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Oct 23, 2018

Jeff Pearlman is one of the most successful and prolific sportswriters on the scene. He's written eight best-selling books on great teams such as the Showtime Lakers and the 1986 Mets, to iconic players like Brett Favre, Walter Payton, and Roger Clemens. His latest book, Football for a Buck, chronicles "the crazy rise...


Jul 10, 2018

What happens when two divorced TV comedy writers meet on the picket line of a writer's strike? You'll just have to listen to the podcast to find out. But this is not just the story of Hunter Covington and Stacy Traub's unlikely courtship but also a handy guide on how to break into the world of comedy writing and...


Mar 20, 2018

On this week's episode of Write About Now, Unsane co-writer Jonathan Bernstein tells the only-in-Hollywood story about how this movie came to be. Directed by Stephen Soderbergh and starring Claire Foy, the film, which opens March 23, was shot entirely on iPhones. This isn't how Bernstein imagined it, but he also didn't...


Dec 26, 2017

This week on Write About Now, I interview Game of Thrones recapper and New York Times assistant editor, TV, Jeremy Egner! If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you’ll really enjoy this episode. And even if you’ve never watched an episode of the show in your life, you still might find the whole process of writing TV...


Dec 19, 2017

Entertainment journalist, gossip columnist, and red carpet kingpin, Marc Malkin, is a master of breaking celeb news. As managing editor and film correspondent of E! News, Marc's signature bowtie and byline were a staple at the network for over a decade.

I like to think I discovered Marc—although I didn't. We first...