The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 337
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Will Survivor FINALLY Break Their Emmy Curse?
Awards season is in full swing. While the Golden Globes were boring, the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations added some much needed drama to the season. But it’s the Emmys that is on everybody’s mi…
00:37:59 |
Fri 12 Jan 2024
Josh Hutcherson Isn’t Going to Do What You Think He Should Do
Josh Hutcherson isn’t concerned with doing what you think he should. “There was an obvious path to take post-Hunger Games. But I made a conscious choice to say ‘no’ to a lot of things and not really …
00:27:13 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Michelle Yeoh and Sam Li Discuss Netflix’s ‘The Brothers Sun’
There’s a new show on Netflix you need to watch. It’s called ‘The Brothers Sun’ and it stars Michelle Yeoh, Sam Li, Justin Chien and many more. It’s part family drama, part action-packed crime story,…
00:29:34 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Golden Globes, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Dave Chappelle discussed with guests Eliot Glazer and Brent Sullivan
Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott is coming to you on Friday’s now with unfiltered (and a little unhinged) episodes of the Parting Shot. This week he discusses the Golden Globes, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and Dav…
00:48:18 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
Great Performances: Charles Melton (‘May December’) & Colman Domingo (‘Rustin’)
There were so many great performances last year in film, but two stood out: Charles Melton’s performance in ‘May December’ and Colman Domingo’s performance in ‘Rustin.’ Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke…
00:36:41 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
The Great British Bake Off Winner Matty Edgell Talks Bakes, Dirty Jokes, and His Win
We decided to end 2023 on a sweet note. Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott welcomes the winner of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Matty Edgell. The two talk about the season, why Matty hid his baking skills for s…
00:25:32 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
Gary Oldman on What Makes Apple TV+’s ‘Slow Horses’ Uniquely British
For Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman, now is the perfect time for his first TV series. Calling today a “whole new era of TV” after years of “snobbery” from film actors, he says, “You will see …
00:23:36 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
Survivor 45 Winner Dee Valladares and Survivor 44’s Carson Garrett, Carolyn Wiger, and Yam Yam Arocho
We have a sole Survivor! Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott speaks with Dee Valladares, the winner of ‘Survivor’ 45, the runners-up Austin Li Coon and Jake O’Kane. We go over this season’s biggest moves, lies,…
01:01:55 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Fantasia Barrino Says the ‘Fight was Worth It’ to Get to ‘The Color Purple’
Sometimes a performance comes along where when you watch it, you just can’t imagine anyone else playing that role. That’s what Fantasia Barrino has done in ‘The Color Purple’ (December 25). “I do bel…
00:35:28 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
Turner Classic Movies’ Ben Mankiewicz Knows the Power of ‘Nostalgia’
In 2024, the beloved cable channel Turner Classic Movies will turn 30, and for host Ben Mankiewicz—who recently celebrated his 20th anniversary at the helm—he still feels “so unbelievably fortunate t…
00:36:21 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
RuPaul Drag Race’s Bianca Del Rio Says Her New Tour Isn’t for the ‘Easily Offended’
There are drag queens, and then there’s Bianca Del Rio. If you’re familiar with Bianca, you know exactly what you’re getting at one of her shows, but if you’re not, this episode will be an introducti…
00:39:44 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
Kathy Griffin Finally Feels ‘Un-Canceled’ After That Infamous Trump Photo
When a photo of Kathy Griffin holding the fake decapitated head of former President Donald Trump went viral in 2017, her entire world stopped. “I was in the middle of a 50-city tour and all the shows…
00:38:24 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Matt Bomer Says 'Fellow Travelers' is Key to Knowing 'What Our History Is'
There’s been a lot of hype lately about the Showtime limited series ‘Fellow Travelers.’ Part historical thriller about the Lavender Scare (the systematic outing and dismissal of LGBTQ+ federal govern…
00:28:23 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Bethenny Frankel Doesn't Care What You Think of Her
When you think of Bethenny Frankel, the first thing that probably comes to mind is Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. But what may surprise you are the hundreds of millions of dollars her …
00:26:24 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
YouTube’s Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz, Wants You to Make Mistakes
Even Claire Saffitz, one of YouTube’s most popular bakers, still gets nervous about a recipe’s results. “I don’t really get anxious, but sometimes there is that sort of tinge of, ‘Well, I hope this t…
00:26:55 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Dolly Parton Proves She’s ‘Never Gonna Stop’ with ‘Rockstar’
As she gets ready to drop her first rock album at age 77, Dolly Parton, the country music icon, speaks exclusively with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about her career, her love of rhinestones, culture war…
00:46:49 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
SNL’s Leslie Jones Isn’t Your Typical Celebrity, and Her Memoir Reflects That
Leslie Jones, best known for her star-making turn on Saturday Night Live, is ready to share her story, on her terms and in her own way. She came up with the book’s title “because a whole bunch of peo…
00:29:51 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Josh Gad Felt the Pressure for His Return to Broadway in ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’
For Josh Gad, the path to returning to Broadway following his star-making performance in ‘Book of Mormon’ wasn’t easy. “Book of Mormon is a once in a generation thing...you’re not going to replicate …
00:31:03 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Danny Pellegrino Is Already in the Holiday Spirit with ‘The Jolliest Bunch’
If there’s one thing Danny Pellegrino, host of the hugely popular ‘Everything Iconic’ podcast, is ready for, it’s the holidays. “I’m a festive person. I love decorating for whatever holiday it is. I’…
00:30:19 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Why Jake Cohen Doesn’t Just Want You to Buy His New Cookbook, ‘I Could Nosh’
Jake Cohen’s first cookbook, ‘Jew-Ish’ (Harvest, 2021), was a perfect intro to the Instagram-famous cook. How to top it? It “was this mashup of everything I’ve done up to that point. The second book …
00:23:55 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
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