The Playlist

Talking 'Why Women Kill' S2 with creator and showrunner Marc Cherry

Series creator and show runner Marc Cherry joins Fiona to talk all things 'Why Women Kill', as we get set for the premiere of season two on SBS and On Demand in January. We talk 'Desperate Housewives', the origins of his love of froth and drama, a…

Talking 'La Fortuna' and Oscars with writer/director Alejandro Amenábar

We're back with a companion to 'La Fortuna', SBS Australia's sweeping 6-part adventure-drama, written and directed by Oscar-winning Chilean-Spanish director, Alejandro Amenábar. The story spans two continents, and stars Stanley Tucci as a tr…

Talking 'Muhammad Ali' with directors Sarah Burns and David McMahon

We're back with a companion to 'Muhammad Ali', an epic 4-part documentary biography of one of the best-known men of the 20th century. Fiona is joined by Sarah Burns and David McMahon, co-directors, co-producers, and writers of the epic series whic…

The Playlist 146 - Bye Bye Ben (!) / 'In The Heights' / Movie Musicals / 'Loki'

It's the end of an era as we break into Ben's last day at SBS to record his final episode of 'The Playlist'. We're not crying, you're crying. Instead, we're breaking into song as we celebrate movie musicals. Ben's also been watching 'Loki' and doe…

The Playlist 145 - Julie Delpy talks 'My Zoe' (Interview) / Jean Smart appreciation / The Unusual Suspects

French cinema great Julie Delpy joins us on this week's show to talk about her latest film, 'My Zoe'. which offers a unique take on motherhood than we're used to seeing on screen. Then Ben and Fiona convene the Jean Smart Appreciation Society, on …

The Playlist 144 - Halston / The Underground Railroad / Shrill

In this episode we take a walk down the New York City catwalk with Ewan McGregor in Netflix’s series on fashion d…

The Playlist 143 - The Oscars 2021 / Andra Day ('The United States vs. Billie Holiday') interview / 'See What You Made Me Do' / 'The Handmaid's Tale'

This episode, Fiona and Ben are dissecting a very different Oscars ceremony this year, picking out the highlights and lowlights, evaluating the winners and losers, and asking if the Academy Awards continue to matter? Plus Fiona has an in…

The Playlist 142 - Sci fi relationship dramas 'Made for Love', 'Soulmates' & 'The One' / Harry Macqueen, director of 'Supernova' with Colin Firth & Stanley Tucci / 'Deadwater Fell' / 'Support the Girls'

This episode we’re in a technologically designated mood for love, as we discuss a trio of shows imagining the next step in relationships - 'Made For Love' (Stan/HBO Max), along with 'Soulmates' (Amazon Prime/AMC) and 'The One' (Netflix).…

The Playlist 141 - 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' / 'Collective' / 'Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire' / 'Line of Duty'

Zack Snyder's fans demanded that his vision be set free from meddling studio execs and the gun-for-hire director who replaced him on 'Justice League', and Warner Bros. listened. Was it worth it? And Fiona and Ben descend down a dark path of exposi…

The Playlist 140 - Awards Season News: Golden Globes & Oscar Nomination Predictions / Celeb Exposes & the Harry and Meghan Interview / Wandavision

With Oscar nominations around the corner, we take a look at awards season as it hits full swing including the rec…