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Welcome to Hot Olivia Summer! (Judges would have also accepted "Wilde Hot American Summer.") Director and actor Olivia Wilde stopped by The Rolling Stone Studio for a chat with Senior Editor & Film Critic, David Fear, about sex, self-confidence, and two movies that are out this summer: 'The Invite,' a comedy she directed and costarred in with Edward Norton, Seth Rogen and Penélope Cruz; and Gregg Araki's 'I Want Your Sex,' about a performance artist who has a steamy sub-dom love affair with her assistant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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