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We discuss another of Paul Newman's iconic roles, Butch Cassidy, in 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid directed by George Roy Hill and co-starring Robert Redford.

We discuss one of Paul Newman's most iconic roles, Luke himself in 1967's Cool Hand Luke.

This week on Who's Our Lead we discuss 1963's Hud starring Paul Newman and directed by Martin Ritt. Newman plays the titular Hud, the man with the barbed wire soul, in this incredible film that serves as an early depiction of an American anti-hero.

This week on Who's Our Lead we discuss the 1958 movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is an adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play of the same name. Our conversation includes discussion of Paul Newman's beginnings as a star in the Hollywood Studio system, Hays Code censorship, and the Actors Studio.

Our first two leads combined their powers into one movie. Maybe you've heard it. This week's episode covers Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

Jarrod and Jordan begin their next series by drafting 10 movies starring their next lead, Paul Newman

Jarrod and Jordan close out their Anne Hathaway series with the 2023 film Eileen and announce the next movie star they will discuss.

Jarrod and Jordan discuss Anne Hathaway in the 2016 indie sci-fi film Colossal. This movie comes in Hathaway's self-described "artistic no-man's land" and would not have been made without her interest--she also gets an executive producer credit. Topics also include a broader discussion of Hathaway's post-Oscar career, which this movie serves as a nice starting point for, as well as a rundown of the 2026 summer box office.

Jarrod and Jordan discuss the next entry in the Anne Hathaway series, 2015's The Intern, in which Anne Hathaway is Robert De Niro's boss. Directed by Nancy Meyer's, The Intern showcases what Hathaway is best at while also featuring one of the most engaged late-career performances from De Niro.

Haven't you always wanted to hear two dudes talk about one of the Batman movies Christopher Nolan directed? Well, Jarrod and Jordan are here this week to do it, specifically Anne Hathaway's performance as Selina Kyle. Topics also included early 2010s backlash towards Anne Hathaway (stupid!), early Twitter, The Oscars, an Tom Hooper's Les Misérables.

Anne Hathaway gives a very different type of performance than the podcast has covered so far in the movie being discussed on this episode of Who's Our Lead??, 2008's Rachel Getting Married directed by Jonathan Demme.

In the first ever Who's Our Lead?? emergency episode, Jarrod and Jordan discuss the newly released film, Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway. It's the year of Anne, baby!

Jarrod and Jordan discuss their third film in the Anne Hathaway series, the 2008 comedy film Get Smart

Jarrod and Jordan discuss their second selection in Anne Hathaway's career, 2006's The Devil Wears Prada.

Jarrod and Jordan begin the Anne Hathaway series with the movie that began her career, 2001's The Princess Diaries. Generational touchpoint, funny, charming, and star-making... this movie's got it all.