How to Rewrite Your Screenplay
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the many different ways screenwriters revise a script - from tackling major problems after a first...
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Act Two Podcast
Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.
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Listen to Act Two Podcast, a TV & Film podcast by Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman. Stream 302 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 302 episodesWhat to See This Summer | 2026 Movie Picks
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the 2026 Summer Blockbuster line-up, what's worth seeing, what are some surprises, and ask the age-...
How Their Stolen Short Film Led to a Hollywood Feature Deal | Interview: Ryan Polly & Matt Black
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with writer-directors Ryan Polly and Matt Black to talk about their wild story of theft and impers...
Listener Q&A: When a Movie Kills Your Script & Script Submission Rules Hollywood Expects You to Know
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman answer listener questions about what to do when you see a trailer for an upcoming movie... that looks a lot...
How to Pitch a Screenplay | Producer & Pitch Coach Emmeline Yang Hankins on What Actually Works
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with producer & development consultant, Emmeline Yang Hankins, to discuss what she's learned over...
Go Forth and Write Your Spec
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman check in on their current specs, break down their process for starting a new idea, and talk about why unint...
The Agent Series with Mark Hartogsohn: What is a Lit Agent and How to Get One? (REPOST)
Host Tasha Huo brings on her Gersh agent, Mark Hartogsohn, for the first in a series designed to help Screenwriters navigate what it means t...
Rewriting for Yourself vs. Rewriting as a Professional Writer
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman break down the mindset shift between rewriting for yourself and rewriting for a job, and what it really mea...
The Art of the Cheer Moment | How to Write Scenes That Excite Audiences
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman mourn the shuttering of JJ Abrams' Bad Robot by talking about one of their most valuable lessons from JJ......
Good Writing Isn't Enough | The "Other" Skills Every Screenwriter Needs to Succeed
Just being a great writer doesn't mean you can make it as a professional Screenwriter. Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss what other q...
Don't Send That Script Yet: Rewrites, Feedback & Knowing When Your Screenplay is Ready
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman field a listener question about Rewrites. Do you really need to rewrite your drafts before sending them to...
Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? Yes - Here's Why (Part 2)
In Part Two of a series about the Screenwriter's lifestyle, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dig into all the ways being a professional Scre...
Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? The Ugly Truth (Part 1 of 2)
Being a Screenwriter is a worthy dream that is attainable. But the dream is much different than we imagine. In this Part One of a series, ho...
We Read Our Old Script Coverage (and It's Brutal) | 2025 Oscar Nominee Reactions
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman read real studio script coverage of their old specs, and it's... painful. Plus, they discuss some of this y...
What TV Execs Wish You Knew: Pitching, Development & Breaking In With Legendary's Anna Halligan
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit with Executive Director of Scripted Series at Legendary, Anna Halligan, to get a behind-the-scenes look...
Screenwriting Q&A: Free Work, Producer Conflicts & February: Are You Excited?
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman field listener questions on free work, working on spec with a producer on your own original idea, and how t...
Inside Studio Coverage: How Story Analysts Evaluate Scripts at Major Studios
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with long-time Universal Pictures Story Analyst, Ray Kolasa, to chat about the process a script go...
Selling Out Isn't Wrong -- It's a Strategy
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss Franklin Leonard's much-debated post: The Moral Case for Selling Out and whether "selling out" is t...
Free Work as Screenwriters: How to Decide, Set Boundaries, and Protect Yourself
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman field a listener question about Free Work, the nemesis of all Screenwriters, and the particular bane of up-...
Why You? - The Question Every Screenwriter Needs to Know How to Answer
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the question we've all gotten from execs -- "Why you?" They discuss why they ask this question, wha...