Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss

The day before his new movie hits 3000 theaters in 38 countries, we talk to the talented Adam Anders.
He tells us about his transition from a very successful music career with shows like Glee to  his …

Must. Listen. Episode.
We have the legend that it David Kirschner. He talks getting his break designing an album cover for Neil Diamond, pitching Steven Spielberg at his July 4th party and Hocus Pocus…

We talk to Jeremy Adams about his life in animation.
He tells us about the difficulties animated writers face, how they are treated compared to TV writers and how hard it is to break out of the mould.
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This season we seek to explore failure and rejection in different parts of Hollywood.
We have Jordan Moblo, EVP IP Management and Creative Acquisitions of Universal Studio Group.
He talks why he is pla…

We talk to the fantastic Lisa Morales. She tells us about crashing James Cameron's Hummer, her role as an executive and then giving that up to become a writer.
She walks us through being fired for not…

We have the the amazing ‘Jewaiian’ twins who tell us about writing Moana, their early failures and why poetry didn’t pay the bills.
They talk about representation in native Hawaiian storytelling, bein…

After a season break and, not withstanding the strike, the podcast returns.
In this pre-season show, we talk about the strike, what people can expect this season and how much Noah surfs.
We talk writer…

We temporarily return from our mid-season break to hear from Burn It Down author Mo Ryan.
She talks about writing her book, what she tried to achieve and her hopes for the industry.
On her second podca…

Our 100th guest is the amazing Erica Huggins, President of Fuzzy Door Productions.
She talks about her early days as a film editor, being fired and told she will never work in this town again and her …

We talk to the extraordinary Chef Andre Rush in a slightly different episode of the podcast.
The former solider and White House Chef talks about his transition into television, the 'sharks' he found t…

We talk to the excellent Brannon Braga. He talks about the pressure of working on the Star Trek franchise, understanding when he was, and wasn't, 'in peril', and we walk through his failures.
Brannon …

We talk to Steve Vitolo, aspiring writer and now a tech leader. He tells us his story of writing in rooms, getting his show cancelled and developing his app on the side.
He talks not taking advantage …

We talk to the amazing Diane Ruggiero-Wright. She talks passionately about early success, a big cancellation and nearly returning to waitressing.
She tells us why she regrets not completing her educat…

We talk to the amazing Diane Ademu-John. She talks about her first writing room, being afraid to speak and then getting fired from Crossing Jordan.
She talks about leadership, co-showrunning and learn…

We talk to Australian showrunner Luke Tunnecliffe.
He tells us about trying to run a sports documentary during a global pandemic, bringing an LA production to Australia only to get locked down and mov…

We speak to the extraordinary Gina Yashere about her journey from British comedian to American sitcom actress and showrunner.
She talks about her dream to play a best friend in a sitcom, the lack of p…

We turn the microphone round and have host Dan Rutstein as guest.
Friend of the podcast Paul Bae asks the questions with Noah as Dan talks through unsuccessfully applying for 100 jobs, getting laid of…