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Happy Sad Confused

531 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1K ratings

On Happy Sad Confused, Josh Horowitz gets nerdy and intimate with the biggest movie stars and filmmakers on the planet. Each and every week, you’ll hear in-depth, career-spanning conversations with everyone from Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson to Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it was like to get casual with A-listers like Tom Hiddleston or Kristen Stewart (all HSC regulars), then come on in and join Josh on Happy Sad Confused.

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Episodes

HSC SHORT: Al Pacino

September 12, 2014 00:00 - 20 minutes - 17.9 MB

This special Happy Sad Confused: Short features Al Pacino in a conversation at the Toronto International Film Festival. Josh talks to Pacino about his two new films, why he turned down playing Han Solo, and why he’s expecting a phone call from Marvel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Pegg

September 07, 2014 00:00 - 43 minutes - 38.6 MB

Simon Pegg meets up with Josh at the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about searching for happiness (it’s the name of his movie, calm down), Star Trek, and how his daughter saved the upcoming Star Wars film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Pegg

September 07, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes

Simon Pegg meets up with Josh at the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about searching for happiness (it’s the name of his movie, calm down), Star Trek, and how his daughter saved the upcoming Star Wars film.

Kevin Kline

August 31, 2014 00:00 - 47 minutes - 42.5 MB

Kevin Kline is a veritable acting legend which means this conversation is replete with stories of “A Fish Called Wanda”, “I Love You to Death” and the revelation that the Oscar winner has never eaten at Bubba Gump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Lithgow

August 24, 2014 00:00 - 37 minutes - 33.1 MB

John Lithgow stops by Josh’s office to talk about “King Lear”, “Love is Strange”, and of course “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai”. All of that and John reveals a never spoken of affair. Scandal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Riggle

August 17, 2014 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MB

Rob Riggle stops by Josh’s office to talk about “Let’s Be Cops”, mixing it up with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, and what his recurring nightmares mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Fassbender

August 11, 2014 00:00 - 31 minutes - 28.2 MB

Michael Fassbender hides his face in “Frank” but bares all to Josh in this conversation touching on “Macbeth”, his love of “Silver Spoons”, and why he struck up a conversation with Martin Scorsese at a urinal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Radcliffe

August 03, 2014 00:00 - 53 minutes - 47.9 MB

Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, chats with Josh about his new romantic comedy “What If?”, his obsession with Katy Perry, and his freakish knowledge of American football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diane Kruger

July 27, 2014 00:00 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MB

Diane Kruger, star of “The Bridge,” stops by Josh’s office to revel in Germany’s World Cup victory and talk about her career, from “Troy” to “Inglorious Bastards”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woody Allen

July 20, 2014 00:00 - 36 minutes - 32.4 MB

Woody Allen, in his very first podcast conversation ever(!), talks to Josh about “Magic in the Moonlight,” his early stand up days, the actors who got away, and his controversial stance on bagels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Serkis

July 13, 2014 00:00 - 37 minutes - 33.2 MB

Andy Serkis, the insanely talented actor behind Golem and King Kong, visits with Josh to talk about his awards-worthy performance in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”, the misconceptions of performance capture, and Star Wars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Linklater

July 08, 2014 00:00 - 33 minutes - 29.7 MB

Independent filmmaking icon Richard Linklater is still playing with the art-form with his latest bold 12 years in the making project, “Boyhood”. Josh chats with Linklater about time, resisting elder statesman status, and whether he has anything in common with Michael Bay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Reeves

June 22, 2014 00:00 - 39 minutes - 35.4 MB

Filmmaker Matt Reeves takes a break from putting the finishing touches on “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” to talk to Josh about his biggest undertaking yet, why Apes was too tempting to pass up, and how he wound up writing a film for Steven Seagal way back when. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Reeves

June 22, 2014 00:00 - 38 minutes

Filmmaker Matt Reeves takes a break from putting the finishing touches on “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” to talk to Josh about his biggest undertaking yet, why Apes was too tempting to pass up, and how he wound up writing a film for Steven Seagal way back when.

Guy Pearce

June 15, 2014 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MB

Guy Pearce, the criminally underrated actor known for “Memento” and “L.A. Confidential” chats with Josh about his latest film, “The Rover”. Pearce talks about Hollywood’s expectations and how he almost lost his way years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Lord & Chris Miller

June 09, 2014 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.3 MB

Phil Lord & Chris Miller are nearly as fun and hilarious as their films are and that’s saying alot. Phil & Chris visit Josh to chat about “22 Jump Street,” argue the merits of “Ghostbusters 2,” and how to direct comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Green

June 02, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 38.1 MB

John Green is more than a best-selling author. He’s pretty much the leader of a movement. Nerdfighters, you know who you are. Green stops by Josh’s office to talk about “The Fault in our Stars”, why he doesn’t want to meet J.K. Rowling, and what his plan is for the zombie apocalypse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Pace

May 30, 2014 00:00 - 41 minutes - 37.1 MB

Chance are you’re already a little obsessed with Lee Pace or at the very least, have a friend who is. We get it. Handsome, a little enigmatic, and an awesome actor known for projects like “Pushing Daisies”, “The Fall”, and now AMC’s “Halt And Catch Fire”, he’s always a compelling presence.  Enjoy this rare interview […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clark Gregg

May 26, 2014 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MB

The versatile triple threat (acting! writing! directing!) that is Clark Gregg stops by Josh’s office to talk about his return to writing and directing with “Trust Me” plus their mutual love of Sam Rockwell and the randomness of a well-played career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Eisenberg

May 19, 2014 00:00 - 51 minutes - 46 MB

Don’t invite Jesse Eisenberg on your show for a cookie cutter celebrity interview. The Oscar nominated star of “The Social Network” visits Josh to discuss “The Double,” Lex Luthor, Kristen Stewart, and how few Tom Cruise films he knows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Kitsch

May 11, 2014 00:00 - 37 minutes

If you watched “Friday Night Lights,” he’ll always be Tim Riggins but Taylor Kitsch proves there’s a whole lot more to him in this visit with Josh. Hilarious stories of early struggles in New York and Los Angeles, mortifying auditions, and one crazy drunken night, all told in this fun conversation.

Marc Webb

May 05, 2014 00:00 - 36 minutes - 32.9 MB

How did Marc Webb go from holding cue cards for Gwen Stefani to directing “500 Days of Summer” to directing ginormous blockbusters like “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″? Josh breaks it all down in an honest and open conversation with the talented filmmaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fran Kranz

April 28, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 38.1 MB

Fran Kranz, he of the Whedonverse including “Dollhouse” and “The Cabin in the Woods,” drops by Josh’s office to talk about his new film, “Murder of a Cat,” his Andrew Garfield man-crush, and why he doesn’t hate the Star Wars prequels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Messina

April 21, 2014 00:00 - 37 minutes - 33.6 MB

On the eve of the premiere of his directing debut, “Alex of Venice,” at the Tribeca Film Festival, Chris Messina pays Josh a visit to talk about his impressive dance moves, acting, and of course, “The Mindy Project.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Stewart

April 18, 2014 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MB

Patrick Stewart is THE man. Agreed? Good. The X-Men/Star Trek living legend stopped by MTV News to talk to Josh about his new film, “Match,” plus show off what Jean-Luc Picard would have sounded like with a French accent (horrible) and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren Aronofsky

March 27, 2014 00:00 - 35 minutes - 31.9 MB

Josh chats with visionary director Darren Aronofsky about his latest film, “Noah,” his flirtation with shooting Superman and Wolverine movies, and why he’ll never see any of his movies ever again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathryn Hahn

March 25, 2014 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32 MB

  Kathryn Hahn visits Josh to chat about the new dark Jason Bateman comedy she co-stars in, “Bad Words.” Plus Kathryn dishes stories from the set of “Step-Brothers” and working with Jack Nicholson! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Scheer

March 17, 2014 00:00 - 51 minutes - 46.2 MB

  Paul Scheer is the best. If you don’t know him from “Human Giant” or “NTSF: SD: SUV,” or “The League,” well I don’t know how to talk to you anymore. Listen. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topher Grace

March 13, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 37.7 MB

Topher Grace came by my hotel on a rainy day in Los Angeles. It’s not as erotic as it sounds. But it did make for a great conversation about his new website, CerealPrize.com, and his always interesting career. Enjoy!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Rodriguez

February 26, 2014 00:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

It’s no exaggeration to say he’s inspired a generation of filmmakers. Enjoy this chat with man behind “El Mariachi,” “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “Sin City,” and so much more. It’s Robert Rodriguez! Lots of fun stories about George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Mara

February 24, 2014 00:00 - 47 minutes - 53.1 MB

Kate Mara chats with Josh about “House of Cards,” “Fantastic Four,” why they both love Mark Wahlberg, and whether Kate should visit Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests

Justin Long
2 Episodes
Kathryn Hahn
2 Episodes
Kenneth Branagh
2 Episodes
Paul Scheer
2 Episodes
Ron Howard
2 Episodes
Terry Gilliam
2 Episodes
Adam Devine
1 Episode
Adam Pally
1 Episode
Ben Platt
1 Episode
Bruce Campbell
1 Episode
Chris Miller
1 Episode
Christian Bale
1 Episode
Clark Gregg
1 Episode
Danny McBride
1 Episode
Darren Aronofsky
1 Episode
Edward Norton
1 Episode
Ethan Hawke
1 Episode
Fran Kranz
1 Episode
Hasan Minhaj
1 Episode
Heather Graham
1 Episode
Hugh Grant
1 Episode
Jake Johnson
1 Episode
Jane Fonda
1 Episode
John Green
1 Episode
Jon Hamm
1 Episode
Jon Stewart
1 Episode
Josh Hutcherson
1 Episode
Julie Taymor
1 Episode
Kumail Nanjiani
1 Episode
Lake Bell
1 Episode
Lauren Lapkus
1 Episode
Neil Gaiman
1 Episode
Patrick Stewart
1 Episode
Patty Jenkins
1 Episode
Rob Corddry
1 Episode
Sam Elliott
1 Episode
Stephen Lang
1 Episode
Tavi Gevinson
1 Episode
Tony Hale
1 Episode
Will Forte
1 Episode

Books

Planet of the Apes
1 Episode