Welcome to the first episode of @unsquishing! Host Jen Kwok @jenkwokjenkwok talks to her long time friend Leah Nanako Winkler @leahnanako, Leah Nanako Winkler is a bicultural Japanese American playwright, TV writer and Screenwriter. Her award-winning plays include Kentucky, Two Mile Hollow, Hot Asian Doctor Husband and God Said This. She's written for TV shows like Ramy, New Amsterdam and currently is a writer/producer on Love Life on HBO MAX. They talk about the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, their early days auditioning in NYC, as well as their pandemic experiences. Leah drops some gems about her writing process, including pitching in a writer's room, how writing for herself as "maintenance" differs from her work as a hired writer. We also talk about how Leah has earned to step into her own power, and how she is approaching the newest phase of her creative and professional evolution. Music by Diana Chow @dhchow

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