The Stephen Savage Show

The Stephen Savage Show, The Return Of Duane Whitaker

On this Gold Archive Episode of the podcast from January of 2024, Savage welcomes to the podcast for his second time around, actor, screenwriter, and director Duane Whitaker to chat about writing, acting, and navigating the New Hollywood norms and dillusions regarding men, masculinity, and female empowerment in movies. Duane also gets into his beginings as a Texas playwright and actor, and how it all manifested into his many film roles, including his iconic turn as Maynard in Quentin Tarantino's classic, Pulp Fiction.   

The Stephen Savage Show, Kevin Gage

*WARNING* Slightly saucy language. On this, the first full episode of the podcast for 2025, Savage is joined in studio by renowned actor, Kevin Gage. Kevin talks about working with such legendary directors as Ridley Scott, Michael Mann, Ted Damme, and others, and about sharing the screen with some of Hollywoods biggest names, like Johnny Deep, Nick Cage, Demi Moore, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro. And Kevin's amazing body of work on the films Blow, GI Jane, Heat, ConAir, and many others.

The Stephen Savage Show, Gold Archive Episode: Oscar Torre and Manny Martinez Hernandez

On this 2022 epsiode from the Archives, Savage talks with actor-directors Oscar Torre (Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, The Hangover III) and Manny Martinez Hernandez (Better Call Saul, Cobra Kai) on navigating careers in film and televison, the growing recognition of talented Latino filmmakers and actors in Hollywood, and working both in front and behind the lens.  

The Stephen Savage Show, Gold Archive Episode, Joanna Krupa

On this archived episode from 2023, Savage takes a call from actress and supermodel Joanna Krupa, to talk about her modeling and acting career,  the differences between television production in Europe and the US, and managing a career in Hollywood and motherhood. 

The Stephen Savage Show, Preview of the 2025 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema

On this short but informative edition of the Podcast, Savage gives a sneak preview into what we can expect at the 16th Annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, coming March 4-8, 2025. With 150 films representing 20 countries from around the world. 

The Stephen Savage Show Gold Archive Episode, Bonnie-Jill Laflin

On this episode from 2021, Savage takes a call from actress, model, television personality and sportscaster, Bonnie-Jill Laflin about her acting and broadcasting career for FOX Sports and ESPN, her years as a former Dallas Cowboy's,  San Francisco 49ers, and Golden State Warriors cheerleader, and how she became basketball's first female NBA scout, working with the Los Angeles Lakers.  

The Stephen Savage Show Gold Archive Episode, Angus Macfadyen

Archive repost of the 2023 podcast with Savage's longtime friend, the great Angus Macfaydyen, who talks one on about his many great film roles, including Braveheart and the new Kevin Costner epic, Horizon: An American Saga, as well as his many memorable roles in such series as Outlander, Turn: Washington's Spies, and Spartacus. And he and Savage talk about their week long pub crawl in Edinburgh, and their mutual love of fine whiskey. 

The Stephen Savage Show, The Return From Our Self Imposed Working Exile

On this condensed version of the podcast, Savage welcomes back the listeners with an explanation as to where he's been (filmmaking can be a bitch) and spotlights some of what to expect from the Idyllwild International Film Festival in 2025. Also, he lays out some of the upcoming guests he has lined up for season 6 of The Stephen Savage Show, and gives a short glimpse into the two back to back feature films he is directing in 2025. 

The Stephen Savage Show, Idyllwild International Cinema Festival Spotlight Filmmakers 2024

On this extended (2 1/2 hours) epsiode, Savage interviews six of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema Spotlight Filmmakers for 2024. These include the writers and directors of the feature films Nocturne, The Uncanny, and The Nanny, as well as the 15 year old creator of an amazing documentary entitled Tranq, the writer and director of the wonderful short film Life Of Riley, and Blacksmith Rose, who's music video, They Don't Make 'em Like Willie Anymore, has been tearing up the film festival circuit across the USA.

The Stephen Savage Show, Faye Brenner

On this episode, Savage takes a call from renowned director and script supervisor Faye Brenner. Faye talks about her work on some of the most iconic blockbuster Hollywood movies of the past few decades, why film festivals are still so vital to finding new film talent, her role as the newest Grand Jury Member for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, and her own favorite Hollywood directors.