Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks, actress-producer-director behind Wet Hot American Summer and The Miniature Wife, returns for a lively chat. They trade playful stories about friendship and family. She teases her six-inch-people Peacock series, recalls Wet Hot’s slow-burn success, and digs into directing, unexpected projects, and on-set technical challenges.

Elizabeth Banks, actress and filmmaker known for The Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect, and founder of Archer wine. She recounts meeting her husband in college and what made them click. She opens up about infertility, choosing surrogacy, and the grief and stigma that followed. She also talks about power imbalances at work, bodily autonomy, and using her platform for change.

Elizabeth Banks, the talented actress and director behind films like 'The Hunger Games' and 'Cocaine Bear', joins for an engaging conversation. She opens up about confronting childhood bullies and the blend of horror and comedy in her latest project. The discussion takes a nostalgic turn with hilarious misheard Neil Diamond lyrics. Elizabeth shares tales from her Hollywood journey, reflecting on the challenges of parenting in the creative world while embracing self-compassion and the joys of collaboration.

Actress and filmmaker Elizabeth Banks shares her insights on relationships, motherhood, and navigating life after college. She discusses meeting her husband at eighteen, using a surrogate for motherhood, women's autonomy over their bodies, power imbalances in the workplace, and the privilege of using your voice for change.

Actor Elizabeth Banks discusses her film “Call Jane” about The Jane Collective of Chicago, which provided abortion health care pre-Roe v. Wade, the dangers and desperate situations people find themselves in when they don’t want to be pregnant, and her goal to destigmatize abortion procedures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices