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
- 338
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Blakely Thornton is Your Pop Culture Whisperer
Do you ever have that moment where you’re scrolling through Instagram and you come across a profile so perfectly suits your taste? One that leaves you asking, ‘How am I just discovering this account?…
00:29:37 |
Fri 31 May 2024
For Maya Hawke's New Album 'Chaos Angel,' It's All About the Lyrics
Maya Hawke wears many hats: actor, writer, singer. But for Hawke, everything comes down to words. "I just see myself as a person who likes to try to tell stories, who's in love with language." She's …
00:28:16 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Why You Need to Watch Dropout with Sam Reich and Paul Robalino
Did you know there’s a streaming service solely dedicated to comedy? It’s true, and it’s called Dropout. Did you also know it’s ad free? Yep! Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke with Dropout’s CEO and hos…
00:34:03 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Chatting with the Survivor 46 Winner, Kenzie Petty, and Runner-Up's Charlie Davis and Ben Katzman
We have a winner for Survivor 46, and it’s Kenzie Petty! Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott chats with Kenzie and the runner-up's Charlie Davis and Ben Katzman about this wild season filled with twists, turns,…
00:42:21 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Jacob Anderson on the 'Darker' Season Two of 'Interview with the Vampire'
Anne Rice’s novel ‘Interview With the Vampire’ has a rabid fan base, intensely protective of the story and any adaptations of it. Thankfully for Jacob Anderson, who plays Louis de Pointe du Lac in th…
00:24:10 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Monét X Change Is Changing the Game When It Comes to Drag Music
Monét X Change is unlike any other drag queen to come out of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ and that’s because her talents go so far beyond just drag. Sure, you may know her as the first queen of color to win…
00:26:54 |
Fri 17 May 2024
Michelle Buteau Proves You Can Strike It Big at Any Age With 'Zero Apologies'
Michelle Buteau is proof that you can strike it big anytime. At 46, she's out with her new film Babes (May 17), she has a hit Netflix series based on her memoir Survival of the Thickest and is the fi…
00:32:01 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Nikki Glaser’s ‘Someday You’ll Die’ Pushes All the Right Buttons
Comedian Nikki Glaser never wants to offend. “I never want to say offensive or raunchy [things] or push the envelope, because that speaks to some kind of comedian who wants to rile people up,” Glaser…
00:38:24 |
Fri 10 May 2024
Chris Pine’s ‘Poolman’ Has a Singular Message: Joy
What do you do when Hollywood wants you to be one thing, but you have a wholly different outlook about yourself? For Chris Pine, breaking the mold of expectations meant creating the new film Poolman …
00:32:35 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Hannah Einbinder Knows Everything Is Because of ‘Hacks’
After a nearly two-year hiatus, the Max-original Emmy Award-winning series ‘Hacks’ is back. And Hannah Einbinder, who plays Ava, the comedy writer to legendary—and difficult—stand-up comic Deborah Va…
00:27:47 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Acapulco’s Eugenio Derbez on How He Had to ‘Reinvent Himself’
For Eugenio Derbez, making the transition from being one of Mexico’s most recognizable faces in comedy to the American market was not easy. “We don’t laugh at the same things. Humor in Mexico and in …
00:20:27 |
Wed 01 May 2024
The Impact of Drag with Sasha Velour and Latrice Royale from HBO Max’s ‘We’re Here’
Because of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ drag has exploded. But what is often lost with all this drag we’re seeing on our televisions are the stories from small-town America, what’s really happening in citie…
00:46:33 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
The State of Reality TV with Kate Casey
Reality TV has changed the landscape of not only television, but also pop culture. Its impact can be felt in every aspect of our lives, and—as some would argue—its impact may have even led to the ele…
00:45:13 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
RuPaul’s Drag Race Top 3 Sapphira Cristál, Nymphia Wind and Plane Jane (and UK’s Tia Kofi, Because She’s a Winner Baby)
If you’re a fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race, then this episode of the Parting Shot podcast is for you. Not only will Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott be chatting with the season 16 top three finalists Sapphira Cri…
00:49:49 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
The Secret to Being an ADHD Whisperer with Penn and Kim Holderness
Penn and Kim Holderness are widely celebrated for their entertaining viral parody videos (singing included!) on topics ranging from parenting and helping kids with homework and masking up for the pan…
00:37:51 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Chris Perfetti Knows How Special ‘Abbott Elementary’ Is
If you’re one of the millions of Americans singing the praises of ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary,’ fear not, they’ve heard you. “We love to hear it,” says Chris Perfetti, who plays Jacob Hill on the Emmy-w…
00:25:28 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Alex Edelman on Making Hate Funny in ‘Just For Us’
A Jew accidentally stumbles upon a gathering of white nationalists. For most, this would be a cause for concern, but for Alex Edelman it’s an opportunity for a hit one-man comedy show. “I always want…
00:29:05 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
Gillian Anderson on ‘Scoop’ and the ‘Badass’ Women She Loves to Portray
If there’s one thing that’s true about Gillian Anderson, it’s that she isn’t afraid of a challenge. And that’s exactly what she’s doing in her new film, tackling the role of journalist Emily Maitlis …
00:28:52 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
Jane Lynch on The Weakest Link, Glee and Best in Show
Comedy legend Jane Lynch stops by to talk with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about hosting ‘The Weakest Link,’ and she looks back at some her iconic performances in ‘Glee,’ ‘Best in Show,’ and ‘Only Murde…
00:21:36 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Ramy Youssef Finds the ‘Magic’ in ‘Living on a Prayer’
Describing Ramy Youssef’s work isn’t easy, because the multi-hyphenated talent refuses to settle on just one thing. “I feel really inspired to connect in the way that it makes sense.” That started ou…
00:27:28 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
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