Skip Intro

Nov 15 2024 240 ep. 30 mins 1.4k
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Skip Intro with Krista Smith is an award-winning weekly show bringing you dynamic conversations with the exceptional people behind your favorite shows, films, specials, and documentaries on Netflix.

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Zoe Saldaña

Nov 15 2024 51 mins  
Zoe Saldaña joins the show to talk about her role in Jacques Audiard’s new film, Emilia Pérez. Saldaña plays Rita – a Mexican lawyer who is offered an unusual job to help a notorious cartel boss retire and transition into living as a woman, fulfilling a life-long desire. Saldaña recalls being inspired by Audiard’s work as a teenager, explains that playing Rita allowed h

Keri Russell

Nov 08 2024 29 mins  
Keri Russell joins the show to talk about the second season of The Diplomat. Russell reprises her role as Ambassador Kate Wyler, who must piece together the truth after her world is shattered by a deadly explosion in the heart of London. Russell digs into the dynamic between Kate and her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) by explaining why their relationship is the glue of the show, share

Martha Stewart

Nov 01 2024 34 mins  
Martha Stewart joins the show to talk about R.J. Cutler's new documentary, Martha. Told in her own words through intimate interviews, never-before-seen photos, letters, and diary entries, the documentary charts the unstoppable rise, sudden fall, and hard-won comeback of the self-made icon. Stewart provides additional insight on key career moments that are covered in the documentar

From The Archive: Adam Driver

Oct 25 2024 20 mins  
This week, Krista brings back her 2020 conversation with Adam Driver. The pair discuss the benefit of working with friends, why problem-solving is the best part of the filmmaking process, and Driver's foundation, Arts in the Armed Forces, which brings the theater to a military audience. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

Anna Kendrick

Oct 18 2024 43 mins  
Anna Kendrick joins the show to talk about her directorial debut, Woman of the Hour. The film is a tense thriller based on the true story of a woman (Anna Kendrick) who reluctantly makes an appearance on the popular 1970s show The Dating Game, and chooses a bachelor (Daniel Zovatto) who turns out to be a prolific serial killer. Kendrick explains how she ended up pitching herself a

From The Archive: Laura Dern

Oct 11 2024 26 mins  
This week, Krista brings back her 2019 interview with Laura Dern. Dern talks about growing up on film sets in 70s Los Angeles, reflects on the arc of her career, and discusses how she's seen the experience of women in the industry evolve. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

Erin & Sara Foster

Oct 04 2024 40 mins  
Creator and Writer Erin Foster and Executive Producer Sara Foster join the show to talk about Nobody Wants This, a comedy centered on the unlikely relationship between an outspoken, agnostic woman, Joanne (Kristen Bell), and an unconventional rabbi, Noah (Adam Brody). The sisters share how Erin's experience dating her now-husband Simon, who is Jewish, inspired the series, pinpoin

Will Ferrell & Harper Steele

Sep 27 2024 40 mins  
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele join the show to talk about their new documentary, Will & Harper, which chronicles a 17-day cross-country road trip the pair decided to take after Steele came out to her friends and family as a trans woman. The pair discuss how the idea behind the documentary took form, reflect on one of the most emotionally intense moments they experienced on the ro

Welcome to Season 9!

Sep 20 2024 2 mins  
Krista ushers in a new chapter by sharing a few highlights from her summer and revealing the question she'll be asking all of her guests in season 9.

Farewell to Season 8

Jun 28 2024 10 mins  
Krista bids farewell to season 8 with a few of her favorite quotes. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.