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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.
Newsweek hosts The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott, a news show with 447 episodes published.
Anthony Bourdain was never just a chef. Dominic Sessa joins Newsweek's H. Alan Scott to talk about ‘Tony,’ the new film that follows a 19-year-old Bourdain through a summer in Provincetown after a rejection from Vassar,
If it’s happening in the world of entertainment, it’s for the culture. And there’s a lot going on. For example, New York is insufferable right now and it kind of earned it. (Sam Smith is even writing love songs about it.
Jeffrey Epstein's crimes were crimes against children. That is not how the country talked about them. Elizabeth J. Letourneau, PhD, who leads the Johns Hopkins Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, and j
Summer's almost done, so let's see what it left behind. A festival that forgot what made it singular. A pop star who decided the conversation about her body was not one she had to attend. And a lot of men finally admitti
It's no surprise that horror films are often allegories for larger societal issues, like racism with Get Out (2017) or male entitlement with Curry Barker's recent Obsession (2025). But rarely does the final girl, the las
Eric Goode and his producing partner Jeremy McBride have made a run of hit documentaries about what happens when humans get a little too into certain animals. With Netflix's Tiger King and HBO's Chimp Crazy , Goode explo
This has been quite a week in culture. First, Newsweek's H. Alan Scott reviews Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest chapter in Tom Holland's run as the wall crawler under director Destin Daniel Cretton. Then, Alan shift
Crystal Methyd just became the first Drag Race winner out of Missouri, and she is not slowing down. She sits down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to unpack her All Stars run, why she waited to return after a pandemic-era o
In the 1970s, Tony Powell was a star defender for Norwich City. Then he vanished. Decades later, filmmakers Ramiel Petros and Nicholas Freeman found him living as the manager and sole resident of a fading West Holl
Golf has never been the loudest sport, but Netflix's The Hawk is making the case that it should be. Will Ferrell stars as Lonnie Hawkins, a pro golfer chasing the fame he had at his 2004 peak, complete with a signature d
Reality TV is having a moment and Gibson Johns is here to break it all down. The podcast host and pop culture expert joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to unpack the Zach and Bryce bromance that took over Love Island USA thi
Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott sits down with Julie Klausner to talk New York's chaotic summer, the meaning of "cool" across generations and why Hulu’s Difficult People is finally getting a physical release on Blu-ray. They di
Comedian Anna Roisman joins me for a packed episode covering the biggest stories in pop culture right now. First, the Emmy race for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, which is already a two-woman fight: L
It is America's 250th birthday and what better way to celebrate than talking George Washington. Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott sits down with William Franklyn-Miller, the British actor stepping into his first leading role as a
Tristan Schukraft is one of the most influential figures in queer life right now, and chances are you already know his work. He's the founder of MISTR, the free online platform that has become the largest prescriber of P
Brooke Shields isn't just the star of Acorn TV's new cozy mystery series You're Killing Me . She's the engine behind it. As both lead actress and executive producer, Shields plays Allie, a bestselling novelist in a quain
Geena Davis is redefining what it means to age on your own terms. Steven Spielberg is reminding everyone why his name above the title is enough. And Justin Trudeau just became one half of the summer's most talked-about c
Ginger Minj and Jujubee stop by to talk about their new film Stop! That! Train!, the World of Wonder and Bleecker Street comedy that casts them as the leads of a drag-fueled disaster movie parody. They get into what it w
Ginger Minj and Jujubee stop by to talk about their new film Stop! That! Train! , the World of Wonder and Bleecker Street comedy that casts them as the leads of a drag-fueled disaster movie parody. They get into what it
Kristen Kish has had one of the most exciting years in food television, and she's not slowing down. The ‘Top Chef’ host sat down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about what makes the long-running competition series
Ginger Minj
Drag Queen
1 appearance on this show
Kristen Kish
Restaurateur, Author, and Host of Top Chef
1 appearance on this show
H. Alan Scott
cohost of 'Out on the Lanai' · Newsweek
4 appearances on this show
H. Alan Scott
cohost of 'Out on the Lanai' · Newsweek
4 appearances on this show
Allison Janney
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Rannells
Broadway's Book of Mormon
1 appearance on this show
Paul Bettany
1 appearance on this show
Will Sharpe
actor · Dinner and a Movie PDX
1 appearance on this show
Nathan Lane
1 appearance on this show
Sally Field
actress
1 appearance on this show
Michelle Pfeiffer
Catwoman/Selina Kyle
1 appearance on this show
Nick Offerman
Parks and Recreation star
1 appearance on this show
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