The Business

Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.

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Every guest on The Business

559 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Eliza Hittman

   Revisiting Eliza Hittman on ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ now nominated for 7 Independent Spirit Awards · 2 episodes

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   Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck

   Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck on ‘Never Look Away’ · Feb 2019

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   George Tillman Jr

   George Tillman Jr. on his career evolution and ‘The Hate U Give’ · Oct 2018

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   James Ponsoldt

   James Ponsoldt and Jason Segel on 'The End of the Tour' · Aug 2015

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   John Patton Ford
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   Jonathan Dayton
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   Julian Schnabel

   Julian Schnabel; Simon Cowell · Mar 2011

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   Kevin Kwan
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   Kleber Mendonça Filho

   Kleber Mendonça Filho on ‘The Secret Agent’ and taking a stand · Feb 2026

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    Kristoffer Borgli

    Kristoffer Borgli on the “Dream Scenario” of directing Nicolas Cage; The saga of “Coyote vs. Acme · Nov 2023

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    Liz Garbus

    Filmmaker Liz Garbus on 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' · Jun 2015

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    Lorene Scafaria

    Writer-director Lorene Scafaria on the fight to make ‘Hustlers’ · Sep 2019

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    Marti Noxon

    Marti Noxon on ‘Dietland,’ ‘Sharp Objects’ & the power dynamics of TV · Jul 2018

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    Matt Tyrnauer

    Director Matt Tyrnauer on ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ · Jul 2018

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    Matthew Heineman

    Netflix shake-ups, Jon Stewart’s big news, and Matthew Heineman on ‘American Symphony’ · 2 episodes

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    Michael Connelly

    Michael Connelly Brings "Bosch" to Life on Amazon · Mar 2015

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    Mona Fastvold
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    Paul Haggis

    Paul Haggis on ‘Third Person’ and Leaving Scientology · Jun 2014

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    Reginald Hudlin

    Career memories from Reginald Hudlin; Caleb Deschanel on shooting ‘Lion King’ · 2 episodes

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    Richard Donner

    Richard Donner Remembers the Crazy Backstory of 'Superman' · Apr 2016

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    Rob Legato

    VFX Pro Rob Legato; Forgotten Filmmaker: Georges Melies · Dec 2011

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    Roland Emmerich

    Director Roland Emmerich · Oct 2011

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    Steve Harvey

    How 'Krisha' Became a Family Affair; Super Host Steve Harvey · Mar 2016

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    Thomas Vinterberg

    Oscar-nominated director Thomas Vinterberg on ‘Another Round’ · Apr 2021

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    Valerie Faris

    Directors Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton on 'Battle of the Sexes' · Oct 2017

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    Wash Westmoreland

    Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer on 'Still Alice' · Jan 2015

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    Aasif Mandvi

    The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi on 'Halal in the Family' · Apr 2015

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    Annie Mumolo
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    Dan Bucatinsky
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    Dan Taberski

    Dan Taberski on his new podcast ‘Running from COPS’ · May 2019

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    Desi Lydic

    Desi Lydic ‘Foxsplains’ her rise to the top of fake news · Aug 2026

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    Lance Oppenheim

    ‘Ren Faire’ director Lance Oppenheim; A.I. at the Olympics · Jun 2024

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    Malcolm D. Lee
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    Mara Brock Akil

    Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil; ‘Deliverance’ Legacy · Aug 2012

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    Robert Kirkman

    Robert Kirkman on ‘Invincible’ Season 2; Israel-Hamas conflict’s impact on Hollywood · Oct 2023

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    Ben Wheatley

    In 'Free Fire,' Ben Wheatley wants to "meet the audience halfway" · Apr 2017

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    Bryan Fuller

    'American Gods' showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green · May 2017

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    Natalie Morales

    ‘Plan B’ and ‘Language Lessons’: Natalie Morales on making her directorial debut with 2 films · Sep 2021

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    Neil Berkeley

    Neil Berkeley on 'Gilbert,' a quiet portrait of a loud-mouthed comedian · Dec 2017

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    Robert Ben Garant
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