Episodes
For this episode, we welcome executive producer Sarah Timberman to discuss her career and work on both Justified and Justified: City Primeval. We also chat about her move from publishing into the world of TV, her role as a non-writing producer, and the Emmy-nominated Fleishman is in Trouble. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 07/28/23
Published 07/28/23
Isabella Campbell and Jillian Smart, actors and writers on new sketch comedy series The Dessert, join us to discuss their start in the industry, comedic influences, and their experiences working in their first writers room. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 07/07/23
Recorded during the opening night red carpet at the 2023 ATX TV Festival, we chat with Jerrie Johnson about playing Tye on Prime Video series, Harlem. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 07/06/23
For this episode, we welcome René Warnes, Hair Department Head on the Showtime miniseries, George and Tammy.  We discuss her impressive work on George and Tammy, especially how she recreated iconic hairstyles that spanned several decades, her start in the industry, and being a part of the hair department on hit Marvel TV series like Loki. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 06/26/23
In this minisode, Sadie Laflamme-Snow joins us to talk about playing Alice on Hallmark Original Series, The Way Home. Sadie is a Toronto-based actor who is at the start of what promises to be an exciting career. In addition to The Way Home, she is part of an upcoming Netflix animated series, and also appears the next instalment of horror anthology series, Slasher. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 03/23/23
In this episode, we're joined by Trish Stratus, professional wrestler, actor, and judge on Canada’s Got Talent. We discuss the upcoming second season of Canada’s Got Talent, and her approach to judging the people who cross Canada’s biggest stage. She also offers some excellent advice for women in male-dominated fields. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 03/20/23
It’s International Women’s Day and we’re celebrating with a special episode of the podcast featuring producer Wendy Calhoun. Wendy started out in unscripted television, and later went on to work on hit scripted series like Justified, Nashville, Empire and more recently, The Rookie: Feds. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 03/08/23
In this minisode, Lea Thompson and Stacey Farber join us to talk about their new Canadian crime dramedy series, The Spencer Sisters. In addition to chatting about their roles as a mother/daughter PI duo, Victoria and Darby Spencer, Lea gave some great insight into how things have changed over the decades since she first started in the industry, and Stacey touched on how comfortable she was in this role. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact +...
Published 03/03/23
Fem TV is back after a bit of a hiatus with this minisode featuring Fantasy Island’s Roselyn Sanchez and Kiara Barnes. Both Roselyn and Kiara discuss how their characters have changed from the first season, and how love and romance play into their storylines in Season 2. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 01/19/23
The cast and creatives of Vampire Academy stop by to talk about their series, based on the best-selling books by Richelle Mead. First up is co-creators/executive producers Marguerite McIntyre and Julie Plec. Next is Daniela Nieves (Lissa Dragomir), followed by Sisi Stringer (Rose Hathaway). We end with Anita-Joy Uwajeh (Tatiana), Mia McKenna-Bruce (Mia) and Rhian Blundell (Meredith). Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact +...
Published 10/08/22
Director Anna Foerster stops by to discuss the recently released Netflix film, Lou, starring Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 09/28/22
Miranda Kwok returns to Fem TV to chat about Season 2 of The Cleaning Lady. Recorded during the ATX TV Festival this past June, Miranda shares her excitement for Season 2, how they’re continuing on themes explored in Season 1, and teases a bit about what’s coming up for Thony, Armand and the other main characters. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 09/19/22
Wendey Stanzler joins us to discuss her recent directing work on For All Mankind and Five Days at Memorial. We also touch on Sex in the City, which was a turning point in her career, her path into the industry, and upcoming projects. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 09/17/22
TV critic Ashley Bissette Sumerel of Tell-Tale TV joins us for a conversation about female representation among this year’s Emmy nominees. We discuss the nominees that the Emmys got right and the biggest snubs in addition to breaking down female representation in key categories like directing and writing. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 09/04/22
Emmy-nominated music supervisor Jen Malone sat down with us at this year's ATX TV Festival to talk about her work on shows like Yellowjackets, Euphoria and Atlanta. Jen is up for the Outstanding Music Supervision award at the 2022 Emmys for her work on Euphoria, her second nomination for that series. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 09/02/22
Arden Cho joins us for a minisode to discuss her Netflix series, Partner Track. Arden spoke about why she wanted to play this role, and the importance for young women to see a character like Ingrid on screen. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 09/01/22
In this episode, we're joined by actors Julie Ann Emery and Adepero Oduye to discuss their work on Apple TV+ limited series, Five Days at Memorial. Based on the 2013 book by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial is a dramatization of what happened at a New Orleans hospital in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Julie Ann Emery plays Diane Robichaux, and Adepero Oduye is Karen Wynn. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact +...
Published 08/29/22
Jana Schmieding and Kaniehtiio Horn join us to talk Season 2 of Rutherford Falls.  We chat about each of their storylines this season, indigenous representation on television, and the importance of having indigenous writers sharing their own stories. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 08/10/22
This episode's guest is Emmy-winning casting director, Theo Park. Theo won her first Emmy for Season 1 of Ted Lasso, and she's been nominated once again in 2022 for Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series. We not only discuss casting some of the core characters on Ted Lasso, but we also get into some of the guest roles in the first two seasons. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 08/08/22
Joining us today is actor Melissa Barrera, who stars in the Netflix limited series, Keep Breathing. All six episodes of Keep Breathing are available to stream now on Netflix. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube  
Published 07/28/22
Joining us this episode is actor Meaghan Rath, star of one of this year's best new comedies, Children Ruin Everything. We talk about her early days in the industry, and how Children Ruin Everything balances hilarity with heart. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 07/27/22
Emmy-nominated editor Melissa McCoy joins us to discuss her work on Ted Lasso. During our conversation, we chat about her work on Seasons 1 and 2, specifically the Season 2 bottle episode, "Beard After Hours," and Season 1’s "Make Rebecca Great Again." We also touch on her start in the industry and the point that she fell in love with editing. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 07/25/22
In a conversation recorded during this year’s ATX TV Festival, writer and producer Maggie Cohn chats with us about HBO Max limited series, The Staircase. We touch on adapting a true crime story, especially one that has been covered extensively in documentaries and podcasts. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 07/14/22
In this minisode, actor Cynthy Wu joins us to talk about For All Mankind and her character, Kelly Baldwin. We touch on how Kelly is charting her own path instead of following directly in her father’s footsteps, an epic moment in Season 3, Episode 4, “Happy Valley,” and how the show’s twists and turns continue to surprise her. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Published 07/01/22