The Founder of a Life-Changing Writers’ Retreat
This week, host June Thomas talks to author and poet Judith Barrington about her knack for memoir writing and about a retreat called Flight of the Mind that she ran with her partner for 17 years. In t...
18 Aug 202436min
Smart Money Podcast: How to Navigate Income Swings in a Creative Career
It's an off-week for Working Overtime, so we're presenting a special bonus episode from the Smart Money podcast! Smart Money features real-world advice to help people make better decisions about their...
15 Aug 202431min
How a TV Writer Keeps the Ideas Coming
This week, host Ronald Young Jr. talks to Mike Gauyo, a TV writer and creator whose credits include the beloved series Insecure and Ginny and Georgia. In the interview, Mike shares his process for thi...
11 Aug 202441min
Working Overtime: Surviving the Book Release Process
June Thomas recently published her book A Place of Our Own: Six Places That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture, and on this episode of Working Overtime co-host Isaac Butler asks her what went into the relea...
8 Aug 202427min
How a Stand Up Comedian’s Sense of Humor Evolves
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to Dina Hashem, a stand-up comedian and writer for The Daily Show whose recent special is called Dark Little Whispers. In the interview, Dina discusses her reliance ...
4 Aug 202446min
Writing the Two-Author Novel
Host June Thomas speaks with authors Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling about their new novel, The Memo and their collaborative writing process. The pandemic took its toll on everyone, but for Mechling ...
28 Juli 202446min
Working Overtime: Revisiting Your Resolutions
It's halfway through the year, and hosts June Thomas and Isaac Butler are putting themselves back under the microscope to see which of their New Year's resolutions they’ve stuck with and which they’ve...
25 Juli 202421min
A Newspaper Comic That Shows a Changing America
This week, host Ronald Young Jr. talks to Darrin Bell, creator of the syndicated newspaper comic strip Candorville. In the interview, Darrin explains how hard it was to get Candorville picked up for s...
21 Juli 202446min
