“Almost Famous” was almost a very different movie. Can you imagine the film with Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, and Natalie Portman? Here’s the full story of the casting saga that took place before filming ever started.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Origins is back! James Andrew Miller brings you behind the scenes of the Cameron Crowe classic that put us on the bus with Stillwater and taught us what life on the road with a Rock-n-Roll band was all about - not to mention adolescent love and heartbreak. Come join Jim as he he brings the band back together and sits down with the cast, starting with the writer and director himself, Cameron Crowe - plus Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Zooey Deschanel,...

Ideas are coming at you every day from all directions. How can you process it all? You can start with The Next Big Idea. Host Rufus Griscom and legendary thought leaders Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Dan Pink, and Susan Cain, will be your personal “idea” curators. Open your mind and get ready for something big, because the right idea--at the right moment--has the power to transform your life. Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/TNBIOrigins

Season One of new series, Gangster Capitalism examines the 2019 College Admissions Scandal that is exposing Hollywood celebrities, CEOs, and more who used bribes and cheating schemes to get their kids into elite schools.  Award-winning documentarian, Andrew Jenks uncovers the origins and inner workings of this unprecedented scam, introducing you to the people involved, and exploring the larger debate around higher education in America. Listen and subscribe now to Gangster Capitalism wherever...

The series ends, the movies call, but the third is hardly the charm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Come along for the complex climb of Sex and the City to cultural high status, and hear about the impact it had on those who made it: the trek and the series. Plus, we’ll discuss with cast and others how the show’s sexual freedom contributed to its popularity – “Sex and the City,” with an emphasis on the former. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How did the creation of Sex and the City lead to a revolution about what could be said and done on television, and what was going on behind the camera that made it all possible? Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Willie Garson and other key figures in the show’s extraordinary success share their stories, sagas, and secrets. Sex and the City is available on HBO Go/HBO Now.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Sarah Jessica Parker.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Cynthia Nixon.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Kristin Davis.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Chris Noth.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Willie Garson.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Michael Patrick King.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Darren Star.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Candace Bushnell.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Patricia Field.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Amy Harris.

Taken directly from the archives of the latest "Sex and the City" Origins chapter, here is the full unedited interview with Kevin Huvane.

The next Origins chapter has arrived. As it celebrates its 20th anniversary, James Andrew Miller throws a spotlight on the early days of the groundbreaking series "Sex and the City". Come along on this spectacular ride as Miller tells the story of this seminal series only as he can, delivering exclusive interviews with Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth, Darren Star, Candace Bushnell, Michael Patrick King, and many more. Here's a sneak preview of what's on the way.

In this Origins bonus interview, James Andrew Miller sits down with Sarah Jessica Parker for an in depth discussion on how she has turned her business ideas into gold.  Sponsored by the American Express Business Gold Card. **Don't forget to download and listen to Sarah's raw "Origins Originals" interview from the Sex and the City series podcast - coming soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You may know him as Jimmy Fallon’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show,” but Steve Higgins has been one of the most important forces behind the scenes at SNL for more than two decades. Hear what it’s like for those on the show when Higgins shares his insights. It’s a particular type of leadership, one that’s helped out many a cast member and writer on the show. 

Aidy Bryant joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2012, has been nominated for an Emmy, and, despite series and feature work elsewhere, is in no hurry to leave SNL anytime soon. It turns out, Aidy is as funny and humble as you would hope she’d be. 

If you’re one of those people who’ve thought about working in television but don’t know which job you’d like, or love, the most, listen to SNL producer Lindsay Shookus in this “Origins Originals” interview, and chances are you’ll say, “I want to do what she does.” Shookus has arguably one of the coolest jobs in the world of entertainment, and while it’s attached to long hours and plenty of pressure, it’s easy to argue that both are worth the price of admission. 

Doesn’t everybody win two Emmys after their first year on SNL? Well, Chris Redd did — a primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, and an Emmy (along with the entire show) for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Get used to Chris Redd. He’s going to be on SNL, and elsewhere, for a long time because he’s funny and talented as all get out. He’s also particularly engaging in person, as you’ll hear here in this Origins Originals interview with Jim Miller. 

As Heidi Gardner begins her sophomore season at SNL, she shares her journey to the show, and what is it like when fans stop her in the street.