Peter Hastings

Peter Hastings

Update: 2025-03-25
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On this episode of Living to Write, Brian and Bailey sit down with Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning writer/director Peter Hastings.

With Dog Man now out in the world, Peter discusses why he writes, how improv led him to screenwriting, what it was like working with Steven Spielberg on Animaniacs, and how writing is like music for him. Plus, a look at the projects that shaped his career and what keeps him coming back to the blank page.

Support for this episode comes from Story Summit.

This podcast is produced by Bailey Patterson and Brian Landwehr.

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