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The Treatment

KCRW
1025 episodes   Last Updated: Jun 07, 25

The Treatment is a compelling listen to the vital conversations about the catalysts of creative inspiration. Following some of the most interesting, influential, and crossover creators in the world of entertainment, fashion, sports, and the arts, we hear from tastemakers who are the very fabric that forms popular culture.

Episodes

 This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with frequent collaborators Wes Anderson and Bill Murray about their latest joint venture, The Phoenician Scheme. Then, actor and director Tyler James Williams stops by to talk about his work on the Emmy-winning comedy series Abbott Elementary. And on The Treat, comedian and writer Carol Leifer enthuses about the comedy album that was on repeat in her house growing up.
This week on The Treatment, Elvis has an extended conversation with Bono. The Grammy-winning singer and founding member of  U2, one of the world’s most impactful bands, stops by to talk about his new Apple TV+ film Bono: Stories of Surrender.  Plus, he breaks down the band’s secret sauce. And on The Treat, The White Lotus star Carrie Coon extols a harrowing 2024 Austrian film that was based on true events.  
This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker about season four of the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem. Then The Workers Club co-founder Adam Cameron talks about his fashion line that loves everything denim. And on The Treat, cellist and actress Lucia Micarelli talks about a favorite piece of music.
This week on The Treatment, Elvis has an extended conversation with the Emmy-winning creators of the Prime Video series Etoile: Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino. On The Treat, Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor tells us about a book that spoke to her.
 This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with Emmy winning actress Kerry Washington about her new action thriller Shadow Force. Then, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck — the directing team behind Freaky Tales — stop by to talk about making this new film that’s a return to Oakland in 1987. And on The Treat, Oscar-nominated director James Mangold talks about a film that shows the darker side of the big apple.  
This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Mamet — whose newest project is the film adaptation of his own 2023 play Henry Johnson. Then, director David Cronenberg stops by to talk about his latest film The Shrouds. And on The Treat, actress Melanie Lynskey celebrates a director whose collaborative process with actors is legendary.
This week on The Treatment, Elvis has an extended conversation with writer and director Ryan Coogler about his newest film Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld. And on The Treat, actor, writer, and director Andrew McCarthy talks about an epic trek that changed him forever.
This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with musician and actress Lucia Micarelli about her forthcoming album Anthropology. Then, film scholar Sir Christopher Frayling talks about his newest book Sergio Leone by Himself. And on The Treat, actor Ke Huy Quan talks about a movie that ignited his love for the martial arts.
*This episode originally aired on January 18, 2025. This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Emmy nominated actor Adam Scott, who stars in the long awaited season two of the Apple TV+ series Severance. Then, director Pablo Larrain stops by to talk about his new film Maria about the late opera star Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie. And on The Treat, Black Comedy in America  host and producer Tiffany Haddish reveals the person who nurtured her love for comedy.
This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with comedian and writer Carol Leifer about her new book co-written with Rick Mitchell — How to Write a Funny Speech...for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place. Then, directors David Siegel and Scott McGehee stop by to talk about their new film The Friend, which stars Naomi Watts and Bill Murray. And on The Treat, actor and director Tim Matheson talks about a double feature that made him laugh and worry about humanity.