<description>&lt;p&gt;Evan Ross Katz sits with actress and comedian MARY STEENBURGEN who shares fond memories with Hollywood’s favorites: DIANE KEATON, JANE FONDA, and JACK NICHOLSON, how empathy influences her acting, some thoughts on the success of her 30-year-marriage to TED DANSON, and much more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Evan Ross Katz&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Sophia Asmuth&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHAPTERS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(7:22) Moving out of LA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(12:13) Humanitarian work, empathy in acting, studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sandy Meisner&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(22:28) Moving to New York, Jack Nicholson mentorship&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(36:43) Diane Keaton friendship, portraying loss in storytelling&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(42:51) Book Club costars Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(47:23) Working with Ted Danson, marrying Ted Danson, relationship advice&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(55:00) Mary’s heroes&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;See&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Evan Ross Katz sits with actress and comedian MARY STEENBURGEN who shares fond memories with Hollywood’s favorites: DIANE KEATON, JANE FONDA, and JACK NICHOLSON, how empathy influences her acting, some thoughts on the success of her 30-year-marriage 

Evan Ross Katz sits with actress and comedian MARY STEENBURGEN who shares fond memories with Hollywood’s favorites: DIANE KEATON, JANE FONDA, and JACK NICHOLSON, how empathy influences her acting, some thoughts on the success of her 30-year-marriage to TED DANSON, and much more.&nbsp; Host: Evan Ross KatzProducer: Sophia Asmuth&nbsp; Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/</a> CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(7:22) Moving out of LA(12:13) Humanitarian work, empathy in acting, studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sandy Meisner(22:28) Moving to New York, Jack Nicholson mentorship(36:43) Diane Keaton friendship, portraying loss in storytelling(42:51) Book Club costars Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton(47:23) Working with Ted Danson, marrying Ted Danson, relationship advice(55:00) Mary’s heroes&nbsp; See&nbsp;<a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a>&nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Mary Steenburgen

<description>&lt;p&gt;ERK sits with VIVIAN BOND,&amp;nbsp;icon - performer, writer, artist, activist, musician, amidst her current run at JOE’S PUB. The pair discuss acting vs. creating music, early days of New York and STUDIO 54, stories meeting PATTI SMITH, MADONNA, EARTHA KITT, MICK JAGGER (to name a few), performing in JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL’s SHORTBUS, befriending her demons, what it would take to revive KIKI DUANE, the give and take of political progress particularly in the LGBTQ community, and much more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ticket link for &lt;em&gt;Justin Vivian Bond: Crushed Ice!&lt;/em&gt; at Joe’s Pub: https://publictheater.org/performances-jp/2025/j/justin-vivian-bond-crushed-ice/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/s2tGq-FcDoE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Evan Ross Katz&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Sophia Asmuth&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CHAPTERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Intro&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(3:30) Childhood&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(12:28) Meeting idols, Patti Smith, portraying strong women&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(18:55) New York, LA, nightlife, Studio 54, Limelight&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(28:07) Meeting Madonna&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(32:07) Shortbus, unsimulated sex scenes, portraying Kiki,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(43:05) Jonathan Anderson, fashion today&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(44:48) LGBTQ then and now, loneliness epidemic, forgiveness&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(54:27) Outro&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;See&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

ERK sits with VIVIAN BOND, icon - performer, writer, artist, activist, musician, amidst her current run at JOE’S PUB. The pair discuss acting vs. creating music, early days of New York and STUDIO 54, stories meeting PATTI SMITH, MADONNA, EARTHA KITT,

ERK sits with VIVIAN BOND,&nbsp;icon - performer, writer, artist, activist, musician, amidst her current run at JOE’S PUB. The pair discuss acting vs. creating music, early days of New York and STUDIO 54, stories meeting PATTI SMITH, MADONNA, EARTHA KITT, MICK JAGGER (to name a few), performing in JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL’s SHORTBUS, befriending her demons, what it would take to revive KIKI DUANE, the give and take of political progress particularly in the LGBTQ community, and much more.&nbsp;Ticket link for Justin Vivian Bond: Crushed Ice! at Joe’s Pub: https://publictheater.org/performances-jp/2025/j/justin-vivian-bond-crushed-ice/Watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/s2tGq-FcDoE Host: Evan Ross KatzProducer: Sophia Asmuth&nbsp; Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/</a> CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro&nbsp;(3:30) Childhood&nbsp;(12:28) Meeting idols, Patti Smith, portraying strong women(18:55) New York, LA, nightlife, Studio 54, Limelight(28:07) Meeting Madonna&nbsp;(32:07) Shortbus, unsimulated sex scenes, portraying Kiki,&nbsp;(43:05) Jonathan Anderson, fashion today(44:48) LGBTQ then and now, loneliness epidemic, forgiveness(54:27) Outro&nbsp; See&nbsp;<a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a>&nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Vivian Bond

<description>&lt;p&gt;ERK sits with PAUL MESCAL and JESSIE BUCKLEY amidst the premiere of their newest film, HAMNET. The pair discuss communal crying in theaters, working together, the evolving nature of their careers, deleting social media, the significance of getting older, and more. And Yes, Paul clears the record. He’s an Elphaba.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Evan Ross Katz&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Sophia Asmuth&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHAPTERS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(3:00) Communal theater experiences&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(5:29) Filming Hamnet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(8:50) The press tour&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(15:33) Collaboration in the creative process&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(20:43) Future projects&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(25:03) Social media&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(29:50) Being in your 30s&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;See&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

ERK sits with PAUL MESCAL and JESSIE BUCKLEY amidst the premiere of their newest film, HAMNET. The pair discuss communal crying in theaters, working together, the evolving nature of their careers, deleting social media,

ERK sits with PAUL MESCAL and JESSIE BUCKLEY amidst the premiere of their newest film, HAMNET. The pair discuss communal crying in theaters, working together, the evolving nature of their careers, deleting social media, the significance of getting older, and more. And Yes, Paul clears the record. He’s an Elphaba.&nbsp; Host: Evan Ross KatzProducer: Sophia Asmuth&nbsp; Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/</a>Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(3:00) Communal theater experiences(5:29) Filming Hamnet(8:50) The press tour(15:33) Collaboration in the creative process(20:43) Future projects(25:03) Social media(29:50) Being in your 30s See&nbsp;<a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a>&nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley

<description>&lt;p&gt;ERK chats with BRITTANY SNOW and the pair waste no time at all bonding over their shared love of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, filming THE HUNTING WIVES S2, exploring Brittany’s evolution as a child actor on TV shows like AMERICAN DREAMS, directing PARACHUTE, comparing SEX AND THE CITY vs. THE HUNTNG WIVES protagonists, reviving JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE, and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Evan Ross Katz&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Sophia Asmuth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHAPTERS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(4:10) Buffy the Vampire Slayer, WB, early 2000s TV&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(9:22) The Hunting Wives Season 2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(13:30) Career trajectory, mental health&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(28:00) Sophie vs. Carrie Bradshaw, unlikeable protagonists&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(34:20) The Beast in Me&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(38:30) John Tucker Must Die&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;See&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

ERK chats with BRITTANY SNOW and the pair waste no time at all bonding over their shared love of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, filming THE HUNTING WIVES S2, exploring Brittany’s evolution as a child actor on TV shows like AMERICAN DREAMS, 

ERK chats with BRITTANY SNOW and the pair waste no time at all bonding over their shared love of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, filming THE HUNTING WIVES S2, exploring Brittany’s evolution as a child actor on TV shows like AMERICAN DREAMS, directing PARACHUTE, comparing SEX AND THE CITY vs. THE HUNTNG WIVES protagonists, reviving JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE, and more.&nbsp; Host: Evan Ross KatzProducer: Sophia Asmuth CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(4:10) Buffy the Vampire Slayer, WB, early 2000s TV(9:22) The Hunting Wives Season 2(13:30) Career trajectory, mental health(28:00) Sophie vs. Carrie Bradshaw, unlikeable protagonists(34:20) The Beast in Me(38:30) John Tucker Must Die Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/</a>Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan See&nbsp;<a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a>&nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Brittany Snow

<description>&lt;p&gt;ERK chats with ARIANA GRANDE on all things WICKED: FOR GOOD!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Evan Ross Katz&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Sophia Asmuth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CHAPTERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) Intro&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:52) The final shot&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(5:56) Inside the closet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(12:18) Glinda and Elphaba’s future&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(13:24) Glinda’s journey&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(18:37) Vocal choices and flourishes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(23:09) Ariana’s favorite scene&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;See&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

ERK chats with ARIANA GRANDE on all things WICKED: FOR GOOD!

ERK chats with ARIANA GRANDE on all things WICKED: FOR GOOD! Host: Evan Ross KatzProducer: Sophia Asmuth CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro&nbsp;(00:52) The final shot(5:56) Inside the closet(12:18) Glinda and Elphaba’s future(13:24) Glinda’s journey(18:37) Vocal choices and flourishes(23:09) Ariana’s favorite scene Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/</a>Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan See&nbsp;<a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a>&nbsp;for privacy and opt-out information.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ariana Grande (Part 2)

A podcast about gay sh*t and internet culture, SHUT UP EVAN is a bi-weekly podcast fusing LGBTQ+ culture, pop culture and Internet culture into longform discussions. Each week, host Evan Ross Katz is joined by a celeb guest to discuss their early life, career and to get their take on a number of topics ranging from thirst traps to their thoughts on Sarah Michelle Gellar's filmography.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A podcast about gay sh*t and internet culture. SHUT UP EVAN is a bi-weekly podcast fusing LGBTQ+ culture, pop culture and Internet culture into longform discussions. Each week, host Evan Ross Katz is joined by a celeb guest (past guests have included O...

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