
Understanding the Cannes Awards, Riz Ahmed on the Heartfelt Bait, and What It’s Really Like to Be on Pop Culture Jeopardy
Dienstag, 26. Mai 2026 · 59 min
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Chris Feil joins Katey to look over the winners from this year's allegedly "off" Cannes Film Festival, and predict which titles will be a major part of the coming awards season. They also reveal some behind the scenes details from the experience together on Pop Culture Jeopardy, now on Netflix! Then Katey talks to Riz Ahmed about his limited series Bait, which is both semi-autobiographical and wildly inventive, but all from a deeply personal place.
Intro
Recapping Pop Culture Jeopardy
Why We Love The Cannes Awards
Neon's Seventh Palme D'or
A Win For Fjord
Minotaur Wins The Grand Prix
The Dreamed Adventure Surprise
The Black Ball
Why The Ties Worked This Year
A Man Of His Time
Polakowski's Divided Response
The Queer Palm And American Shutout
Good Cannes Or Bad Cannes?
Next: Riz Ahmed
The 10-Year Journey To Make Bait
Art As Therapy
Why It Had To Be Tv
Genre-Flipping Through Character
How Patrick Stewart Became A Pig's Head
Likeable Vs Real Characters
Getting James Bond Approved
Love Letter To London
Shutting Down Brick Lane
The Most Romantic Episode
Hamlet As A 15-Year Dream
Why Passion Projects Are The Only Way
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