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
Crime Junkie’s Ashley Flowers' Passion for True Crime Lets Her ‘Give Back’
For Ashley Flowers, host of the podcast ‘Crime Junkie,’ success was unforeseen. “I wasn’t expecting it to be what it is,” Flowers told Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott. And what it is, is the number one true…
00:31:23 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Survivor’s Jeff Probst Reveals the Key to Winning: ‘Heart’
For the past 23 years, ‘Survivor’ host and producer Jeff Probst has been a mainstay on our televisions, and year after year he continues to be amazed by the game. “I am constantly inspired—and then f…
00:29:07 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Reba McEntire Physically ‘Can’t Be a Mean Judge’ on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
For Reba McEntire, joining NBC’s ‘The Voice’ as a judge after Blake Shelton’s departure adds a layer of “pressure” to the gig. “Nobody can replace Blake Shelton. He’s a huge personality and a wonderf…
00:21:46 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
Nia Vardalos Had to ‘Live Life’ to Write ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’
When ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ opened in 2002, it made its star and writer, Nia Vardalos, a celebrity overnight. “I’m somebody ordinary that something extraordinary happened to,” she told Newsweek’s…
00:29:21 |
Wed 06 Sep 2023
Going Deep on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ with Liza Treyger and Kara Klenk from ‘That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast’
There’s just something about ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ right? It’s the mix of drama and true crime (and maybe just a little romance). Considering it’s been on for more than 20 years, people can’t seem to g…
00:35:05 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
Latter Day Jew: My Unorthodox Path From Mormonism to Judaism
I was raised Mormon, got some cancer, and then converted to Judaism. Why? Well, it’s complicated and it’s the basis for the documentary film ‘Latter Day Jew,’ available soon on video on demand on a n…
00:42:32 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña as the DC Comics’ Blue Beetle is a Game Changer
Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña is going from kicking butt on Earth to doing so in the multiverse in the latest DC Comics film ‘Blue Beetle’ (August 18). “I'm so excited about people meeting this characte…
00:21:49 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Taylor Zakhar Perez Felt the ‘Weight’ of His Role in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’
When Casey McQuiston’s novel ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ was published in 2019, it was an instant bestseller. Now the story of a romance between the U.S. president’s son Alex (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and …
00:30:00 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
Jesus Takes Hollywood: The Rise in Christian Entertainment with The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie
Christian entertainment has been on the rise in recent years. With the popularity of the new film ‘Sound of Freedom’ and the show ‘The Chosen,’ it does feel like Christian stories are gaining more an…
00:49:18 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Ophelia Lovibond is Ready for Minx’s Starz Era
Last December, fans of the series ‘Minx’ were dismayed when streaming service Max announced it was canceling the show about a ’70s erotic magazine for women. “We had heard ramblings,” says the show’s…
00:22:06 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Jamie Lee Curtis Credits Being ‘Hungry’ as Key to Her Success
If anyone in Hollywood has experienced every aspect of the business, it’s Jamie Lee Curtis. “I’ve been doing this for a long time with very little expectations. I’ve just had a really good time doing…
00:29:45 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Tiffany Haddish Puts Her Love of a Good ‘Mystery' to Use in 'The Afterparty'
If you ask Tiffany Haddish if she's a fan of a good crime story, the immediate response you'll get is, "Baby! I'll be watching. I love a good mystery." Which makes her the perfect person to play the …
00:26:42 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Andrew Rannells Ponders Adulthood in ‘Uncle of the Year’
Andrew Rannells, best known for his roles in ‘Girls’ and ‘The Book of Mormon,’ asks a very important question in his new book: when will we ever feel like an adult? In ‘Uncle of the Year,’ Rannells w…
00:28:32 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
Hollywood Health Fads: Ozempic, Naked Retreats for Men, and Alternative Medicines
On today’s episode, we’re talking Hollywood health fads. If there’s one thing the west coast lives, it’s a hot new alternative medicine, treatment, or spiritual experience. We’re talking things like …
00:49:29 |
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Evan Ross Katz on ‘And Just Like That’ Season Two
A new season of ‘And Just Like That’ is here and Evan Ross Katz joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk all about it—and spill some insider knowledge. There’s just something about ‘Sex and the City’ t…
00:38:19 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
Jeffrey Dean Morgan on How Negan Has Evolved in ‘Walking Dead: Dead City’
One of the most compelling villains to come out of ‘The Walking Dead’ was Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan, and now he’s back in ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ (June 18 on AMC). “Since we’ve last seen him,…
00:28:31 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
Jesse Garcia on the Wild Cheetos Story That Inspired Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin Hot’
Everything has a story, including Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. In fact, the story behind the person who claims to have invented the flavor, Richard Montañez, was so good it warranted a film. “We worked very …
00:25:10 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
Are We in an Asian Food Renaissance? (Kim Chi, Jon Kung and Jimmy Guo)
Asian food is one of the fastest growing dishes in popularity, and that’s almost exclusively because of its popularity on social media, particularly TikTok and Instagram. On today’s episode, Newsweek…
01:03:14 |
Tue 30 May 2023
Survivor’s Carson Garrett Reacts to Season 44, Yam Yam, Carolyn, and His Most Embarrassing Moment
Do you have what it takes to win Survivor? It’s a question millions of people ask themselves every season. Over the course of season 44 of the long-running CBS reality series, three players won the h…
00:25:47 |
Thu 25 May 2023
For Melissa McCarthy, Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid’ is More Than Just a Villain
For Melissa McCarthy, playing Ursula in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (May 26) started with terror. “That song [“Poor Unfortunate Souls”] looms so large for me that if I can't do it, I…
00:29:07 |
Wed 24 May 2023
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