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So You Want to Work in Hollywood? Here’s How.

So You Want to Work in Hollywood? Here’s How.

Update: 2025-09-26
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Breaking into Hollywood isn’t what it used to be. Two former LA Times editors who have covered the entertainment industry for years offer a road map on how to make it in a business being reshaped by AI, streaming and social media. Ada Tseng and Jon Healey spoke with hundreds of showbiz professionals – from actors and producers, to agents and gaffers – getting honest advice about how to get started (hint: think twice before becoming a personal assistant). Their book is “Breaking Into New Hollywood: A Career Guide to a Changing Industry.” If you’re in the entertainment industry, what’s the most valuable advice you received?




Guests:


Ada Tseng, writer and editor; co-host, "Saturday School" - an Asian American pop culture history podcast


Jon Healey, former reporter and editor for The Los Angeles Times

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So You Want to Work in Hollywood? Here’s How.

So You Want to Work in Hollywood? Here’s How.

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