Kevin Pollak in Meeting Jack Nicholson (and a few other folks)

Jay Ellis + Why do we love Tom?: In our long-awaited premiere episode of Meeting Tom Cruise, Jeff Meacham is thinking about what character we’d all play in the musical version of Interview With The Vampire; Jeff and Joel answer the big question about their love for Tommy; we hear our first Cruise Meet-Cute with his Top Gun: Maverick co-star, Jay Ellis; and we wrap up with a surprise that is so delicious, you’ll have to subscribe to get a taste. Email us at: contact@meetingtomcruise.com or use our form at www.meetingtomcruise.com/contact Find us on Twitter @meetingcruise and Instagram @meetingcruise Jay Ellis stars in the upcoming TOP GUN: MAVERICK as “Payback.” Follow him on Twitter @jayrellis and Instagram @jayrellis. Need to get your hands on a Doan’s Bakery Tom Cruise white chocolate coconut cake? They are sold through Goldbelly at: http://bit.ly/cruisecake. If they ask, tell ‘em Meeting Tom Cruise sent ya. Even if they don’t ask. by Meeting Tom Cruise

38 min listen

Malin Akerman + Has Oscar snubbed Cruise?: Somehow we haven’t been cancelled yet, and so this week, Jeff Meacham is thinking about just how yoked TC was in the early days; the trio debates Cruise’s decades-long Oscar snubbing; and we bring you our interview with the great and powerful Malin Akerman, who starred in ROCK OF AGES as the journalist who knows her way around a pool table, Constance Sack. Malin talks child psychology, eyeball licking, mommy brain, and of course, monkeys. Follow Malin on instagram: www.instagram.com/malinakerman @malinakerman by Meeting Tom Cruise

32 min listen

Jay Hayden + Top Gun Deep Dive by Meeting Tom Cruise

46 min listen

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3 min listen

Gloria Calderón Kellitt + Wanna be as famous as Cruise?: This week, Jeff Meacham is thinking about LEGEND, which is not something that even Jeff Meacham likes to think about; the gang debates the perks and perils of fame, and comes damn close to thinking about the needs of others, but only for a moment; Creator of ONE DAY AT A TIME Gloria Calderón Kellitt remembers her days working for Cameron Crowe, the great Snapple Incident, and the day that Tom Cruise whispered in her ear. Follow Gloria on Twitter: @everythingloria And on Instagram: @gloriakellett Gloria also mentioned the great work of Operation Pedro Pan. Check it out! And though we discussed helping the world for a briefer time than we discussed Tom’s favorite Snapple flavor, we thought we’d immortalize it here: Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation supports projects around the world that build climate resiliency, protect vulnerable wildlife, and restore balance to threatened ecosystems and communities. The Innocence Projec by Meeting Tom Cruise

33 min listen

Lisa Ann Walter + Most Overlooked Cruise Flick?: Jeff is thinking about actors in the Cruisian age range; What’s the most overlooked and overrated Tom Cruise movies? Lisa Ann Walter recounts her Tom Time on the set of War of the Worlds (there’s blood, there’s ballroom dancing, and there’s a Bat Mitzvah). Follow Lisa Ann Walter on Instagram and on Twitter. by Meeting Tom Cruise

43 min listen

Cousin Sal + Cruise Character Daddy Issues by Meeting Tom Cruise

44 min listen

Christy Meyers (Married to Mr. Meacham) + Cruise’s Muses: Jeff’s thinking about another Tom, we debate the greatest of Cruise’s muses, and we are joined by Christy Meyers, who arrived at the set of Vanilla Sky as an extra, but left with the Meeting Tom Cruise story that started it all. Follow Christy on Instagram and check out her filmography on IMDB! by Meeting Tom Cruise

45 min listen

David Alan Basche + Favorite Tom Cruise stunt? by Meeting Tom Cruise

46 min listen

Bonus Cruise News: Arclight Closing / Cruise Releases Delayed: On this (relatively unedited) bonus episode, we lament the loss of the great Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, along with the entire Arclight theater chain. We discuss the new release dates of Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible: 7, and Mission Impossible: 8. We hope you enjoy our Cruise News while enduring this inexcusable hiatus. Email us at: contact@meetingtomcruise.com or use our form at www.meetingtomcruise.com/contact. Find us on Twitter @meetingcruise and Instagram @meetingcruise. by Meeting Tom Cruise

19 min listen

Kevin Pollak in Meeting Jack Nicholson (and a few other folks): We continue our conversation with Kevin Pollak and his amazing tales of filming Rob Reiner’s A Few Good Men. Kevin meets the iconic Mr. Nicholson, flies to Vegas with Bruce Willis, and overhears Meryl Streep yell “Stick ‘em!!” to a middle linebacker. Follow Kevin Pollak on Twitter @kevinpollak and on Instagram @kevinpollak123. And check out his memoir, How I Slept My Way to the Middle on Amazon. by Meeting Tom Cruise

20 min listen

Kevin Pollak + Re-reviewing Top Gun: Episode 107: Kevin Pollak + Re-reviewing Top Gun Jeff is thinking about how mean we were to Top Gun; The question of the week gets its eyes wide shut in favor of our extended interview with the amazing Kevin Pollak who tells of his Tom Time working on A Few Good Men. This. Is. Why. We. Created. This. Podcast. Follow Kevin Pollak on twitter @kevinpollak and on Instagram @kevinpollak123. And check out his memoir, How I Slept My Way to the Middle on Amazon. by Meeting Tom Cruise

48 min listen

The Skydiving Cameraman - Craig O’Brien: Jeff and the guys prattle on about Tom on trains or something, and then ask the penetrating question, what’s the saddest Cruise? But NONE OF THAT MATTERS. This week’s guest - who was a surprise to Jeff and Joel until the moment the interview began - is CRAIG O’BRIEN who is, actually, in fact, no kidding, the guy who filmed Cruise’s HALO jump in Mission Impossible: Fallout. It’s Meeting Tom Cruise… at 20,000 feet. Learn more about Craig on the Perris Skydive WEBSITE. And check him and his amazing photos out on INSTAGRAM. by Meeting Tom Cruise

59 min listen

Sarah Wright Olsen + Tom Cruise’s Name: Jeff’s thinking about some of our listener mail; We debate the – as it turns out, even more meaningless than you’d already expect – question of whether Tom Cruise has the best name in Hollywood; Sarah Wright Olsen recounts absolutely amazing tales from the (sometimes spinning) set of American Made. Follow Sarah on Instagram and Twitter. And check out her website Your Zen Mama. And buy her new book!! by Meeting Tom Cruise

57 min listen

Jeff… Meacham? + Lots o’ Listener Mail: Jeff’s thinking about Joel’s dream; we prove that our listeners are the greatest in pod-dom; we sit down with series co-creator/host/lunatic Jeff Meacham to try to understand what makes him tick (and prove that even a broken clock can be wrong twice a day); and we give special thanks to our friends who break all the rules of Hollywood and do actually listen to our show. Follow Jeff on Instagram @jeffmeacham & @meetingcruise. And on Twitter @jeffmeacham & @meetingcruise. by Meeting Tom Cruise

54 min listen

Introducing: Westward: Westward chronicles the history of basketball in the NBA and how the city of Los Angeles not only saved the fledgling league by bringing the Lakers from Minneapolis, but gave birth to the modern NBA with “Showtime.” Told through the lens of Jerry West, who helped build the dynasty of the Lakers, “Westward” now follows the former Hall Of Famer as he attempts to build a dynasty with L.A.’s other NBA franchise, the Clippers. Narrator – Keith David, Tim Livingston, Bobby Glanton-Smith A production of The Dan Patrick Podcast Network, Joy Road Entertainment, and iHeartRadio in association with Workhouse Media and Sugar23. Producers are P.G. Cuschieri, Jim Young, Matthew Hatchette, Bobby Glanton-Smith, and Tim Livingston for Joy Road Entertainment. Executive Producers are Paul Anderson and Nick Panella for Workhouse Media and Michael Sugar and Mike Mayer for Sugar23. by Meeting Tom Cruise

1 min listen

Evan Ferrante (Not Tom Cruise) + Cruise in Space: Jeff’s thinking about old timey video rental joints; we write the first draft of Cruise’s space movie (hint: it involves space garbage, a broken Moon, and a frogadillo); Cruise impersonator Evan Ferrante blows our minds with his CruisePressions, and shares his own story of meeting Tom Cruise. Follow Evan on Instagram at @nottomcruiseofficial. And on Twitter @not_tomcruise. On TikTok @evanferrante. And check out his YouTube channel. And while you’re at it, why not visit his website too!! by Meeting Tom Cruise

56 min listen

(Part 1) Eyes Wide Shut the Front Door – with Vinessa Shaw: It took Stanley Kubrick and Tom Cruise four hundred record-breaking days to film EYES WIDE SHUT, and it’s gonna take Jeff, Joel, and Alek two episodes to figure it all out. Listen to three guys with little or no expertise analyze and critique a film that has challenged, delighted, frustrated, and confounded audiences and film historians for two decades, and settle in for a true insider’s look at the workings of Kubrick and Cruise with our special guest, Vinessa Shaw, who played the role of DOMINO in the 1999 film. Follow Vinessa on TWITTER and on INSTAGRAM. by Meeting Tom Cruise

50 min listen

Victoria Kelleher (Minority Report) + Future Dead Guests: Jeff’s been thinking about the crazy stories which he “learned about” on the internet that happened on the Days of Thunder shoot; We ask the least useful question yet, “If you could interview a dead person who has met Tom Cruise, who would it be?”; We speak with Vicki Kelleher about her time working with these two guys named Steven and Tom on this movie called Minority Report. Follow Vicki on INSTAGRAM. And remember to check out our YouTube Channel. by Meeting Tom Cruise

52 min listen

Benito Martinez + Rotten Tomatoes Quiz Show by Meeting Tom Cruise

56 min listen

Dan Patrick. Yes. Dan Patrick.: Meeting Tom Cruise exists because the great Dan Patrick took a shot on a bunch o’ rabble rousin’ Cruistastic Cruisinators who had nothin’ but an undiagnosed obsession and an inconsequential dream. On this Very Special Episode, we sit down with Dan Patrick to find out just how much he regrets his decision. And we even get a Meeting Tom Cruise story to boot. Follow the Dan Patrick show on Twitter @dpshow and on Instagram @danpatrickshow. by Meeting Tom Cruise

28 min listen

Meeting Joel and Alek: It’s the episode no one asked for but everyone’s gonna get! After (kinda) answering this week’s question -- Which role that Cruise turned down would you like to have seen him play? -- the guys take a deep dive into shallow waters, learning about what Joel Johnstone and Alek Lev were doing right up until the moment when they never met Tom Cruise. Follow Joel Johnstone on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. Don’t follow Alek Lev on INSTAGRAM or TWITTER. But please do follow the show on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. by Meeting Tom Cruise

47 min listen

You Complete Anthony Natale (from Jerry Maguire) + Funniest Cruise: Jeff’s been thinking about Kyra Sedgwick this week, though we desperately try to get him to focus on Mr. Cruise (we fail); We answer the question: What is the funniest Cruise? Hint: Jeff is wrong and Alek is writing these show notes; We speak and sign with Anthony Natale, who played the Man in the Elevator in Jerry Maguire, and is the forest to speak -- well, sign -- one of Hollywood’s most legendary lines. We invite you to WATCH this interview on our new YouTube channel by clicking riiiiiight HERE. And check out our other goodies on the YouTube Channel. Who will be our first subscriber?? Follow Anthony on INSTAGRAM and on TWITTER. by Meeting Tom Cruise

47 min listen

Season’s Meetings – An MTC Retrospective: We’re a best-of, greatest hits, top picks, hot takes kind of group, and on this week’s episode we bring you highlights (oh, we also like highlights) of this first season of Meeting Tom Cruise. You’ll hear from (deep breath): Jay Ellis, Malin Akerman, Gloria Calderón Kellitt, Jay “Foggy” Hayden, David Alan Basche, Lisa Ann Walter, Kevin Pollak, Christy Meyers, Sarah Wright Olsen, Cousin Sal, Evan Ferrante, Dan Patrick, Anthony Natale, Victoria Kelleher, Craig O’Brien, Benito Martinez, Vinessa Shaw, Marc Blucas and… and… Anthony Anderson and Rosie O’Donnell. Meeting Tom Cruise. It’s getting less impossible by the day. by Meeting Tom Cruise

60 min listen

Marc Blucas Blows our Blucin’ Minds: Let’s just put it this way: Marc started talking, and even BEFORE he told us about the time he met Tom Cruise on the set of KNIGHT AND DAY, we had ALREADY decided that this episode would be Nothin’ but Blucas. (And yes, that’s a “nothin’ but net” reference, which is appropriate for someone whose best man was San Antonio Spur’s Hall-of-Famer Tim Duncan.) But yes. Marc met Tom. And Cameron Diaz. And started a business with Dale Earnhardt. Oh, just listen to the show! Also follow Marc on INSTAGRAM. by Meeting Tom Cruise

63 min listen

(Part 2) Eyes Wide Shut the Front Door – with Vinessa Shaw: The conclusion of our talk with Vinessa Shaw, who played DOMINO in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 film EYES WIDE SHUT. Follow Vinessa on TWITTER and on INSTAGRAM. by Meeting Tom Cruise

55 min listen

Anthony Anderson meets Cruise... Scorsese... and... and...: That time Anthony Anderson met Martin Scorsese. That time Anthony Anderson met James Earl Jones. That time Anthony Anderson met Eddie Murphy. And yes, that time Anthony Anderson (really close to almost) met Tom Cruise. That time Anthony Anderson told us all about them. It's all here, as we near the end•ish of our season. Follow Anthony on TWITTER and INSTAGRAM. by Meeting Tom Cruise

55 min listen

Shrinking Jeff Meacham: Dan Patrick told us that we should have a therapist on to talk about our issues. He told us: “Get help.” And so… we did. We now present this (first?) installment of Shrinking Jeff Meacham with psychotherapist Karyn Rosenberg. by Meeting Tom Cruise

53 min listen

Meeting "Light the Fuse" – Crossover Episode: It’s four hosts… two podcasts… and one obsession. On this crossover episode of Meeting Tom Cruise, Jeff and Joel talk with Drew Taylor and Charles Hood, hosts of the long-running LIGHT THE FUSE podcast, a show about all things Mission Impossible. To call this just a deep dive is an insult to deep things and divers. Drew and Charles know all there is to know about Impossible series, and Jeff and Joel… they… uh… have also seen those movies. Check out the Light the Fuse WEBSITE. Follow the show on TWITTER and INSTAGRAM. … and of course listen to their show on APPLE PODCASTS. by Meeting Tom Cruise

62 min listen

When Rosie Met Tommy: For this final episode of Season One of Meeting Tom Cruise, Jeff is thinking about the importance of underwear in the Cruise filmography. We’re sorry. We answer the question, “What have you learned this season?” (Hint: We have learned nothing this season.) And as our guest, we have the woman who broke open the doors for Public Displays of Tom Cruise Affection; the woman who turned Meeting Tom Cruise into an art form; the woman who will always and forever know him simply as Tommy. We are honored, thrilled – and clearly a little giddy – to have with us: the great Rosie O’Donnell. Follow Rosie at the coolest handle on Twitter: @Rosie And yep, on Instagram too: @Rosie by Meeting Tom Cruise

63 min listen

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Kevin Pollak in Meeting Jack Nicholson (and a few other folks)

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