The creators of 'Animals.' talk about working with Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Sheen, Molly Shannon and others who play animals with issues on the HBO animated series. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Mexican-American director Patricia Riggen talks about directing episodes of Amazon's global action series 'Jack Ryan.' Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Kate Willett talks about Tinder, choking — the "sexy" kind — and stand-up comedy. She has a 15-minute set about the perils of dating in Season 2 of Netflix's 'The Comedy Lineup.' Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Jim Gavin and Peter Ocko talk about their new AMC dramedy ‘Lodge 49.’ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Doug Liman is the creator of YouTube Premium’s new superpower thriller Impulse and directs the first episode. Maddie Hasson plays a teenage girl in distress who learns that she has the power — if not exactly the control — to teleport herself.

TV Land’s Teachers is written by, produced by and stars six women named Katie. I’m not kidding. Katie O’Brien and Katy Colloton are two of them. These are their stories.

Alex Richanbach is the director of the Netflix original film Ibiza, which stars Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer and Phoebe Robinson on a trip to Ibiza, a party island off the coast of Spain.

Warren Littlefield is an executive producer of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and was formerly president of NBC Entertainment.

Bianca del Rio is a drag queen, stand-up comic and author of a new book — Blame It On Bianca del Rio — that will be available May 22 from Dey Street Books and HarperAudio. Del Rio is a snarky, insulting bitch, but alter ego Roy Haylock couldn’t be nicer in this conversation.

Filup Molina of New Rockstars talks about this week’s VOD release of Black Panther, which includes digital extras like “Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years” and several deleted scenes that hints at what may be next for the Black Panther. The Blu-ray and DVD release is May 15.

Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns talks about the digital studio's new documentary film Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth.

Nelufar Hedayat is the host of Fusion’s Food Exposed. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

David Gelb is the creator of Netflix’s Chef’s Table. Nelufar Hedayat is the host of Fusion’s Food Exposed.

Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni are executive producers of Netflix’s Lost in Space. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Garret Dillahunt joins AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead this season as a series regular. Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni are executive producers of Netflix’s Lost in Space.   SPONSOR: The presenting sponsor for this episode of Consumed is Discord. Visit Consumed’s Discord page at DiscordApp.com.

Arlen Marmel is GM of the VRV — pronounced like “nerve” — streaming service. The $10-a-month VRV Select bundle includes access to niche services like Crunchyroll, CuriosityStream, Rooster Teeth and Shudder. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Andrew McCollum is CEO of Philo — pronounced like “buy low” — a $16-a-month streaming service that includes live and on-demand TV content from 40 cable channels, including AMC, A&E, Discovery, HGTV and Comedy Central. Arlen Marmel is GM of the VRV — pronounced like “nerve” — streaming service. The $10-a-month VRV Select bundle includes access to niche services like Crunchyroll, CuriosityStream, Rooster Teeth and Shudder.

Isaac Butler co-wrote The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America, which is about one — or two depending on how you count it — of the most important plays of the last 25 years. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Fritz’s new book The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies digs into the 2014 Sony hack and finds a Hollywood studio falling behind in the franchise era. Isaac Butler co-wrote The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America, which is about one — or two depending on how you count it — of the most important plays of the last 25 years.   SPONSOR: The presenting sponsor for this episode of Consumed is CuriosityStream. To subscribe,...

Jimmy Yang is a series regular on HBO’s Silicon Valley, co-stars in the upcoming film Crazy Rich Asians, and has a new memoir called How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents. Adam Conover the creator and host of truTV’s Adam Ruins Everything.   SPONSOR: The presenting sponsor for this episode of Consumed is CuriosityStream. To subscribe, click here and use the promo code "consumed.”

Adam Conover is the creator and host of truTV’s Adam Ruins Everything. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Audicted is a new Audible podcast about audiobook recommendations. Emily Cox is an editor at Audible and one of the show’s hosts. Filup Molina and Erik Voss, who run the New Rockstars channel on YouTube, talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is just out on VOD and coming soon on Blu-ray.   SPONSOR: The presenting sponsor for this episode of Consumed is CuriosityStream. To subscribe, click here and use the promo code "consumed.”

Audicted is a new podcast from Audible about audiobook recommendations. Emily Cox is an editor at Audible and one of the show’s hosts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support

Music writer, culture critic, TV personality and nonfiction author Touré talks about his new podcast Touré Show.   SPONSOR: The presenting sponsor for this episode of Consumed is CuriosityStream. To subscribe, click here and use the promo code "consumed.”