The Moment with Brian Koppelman

David Costabile is an actor best known for his roles on Breaking Bad, The Wire, and Lincoln. He stars in Showtime’s latest series, Billions, as Mike “Wags” Wagner, the right hand man to Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. Today, Brian and David discuss the actor’s process and the importance of “assuming your own brilliance.” Plus, David talks about his fanboy’ish encounter with BryanCranston, a theatre audition gone terribly wrong, and why he keeps creating rulesfor himself just to break them. Topics mentioned:BillionsBreaking BadThe WireTufts UniversitySolitary ManThe Moment with Tom McCarthy: 10/27/15TitanicShubert TheatreA Chorus LineSpamalotThe MahabharataThe Empty SpaceCaroline, or ChangeStripesHeatThe Moment with Maggie Siff: 12/1/15BloodlinePeople mentioned:David CostabileDavid LevienAndrew Ross SorkinBryan CranstonPeter O’TooleTom McCarthyJames LapineMike NicholsBill MurrayHank AzariaOliver PlattAntony SherTony KushnerMaggie SiffGlenn KesslerThis episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime’s new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York’s most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won’t cross to win. Billions—a new series, Sundays at 10pm—only on Showtime. Email: themomentbk@gmail.comTwitter: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment

Justin Townes Earle is a distinguished singer-songwriter best known for records such as Midnight at the Movies and Harlem River Blues. Justin, the son of the legendary songwriter, Steve Earle, talks about growing up personally without his father and professionally in his wake. Plus, Justin reflects on his destructive youth, shares stories from the road, talks about learning how to read and write as a dyslexic, and why after all his struggles he still believes you don’t need to be miserable to write a great song.His two latest albums are Single Mothers and Absent Fathers. For a full catalog of Justin’s music click here.Topics mentioned: Single Mothers & Absent Fathers by Justin Townes Earle The Moment with Aimee Mann: 8/18/15 I Smile Back “Midnight at the Movies” by Justin Townes Earle The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Closing Time by Tom Waits Mindfield by Gregory Corso “Cocksucking Blonde” by Stephen Yerkey “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson Frank “Am I That Lonely Tonight?” by Justin Townes Earle “Christchurch Woman” by Justin Townes Earle “Ain’t Glad I’m Leaving” by Justin Townes Earle “Halfway to Jackson” by Justin Townes Earle “Looking for a Place to Land” by Justin Townes Earle “Hymn 101” by Joe Pug “Traveling Alone” by Jason Isbell “A Boy Named Sue” by Shel Silverstein Guitar Town by Steve Earle On the Road by Jack Kerouac “South Georgia Sugar Babe” by Justin Townes Earle “Desperados Waiting for a Train” by Guy Clark Old No. 1 by Guy Clark Dublin Blues by Guy Clark “Hemingway’s Whiskey” by Guy Clark Hearthworn Highways “You Never Even Call Me By My Name” by David Allan Coe “Would You Lay with Me in a Field of Stone” by David Allan Coe “Baby Let Me Follow You Down” by Bob Dylan and Eric Von Schimidt “The House of the Rising Sun” by Dave Van Ronk “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon” a poem by Franklin P. Adams Recording King guitars War Elephant by Deer Tick Middle Brother by Middle Brother “Big Sky Country” by Chris Whitley “Can’t Hardly Wait” a cover by Justin Townes Earle Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now by Justin Townes Earle People mentioned: Justin Townes Earle Aimee Mann Steve Earle Julian Lennon Jakob Dylan Townes Van Zandt Ernest Hemingway William Burroughs John Gotti William Vollmann William Faulkner Slash Scotty Melton Raymond Carver Malcolm Holcombe Penn Jillette Steve Goodman John McCauley Louis Armstrong Cheap Trick Dr. Dre George Will John McGraw Mike Mills Willie Mays Tony Fitzpatrick Chris Stapleton Sturgill Simpson Gillian Welch Taylor Goldsmith Dawes Delta Spirit This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime’s new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York’s most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won’t cross to win. Billions premieres January 17th at 10pm—only on Showtime. Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the filmmaking partners responsible for the movies Half Nelson, Sugar, and Mississippi Grind, look back at how they started making movies, talk about their creative partnership, and discuss their frustration with the amount of people who have watched Mississippi Grind. Plus, the two dissect the decisions they’ve made to keep making independent films and why directing television shows (The Affair, Looking, Billions) can be a scary, vulnerable experience. Topics mentioned:Mississippi Grind, Half Nelson, Sugar, Billions, Buffalo ‘66, “How to Annoy a Fan Base in 60 Easy Steps” by Bill Simmons, Do The Right Thing, She’s Gotta Have It, Goodfellas, First Blood, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Raising Arizona, Stranger Than Paradise, Slacker, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause” by The Jackson Five, NY 99X Radio Station, Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair, True Lies, Struggle a short film by Ryan Fleck, Creed, Hard Eight, California Split, Gowanus a short film by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, Out of Sight, The Moment with Scott Rosenberg: 12/22/15People mentioned:Vincent Gallo, Rick Barry, Spike Lee, Leonard Maltin, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, Richard Linklater, Emily Dickinson, James Cameron, Grant Heslov, Ryan Coogler, Ryan Gosling, Ben Mendelsohn, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, James LiptonThis episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime’s new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York’s most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won’t cross to win. Billions premieres January 17th at 10pm—only on Showtime.Email: themomentbk@gmail.com, Twitter: @BrianKoppelman, iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

Note: This episode was produced and aired by Grantland in January 2015.Amy Schumer, groundbreaking comedian, on what she loves and hates about her life right now.Email: themomentbk@gmail.comTwitter: @briankoppelmanRate us on iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Scott Rosenberg, the writer best known for his movies Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, Beautiful Girls, and Con Air. The two discuss the impact of Scott's father passing away, creating languages in movies, and the themes that run through many of his films. Plus, Scott talks about how the Hollywood machine turned Gone in 60 Seconds into a different movie and why the true emotion of Scott's screenplays have rarely (if ever) been captured on screen.Topics mentioned:Things to Do When You’re Dead in DenverBeautiful GirlsCon AirGone in Sixty SecondsRoundersBoston UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe Moment with Tony Gilroy: 10/28/14Sunset BoulevardThe Black Ice by Michael ConnellyOctober RoadA Clockwork OrangeHouse of GamesMarathon ManChinatownLethal WeaponLeaving Las VegasJumanjiGreaseElectra Glide in BlueThe Wanderers by Richard PriceLadies Man by Richard PriceMagnum ForceThe Longest YardThe Deer HunterGrosse Pointe BlankSolitary ManDisturbing BehaviorZooKangaroo JackPeople mentioned:Gary FlederLeslie EpsteinJoel SilverMike De LucaQuentin TarantinoHarvey WeinsteinShane BlackJon FavreauSteve GaghanPeter BergWilliam GoldmanStephen KingSalman RushdieDonald WestlakeDonna LangleyDennis LehaneBruce SpringsteenVin DieselJames PattersonTed DemmeThis episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by Making A Murderer, an unprecedented new documentary that takes viewers inside a high-stakes criminal case where reputation is everything and things are never as they appear. All episodes are now streaming, only on Netflix.Email: themomentbk@gmail.comTwitter: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Sarah Kay, the world famous spoken word poet. Brian and Sarah talk about how 9/11 impacted her life as a young artist and why people feel unwelcomed in the “house of poetry.” Plus, Sarah reflects on her life on the road as an educator and poet, why she sees art as an exchange of gifts, and how she was confused for the waitstaff just before giving the TED Talk that changed her life.Topics mentioned: “If I Should Have a Daughter” a TED Talk by Sarah Kay Project Voice “The Type” by Sarah Kay Brown University Bowery Poetry Nuyorican Poets Cafe 28 Pieces from 2015 That Should Be Required Reading For Women by Emma Gray I’m 15-Years-Old And This Is What Love Feels Like by Anna Koppelman “Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie” by Bob Dylan 30 Rock “Reunion” episode Election “On the Discomfort of Being in the Same Room as the Boy You Like” by Sarah Kay “Winter Without You” by Sarah Kay CUPSI Poetry Slam “What We Build” a Scripps commencement address by Sarah Kay People mentioned: Sarah Kay David Berman Mary Karr Anna Koppelman Lou Reed Tina Fey Phil Kaye Al Gore Bill Gates Chris Anderson Carly Fiorina Morgan Spurlock This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.Email: themomentbk@gmail.comTwitter: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Jim James, the lead singer and songwriter for the band My Morning Jacket. Brian and Jim talk about the band’s latest album, The Waterfall, and the message within many of their songs. Plus, Jim meditates on criticism and its role in the artistic process, how his songs are created over several years in a garden of ideas, and what it feels like, minutes before he steps on the stage, to bring a group of people together around one common cause --- love.Topics mentioned:The Waterfall album“Compound Fracture” by My Morning JacketZ album“Wordless Chorus” by My Morning JacketRPM – A non profit organizationBruce Springsteen’s Harry Chapin TributeE Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction by David Foster Wallace“I’m Amazed” by My Morning JacketThe New Basement Tapes (w/ Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Rhiannon Giddens, and Taylor Goldsmith)“Blues Run the Game” by Jackson FrankOne Big Circle: How My Morning Jacket Rebounded With Its Best Album in a Decade by Steven HydenOut of Time album“Me and Honey” by REM"Country Feedback” by REMFranny and Zooey by J.D. SalingerThe Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron“Believe (Nobody Knows)” by My Morning JacketLed Zeppelin III“Tangerine” by Led ZeppelinPeople mentioned:Jim JamesIndigo GirlsBob DylanCurtis MayfieldNeil YoungEckhart TolleLou ReedMichael Stipe and Peter BuckREMMonsters of FolkNick DrakeWashington PhillipsPaul SimonVan HalenMotley CrueNirvanaPearl JamThe ReplacementsKen WilburJack KornfieldThis episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up paymentsfor your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution thataccepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus,we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more,visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.And by The Message, an original science fiction podcast fromPanoply and GE Podcast Theater. All of Season 1 is available now, so listen andfind out why a 70-year-old alien recording seems to be killing people. Searchfor The Message on iTunes. Email: themomentbk@gmail.comTwitter: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Maggie Siff, the actress best known for her roles in Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, and the upcoming Showtime series, Billions. Brian andMaggie reflect on the past year creating Billions together and how Maggie goes about preparing for her scenes on the show. Plus, Maggie talks about when she first fell in love with acting, why it’s important to her to play strong, smart women on TV, and how she originally intended to read for Peggy Olson during her first Mad Men audition.Topics mentioned:BillionsMad MenSons of Anarchy"MisterRoberts"Being JohnMalkovichNYUTisch School of the ArtsPeople mentioned:Maggie SiffMatthew WeinerDamian LewisPaul GiamattiMalin AkermanDavid CostabileKurt SutterZelda FichandlerRon Van LieuThomas SadoskiAlan TaylorThis episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment. And by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater. All of Season 1 is available now, so listen and find out why a 70-year-old alien recording seems to be killing people. Search for The Message on iTunes. Email: themomentbk@gmail.comTwitter: @BrianKoppelmaniTunes: itunes.com/themoment

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Jerry O’Connell, the actor best known for his roles in Stand By Me and Jerry Maguire. Brian and Jerry reflect on the life of River Phoenix and the audition that landed him a role in Jerry Maguire. Plus, O’Connell talks about how it was never his intention to be pitted against Tom Cruise after his comments a few weeks back and why there’s still nothing quite like performing for a packed Broadway theater.Shownotes: Slate.com/TheMomentEmail: themomentbk@gmail.comTwitter: @briankoppelman

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Derek Haas, the co-creator of Chicago Fire, executive producer of Chicago PD & Chicago Med, and the author of A Different Lie – the fourth book in a series featuring the contract killer, Columbus. The two talk about their respective creative failures, how Derek manages his time as a showrunner and novelist, and why Haas feels compelled to keep writing books. Plus, Derek reflects on his time learning the ropes in Hollywood and why he and his creative partner (Michael Brandt) decided early on to see every project through to the end.   Topics mentioned on today’s show include: Chicago Fire Chicago PD Chicago Med A Different Lie by Derek Haas The Silver Bear by Derek Haas Columbus by Derek Haas Dark Men by Derek Haas 3:10 to Yuma Wanted The Double 2 Fast 2 Furious Baylor University The Writer’s Market 2016 The Courier Runner Runner Rounders Our Man Flint Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Body by Stephen King The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway   People mentioned on today's show: Derek Haas Michael Brandt John Singleton Dick Wolf Eamonn Walker Fyodor Dostoevsky Geoffrey Chaucer Edmund Spenser William Faulkner Donald Westlake James Altucher James Coburn Scott Frank John Lee Hancock Craig Mazin Matt Olmstead Jeff Lowell   This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.   And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater.   Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Jesse Itzler, an entrepreneur and endurance athlete, about his new book Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet. The two discuss why Jesse invited a SEAL (David Goggins) to live in his home for a month, the importance of never feeling complacent, and how eating 15 bananas a day may just be his secret to success. Plus, Jesse shares a couple of stories about his ability to tolerate pain and how his next big endurance test may lead him to California’s Death Valley.   Topics mentioned on today’s show include: Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzler Atlanta Hawks ZICO Marquis Jet Spanx Hoosiers Patriot Tour Dallas Mavericks Michael Jordan’s Fantasy Camp Fit For Life by Harvey Diamond   People mentioned on today's show: Jesse Itzler Sara Blakely Lucille Ball Tony Robbins Eminem Billy Joel David Goggins Wayne Dyer Mark Cuban Grant Hill Kyle Korver   This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.   And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater.   Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to his wife, Amy Koppelman, a novelist and screenwriter, about her new book Hesitation Wounds and her recent film I Smile Back. The two discuss Amy’s lifelong battle with depression, the themes and characters of her stories, and how writing has, in many ways, saved her life. Plus, Amy talks about the letter she wrote to Philip Roth, why Per Petterson is one of her favorite authors, and how she overcame resistance from publishers and peers throughout her career.   Topics mentioned on today’s show include: Hesitation Wounds by Amy Koppelman I Smile Back by Amy Koppelman A Mouthful of Air by Amy Koppelman I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Toronto International Film Festival Daughters of the American Revolution “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by The Beatles Oswald Typewriters Columbia University American Pastoral by Philip Roth The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson University of Pennsylvania Sundance Film Festival Deauville American Film Festival Nemesis by Philip Roth   People mentioned on today's show: Amy Koppelman Sarah Silverman Josh Charles Thomas Sadoski Paige Dylan E.E. Cummings Kurt Cobain Gary Gulman Alan Hunter Mark Goodman Michael Cunningham Fyodor Dostoevsky Leo Tolstoy Anton Chekov Grace Paley Touré Richard Locke Joan Didion   This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.   And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater.   And by MUBI, a curated online cinema that brings its members a hand­picked selection of the best independent, international, and classic films. Every day, MUBI’s curators introduce a new title and you have 30 days to watch it. That means there are always 30 wonderful films to enjoy, all for only $4.99 a month. Listeners of The Moment can try MUBI free for one month—just go to MUBI.com/themoment for a free trial.   Email:themomentbk@gmail.com  Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

Tom McCarthy, the writer and director of Spotlight, joins Brian this week to talk about his new film which tells the true story of how a Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe team unmasked the widespread cover-up of child abuse in Boston’s Catholic Church. Tom has written and directed a number of other great films including The Station Agent, The Visitor, and Win Win. Today, the two talk about how Tom bounced back from a critical and commercial failure in his 2014 movie, The Cobbler, to create what is now being regarded, in Spotlight, as a frontrunner for this year’s best picture. Plus, Tom talks about his career as an actor, the role of journalism in today’s society, and how some of our most calamitous mistakes aren’t the result of one big bad decision, but of a lot of small mistakes, winks, and people looking the other way.   Spotlight opens in select theaters on November 6th.   Topics mentioned on today’s show include: Spotlight The Station Agent The Visitor The Wire Up The Boston Globe The Cobbler Rounders Empire Win Win Evita Noises Off Boston College Star Wars Harold and Maude Repo Man Soul Asylum The Replacements The Jayhawks The Guthrie Theater The Front Page Yale Drama School Axis Theatre Almost Famous Jesus Son Ray Donovan "Calling Out Bill Cosby's Media Enablers, Including Myself" by David Carr "What Do We Really Know About Osama Bin Laden’s Death?" by Jonathan Mahler "There’s Just One Problem with Those Bin Laden Conspiracy Theories" by Mark Bowden All The President’s Men The Insider Billions   People mentioned on today's show: Tom McCarthy Tom McArdle Tony Gilroy Adam Sandler Danny Strong Jon Hamm Peter Dinklage Bobby Cannavale Patricia Clarkson Patti LuPone Hal Ashby Amy Poehler Dave Pirner Marc Perlman Doug Hughes Dalton Trumbo Anton Chekhov Jean-Pierre Melville Francois Truffaut Sultan Kosen Ethan Hawke James Bundy Richard Jenkins Michael Keaton Liev Schreiber Rachel McAdams John Slattery Mark Ruffalo Stanley Tucci Billy Crudup Paul Gilfoy Eileen McNamara Paul Giamatti   This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.   And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater.   Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment

Judah Friedlander, the longtime comedian, star of 30 Rock, and author of the new book, If the Raindrops United, joins Brian this week to talk about how his material has changed over the years, his various battles with anxiety, and what it felt like to finally find a home on stage. Plus, Brian reads a passage from the new book and the two discuss why the only thing holding Judah back from making his first special is Judah.    Topics mentioned on today’s show include: If the Raindrops United by Judah Friedlander 30 Rock Scott Ferrall Radio Show Top Spin WJOK Comedy Radio Comedy Tonight with Bill Boggs Robin Byrd Show Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas by Dale Pollock Diner At The Diner by Brian Koppelman 1984 by George Orwell Dead Poets Society The Tibetan Book of the Dead Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John Sarno Rocky The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron   People mentioned on today's show: Judah Friedlander Steven Wright Lenny Bruce Rick Shapiro Bob Newhart Allan Havey Steve Martin Bob Hope Rodney Dangerfield Peter North Rick Baker Phil Tippet Ray Harryhausen Paul Reiser Jim Gaffigan Bill Burr Ted Alexandro Ben Bailey Sam Kinison John Mulrooney Andrew Dice Clay Richard Lewis Jerry Seinfeld Blaine Capatch Patton Oswalt Big Jay Oakerson Steve Nash   This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.   And by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater.   Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Email: themomentbk@gmail.com

This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to John Dahl who directed Rounders and gave Brian his first big break in movies. John is also known for directing movies such as The Last Seduction, You Kill Me, and Red Rock West. The two talk about John’s road to becoming a director, the lessons he learned along the way, and how directing is a lot like being the leader of a band. Plus, John talks about dealing with disappointments in show business, his worst studio pitch, and why filmmakers should keep telling the story of the movie to everybody on the set.   Topics mentioned on today’s show include: The Last Seduction Red Rock West Kill Me Again Unforgettable You Kill Me Rounders A Clockwork Orange She’s Gotta Have It Raising Arizona Cool Hand Luke The French Connection The Godfather University of Montana Montana State University American Film Institute Billions Red Desert State And Main Powerhouse a TV series Double Indemnity General Hospital The Tropicana in Hollywood I Wake Up Screaming The Bridge   People mentioned on today's show: John Dahl Columbo The Beatles Spike Lee Coen Brothers Paul Giamatti Dave Warfield Billy Wilder Christopher Guest Bill Pullman Val Kilmer Elwood Reid   This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Braintree. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-­free. To learn more, visit BraintreePayments.com/Moment.   And by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. It’s the Rachel Maddow Show covering America one story at time. Weeknights at 9 Eastern only on MSNBC.   The Moment is also brought to you by The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater.   Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment