Unfiltered: The Mike Figgis Podcast

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Writer Ian Buruma on life in Nazi Germany
20-03-2026 | 1 u. 4 Min.
In his new book, Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945, Ian Buruma explores the complexities of survival and daily life under Nazi rule. He talks to Mike about the book, his longtime interest in China and Japan, and their shared experiences with a legendary Dutch avant-garde theatre.

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AI comes to Hollywood
06-03-2026 | 43 Min.
Mike Figgis and Josh Karp talk about what AI means for the movie industry, and whether there’s a positive side to the disruption. They also talk about what to do when the artists you love have done harmful things. And Mike recounts his thoughts after a trip to Berlin for the 30th anniversary screening of Leaving Las Vegas.

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Oscar Nominations and More Unreliable Memories
20-02-2026 | 54 Min.
Mike and Josh Karp discuss the Oscar nominations, a favourite that didn’t make the cut, and what Mike learned from attempting to get MEGADOC into the Academy screening rooms. Then, Mike shares more strange stories from Hollywood, his performance art roots, and being a concerned dad.

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Unreliable Memories: A Director's Notebook
30-01-2026 | 38 Min.
Mike keeps a notebook filled with memories – those strange, touching, unsettling or funny moments that stick with you for one reason or another. Today, he opens up the notebook and shares some of his favourites, including a couple of near-death experiences, the time he bought a bootleg DVD of his own movie, and an extreme art performance that ended with the destruction of a Picasso.

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On Tarantino, Academy Award Nominations and What We’re Watching
02-01-2026 | 32 Min.
Mike and Josh Karp dissect Quentin Tarantino’s brutal comments about Paul Dano, the bizarre process of getting an Academy Award nomination, and what they’ve been watching.

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Legendary filmmaker Mike Figgis opens the vault in Unfiltered: The Mike Figgis Podcast, a riveting new podcast that pulls back the curtain on a life spent behind—and beyond—the camera. With exclusive access to his behind-the-scenes experiences on Megadoc, his intimate documentary chronicling Francis Ford Coppola’s audacious epic Megalopolis, Figgis offers a rare front-row view into the mind of a cinematic master at work.But that’s just the beginning. Across the series, Mike shares untold stories from his own boundary-pushing films like Leaving Las Vegas and Timecode, draws from his extensive personal archive of candid, never-before-heard celebrity interviews, and sits down for wide-ranging conversations with close friends and collaborators.Part memoir, part masterclass, and part rock ‘n’ roll confessional, Unfiltered: The Mike Figgis Podcast is a raw, revealing portrait of one of cinema’s most restlessly creative minds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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