The creators of 'Animals.' talk about working with Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Sheen, Molly Shannon and others who play animals with issues on the HBO animated series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Mexican-American director Patricia Riggen talks about directing episodes of Amazon's global action series 'Jack Ryan.' --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Kate Willett talks about Tinder, choking — the "sexy" kind — and stand-up comedy. She has a 15-minute set about the perils of dating in Season 2 of Netflix's 'The Comedy Lineup.' --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Jim Gavin and Peter Ocko talk about their new AMC dramedy ‘Lodge 49.’ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Doug Liman is the creator of YouTube Premium’s new superpower thriller Impulse and directs the first episode. Maddie Hasson plays a teenage girl in distress who learns that she has the power — if not exactly the control — to teleport herself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

TV Land’s Teachers is written by, produced by and stars six women named Katie. I’m not kidding. Katie O’Brien and Katy Colloton are two of them. These are their stories. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Alex Richanbach is the director of the Netflix original film Ibiza, which stars Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer and Phoebe Robinson on a trip to Ibiza, a party island off the coast of Spain. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Warren Littlefield is an executive producer of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and was formerly president of NBC Entertainment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Bianca del Rio is a drag queen, stand-up comic and author of a new book — Blame It On Bianca del Rio — from Dey Street Books and HarperAudio. Del Rio is a snarky, insulting bitch, but alter ego Roy Haylock couldn’t be nicer in this conversation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Filup Molina of New Rockstars talks about the Blu-ray and VOD release of Black Panther, which includes digital extras like “Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years” and several deleted scenes that hints at what may be next for the Black Panther. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns talks about the new documentary film Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth, which documents the digital studio's rise. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Nelufar Hedayat is the host of Fusion’s Food Exposed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

David Gelb is the creator of Netflix’s Chef’s Table. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni are executive producers of Netflix’s Lost in Space. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Garret Dillahunt joins AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead this season as a series regular. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Arlen Marmel is GM of the VRV — pronounced like “nerve” — streaming service. The $10-a-month VRV Select bundle includes access to niche services like Crunchyroll, CuriosityStream, Rooster Teeth and Shudder. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Andrew McCollum is CEO of — pronounced like “buy low” — a $16-a-month streaming service that includes live and on-demand TV content from 40 cable channels, including AMC, A&E, Discovery, HGTV and Comedy Central. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Isaac Butler co-wrote The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America, which is about one — or two depending on how you count it — of the most important plays of the last 25 years. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Fritz’s new book The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies digs into the 2014 Sony hack and finds a Hollywood studio falling behind in the franchise era. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support

Jimmy Yang is a series regular on HBO’s Silicon Valley, co-stars in Crazy Rich Asians, and has a new memoir called How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumed/support