What Makes "Andor" Left-Wing? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

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The “Star Wars” spinoff “Andor” has succeeded in being both original and smartly political in a Hollywood that is often neither, Ross Douthat, the host of "Interesting Times" argues in this conversation with the show's showrunner Tony Gilroy. Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/opinion/film-hollywood-andor-politics.html 02:10 The political world of ”Andor” 07:39 Tony Gilroy's syllabus for “Andor” 09:59 Is “Andor” a left-wing show? 16:43 What makes Hollywood progressive or liberal? 24:34 Debating the politics of “Michael Clayton” 30:04 Why aren't there more movies for grown-ups? 32:44 “There are no movie stars anymore.” 37:03 How is A.I. changing the movie business 40:57 Tony Gilroy's advice for future filmmakers This episode of “Interesting Times” was produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Andrea Betanzos, Elisa Gutierrez and Katherine Sullivan. It was edited by Jordana Hochman. Mixing and engineering by Pat McCusker. Cinematography by Elliot deBruyn, Marina King and Derek Knowles. Video editing by Arpita Aneja, Dani Dillon and Steph Khoury. Original music by Isaac Jones, Sonia Herrero, Pat McCusker and Aman Sahota. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair and Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski. Video directed by Jonah M. Kessel. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT.