{"podcast":{"title":"The Next Best Picture Podcast","slug":"the-next-best-picture-podcast-678900","podcast_index_feed_id":678900,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/nextbestpicture","website_url":"http://www.nextbestpicture.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/936a3b5e-fcd4-11ea-8363-47dc2d351888/image/Next_Best_Picture.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Next Best Picture Podcast","episode_count":2691,"summary":"A podcast by NextBestPicture.com that reviews the latest film and television releases and discusses various topics within the world of the awards season race.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T20:19:33.698520+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-best-picture-podcast-678900"},"episode":{"title":"Interviews With The \"Half Man\" Star/Creator Richard Gadd & Director Alexandra Brodski","slug":"interviews-with-the-half-man-star-creator-richard-gadd-director-alexandra-brodski","published_at":"2026-06-01T16:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-best-picture-podcast-678900/interviews-with-the-half-man-star-creator-richard-gadd-director-alexandra-brodski","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-best-picture-podcast-678900","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/1402/pscrb.fm/rss/p/swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN3350708414.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/1402/pscrb.fm/rss/p/swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN3350708414.mp3","summary":"\"Half Man\" is a British six-part television drama created by multi-Emmy Award winner Richard Gadd (\"Baby Reindeer\") about Ruben (Stuart Campbell) and Niall (Mitchell Robertson), who grew up as brothers despite not being related by blood—one strong and fiercely loyal, the other quiet and gentle. Thirty years later, they reunite at Niall’s (Jamie Bell) wedding, but Ruben (Gadd) seems uneasy and on edge; when a sudden act of violence erupts, it sends the story back through their shared past, revealing how their bond was shaped and how even the closest relationships can ultimately fall apart. It received positive reviews for its blistering writing, direction from Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck, and the performances from the cast. It has been nominated for two Gotham TV Awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series for Bell. Gadd and director Alexandra Brodski were both kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the series, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the series, which is up for your consideration for this year's Emmy Awards and is now available to stream on HBO Max. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"\"Half Man\" is a British six-part television drama created by multi-Emmy Award winner Richard Gadd (\"Baby Reindeer\") about Ruben (Stuart Campbell) and Nial…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1885,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-best-picture-podcast-678900/episodes/interviews-with-the-half-man-star-creator-richard-gadd-director-alexandra-brodski/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-best-picture-podcast-678900/interviews-with-the-half-man-star-creator-richard-gadd-director-alexandra-brodski.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}