Coming Soon: The White Lotus Official Podcast

The White Lotus Official Podcast

Max Podcasts

Tv & Film

4.6 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Join writer, podcaster, and White Lotus superfan Evan Ross Katz as he looks back at seasons 1 and 2 of The White Lotus with cast, crew, and cultural critics. Together, they’ll revisit the show’s origin, take a look behind the scenes, and unpack the storylines that made The White Lotus a cultural phenomenon that we can’t stop talking about. The first episode drops January 16 and season 3 premieres February 16 on HBO and Max. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that theme music means.
0:09.0	It's time for a visit to the White Lotus.
0:12.0	Here they come. Big smiles.
0:16.0	Let me tell you, the minute that boat full of wealthy tourists docked in Hawaii, television would never be the same.
0:23.6	Whenever I stay at a White Lotus, I always have a memorable time.
0:29.6	This was the summer of 2021, more than a year into the pandemic.
0:35.6	It was high time for some escapism, but what the show gave us was so much more than a year into the pandemic. It was high time for some escapism,
0:38.0	but what the show gave us was so much more than that.
0:42.5	The HBO original series The White Lotus
0:45.1	is a biting social satire,
0:47.4	a murder mystery,
0:48.9	and maybe the best study of contemporary relationship dynamics that we've got.
0:53.9	We spend every second with somebody.
0:55.7	There's still this part that's a mystery.
0:59.4	A little mystery.
1:00.8	It's kind of sexy.
1:03.7	I'm Evan Ross Katz, the host of the White Lotus podcast from HBO and Campside Media.
1:10.2	I'm a writer, podcast host, and card-carrying White
1:13.7	Lotus superfan. I talk to everyone about this show. Some might call me the most valuable
1:19.3	hype man in television. Mike White did anyway. But listen, it's not just me who's obsessed.
1:27.4	The White Lotus lit up the internet.
1:30.0	It defined our modern moment by casting a floodlight
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