Brigid Hughes on the Art of Editing a Literary Magazine
This week host Rumaan Alam talks to literary magazine editor Brigid Hughes, who started her career as an intern with the Paris Review and went on to be its executive editor before leaving and starting...
6 Juni 202148min
A Reality TV Casting Director on What Makes a Good Contestant
On this week’s show, Working producer Cameron Drews talks to Erin Tomasello, casting director for the Netflix reality show The Circle. In the interview, Erin explains what it’s like to work on the cas...
30 Maj 202155min
How Dialect Coach Samara Bay Helps Actors Learn New Accents
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to dialect coach Samara Bay, who helps film and TV actors learn new accents. In the interview, Samara describes her coaching process and explains the importance of c...
23 Maj 202144min
How "Bookstagrammer" Jordan Moblo Crafts His Posts
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks to Jordan Moblo, the man behind the Instagram account @jordys.book.club, which features artful photos of both fiction and nonfiction books, as well as short reviews o...
16 Maj 202146min
How Actor Blair Underwood Gets Inside His Characters’ Heads
This week host Isaac Butler talks to actor Blair Underwood about performing for the stage and screen. In the interview, Blair talks about landing a role on the legal drama L.A. Law when he was still a...
9 Maj 202143min
Alison Bechdel’s Secrets to Superhuman Productivity
This week, host June Thomas talks to cartoonist Alison Bechdel, whose work includes the hugely influential comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For and the bestselling graphic memoir Fun Home. In the interv...
2 Maj 202149min
How Stuart Gibbs Writes Mysteries for Kids
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks to author Stuart Gibbs, who writes mystery novels for young readers. Stuart’s work includes the FunJungle series and other collections like the Spy School and Charlie...
25 Apr 202144min
How Jed Mercurio Makes Realistic TV Dramas
This week host June Thomas talks to TV writer Jed Mercurio, who created the hugely popular UK police procedural Line of Duty and recently executive produced the drama series Bloodlands. In the intervi...
18 Apr 202142min
