Emmys: Listen to The Hollywood Reporter's Podcast Episodes With 35 of 2018's Nominees

The 'Awards Chatter' podcast, hosted by Scott Feinberg, welcomed dozens of beloved legends (e.g. Carol Burnett, Ted Danson and Henry Winkler) and breakthrough stars (e.g. Rachel Brosnahan, Darren Criss and Claire Foy).

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Darren Criss ('The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story')

Emmy-nominated for both Ryan Murphy's 'Glee,' in 2015, and now for an FX limited series in which he played serial killer Andrew Cunanan, the Filipino-American discusses "passing" as white, pre-'Glee' life (he made a living playing piano at Maggiano's) and the tricky terrain of being a straight actor who has made his name playing LGBTQ parts.

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Judith Light ('The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story')

The stage and screen veteran reflects on why she was so averse to doing a soap opera or a sitcom before making her name on 'One Life to Live' and 'Who’s the Boss?,' and what she's learned since returning to the theater (she's one of only six performers to win Tonys in back-to-back years) and TV (she's landed Emmy noms for 'Ugly Betty,' 'Transparent' and 'Versace').

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Milo Ventimiglia ('This Is Us')

Nominated for the best actor in a drama series Emmy for the second year in a row, the 41-year-old reflects on his journey to acting, almost quitting the biz after his stints on ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘Heroes’ and how he wound up playing an iconic TV dad.

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Ricky Martin ('The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story')

One of the most popular entertainers ever to emerge from Puerto Rico — a two-time Grammy-winning singer, a dancer and now an Emmy-nominated actor — reflects on growing up with Menudo, his 'Livin' La Vida Loca' era and the personal and professional rebirth he has experienced since coming out as gay in 2010.

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Ted Danson ('The Good Place')

The TV icon best known for 'Cheers' reflects on his unlikely casting on that NBC classic, the struggles that followed its 11-season run and how roles on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Damages' rebooted his career and prepared him to play the character for which he is nominated for an Emmy.

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Jane Goodall ('Jane')

The world's most recognizable living scientist, who is to behavioral sciences what Albert Einstein is to physics, reflects on 58 years of studying chimpanzees in Gombe, encountering sexual demands and objectification in the workplace, turning unexpected fame into a tool for activism and being the subject of dozens of documentaries, the latest of which is up for seven Emmys.

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Carol Burnett ('The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special')

One of the most significant and beloved figures in TV history, best known for her groundbreaking variety sketch program 'The Carol Burnett Show,' reflects, at the age of 85, on the Cinderella story that led her to showbiz, doing things other women hadn't done before and her show's impact a half-century after its debut.

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Jimmy Iovine ('The Defiant Ones')

One of the most significant figures in the history of the music industry looks back on his rise from studio sweeper to engineer to producer to label chief, plus his unlikely friendship and Beats partnership with Dr. Dre, which is chronicled in an acclaimed HBO docuseries.