Ben Affleck Talks Rising Kids with His Ex, Facing His Demons, and Tackling His Most Personal Movie Role Yet

For the February 23, 2020 issue of Parade, I sat down with iconic actor Harrison Ford. Read the full story here: Ben Affleck Finds the Way Forward

Ben Affleck on his difficult childhood, his friendship with Matt Damon, facing his demons, the joys of fatherhood, and his most personal performance yet as an alcoholic basketball coach in The Way Back.

Harrison Ford Reveals His Secret to a Happy Marriage, What Led Him to The Call of The Wild, and What’s Next for Indiana Jones.

For the February 23, 2020 issue of Parade, I sat down with iconic actor Harrison Ford. Read the full story. The Parade Interview: Harrison Ford: I Was Not an Overnight Success.

Jim Carrey is Silly, Serious, and Seeking World Domination in Sonic the Hedgehog.

For the February 2, 2020 issue of Parade, I sat down with actor and artist Jim Carrey. Read the full story: Jim Carrey Opens up About Life as a Comedian, the Joys of Grandparenting and Streaking in Hawaii 

Very cool to see my Men’s Journal cover story on Aaron Paul recommended by The Sunday Long Read, which celebrates the best of the week’s longform journalism. The piece was highlighted on Sunday January 12, 2020, as a profile readers “will find much to cheer about.”

Aaron Paul: Cheerworthy. Couldn’t agree more.

After more than a decade as Iron Man, he’s now kung fu fighting and managing a menagerie at home — and in Dolittle.

I sat down with Robert Downey Jr. in my hood for my latest cover story for Parade magazine. He’s so much fun to talk to, we could barely keep on a single conversation thread, but we somehow managed to talk about his childhood, his family, his passions and his newest movie, Dolittle.

Read the full story: Robert Downey Jr. Opens Up About Life After Iron Man, Kung Fu Fighting and Managing a Menagerie in Dolittle 

Such a pleasure sitting down with the whip-smart, deep thinking, profoundly nice Katie Couric at her beautiful home to talk all things health for this weekend’s Parade magazine. She talked about growing as an athlete, her health advocacy over the years, and her take on the results of a Parade/Cleveland Clinic survey on America’s extreme and mainstream health habits.

My favorite line of this piece? “I’ve become an entrepreneur in my 60s, which I think is cool.” Yes, it is.

Read the full story here: Get Healthy With Katie Couric: The Influential Star Weighs in on Health Trends From the Extreme to the Mainstream.

—Amy

My sit-down with actor Mark Harmon on his football past as a UCLA quarterback, his NCIS future, and getting his start with Ozzie & Harriet. Read the story: Mark Harmon on NCIS, Football and Life as a Family Man.

Parade magazine cover feature: Sunday, May 5, 2019

What makes them laugh, the joys of friendship over 40, and the girls’ trip that inspired their new movie Wine Country—directed by Poehler for Netflix.

A longer version of the original print feature can be found on the Parade magazine website: Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph Talk Female Friendships, Comedy, SNL, Wine and More by Amy Spencer

Good Housekeeping cover feature, March 2019

The Good Housekeeping March cover star opens up about what it’s really like to be part of America’s favorite TV family on This is Us.

A longer version of the original print feature can be found on the Parade magazine website: This is Us‘s Susan Kelechi Watson on Her Career, Castmates and “Practicing the Life You Want” by Amy Spencer