j.edwards@newsweek.com
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Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 430
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Male
Location: USA
Instagram: 908.0k followers
Contact Information
j.edwards@newsweek.com
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Host
H. Alan Scott - Entertainment/pop-culture host for Newsweek’s “The Parting Shot,” delivering weekly celebrity interviews and culture coverage. Known for one-on-one conversations that connect performances and creat...
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Recent Guest Discussions
Laura Silverman - Acting In The Comeback; Bond With Lisa Kudrow; Character Approach And Final Scene; Reflections On The Series’ End
Andrew Scott - Pressure Film; Playing A Complicated Character; Career/project Selection; British Culture And Weather; Appearance References To The Comeback
Jim Rash - Hbo’s Miss You, Love You; Writing/directing Grief And Comedy Balance; Personal Loss Inspiring The Story
Andrew Rannells - Hbo’s Miss You, Love You; Role Preparation; Memorizing The Script; Performance Approach
Allison Janney - Hbo’s Miss You, Love You; Preparing For Roles; Memorizing The Script; Satisfaction Of The Project
Recent Topics
Episodes
Ginger Minj & Jujubee on Stop! That! Train!, RuPaul and the Art of Being Stupid Together
June 10, 2026
Ginger Minj and Jujubee stop by to talk about their new film Stop! That! Train!, the World of Wonder and Bleecker Street comedy that casts them as the leads of a drag-fueled disaster movie parody. They get into what it was like carrying a film for the first time, working alongside RuPaul as a colleague rather than a judge, and why Adam Shankman told them to play it completely straight. Plus: JuJu's most challenging line read, the skirt that never came back and why you need to see this one in ...
Kristen Kish Is Refreshingly Honest About Top Chef, Traitors and Her Journey
June 03, 2026
Kristen Kish has had one of the most exciting years in food television, and she's not slowing down. The ‘Top Chef’ host sat down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about what makes the long-running competition series still feel so fresh, why there's no higher drama than watching world-class chefs compete and how the show authentically celebrates diversity in food and people. She also opens up about competing on ‘Traitors,’ her book ‘Accidentally on Purpose’ and how battling deep inse...
The Comeback's Laura Silverman: Lisa Kudrow Made Me 'Click In'
May 29, 2026
With The Comeback's 20-year journey now complete, Laura Silverman joined Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to reflect on what it meant to play Jane, the documentarian who became the audience's eyes and ears into Valerie Cherish's world. Silverman opens up about her bond with Lisa Kudrow, what it was like to act with her every single day and how she found her way into a character that was never overanalyzed, just felt. Plus, the story behind that final scene — and why neither she nor Kudrow could get t...
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