Episodes
Tamako Akiyama (professor of Chinese cinema, Rikkyo University) and Markus Nornes (professor of Asian cinema, University of Michigan) speak about the history and state of current independent film in China.
Published 12/20/16
Peter Horton (Thirtysomething, Grey's Anatomy) talks about his journey from musician to actor to a director and writer/producer of film and television
Published 12/14/16
Jim Burnstein (Love and Honor, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Renaissance Man ) discusses his screenwriting career and shaping the next generation of young writers at UofM
Published 11/29/16
Ben Jacobson (United Talent Agency) discusses representing drama and comedy television writers, directors and producers and the nature of today's industry
Published 11/15/16
Emily Maya Mills (Upright Citizens Brigade, Orange is the New Black, Parks and Recreation) talks about writing and performing comedy for the stage and on television
Published 11/01/16
Alexander Mirecki (All Together Now) & Morgan Krantz (Babysitter) talk about making indie features and creating a webseries, Neurotica, currently in its second season
Published 10/25/16
Bec Smith (United Talent Agency) discusses her work as both a literary agent and an independent film agent
Published 10/18/16
Stephen Nathan (Bones, Joan of Arcadia, Family Law) discusses career in executive producing sit-coms and one-hour drama series and offers a detailed look into a ten-year run on the hit comedy-procedural Bones
Published 10/11/16
Rick Rosenthal (Transparent, Bad Boys, Halloween II) discusses wearing multiple hats in both film and television, and the efforts of his production company, White Water Films
Published 09/29/16
Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas) discusses his new 8-episode series Easy for Netflix using the same improvisational style he developed to make his numerous indie features
Published 09/22/16
Tom Benedek talks the creative process with filmmakers, writers, showrunners, other cultivators of truth and beauty.
Published 07/20/16
Published 07/20/16
Peter Tolan (Rescue Me, Outsiders, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Analyze This) talks TV pilots and his creative journey
Published 07/19/16
Janet Leahy (Mad Men, Gilmore Girls, Boston Legal, Roseanne, The Cosby Show) talks her creative journey and work experiences
Published 07/19/16