Episode 615: Saul Austerlitz, Author of Kind of a Big Deal
Episode 596: Maureen Ryan, Author of Burn It Down
Episode 553: Jessica Radloff, Author of 'The Big Bang Theory' Oral History
Episode 548: Rasheed Newson, Author of My Government Means to Kill Me
Episode 500: Lauren Groff, Author of Matrix
Episode 459: Kimberly Potts Dishes On the Best Television of 2020
Episode 450: 'One Day at a Time' Showrunners Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce
Episode 445: Michael Imperioli, The Nicotine Chronicles
Episode 415: Melissa R. Klapper, Author of Ballet Class: An American History
Episode 414: Andy Greene, An Oral History of 'The Office'
Rolling Stone scribe Andy Greene joins the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his best-selling book The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History.
Before that interview, our friend Kimberly Potts, author of The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch and co-host of #Authoring and Pop Literacy, stops by to share her favorite episodes of 'The Office,' as well as which character she's love to be for a day.
We also give a special thank you to author Edwin Hill (The Missing Ones, Little Comfort) for hosting a terrific, Boston-themed Virtual Noir at the Bar on Monday night. It was well attended, all the writers who read their work were excellent, and it felt great being connected to a group of creative people for an hour. Watch the replay and stay tuned for our next event!
“Learn everything you can about your area of passion so you write from the perspective of real knowledge and authority.”
To learn more about Andy Greene, follow him on Twitter.
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Episode 395: 'The Toys That Made Us' Producer Brian Volk-Weiss
Episode 394: Kimberly Potts, Author of The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch
Episode 381: Saul Austerlitz, Author of Generation Friends
Episode 323: From Away Author Phoef Sutton
Episode 293: Sex and the City and Us Author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Episode 215: The Creators of “Comrade Detective”
Sean Tuohy talks to the minds behind Amazon’s new series “Comrade Detective”—writers and creators Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, and director Rhys Thomas.
Episode 195: ‘Twin Peaks’ and Other Tales
Sean Tuohy and contributing editor Caitlin Malcuit talk about “Twin Peaks: The Return.” The pair also discusses “Jaws” (the movie and the book), 1970s television actors, and “Red Dawn.”
Follow Sean Tuohy and Caitlin Malcuit on Twitter @SeanTuohy2 and @badlycooked, respectively. Also read Caitlin’s most recent “Twin Peaks” recap.
Episode 183: ‘Stranglers’ Host Portland Helmich
Portland Helmich, television host, producer, writer, and actor, talks to Daniel Ford about her nonlinear career path, the art of interviewing, matching wits with F. Lee Bailey, delivering a winning performance on The Moth, and her work on the “Stranglers” podcast.
“Do not expect your career to be linear. Be good at going with the flow.”
To learn more about Portland Helmich, visit her official website or follow her on Twitter @Portlandh.
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Episode 181: ‘Grey Lady’ Writer and Director John Shea
Today’s guest is actor, writer, and director John Shea. The versatile filmmaker talks to Daniel Ford about his new movie “Grey Lady.”
In addition to talking about the odyssey he persevered through in order to make “Grey Lady,” Shea discusses what led him to acting and filmmaking and why “writers are the bravest of all the film and theater artists.”
“It takes some insane amount of passion, belief, stubbornness, determination, and lifeblood to keep a film alive. ”
"Grey Lady" stars Eric Danes, Amy Madigan, Natalie Zea, and Adrian Lester. The film premieres April 28 in select theaters across the country.
To learn more about John Shea and Grey Lady, like the film’s Facebook page or follow him on Twitter @JohnVictorShea.
Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.