The World According to Glenn

It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.
This week, writer/director/producer Steven Canals returns to discuss Glenn's performance as an actress and mother in the 2005 indie drama Heights! We delve into Glenn's turn as an Oscar-winning stage actress, the film's themes of tapping back into one's passion in the malaise of 21st-century New York, Glenn's costars Elizabeth Banks and James Marsden, and so much more!
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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.
This week, writer Mathew Rodriguez joins me to discuss Glenn's scene-stealing performance in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives! We delve into Glenn's full-throated commitment to playing a queen bee Connecticut housewife, how the film doesn't live up to its potential, its accidentally prescient moments, and so much more!
Support Kevin Jacobsen on Patreon!
Follow The World According to Glenn on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky
Theme Music: "Orchestral Podcast Intro" by DTChords

It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.
This week, writer/podcaster Eoin Daly returns to discuss Glenn's award-winning performance in the TV movie remake of The Lion in Winter! We delve into Glenn's take on Eleanor of Aquitaine compared to Katharine Hepburn; how the film compares to the 1968 film; Glenn's fun, lovely Golden Globe and SAG speeches, and so much more!
Support Kevin Jacobsen on Patreon!
Follow The World According to Glenn on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky
Theme Music: "Orchestral Podcast Intro" by DTChords

It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.
This week, writer/podcaster Ben Miller returns to discuss Glenn's appearances in two TV movies of the early 2000s, Brush with Fate and Strip Search! We delve into Glenn's odd choices as a bespectacled history teacher in Brush with Fate, her committed turn as an FBI agent/interrogator in Strip Search, whether or not she elevates either film, and so much more!
Support Kevin Jacobsen on Patreon!
Follow The World According to Glenn on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky
Theme Music: "Orchestral Podcast Intro" by DTChords

It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.
This week, Entertainment Weekly senior news editor Joyce Eng returns to discuss Glenn's guest spots on two NBC shows of the early 2000s, Will & Grace and The West Wing! We delve into Glenn's Emmy-nominated performance as a manic photographer on Will & Grace, her measured turn as a Supreme Court Justice candidate on The West Wing, the quality of NBC's Must-See TV lineup back in the day, and so much more!
Support Kevin Jacobsen on Patreon!
Follow The World According to Glenn on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky
Theme Music: "Orchestral Podcast Intro" by DTChords