Run and Tell That with Adam Shankman

And That's What You REALLY Missed

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Tv & Film

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for some great behind-the-scenes scoop about the making of 2007's Hairspray from the man who was at the helm of the film!

Producer, Choreographer, and Director Adam Shankman joins Jenna and Kevin to share some great stories about his toe-tapping and delightful musical, including the lengths he went to in order to assemble his A-list cast, like his memorable 1 AM dinner with John Travolta! Brittany Snow and Zac Efron bombing their first audition, the actor he initially didn't want, and the meeting with James Marsden that was hilariously interrupted by a Hollywood icon! Plus, he shares how working with Steve Martin on 'Bringing Down the House' changed his life, sweet stories from the set of 'A Walk to Remember,' some 'Glee' talk and so much more!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.6	And that's what you really missed with Jenna.
0:08.8	And Kevin, an IHeart Radio podcast.
0:13.3	Welcome to and that's what you really miss podcast.
0:17.0	Hello, we have the guest of all guests today, the one and only Adam Shankman.
0:23.6	He is a legend, a director, an icon, and most of all, a dear friend of ours.
0:30.6	He directed Glee, he's directed Hairspray, one of my favorite movies ever.
0:34.6	He directed A Walk to Remember, and he is just such a special, special human being.
0:41.2	And I cannot wait for you guys to hear this interview.
0:44.4	It is, there's so much inside that you, I, you know what, without further ado, Adam Shankman.
0:51.8	Hi, guys.
0:53.0	Hi.
0:54.0	It's so nice to see you. Thanks for, you know, guys. Hi.
0:55.3	It's so nice to see you.
1:10.7	Thanks for, you know, fitting us in. You are one of the busiest people in the world. I'm, no, I'm, I'm, I am busy right now, but it's not that bad. It's like, I'm fine. You know how this works. I mean, I was trying to explain to somebody last night. I was talking because I was like oh I have the podcast tomorrow
1:12.3	and I was trying to explain to somebody last night. I was talking because I was like, oh, I have the podcast tomorrow.
1:12.9	And I was explaining to a friend, I was like, you don't understand what those people went through.
1:19.7	Because I said, I said, you know, it's funny.
1:21.4	I always have like mixed feelings when people want to talk about the show.
1:26.6	Yeah.
1:27.1	And because there, frankly, it's want to talk about the show. Yeah.
1:32.9	Because there, frankly, is obvious a lot of trauma around it.
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