The Treatment

The Treatment

The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.

Hollywood chronicler Sam Wasson on connecting Tom Waits’ music and style to the world of filmmaking.

Writer Sam Wasson on Tom Waits’ ‘thrilling’ music

Hollywood chronicler Sam Wasson on connecting Tom Waits’ music and style to the world of filmmaking.

Summer’s daughter discusses making a doc that would be honest about the consequences of the disco icon’s decisions around her career.

Director Brooklyn Sudano on Donna Summer’s compromises

Summer’s daughter discusses making a doc that would be honest about the consequences of the disco icon’s decisions around her career.

Aidan Levy delves into sax great Sonny Rollins’s doubts, insecurities, triumphs, and innovations captured in his new book, “Saxophone Colossus.”

Writer Aidan Levy on jazz giant Sonny Rollins

Aidan Levy delves into sax great Sonny Rollins’s doubts, insecurities, triumphs, and innovations captured in his new book, “Saxophone Colossus.”

Actress Alex Borstein explains how Gordi’s folktronica music was essential to her latest work, a feature script she’s trying to get off the ground.

Actress Alex Borstein on how Gordi’s music influenced her writing

Actress Alex Borstein explains how Gordi’s folktronica music was essential to her latest work, a feature script she’s trying to get off the ground.

Laurence Fishburne joins Elvis Mitchell at the Freep Film Festival in Detroit to talk about his expansive acting range, the importance of mentorship, and his most freeing and…

The mighty range of Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne joins Elvis Mitchell at the Freep Film Festival in Detroit to talk about his expansive acting range, the importance of mentorship, and his most freeing and…

Filmmaker and artist Garrett Bradley discusses the challenge of defining what “Black art” is, posing questions through her work, and the collaborative editing process.

Director Garrett Bradley on defining “Black art”

Filmmaker and artist Garrett Bradley discusses the challenge of defining what “Black art” is, posing questions through her work, and the collaborative editing process.

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, the songwriting power couple behind “Frozen” and “Coco” Songwriters draw on a classic novel and Brian Wilson for their latest collaboration.

‘Up Here’ co-creators on how Brian Wilson and ‘Anne of Green Gables’ inspire them

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, the songwriting power couple behind “Frozen” and “Coco” Songwriters draw on a classic novel and Brian Wilson for their latest collaboration.

The author of “True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee” and “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America” discuss modern American myth-making and the inspirations behind…

Writer Abraham Josephine Riesman on the holy text of Marvel

The author of “True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee” and “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America” discuss modern American myth-making and the inspirations behind…

Dancer, choreographer, and now director Benjamin Millepied discusses adapting the Georges Bizet opera for his feature directorial debut.

Director, dancer Benjamin Millepied on remaking ‘Carmen’

Dancer, choreographer, and now director Benjamin Millepied discusses adapting the Georges Bizet opera for his feature directorial debut.

Comedian Marc Maron finds inspiration from his contemporaries in comedy and from legends.

Marc Maron on comedy inspirations, old and new

Comedian Marc Maron finds inspiration from his contemporaries in comedy and from legends.

Emmy-winning actress Alex Borstein is perhaps best known for her roles as a tough-talking agent on Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs.

Actress Alex Borstein on ‘Corsets and Clown Suits’

Emmy-winning actress Alex Borstein is perhaps best known for her roles as a tough-talking agent on Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs.

Director Timothy Scott Bogart’s film “Spinning Gold” tells the story of his father Neil’s rise as a music executive and the founder of Casablanca Records.

Director Timothy Scott Bogart on ‘Spinning Gold’

Director Timothy Scott Bogart’s film “Spinning Gold” tells the story of his father Neil’s rise as a music executive and the founder of Casablanca Records.

Hader, who stars in and directs all eight episodes of the HBO hit’s fourth and final season, reflects on the psyches of subject and audience.

‘Barry’ star Bill Hader on the HBO hit’s final chapter

Hader, who stars in and directs all eight episodes of the HBO hit’s fourth and final season, reflects on the psyches of subject and audience.

Why the1982 comedy “Tootsie” grabbed actor Adam Scott’s attention as a boy, and he hasn’t let go since.

Actor Adam Scott on Sydney Pollack’s comedy ‘Tootsie’

Why the1982 comedy “Tootsie” grabbed actor Adam Scott’s attention as a boy, and he hasn’t let go since.

‘Showing Up’ collaborators Reichardt and Williams discuss communicating by doing less and the contrasting processes of the artists whose work is featured in the film.

Director Kelly Reichardt and actress Michelle Williams on ‘Showing Up’

‘Showing Up’ collaborators Reichardt and Williams discuss communicating by doing less and the contrasting processes of the artists whose work is featured in the film.

Actor and screenwriter Owen Wilson discusses his “Paint” character Carl Nargle’s charming eccentricities and an affinity for Neil Young.

‘Paint’ actor Owen Wilson on the beauty of embracing failure

Actor and screenwriter Owen Wilson discusses his “Paint” character Carl Nargle’s charming eccentricities and an affinity for Neil Young.

Journalist Abraham Josephine Riesman explains how Philip K. Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle” is a reminder of how to find meaning in a dystopian world.

Author Abraham Josephine Riesman on Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Man in the High Castle’

Journalist Abraham Josephine Riesman explains how Philip K. Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle” is a reminder of how to find meaning in a dystopian world.

The screenwriter of films including “The Report” and “Contagion” discusses his ambitious new project, the star-studded Apple TV+ series “Extrapolations.”

‘Extrapolations’ writer Scott Z. Burns on art about climate change

The screenwriter of films including “The Report” and “Contagion” discusses his ambitious new project, the star-studded Apple TV+ series “Extrapolations.”

Songwriters and Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are partners in work and in life.

‘Up Here’s’ songwriters on the clarity of Y2K

Songwriters and Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are partners in work and in life.

Whenever director Martin McDonagh starts a new project, he watches Terrence Malick’s 1973 film “Badlands” for the specificity of Malick’s choices

Director Martin McDonagh on Terrence Malick’s ‘Badlands’

Whenever director Martin McDonagh starts a new project, he watches Terrence Malick’s 1973 film “Badlands” for the specificity of Malick’s choices