?
Mar 10, 2023
Nick Kroll on the Influence of Mel Brooks on Hulu’s 'History of the World, Part II’
Mar 07, 2023
Eugene Levy Is (Literally) the 'Reluctant Traveler' on Apple TV+
Feb 28, 2023
How the Academy Awards Changed Hollywood with Michael Schulman (author of ‘Oscar Wars’)
Feb 22, 2023
How Evangeline Lilly Hit the 'Jackpot' with Marvel's 'Ant-Man'
Feb 15, 2023
Alan Cumming on His Campiest Role Yet: Hosting Peacock’s ‘Traitors’
Feb 08, 2023
Jonathan Groff Had a ‘Primal’ Reaction to Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’
Feb 01, 2023
Natasha Lyonne Sees Through the Lies in Peacock’s ‘Poker Face’
Jan 25, 2023
Literal First Reactions to the Oscar Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards
Jan 24, 2023
Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer on How This Season of ‘Truth Be Told’ is ‘Our Best’
Jan 18, 2023
Everything RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 with Alaska Thunderf*ck and Ross Mathews
Jan 11, 2023
Allison Williams on the ‘Bechdel Dream’ of Her New Film ‘M3GAN’
Jan 04, 2023
Revisiting Bette Midler’s Second Act in 2022
Dec 29, 2022
Naomi Ackie Humanizes Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’
Dec 21, 2022
Getting in the Holiday Spirit with Danny Pellegrino and Jake Cohen
Dec 14, 2022
New Talent Spotlight: Micheal Ward (‘Empire of Light’) and Mallori Johnson (‘Kindred’)
Dec 07, 2022
Are the Kardashian’s Still Culturally Relevant? (With guest Naomi Smalls from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’)
Nov 30, 2022
Tim Allen is 'Humbled' to Be Santa Again in Disney's 'The Santa Clauses'
Nov 23, 2022
Luke Evans is Not 'Scared' of a Challenge
Nov 16, 2022
Brooke Shields Is Changing the Narrative for Women of Any Age
Nov 09, 2022
Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Gets Nostalgic in Netflix's 'Easy-Bake Battle'
Nov 02, 2022
Ryan Phillippe Sees What You're Tweeting About Him, And He's Fine With It
Oct 26, 2022
Phil Rosenthal Is Bringing People Together, One Bite at a Time
Oct 19, 2022
Mamie Till’s 'Glorious Bravery:' Danielle Deadwyler and Chinonye Chukwu on 'Till'
Oct 12, 2022
Colin Hanks and Jan Broberg on the Amazing True Story Behind Peacock’s ‘A Friend of the Family’
Oct 05, 2022
Bette Midler’s Second Act: The Queen of Halloween Returns with ‘Hocus Pocus 2’
Sep 28, 2022
Diego Luna Says ‘Andor’ is the ‘Most Grounded Star Wars’
Sep 21, 2022
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rachel Bloom on the 'Escapism' of Hulu's 'Reboot'
Sep 16, 2022
How Emily Deschanel's ‘Morbid Fascination’ Led to Netflix’s ‘Devil in Ohio’
Sep 14, 2022
Who Will Win? Who Will Lose? We’re Talking Everything Emmys
Sep 09, 2022
Revisiting Jean Smart's Unparalleled 'Hacks' Ahead of the Emmys
Sep 02, 2022
Revisiting Amanda Seyfried's Elizabeth Holmes Ahead of the Emmys
Aug 31, 2022
Cynthia Addai-Robinson Embraces Being Queen in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
Aug 26, 2022
What’s It Like To Be on ‘Survivor’? Find Out with Rob Cesternino and Stephen Fishbach
Aug 24, 2022
Idris Elba is Everywhere with ‘Beast’ and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
Aug 19, 2022
Jon Gabrus is Ready to Party (Clothing Optional) on ‘101 Places to Party Before You Die’
Aug 17, 2022
Abbi Jacobson Feels the ‘Pressure’ of Adapting ‘A League of Their Own’
Aug 12, 2022
iCarly’s Jennette McCurdy Reveals the Truth Behind Fame in ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’
Aug 10, 2022
James Morosini on the Real Life Catfishing Story That Inspired ‘I Love My Dad’
Aug 05, 2022
Is ‘The View’ Still Politically Relevant, or Has It Lost Its View?
Aug 03, 2022
Kevin Bacon is Having an Evil Summer with ‘City on a Hill’ and ‘They/Them’
Jul 29, 2022
Bonnie Hunt is a Hollywood Triple Threat and Deserves Your Respect
Jul 22, 2022
Keke Palmer Says ‘Nope’ Proves There’s ‘Only One Jordan Peele’
Jul 20, 2022
Billy Porter’s New Film ‘Anything’s Possible’ Is Redefining Teen Comedies
Jul 15, 2022
The Big Payback: Reparations for Descendants of Slaves with Erika Alexander
Jul 13, 2022
Lesley Manville Gets Her Dior Dress in ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris'
Jul 08, 2022
You’re Wrong About’s Sarah Marshall on Exactly What You’re Wrong About (And It’s OK)
Jul 06, 2022
From YouTube to Movies: Jenny Slate on 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'
Jul 01, 2022
Talking Classic Hollywood Films and Stars with YouTube’s Be Kind Rewind
Jun 29, 2022
Good Guy Tom Hanks Steps Into the Shadows as Col. Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis'
Jun 24, 2022
The Rise in Attacks on Drag Queen Story Hour with Beatrice L. Thomas and Lil Miss Hot Mess
Jun 22, 2022
John Lithgow on FX’s ‘The Old Man,’ and How Five Days of Work Got Him an Oscar Nomination
Jun 17, 2022
Pop Culture Deep Dive with Jordan Runtagh & Alex Heigl from iHeart Media’s Too Much Information Podcast
Jun 15, 2022
Ms. Marvel’s Iman Vellani Went From High School to Her Own Disney+ Series
Jun 10, 2022
Breaking Down 'The Staircase,' the 2001 Death of Kathleen Peterson and the HBO series on Michael Peterson
Jun 08, 2022
PAUSE with Sam Jay on HBO is Unlike Any Other Late-Night Show You’ve Ever Seen
Jun 03, 2022
Elise Doganieri on How ‘The Quest’ on Disney+ is Unlike Any Other Reality Competition Series on TV
Jun 01, 2022
When You See It, You Believe It: Jay Ellis ("Top Gun: Maverick") on Fighter Jets and Representation
May 27, 2022
A Strange Loop’s Michael R. Jackson and Company’s Matt Doyle Talk Diversity on Broadway
May 25, 2022
John Waters is Still Breaking ‘the Rules’ and Thinks Gen Z Needs to Learn to ‘Make Fun of Yourself’
May 23, 2022
The Real Angelyne Calls New Peacock Series About Her ‘Painful to Watch’
May 19, 2022
Emmy Rossum Says LA’s Angelyne Is the ‘Original Influencer’
May 18, 2022
Jean Smart is the Meryl Streep of Television. Deal With It.
May 13, 2022
An Unfiltered Chat with Lisa Rinna (Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’)
May 11, 2022
Abortion and Roe v. Wade on TV and in Film
May 09, 2022
Niv Sultan & Daniel Syrkin (‘Tehran’ on AppleTV+)
May 06, 2022
Disney Animation with Mark Henn and Hyun-Min Lee (’Sketchbook’ on Disney+)
May 04, 2022
Jennifer Weiner (‘The Summer Place’)
Apr 29, 2022
What To Watch This Week (Bill Hader, Elisabeth Moss, and HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty)
Apr 22, 2022
Pabllo Vittar (Coachella) & Alaska Thunderf*ck (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
Apr 20, 2022
Passover with Judy Gold, Eliot Glazer and Jake Cohen
Apr 15, 2022
Yeardley Smith (‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Small Town Dicks’)
Apr 13, 2022
Full Frontal: TV's Male Nudity Boom with Minx's Oscar Montoya
Apr 08, 2022
Craig Robinson (Peacock’s ‘Killing It’)
Apr 06, 2022
Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard)
Apr 02, 2022
Oscars Recap with Ashlee Marie Preston
Mar 30, 2022
94th Academy Awards
Mar 26, 2022
Simone Ashley from Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’
Mar 24, 2022
Rose Matafeo from HBO Max’s ‘Starstruck’
Mar 23, 2022
Harvey Fierstein, Anne Hathaway & Evan Ross Katz
Mar 18, 2022
Jabari Banks (Bel-Air) & Eric Cervini (Disney and FL’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill)
Mar 11, 2022
Renée Zellweger (The Thing About Pam) & Danny Pellegrino
Mar 04, 2022
Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) & The Royal Report
Feb 25, 2022
Pamela Adlon (‘Better Things’) & Wild Things Podcast
Feb 18, 2022
Cecily Strong & Oscar Predictions
Feb 11, 2022
Hilary Duff & Oscar Predictions
Feb 04, 2022
The Parting Shot Trailer
Feb 02, 2022