Episodes: I have a podcast!

I'm traveling this week on business, which always leads to fewer newsletters. But I wanted to take the opportunity to alert you to my new podcast, I Think You're Interesting. Each week, I'll talk to somebody from the world of arts and entertainment. Some weeks, it will be a big name. Some weeks, it will be a less known name. And some weeks, it might be a complete unknown. I'm going to talk to artists and critics, media figures and commentators.

The only thing uniting all of them: I think they're interesting.

To kick things off, though, I went with a big, big, big name: Ryan Murphy, the TV impresario behind Glee, American Horror Story, Nip/Tuck, The People v O.J. Simpson, etc., etc., etc. It is, I'm told, his first podcast interview, and he was gracious, forthcoming, and always ready to offer up a thoughtful answer.

We talked about everything from the thematic ideas that unite his work, to his initiatives to broaden diversity in Hollywood, to breaking into the industry as a gay man in the 1990s. We also delved into his prior career in journalism and his reaction to criticism (including some of mine). I was fascinated by everything he had to say, and I hope you will be too.

You can listen to it here, and I hope you'll rate and review it on iTunes as well. That helps the podcast get out there and be seen.

I'll be back on Friday with a new mailbag, so send in your questions. And, hey, hit reply and let me know who you'd like to see on the podcast. Maybe we can make that happen.

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New feature! Our Friday mailbag feature is a lot of fun! Why not get involved? Please email me your questions over the course of the week, and I'll pick a few I find interesting and go from there. I'll always answer at least three per week, unless I just don't have the material. AND THAT'S ON YOU.

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Episodes is published three-ish times per week, and more if I feel like it. It is mostly about television, except when it's not. Suggest topics for future installments via email or on Twitter. Read more of my work at Vox.