Director Celine Song on ‘Materialists’ (Death, Sex & Money)

<p>Long before Celine Song was nominated for an Academy Award for her feature directorial debut, <em>Past Lives</em>, she was a struggling playwright in New York City with an unusual side hustle: matchmaking.</p> <p>In this special episode presented by <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money"><em>Death, Sex &amp; Money</em></a>, host Anna Sale sits with Celine to unpack how this personal experience inspired the plot of her new A24 movie, <a href="https://a24films.com/films/materialists"><em>Materialists</em></a>, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal.</p> <p>Follow and listen to <em>Death, Sex &amp; Money&nbsp;</em>wherever you get your podcasts.</p> <p>Thoughts or future episode ideas? Email us at mail@talkeasypod.com.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>