Episode 9: Charli XCX

Actress, Screenwriter, and now Director, Brit Marling, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about a peculiar acting coach in Los Angeles, working on set, the radically feminine works of photographer Francesca Woodman, the cancellation of her first show, The OA, and a powerful lightning storm that left Marling feeling inspired.

Emmy nominated actress Margaret Qualley speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her sister, New York City, a special beach house she shares with a loved one, the time she decided to quit her lifelong passion of dance, and finding the love of her life, Jack Antonoff.

Emmy nominated actress Keke Palmer speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her Grandmother, Robbins Illinois, her collection of journals, the first talkshow she hosted, and the simple joy that her family gives her.

Grammy nominated country singer and songwriter, Kelsea Ballerini, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her mother, Central High School in Knoxville Tennessee, a mailbox, divorce, and becoming a disrupter.

Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, and, most importantly, pop-star Charli XCX speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about being a workaholic, traveling to Los Angeles as a teenager to make music, a wall in her house that features art by her friends, that time she fired her management team, and what it felt like to finally take a vacation where she felt relaxed.

Emmy nominated actress and producer Natasha Lyonne speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about Nora Ephron, Film Forum, obsessing over The New York Times crossword puzzle, listening to quantum physics audio books, the time Chloë Sevigny helped her get out of a bad relationship, and going to the beach with her dog Rootbeer.

Emmy nominated actor, Colman Domingo, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about his longtime friend, Michelle Lloyd Maya, Vaya De Guadalupe, a song by The Spinners, negotiating a well overdue salary raise, and a bad bout with bronchitis. 

Emmy nominated actress and producer, Kaley Cuoco, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about John Ritter, her ranch in Hidden Valley, a special ring made of hair, her divorce, and her dog Norman.

Grammy award winning musician, Jack Antonoff, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about his sister Rachel, Long Beach Island, the objects he keeps in his recording studio, the pandemic, and falling in love. 

Oscar nominated director Maggie Gyllenhaal speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her acting coach, why she decided to shoot her movie in Greece, how the film Silkwood (1983) influenced her, the time her children got whooping cough, and the day she married Peter Sarsgaard.