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Ep. 339 - David Goodman
Host David Sheftell speaks with past WGAW President David A. Goodman (The Orville, Family Guy) about writing the dark comedy Honor Society and more.
01:03:5211/10/2022
Ep. 338 - Allison Miller
Host Andra Whipple talks with The Resort co-showrunner-writer Allison Miller (Angelyne) about Peacock’s time-jumping, comedic mystery series and more.
50:4304/10/2022
Ep. 337 - Lucy Alibar
Host Aaron Mendelsohn speaks with screenwriter Lucy Alibar (Troop Zero, Beasts of the Southern Wild) about her recent film Where the Crawdads Sing and more.
56:3229/09/2022
Ep. 336 - Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Host Andra Whipple speaks with screenwriter-director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Someone Great) about her latest movies, from Marvel superhero blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder to Netflix dark comedy Do Revenge, and more.
47:5027/09/2022
Ep. 335 - Lustig & Thornton
Host Susie Singer Carter talks with writers Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton about smashing gender roles and fairytale tropes in their action-packed Hulu film The Princess.
01:01:5822/09/2022
Ep. 334 - Matthew Federman
Host David Sheftell speaks with Blood & Treasure co-creator-showrunner Matthew Federman (Limitless, Jericho) about Season Two of the action-adventure series streaming on Paramount+.
01:17:0520/09/2022
Ep. 333 - Claudia Forestieri & Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz
Host Monique Sorgen talks with Gordita Chronicles creators-showrunners Claudia Forestieri & Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz about their coming-of-age comedy series and more.
01:22:0604/09/2022
Ep. 332 - Liz Meriwether
Host Brian Gary speaks with The Dropout showrunner-writer Liz Meriwether on how she drew fresh blood to chronicle the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s docudrama limited series.
52:2730/08/2022
Ep. 331 - Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi
Host Luciano Saber has a conversation with For All Mankind’s co-creators-showrunners Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi as Season Three of AppleTV+’s alternate-reality sci-fi series launches a Space Race to Mars.
50:4326/08/2022
Ep. 330 - Natasha Lyonne & Allison Silverman
Host David Sheftell speaks with Russian Doll co-creator-showrunner-star Natasha Lyonne along with writer Allison Silverman about how Season 2 of Netflix’s trippy dark comedy continues to play with time travel, family history, and more.
01:02:0923/08/2022
Ep. 329 - Amy Schumer
Host Josephine Green Zhang talks with writer/actor/comedian Amy Schumer (Trainwreck, Inside Amy Schumer) about her career and her Hulu series Life & Beth.
01:01:1318/08/2022
Ep. 328 - Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch
Host Susie Singer Carter speaks with ROAR creators-showrunners Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch (GLOW, Nurse Jackie) about their women-centric AppleTV+ anthology series and more.
01:08:0917/08/2022
Ep. 327 - James Gunn
Host David Sheftell talks with Peacemaker creator-writer-director James Gunn (The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy) about HBO Max’s hit superhero action-comedy series, what’s next in the DC Extended Universe, and more.
58:0509/08/2022
Ep. 326 - Dennis Lehane
Host Brian Gary interviews novelist (Mystic River), screenwriter (The Drop), and showrunner Dennis Lehane (The Wire, Mr. Mercedes) about his true-crime limited series Black Bird streaming on AppleTV+.
53:2304/08/2022
Ep. 325 - Reid Carolin
Host Aaron Fullerton speaks with Dog screenwriter/co-director Reid Carolin (Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL) about his recent film Dog, an unlikely buddy comedy about two Army Rangers on a road trip that leads them to some unexpected places.
30:2526/07/2022
Ep. 324 - Brian Petsos
Host Brian Gary speaks with screenwriter-director Brian Petsos (Revenge for Jolly) about his recent film, Big Gold Brick, a genre-bending dark comedy.
45:0223/07/2022
Ep. 323 - Arash Amel
Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriter Arash Amel (A Private War) about his latest film, Rise, the Disney+ family sports drama about the inspiring coming-of-age story of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
01:03:0320/07/2022
Ep. 322 - Krystin Ver Linden
Host Hilliard Guess talks with screenwriter-director Krystin Ver Linden about her recent film Alice, an empowerment fable set in the post-Civil Rights-era American South.
59:4515/07/2022
Ep. 321 - David DiGilio
Host Luciano Saber talks with The Terminal List creator-showrunner David DiGilio about adapting Jack Carr’s novel for Amazon’s political thriller series.
48:5412/07/2022
Ep. 320 - Justin Noble
Host Monique Sorgen speaks with The Sex Lives of College Girls co-creator-showrunner Justin Noble about HBO Max’s comedy series focused on four college roommates navigating their lives on campus.
01:25:0130/06/2022
Ep. 319 - Chris Mundy
Host David Sheftell speaks with Ozark showrunner-writer Chris Mundy about mapping the path toward the Netflix drama series’ finale.
53:0227/06/2022
Ep. 318 - Danny Strong
Host Brian Gary talks with Dopesick creator-showrunner Danny Strong about Hulu’s drama series that chronicles the personal cost and devastating impact of opioid addiction.
01:00:3424/06/2022
Ep. 317 - Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson
Host Josephine Green Zhang talks with Yellowjackets creators-showrunners and married writing team Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson about their Showtime series that stings with a mix of horror, mystery, and pitch-black comedy.
01:14:1022/06/2022
Ep. 316 - Molly Smith Metzler
Host Brian Gary speaks with Maid creator-showrunner Molly Smith Metzler about bringing Stephanie Land’s memoir to the screen for Netflix’s drama series that empathizes with the everyday struggles of the working poor.
46:1117/06/2022
Ep. 315 - Saladin K. Patterson
Host Hilliard Guess talks with The Wonder Years creator-showrunner Saladin K. Patterson about reimagining ABC’s series as a Black coming-of-age story set in the ’60s-era South.
01:20:0914/06/2022
Ep. 314 - Kathleen Robertson
Host Brian Gary speaks with Swimming with Sharks creator-showrunner Kathleen Robertson about reimaging the ’90s movie for Roku’s drama series.
01:00:0409/06/2022
Ep. 313 - Alec Berg & Bill Hader
Host Moon Zappa talks with Barry co-creators/co-showrunners Alec Berg & Bill Hader about exploring even darker places, while still finding the funny, on the latest season of HBO’s pitch-black comedy series.
01:13:4307/06/2022
Ep. 312 - Robbie Pickering
Host Aaron Fullerton speaks with Gaslit creator-showrunner Robbie Pickering about Starz’s limited series that explores untold stories involving Watergate’s political scandal.
57:3403/06/2022
Ep. 311 - Aaron Cooley
Host Hilliard Guess talks with The First Lady creator-showrunner Aaron Cooley about reframing American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies in Showtime’s historical drama series that dives deep into these women’s personal and political lives.
01:09:4626/05/2022
Ep. 310 - Brendan Hunt and Brett Goldstein
GOAL! Host David Sheftell speaks with Ted Lasso co-developer/co-star Brendan Hunt and writer/co-star Brett Goldstein about the game plan for AppleTV+’s sports comedy series.
55:3123/05/2022
Ep.309 - Robin Veith
Host Aaron Fullerton talks with Candy co-creator/co-showrunner Robin Veith (The Expanse, The Act) about transforming an ’80s suburban murder case into Hulu’s true-crime limited series.
42:4719/05/2022
Ep. 308 - Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman
Host Hilliard Guess speaks with The Man Who Fell to Earth creators-showrunners Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) about reimagining the ’60s novel and ’70s film for Showtime’s sci-fi series involving a new alien who must confront his past to determine our future.
55:4316/05/2022
Ep. 307 - Michael Patrick King
Host Monique Sorgen speaks with …And Just Like That developer-showrunner Michael Patrick King (2 Broke Girls, The Comeback) about updating HBO’s culture-defining comedy series Sex and the City and more.
01:32:0812/05/2022
Ep. 306 - Jonathan Tropper
Host Brian Gary talks with creator-writer Jonathan Tropper (Warrior, Banshee) about co-screenwriting Netflix’s time-travel, sci-fi action-comedy The Adam Project.
52:2409/05/2022
Ep. 305 - Courtney Lilly
Monique Sorgen talks with writer/producer Courtney Lilly (black-ish, The Cleveland Show) about his rise from staff writer to showrunner.
59:2405/05/2022
Ep. 304 - Liz Hannah & Patrick Macmanus
Host Moon Zappa speaks with The Girl From Plainview creators-showunners Liz Hannah (The Post, Mindhunter) & Patrick Macmanus (Dr. Death, Homecoming) about the social responsibility of their Hulu drama limited series based on a real-life tragedy that addresses mental health, toxic relationships, and teen suicide.
40:5102/05/2022
Ep. 303 - Tom Gormican & Kevin Etten
Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriters Tom Gormican (director) & Kevin Etten about how art imitates life in the meta Nicolas Cage action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
33:5529/04/2022
Ep. 302 - Ali Schouten
Host Monique Sorgen speaks with iCARLY showrunner-EP-writer Ali Schouten about Season Two of Paramount+’s revival and taking a modern, inclusive approach to the comedy series.
01:00:0227/04/2022
Ep. 301 - Krister Johnson
Host David Sheftell talks with Murderville developer-showrunner-EP-writer Krister Johnson (Medical Police, Children’s Hospital) about Netflix’s unique series that’s a hybrid of scripted and improv comedy.
01:21:2721/04/2022
Ep. 300 - Dan Erickson
Host Aaron Fullerton speaks with Severance creator-showrunner Dan Erickson about his mind-bending AppleTV+ sci-fi series.
41:5113/04/2022
WGA 101 - Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley
Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriters Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley about writing Disney-Pixar’s acclaimed animated film Inside Out, one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).
54:2711/04/2022
Ep. 299 - Jeb Stuart
Host Brian Gary speaks with screenwriter Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive) about creating Netflix’s epic historical drama series Vikings: Valhalla, his writing career, and more.
01:07:3507/04/2022
Ep. 298 - Jordan Weiss
Host Monique Sorgen interviews Dollface creator-showrunner Jordan Weiss about her Hulu comedy series about a group of young women navigating work, love, and a deeper relationship with themselves.
01:10:1404/04/2022
WGA 101 - Karen McCullah & Kirsten ‘Kiwi” Smith
Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriters Karen McCullah & Kirsten ‘Kiwi” Smith (10 Things I Hate About You, The Ugly Truth) about writing hit comedy Legally Blonde, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).
52:3131/03/2022
Ep. 297 - Matt Lopez
Host Luciano Saber speaks with Promised Land creator-showrunner Matt Lopez about his drama series centering on two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in Sonoma Valley’s wine country – and how representation matters onscreen and in the writers’ room.
49:2628/03/2022
Ep. 296 - Matt Reeves
Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriter-director Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes, Let Me In) about his decidedly darker take on Gotham City’s iconic superhero in The Batman.
52:1825/03/2022
Ep. 295 - Morgan Cooper
Host Hilliard Guess speaks with Bel Air co-developer-showrunner Morgan Cooper about reimagining ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with a more dramatic vibe updated for 2022.
01:03:3322/03/2022
Ep. 294 - Aaron Sorkin
Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The West Wing) about writing and directing the recent Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz behind-the-scenes biopic, Being the Ricardos, as well as The Social Network, ranked #3 on WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far.)
01:03:3517/03/2022
WGA101 - Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Host David Sheftell speaks with Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg about writing the hit teen comedy Superbad, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).
57:3714/03/2022
Ep. 293 - Ann Slichter and Scott Saltzburg
Host Luciano Saber interviews Weakest Link head writer Ann Slichter and writer Scott Saltzburg about what it takes to put together a primetime network game show.
48:5710/03/2022