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Episode 0 - Introducing Shout!Takes

Welcome to Shout!Takes: a podcast by Shout! Factory. This is where you'll come to hear the raw interviews you've only previously seen or heard as edited documentaries and featurettes on your favorite...

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Episode 1: Into the Night with Jeff Goldblum

It's our extra special, extra long inaugural episode of Shout!Takes and we're kicking it off with Jeff Goldblum. And you don't get much more "Goldblum" than this interview, recorded for the Blu-ray...

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Episode 2: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai with John Lithgow

In one of Brian Ward's favorite interviews of all time, legendary actor John Lithgow becomes downright giddy, as he reminisces about his time on the set of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the...

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Episode 3: Living in Oblivion with Steve Buscemi and Peter Dinklage

If you're a fan of indie cinema, you undoubtedly know Tom DiCillo's 1995 masterpiece, Living in Oblivion; starring Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, James Le Gros and Peter Dinklage in...

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Episode 4: The Tiger Hunter with Lena Kahn and Megha Kadakia

It's a movie that's relevant today, perhaps, more than ever. The Tiger Hunter stars Danny Pudi (Community) as an immigrant in the 1970s, moving to Chicago to find his fortune in order to win the...

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Episode 5: Misery with Rob Reiner

With films like This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me and The Sure Thing under his belt, Rob Reiner is certainly a filmmaking icon. Here we talk to Rob about one of his...

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Episode 6: Inhumans with Paul Jenkins

Marvel's 2017 TV series, Inhumans, has been met with mixed reviews from critics and fans. But whatever you think about the series, the material on which it was heavily based is brilliant. And we're...

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Episode 7: Dark Skies with Megan Ward

Imagine if everything you thought you knew about modern U.S. history--the Kennedy assassination, bad LCD, the Manson murders--was actually a cover-up of an invasion and ongoing war with aliens. This...

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Episode 8: The Thing with Keith David

Believe it or not, John Carpenter's The Thing was Keith David's very first film role. Since then, of course, he's become a bit of a Hollywood icon, particularly of genre film, TV and video games. In...

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Episode 9: Captain Planet with LeVar Burton

Everyone remembers the environmental superhero with the magnificent mullet. But there was a huge story behind the creation of that hero and the legacy he's left behind. In this episode, LeVar Burton...

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Episode 10: Black Panther with Reginald Hudlin

In addition to his duties as President of Entertainment at the BET network and producing and directing hit movies and TV shows, Reginald Hudlin became known as one of the foremost writers of Marvel's...

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Episode 11: Sports Night with Robert Guillaume

Though the other characters didn’t always see it, in Soap and its spinoff sitcom, Benson, his character was always the smartest man in the room. In Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night, not only was he the...

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Rose McIver morphs to Power Rangers RPM

This week saw the fourth season debut of iZombie, but before she was sautéing brains, Rose McIver was kicking butt as Summer Landsdown in Power Rangers RPM. In this episode, the down-to-earth star...

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Jerry Levine and Matt Adler howl over Teen Wolf

As “Stiles,” Jerry Levine was the conniving best friend everyone loved and, quite possibly, the inventor of the snarky t-shirt craze. As “Lewis,” Matt Adler played the conscience of the 1985 Michael J....

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Samantha Newark is a truly outrageous Jem

This week, we’re bringing you a truly, truly, truly outrageous interview with the one and only Samantha Newark, whose voice can be heard as Jerrica Benton and her superstar alter ego, Jem, in Hasbro’s...

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Len Wein remembers Swamp Thing

In a very personal episode, Brian Ward remembers his friend, the late Len Wein; co-creator of such iconic comic book characters as Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Lucius Fox and, of course,...

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Jane Jenkins casts Red Dawn

You may not instantly know her name, but Jane Jenkins is a legend of casting in Hollywood. Along with her casting partner, Janet Hirshenson, Jane has helped introduce audiences to some of the faces...

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Steven Bochco on Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law

Earlier this week, the world lost another legend, Mr. Steven Bochco. Over the years, Shout! Factory has been fortunate enough to have released a number of Bochco titles, including Hill Street Blues,...

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Norman Lear introduces us to All in the Family

This week, we’re bringing you an interview with another iconic figure in television, Norman Lear. We’ve been fortunate enough to do several releases of Lear’s series; All in the Family; Mary Hartman,...

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Iain Softley uploads Hackers

Hackers is one of those movies that was criticized in the press for being too far-fetched when it was released, but gets criticized now for being too outdated. In this fascinating interview with the...

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Hal Holbrook boldly recalls The Senator

Hal Holbrook, star of stage and screens of all sizes, gives one of the most powerfully insightful, raw and passionate interviews we've ever presented on Shout!Takes, as he discusses his memorable...

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Mayim Bialik Remembers Blossom

Before returning to acting, as Amy on The Big Bang Theory, Mayim Bialik sat down with us to discuss the role that first made her a household name: Blossom. In this interview, we learn how she felt...

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Mel Brooks remembers Brooksfilms

Mel Brooks' name is synonymous with "comedy," but, as it turns out, that's only because movies with his name couldn't be taken seriously, if they were anything but funny. It's a shame, because...

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Ann Jillian seduces Mr. Mom

Ann Jillian got her first acting role when she was just ten years old. Since then, she's had a long and varied career, and is best known for her work on the 1980's sitcom, It's a Living. She also left...

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Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter remember their most excellent adventure

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter made for an iconic comedy duo in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Recently it was announced that they will reprise their roles as...

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Lauren Shuler Donner raises Mr. Mom

Today, she's the superstar producer of the X-Men franchise, Logan, Deadpool, and FX's Legion; not to mention classic films like Ladyhawke, Dave, Free Willy, and Pretty in Pink. But before she was one...

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Keith Carradine paints a picture of The Moderns

In this incredibly insightful interview, Keith Carradine discusses his 40+ year relationship with filmmaker Alan Rudolph, learning to forge priceless art from a convicted master, and painting the...

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Dennis Quaid journals his Dreamscape

Dennis Quaid has had one amazing career. And the "leading man" portion all began with a small sci-fi/horror film called Dreamscape. Dennis sits down with us to discuss taking on this role; having his...

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Harlan Ellison and L.Q. Jones discuss A Boy and His Dog

Last Thursday, it was announced that the prolific and iconic writer Harlan Ellison had passed away at the age of 84. Throughout this life, he wrote nearly two thousand works, including novels, short...

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Jane Wiedlin aerobicizes her way through Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

You may know her as the rhythm guitarist for the mega-popular new wave band The Go-Gos. Or, maybe, as the writer (and star) of her own comic book, Robotika. But we know Jane Wiedlin as the spunky,...

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Keith David returns for They Live

In a first for the Shout!Takes podcast, we have a returning guest: Keith David. This time, he discusses the making of John Carpenter's They Live; Carpenter's evolution in directing style between The...

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Breaking News at San Diego Comic-Con 2018

If you weren’t able to attend last week's San Diego Comic-Con, that’s okay. We here at Shout!Takes have your back! This week on the show, we’re actually going to play our entire annual Shout Factory –...

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Katy Wallin casts the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

We begin our month-long celebration of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' 25th anniversary by presenting our interview with the original MMPR casting director, Katy Wallin. Learn about the secrets of...

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Jason David Frank morphs into Power Rangers

He's the one Ranger that everyone remembers and loves whole-heartedly. While he started out as a villain, Jason David Frank returned to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as the White Ranger and then...

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Walter Emanuel Jones hip hop kidos his way to Power Rangers

In addition to being one of the nicest people Brian has ever interviewed, Walter Emanuel Jones played Zack, the original Black Ranger, on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which premiered 25 years ago this...

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Bryan Spicer directs Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Brian Ward Skypes into Hawaii to discuss the making of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie with its director, Bryan Spicer. Here, Spicer discusses the need to bulk up the suits for the big screen,...

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Paul Freeman oozes into Power Rangers

Paul Freeman is probably best known as Rene Belloq, the rival archaeologist to Indiana Jones in search of the lost Ark. But what many are surprised to learn is that he also played none other than the...

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Claire Danes remembers My So-Called Life

This week, we’re throwing it back to one of our most popular releases: My So-Called Life, the series by Winnie Holzman, Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, starring Claire Danes in her breakout role as...

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Michael J. Fox remembers Spin City

Michael J. Fox is a legend, both on and off screen. From Family Ties' Alex P. Keaton to Mike Flaherty, New York City’s Deputy Mayor, on ABC’s Spin City, there have been a ton of amazing performances....

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Christian Papierniak & Izzy Get the F Across Town

This week saw the release of Izzy Gets the F Across Town on Blu-ray and DVD. The film stars Mackenzie Davis of Halt & Catch Fire and Carrie Coon from The Leftovers; not to mention Haley Joel...

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