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The Post-Pandemic Life of a Hustling Screenwriter

The Post-Pandemic Life of a Hustling Screenwriter

Update: 2024-10-25
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Matt is joined by writer Bruce Eric Kaplan ('Girls', 'Seinfeld', 'Six Feet Under') to discuss the life of a TV writer and how it has changed over the years, particularly coming out of the pandemic. Bruce talks about his new book chronicling his time during the pandemic as a struggling screenwriter, joining Season 2 of the hit Netflix show ‘Nobody Wants This’, the bursting of the peak TV bubble, the psychology of the working writer, and if there is room for optimism moving forward (02:31 ). Matt finishes the show with opening weekend box office predictions for ‘Venom 3: The Last Dance’ and ‘Conclave’. (21:30 ).


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Bruce Eric Kaplan


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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