Inside Media at The Paley Center

Patricia Arquette's Allison DuBois has visions and sees dead people in "Medium," Glenn Gordon Caron's eerie NBC murder/mystery series. Arquette discusses her directorial debut and Emmy-winning performance as DuBois, a real-life, self-proclaimed medium.

Director Ron Howard recounts watching the Frost/Nixon interin 1977 and how it was cathartic to many Americans.

Playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan answers a question from the audience on writing with certain actors in mind and the casting process.

Playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan describes David Frost's appeal to a younger audience as a real-life Austin Powers.

Playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan discusses writing the Frost/Nixon play and whether he humanized Richard Nixon.

Playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan describes the first encounters with the interand how they don't follow the Watergate canon.

Playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan explains why he wrote Frost/Nixon when he did versus an earlier time and how the political situation at that time may have subconsciously influenced his work.

Director Ron Howard explains how younger generations relate to the Frost/Nixon film and how the concept of having fewer channel options fascinates younger audiences.

Director Ron Howard explains how the interwere less about good versus evil and more about the Media doing its job.

Director Ron Howard discusses why he chose to convert the Frost/Nixon play into a movie.

Actor William Shatner explains what happened in the death of Star Trek's Captain Kirk.

Conan writers Dan Cronin, Berkley Johnson, Mike Sweeney, and Matt O'Brien remember some of their worst ideas for sketches and characters.

Author/moderator Sarah Vowell asks if they enjoy making fun of Conan and Conan writers Mike Sweeney, Brian McCann, Brian Stack, Matt O'Brien, and Andrew Weinberg talk about going to Finland.

Author/moderator Sarah Vowell asks about their favorite celebrity guests. Conan writers Andrew Weinberg, Dan Cronin, Brian McCann, and Mike Sweeney talk about Donald Trump, Snoop Dog, Gene Simmons, and Dr. Joyce Brothers.

Author/moderator Sarah Vowell asks Conan writer Berkley Johnson about the process of developing the monologue. Conan writers Mike Sweeney, Brian McCann, Dan Cronin, and Berkley Johnson talk about combing the news for ideas.

Conan writers Brian McCann, Mike Sweeney, Matt O'Brien and Brian Stack recount their failures to make the audience laugh.

Conan writers Andrew Weinberg, Brian McCann, Matt O'Brien, and Mike Sweeney describe characters and sketches that were booed by the audience.

Conan writers Andrew Weinberg, Dan Cronin, Brian McCann, Matt O'Brien, and Mike Sweeney talk about ideas that failed in rehearsal and characters that never returned.

Conan writers Mike Sweeney, Dan Cronin, Brian Stack, Brian McCann and Berkley Johnson tell author/moderator Sarah Vowell about working with Conan.