Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss

Prodigious writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe joins the podcast. He talks honestly about missing out on his dream Lord of the Rings project, the amount of time spent continuously looking for his next role an…

We talk to actor and writer Geoffrey Thorne.
The actor turned writer tells his extraordinary story of riches to rags and back to riches again.
He talks about why he walked away from a successful acting…

We talk to writer-turned-manager John Zaozirny, President of Bellevue Productions.
He talks about his move from writing to management, stories of firing and being fired and why he loves the industry.
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We talk to the amazing Ann Cusack. She speaks honestly about the process of dealing with rejection, what she learned from the roles she didn’t get and the obsession with social media and the illusion…

We talk to writer and showrunner Matthew Federman. He talks about how he runs a writing room and pro-actively solves problems, the mistakes he made pitching and what he's learned from brilliant bosse…

We talk to Maze Runner writer Grant Pierce Myers. He tells us about getting a movie green lit and being fired in a single phone call, the challenge of backing up a hit with a second success and the i…

We talk to the extraordinary Sheryl J. Anderson, veteran writer and showrunner. She tells us how 'famous, toxic' writers' rooms taught her how to lead her own show the right way, her regrets about no…

We talk to screenwriter Dan Hernandez. He tells us about how he handled the pressure of writing fan favorite Detective Pikachu, the big opportunities that got away in his career and going to high sch…

Actor Erik Palladino talks us through his rollercoaster career after 30 years in Hollywood.
He tells us how his pilots never get picked up, the time he was told he had a job by his agent on a Friday a…

Screenwriter Zack Stentz gives an honest account of the tough world of Hollywood and what a writer has to go through to make it.
He talks about the red carpet highs of Thor and X-Men First Class but t…

We talk to Adele Lim, writer on Crazy Rich Asians and the new Disney movie Raya and the Last Dragon.
She talks about her journey from TV to film and her struggles along the way.
Adele tells us she wrot…

Your hosts Noah Evslin and Dan Rutstein explain what their new podcast is all about.
Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss, is a podcast about failure, rejection and adversity in the entertainment indust…