{"podcast":{"title":"Prestige Junkie","slug":"prestige-junkie-6911474","podcast_index_feed_id":6911474,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/prestigejunkie","website_url":"https://theankler.com/t/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ba141bbc-1071-11ef-bda6-0780f377e0f6/image/cb035553a9a98d2e4913837bd0f7e1c4.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TheAnkler.com","episode_count":147,"summary":"A weekly podcast hosted by The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich, featuring lively and endlessly curious discussion of the film and television awards races and the business that surrounds them. Episodes will also include interviews with top awards contenders and the major players in the races that make Hollywood run.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T00:19:02.381805+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prestige-junkie-6911474"},"episode":{"title":"The End of Hacks, with David Ehrlich, Plus Patrick Ball on The Pitt and What Comes Next","slug":"the-end-of-hacks-with-david-ehrlich-plus-patrick-ball-on-the-pitt-and-what-comes-next","published_at":"2026-04-28T15:24:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prestige-junkie-6911474/the-end-of-hacks-with-david-ehrlich-plus-patrick-ball-on-the-pitt-and-what-comes-next","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prestige-junkie-6911474","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI3721157554.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI3721157554.mp3","summary":"Katey is joined by Indiewire's chief film critic David Ehrlich to talk about the final season of Hacks, whether it will cruise to victory at the Emmys, and why it's so hard to find TV comedies that actually make you laugh. Then Katey talks to Patrick Ball about moving from season 2 of The Pitt to Broadway, his viral story about paying off his student loans, and — very important to some of us, at least — North Carolina sports loyalties. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Bingeing Hacks 04:48 Bingeing vs Weekly Watching 06:05 Ava and Deborah's Push-Pull 08:08 Heading for Madison Square Garden 09:51 Writing Fictional Comedians 12:36 The Strong Supporting Cast 17:18 Evaluating the Cameos 17:58 The Comedy Emmy Race 19:45 Catching Up on Euphoria 22:27 The Bill Lawrence Universe 24:48 Hannah Einbinder at Cannes 26:31 Next: Patrick Ball 27:44 Juggling Broadway and the Pitt 29:24 Meeting the Pitt Fans 30:42 Gifts for Dr. Langdon 31:41 Navigating Fan Expectations 33:47 Filming the Neck Reset 37:20 The Finale Confrontation 39:14 The Cliffhanger Ending 39:59 Playing Early Recovery 43:05 The Struggling Actor Years 48:10 North Carolina Roots ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Ankler.","meta_description":"Katey is joined by Indiewire's chief film critic David Ehrlich to talk about the final season of Hacks, whether it will cruise to victory at the Emmys, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3105,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/prestige-junkie-6911474/episodes/the-end-of-hacks-with-david-ehrlich-plus-patrick-ball-on-the-pitt-and-what-comes-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prestige-junkie-6911474/the-end-of-hacks-with-david-ehrlich-plus-patrick-ball-on-the-pitt-and-what-comes-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}