Episode 7: The Mike White-iverse

The White Lotus Official Podcast

Max Podcasts

Tv & Film

4.6 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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On this episode, host Evan Ross Katz focuses on the life and career of the man who responsible for The White Lotus: Mike White. He talks to Mike about growing up as an aspiring playwright, the part religion played in his upbringing and his point of view, and the pros and pressures of wearing so many hats. Evan also chats with some of the people who know Mike best, including casting director Meredith Tucker, actress Molly Shannon, his fellow Survivor contestants Angelina Keeley and Alec Merlino, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's like every kid, like, growing up,
0:03.0	and in the kid, like, growing up, must be the hero of the story.
0:14.0	And in the end, you know, you're just happy you're not the villain.
0:20.0	You know what I'm saying happy you're not the villain.
0:22.1	You know what I'm saying?
0:25.0	Is this about mom making more money than you?
0:25.7	No.
0:27.3	It's not about that.
0:36.3	Hi, everyone.
0:40.4	I'm Evan Ross Katz, and welcome to the final look-back episode of the White Lotus official podcast from HBO. I know. Bittersweet.
0:46.6	Mike White, the show's writer, director, and creator, was a success story in Hollywood long
0:51.7	before The White Lotus. He'd made movies and television and had even competed on reality shows.
0:57.0	But he was catapulted to a whole new echelon of stardom in 2021 when the White Lotus made him a household name.
1:04.0	By that point, I'd been covering pop culture and entertainment for over a decade.
1:09.0	I knew that nobody was doing it quite like him.
1:11.6	One thing that makes Mike's projects so distinctly, Mike White,
1:15.6	is that he tends to work as a one-stop shop, an anomaly in Hollywood.
1:19.6	Most TV these days is made by teams.
1:22.6	Scripts are crafted by writers' rooms, and a roster of directors tackle each season of episodes. Given the array of talent, it's sometimes hard to tell which ideas come from where or who to credit for what.
1:33.3	But Mike, he spins all those plates, all on his own.
1:37.3	So today, for our grand finale, we're taking a step back to a pre-white Lotus era
1:42.3	to retrace the work and life experiences
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