Can't Stop Watching

Podcast

Can't Stop Watching

Los Angeles Times

43 episodesen-us
Hosted by L.A. Times television reporter Yvonne Villarreal, "Can’t Stop Watching" features conversations with TV stars who’ve helped make the recent weeks of self-quarantine both bearable and entertaining. The actors and showrunners interviewed on the podcast will talk about their most fascinating roles, how their characters would handle the coronavirus, and what they’re watching on television right now.

Episodes

Moscow

Reporting dire news out of America and at home, Russian news anchor Viktor Antonov attempts to guide his audience through what may be the beginning of the end. Everywhere is a battlefield. ‘SIGN OFF’...
Jan 11, 202414m

Minot

Following a wave of cyber attacks against the U.S., news anchor Maria Mason finds herself at the center of an escalating crisis where the International Space Station emerges as a strategic foothold. ...
Jan 11, 202415m
"Foretold" is the newest podcast from the L.A. Times, and we're sharing a preview of the first episode with you here today. In the fall of 2019, reporter Faith E. Pinho received a tip from a woman n...
May 18, 20238m
Border City is a new L.A. Times Presents podcast from the San Diego Union-Tribune. It's a story about beauty, violence and belonging in Tijuana. Enjoy this sneak peek, and be sure to listen and follow...
Apr 5, 20226m
Season 1 of “Binge Sesh” pulls back the curtain on HBO’s “Winning Time” series about the L.A. Lakers of the 1980s, one of the sports’ most unforgettable dynasties. Enjoy this sneak peek, and be sure t...
Mar 8, 20229m

37. Paul Mescal

Today, we can’t stop watching Paul Mescal, who plays the popular high school sports star Connell Waldron on “Normal People.” Mescal’s role earned him an Emmy nomination for lead actor in a limited ser...
Aug 27, 202034m

36. Ramy Youssef

Today, we can’t stop watching actor, writer and comedian Ramy Youssef. He’s received an Emmy nomination for lead actor in a comedy series for his role as Ramy Hassan on Hulu’s “Ramy.” Youssef co-creat...
Aug 26, 202040m

35. Martin Short

Today, we can’t stop watching Martin Short. You might know him from his comedic roles on “Saturday Night Live” and "Father of the Bride." This year, he’s nominated for an Emmy Award for his guest appe...
Aug 25, 202031m

34. Samira Wiley

Today, we can’t stop watching Samira Wiley, who plays Moira Strand on "The Handmaid’s Tale." Her performance has earned her an Emmy nomination for supporting actress in a drama. Wiley talks about what...
Aug 20, 202029m
Today, we can’t stop watching Rachel Brosnahan, who got an Emmy nomination for lead actress in a comedy series for playing Midge, a 1950s housewife-turned-stand-up comic, in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel...
Aug 19, 202035m
Today, we can’t stop watching Tracee Ellis Ross. She has earned an Emmy nomination for lead actress in a comedy series for her performance as Rainbow Johnson on ABC’s “Blackish.” Ross tells us how she...
Aug 18, 202038m
From “Succession’s” Brian Cox to “Mrs. America’s” Uzo Aduba, listen to all your favorite TV stars ask and respond to each other’s questions in our celebrity guest Q&A roundup.
Jul 21, 202048m
Today, we can’t stop watching legendary actor Michael Douglas, who plays acting coach Sandy Kominsky in the Netflix comedy “The Kominsky Method.” Douglas tells us how the film business has changed in ...
Jul 9, 202034m
Today, we can’t stop watching Da'Vine Joy Randolph, who plays aspiring artist Cherise in “High Fidelity” on Hulu. Randolph tells us what drew her to the role, why she pivoted from opera singing to a c...
Jul 8, 202036m

28. James Corden

Today, we can’t stop watching James Corden, the host of “The Late Late Show” on CBS. Corden discusses turning his garage into a makeshift studio set, how the pandemic might help people be more honest ...
Jul 7, 202030m

27. Penn Badgley

Today, we can’t stop watching Penn Badgley, who plays Joe Goldberg, the obsessive and murderous main character in the Netflix thriller “You.” Badgley talks about how he gets into the right mindset to ...
Jul 2, 202035m

26. J.B. Smoove

Today, we can’t stop watching J.B. Smoove, who plays Leon Black on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He talks about comedy in the age of coronavirus and what it’s like working alongside Larry David. Smoov...
Jul 1, 20201h 9m
Today, we can’t stop watching Matthew Macfadyen, who plays Tom Wambsgans, the awkward yet sympathetic husband of Shiv Roy, on HBO’s “Succession.” Macfadyen takes us behind the scenes of shooting the c...
Jun 30, 202030m

24. Jason Segel

Today, we can’t stop watching Jason Segel, who plays Peter in “Dispatches From Elsewhere” on AMC. Segel gives us the backstory behind his new show’s unique season finale, how he got his start on the 1...
Jun 25, 202031m

23. Jim Parsons

Today, we can’t stop watching Jim Parsons, who plays the closeted talent agent Henry Willson on the Netflix drama “Hollywood.” Parsons talks to us about what drew him to the role of Willson after wrap...
Jun 24, 202038m