Take 156 - Showrunner Erica Messer, Criminal Minds Evolution, Party of Five, Alias
We have the excellent Erica Messer on the show. She tells her story of moving from temp to writer, the greats she learned from and how she g...
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Behind the glitz and glamor, Hollywood can be brutal. For every success, there are many more rejections and failures. Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss explores that world and each week a n...
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20 of 161 episodesTake 155 - Executive producer, director Minkie Spiro, All Her Fault, 3 Body Problem, Rat Women
We have the remarkable Minkie Spiro on the show. Heavily Emmy nominated for All Her Fault, she talks about her start in documentaries, the f...
Take 154 - Showrunner and Creator Craig Gerber, Sofia the First, Elena of Avalor
A true fairytale today as we talk to Craig Gerber, creator of Disney princess shows galore. He tells us his fascinating tale of fairies that...
Take 153 - Showrunners and Writers Kristin Robinson and Ian Deitchman, It’s Not Like That
We welcome the dynamic writing duo of Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson to the show. We talk about celebrating wins together, the mechanics...
Take 152 - Writer, producer, director Thom Harp, Home Delivery, The Donor Party
What a nice man! We have Thom Harp on the show to talk movies, pitches and being nice. We talk persistence, writing what you know and gettin...
Take 151 - Showrunner, Writer Courtney Lilly, Black-ish, Everyone Hates Chris
We have the impressive Courtney Lilly on the show. He talks about the state of Hollywood, being in the same storm but a different boat and t...
Take 150 - Writer, Director David Zucker - Airplane, Top Secret, The Naked Gun
Episode 150 and we have a legend on. It’s David Zucker, he of The Naked Gun and Airplane fame. He is as funny and witty and irreverent as yo...
Take 149 - Writer Gary Whitta, Rogue One, See you in Hell
Rogue One writer Gary Whitta returns to the podcast and we talk…podcasts. The British writer explains why he decided he needed to make a scr...
Take 148 - Showrunner and Novelist Craig Thomas, How I Met Your Mother and That’s Not How It Happened
The magical Craig Thomas returns to the podcast. The How I Met Your Mother co-creator comes on to talk about his heart-warming novel That’s...
Take 147 - Special Episode. Martyn Robertson and Gordon Mackay. Make it to Munich.
We talk to filmmaker Martyn Robertson and sports surgeon Gordon Mackay about the inspiring feature doc Make it to Munich. In a crossover epi...
Take 146 - Director, Producer, Writer Nick Verso, Boys in the Trees, Invisible Boys
He was told he had no future in the entertainment business and yet Australian Nick Verso has gone on to have a stellar career. In this episo...
Take 145 - Story Editor (Head Writer) James Eason-Garcia, Ironman and his Awesome Friends, Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures
We talk to the incredible, passionate and enthusiastic James Eason-Garcia, co-EP of Ironman and his Awesome Friends. Noah and I geek out a l...
Take 144 - Showrunner, Writer Tony Ayres, The Slap, The Survivors
We talked to Australian showrunner and writer Tony Ayres. He talks about his Netflix show The Survivors, comparing himself to others and the...
Take 143 - Writer Daniel Casey, 10 Cloverfield Lane, F9
We bring on the fascinating Daniel Casey. He tells us his Hollywood origin story, giving up directing to get a script moving, his route to F...
Take 142 - Actor, Writer, Director, Author, Producer Eriq La Salle, Coming to America, On Call
We are delighted to have the legendary Eriq La Salle on the show. The talented actor, writer, producer, director and novelist joins us to ta...
Take 141 - Arika Lisanne Mittman, Writer, Showrunner, Timeless, La Brea, The Irrational
We talk to The Irrational Showrunner Arika Lisanne Mittman. She talks about her ten years as an assistant, finally getting her break and wha...
Take 140 - Showrunner Joe Wilson, The Equalizer
We talk to Equalizer showrunner Joe Wilson. In one of our most candid episodes so far, he talks about his journey from East Cleveland to Hol...
Take 139 - Co-Creators Tim Walsh and Elliot Wolf, On Call
It's always fun we have two guests on, particularly when they are talking about Wolf Productions first go at a streaming platform. We t...
Take 138 - Showrunner, Writer Sally Bradford Mckenna, Will & Grace, Laid
We talk to Sally Bradford Mckenna, co-showrunner of the new Peacock show Laid. She explains how she first got her break, reluctantly, on Wil...
Take 137 - Showrunner JJ Bailey, The Hunting Party
We talk to showrunner JJ Bailey. He talks about his new show The Hunting Party, finding a new angle for a procedural and the excitement of g...