{"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 Queer Summer Movie Surge, Plus Michael Urie on Shrinking's Surprise Return","slug":"the-queer-summer-movie-surge-plus-michael-urie-on-shrinking-s-surprise-return","published_at":"2026-06-16T15:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prestige-junkie-6911474/the-queer-summer-movie-surge-plus-michael-urie-on-shrinking-s-surprise-return","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/prestige-junkie-6911474","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI6887904225.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI6887904225.mp3","summary":"Peter Knegt joins Katey to talk about Stop! That! Train!, Leviticus, and the surge of queer summer movies that we hope is a big new trend. Then, Michael Urie talks to Katey about the thrill of sticking around Shrinking for a new season, the similarities between that show and his breakthrough hit Ugly Betty, and some surprising side-effects of appearing on The $100,000 Pyramid. 00:00 Intro 00:44 Coming Up... 02:23 Pride Month Hits The Multiplex 04:38 Inside 'Stop That Train' 11:28 John Early's 'Maddie's Secret' 14:50 'Leviticus' And Queer Horror 19:33 Jane Schoenbrun Strikes Again 24:20 Trans Stories On Screen 27:19 Is Queer Cinema Back? 34:51 Shrinking Season 4 Surprise 37:18 The Chillest Job In Hollywood 38:29 Network Tv Vs Streaming Bubble 42:58 What The Crew Tells You 44:49 Finding Out Brian's A Narcissist 46:19 Fans Of The Show 50:50 Game Show Chaos 52:27 The Juilliard Mafia 55:00 Losing Your Juilliard Polish 58:07 Acting Across From Harrison Ford 01:00:02 Les Miz In The Bronco 01:01:40 The Emmys Reaction Heard Round The World 01:05:42 Why Jeff Hiller's Win Mattered ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Ankler.","meta_description":"Peter Knegt joins Katey to talk about Stop! That! Train!, Leviticus, and the surge of queer summer movies that we hope is a big new trend. Then, Michael U…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4157,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/prestige-junkie-6911474/episodes/the-queer-summer-movie-surge-plus-michael-urie-on-shrinking-s-surprise-return/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-queer-summer-movie-surge-plus-michael-urie-on-shrinking-s-surprise-return.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}