{"podcast":{"title":"The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast","slug":"the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801","podcast_index_feed_id":522801,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thedirectorscutadgapodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thedirectorscutdga.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3908805/Large_Logo_PS6tk3k.jpg","author":"Directors Guild of America","episode_count":612,"summary":"Brought to you by the Directors Guild of America, ”The Director’s Cut” will bring you the behind-the-scenes stories of today’s most talked about films. Each episode features a different director interviewed by one of their peers, leading to revealing conversations about the grueling, but rewarding process of bringing their films to life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801"},"episode":{"title":"Is This Thing On? with Bradley Cooper and Bennett Miller (Ep. 597)","slug":"is-this-thing-on-with-bradley-cooper-and-bennett-miller-ep-597","published_at":"2026-01-09T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801/is-this-thing-on-with-bradley-cooper-and-bennett-miller-ep-597","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801","url":"https://thedirectorscutadgapodcast.podbean.com/e/is-this-thing-on-with-bradley-cooper-and-bennett-miller-ep-597/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/aynjpyq996hqsdia/Is_This_Thing_On_with_Bradley_Cooper_and_Bennett_Miller_Ep_597_7xl1o.mp3","summary":"Director Bradley Cooper discusses his new film, Is This Thing On?, with fellow Director Bennett Miller in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses the true story circumstances that inspired the film, how he envisioned and cast Will Arnett and Laura Dern in the leading roles, and utilizing his cinematography to emphasize the vulnerability of performing stand up comedy. The film tells the story of Alex, a middle aged man facing a divorce, who finds new purpose in the New York comedy scene. As he pursues comedy, his wife, Tess, confronts the sacrifices made for their family, forcing them both to navigate co-parenting and their changing identities. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/february2026/isthisthingon_qna_1225","meta_description":"Director Bradley Cooper discusses his new film, Is This Thing On?, with fellow Director Bennett Miller in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1795,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801/episodes/is-this-thing-on-with-bradley-cooper-and-bennett-miller-ep-597/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801/is-this-thing-on-with-bradley-cooper-and-bennett-miller-ep-597.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}