3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast episodes:

• 07.12.2022

  Ep. 321 - David DiGilio

  Host Luciano Saber talks with The Terminal List creator-showrunner David DiGilio about adapting Jack Carr’s novel for Amazon’s political thriller series.

  
• 06.30.2022

  Ep. 320 - Justin Noble

  Host Monique Sorgen speaks with The Sex Lives of College Girls co-creator-showrunner Justin Noble about HBO Max’s comedy series focused on four college roommates navigating their lives on campus.

  
• 06.27.2022

  Ep. 319 - Chris Mundy

  Host David Sheftell speaks with Ozark showrunner-writer Chris Mundy about mapping the path toward the Netflix drama series’ finale.

  
• 06.24.2022

  Ep. 318 - Danny Strong

  Host Brian Gary talks with Dopesick creator-showrunner Danny Strong about Hulu’s drama series that chronicles the personal cost and devastating impact of opioid addiction.

  
• 06.22.2022

  Ep. 317 - Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson

  Host Josephine Green Zhang talks with Yellowjackets creators-showrunners and married writing team Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson about their Showtime series that stings with a mix of horror, mystery, and pitch-black comedy.

  
• 06.17.2022

  Ep. 316 - Molly Smith Metzler

  Host Brian Gary speaks with Maid creator-showrunner Molly Smith Metzler about bringing Stephanie Land’s memoir to the screen for Netflix’s drama series that empathizes with the everyday struggles of the working poor.

  
• 06.14.2022

  Ep. 315 - Saladin K. Patterson

  Host Hilliard Guess talks with The Wonder Years creator-showrunner Saladin K. Patterson about reimagining ABC’s series as a Black coming-of-age story set in the ’60s-era South.

  
• 06.09.2022

  Ep. 314 - Kathleen Robertson

  Host Brian Gary speaks with Swimming with Sharks creator-showrunner Kathleen Robertson about reimaging the ’90s movie for Roku’s drama series.

  
• 06.07.2022

  Ep. 313 - Alec Berg & Bill Hader

  Host Moon Zappa talks with Barry co-creators/co-showrunners Alec Berg & Bill Hader about exploring even darker places, while still finding the funny, on the latest season of HBO’s pitch-black comedy series.  

  
• 06.03.2022

  Ep. 312 - Robbie Pickering

  Host Aaron Fullerton speaks with Gaslit creator-showrunner Robbie Pickering about Starz’s limited series that explores untold stories involving Watergate’s political scandal.

  
• 05.26.2022

  Ep. 311 - Aaron Cooley

  Host Hilliard Guess talks with The First Lady creator-showrunner Aaron Cooley about reframing American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies in Showtime’s historical drama series that dives deep into these women’s personal and political lives.

  
• 05.23.2022

  Ep. 310 - Brendan Hunt and Brett Goldstein

  GOAL! Host David Sheftell speaks with Ted Lasso co-developer/co-star Brendan Hunt and writer/co-star Brett Goldstein about the game plan for AppleTV+’s sports comedy series.

  
• 05.19.2022

  Ep.309 - Robin Veith

  Host Aaron Fullerton talks with Candy co-creator/co-showrunner Robin Veith (The Expanse, The Act) about transforming an ’80s suburban murder case into Hulu’s true-crime limited series.

  
• 05.16.2022

  Ep. 308 - Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman

  Host Hilliard Guess speaks with The Man Who Fell to Earth creators-showrunners Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) about reimagining the ’60s novel and ’70s film for Showtime’s sci-fi series involving a new alien who must...

  
• 05.12.2022

  Ep. 307 - Michael Patrick King

  Host Monique Sorgen speaks with …And Just Like That developer-showrunner Michael Patrick King (2 Broke Girls, The Comeback) about updating HBO’s culture-defining comedy series Sex and the City and more.

  
• 05.09.2022

  Ep. 306 - Jonathan Tropper

  Host Brian Gary talks with creator-writer Jonathan Tropper (Warrior, Banshee) about co-screenwriting Netflix’s time-travel, sci-fi action-comedy The Adam Project.

  
• 05.05.2022

  Ep. 305 - Courtney Lilly

  Monique Sorgen talks with writer/producer Courtney Lilly (black-ish, The Cleveland Show) about his rise from staff writer to showrunner.

  
• 05.02.2022

  Ep. 304 - Liz Hannah & Patrick Macmanus

  Host Moon Zappa speaks with The Girl From Plainview creators-showunners Liz Hannah (The Post, Mindhunter) & Patrick Macmanus (Dr. Death, Homecoming) about the social responsibility of their Hulu drama limited series based on a real-life tragedy that addresses mental health,...

  
• 04.29.2022

  Ep. 303 - Tom Gormican & Kevin Etten

  Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriters Tom Gormican (director) & Kevin Etten about how art imitates life in the meta Nicolas Cage action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

  
• 04.27.2022

  Ep. 302 - Ali Schouten

  Host Monique Sorgen speaks with iCARLY showrunner-EP-writer Ali Schouten about Season Two of Paramount+’s revival and taking a modern, inclusive approach to the comedy series.

  
• 04.21.2022

  Ep. 301 - Krister Johnson

  Host David Sheftell talks with Murderville developer-showrunner-EP-writer Krister Johnson (Medical Police, Children’s Hospital) about Netflix’s unique series that’s a hybrid of scripted and improv comedy.

  
• 04.13.2022

  Ep. 300 - Dan Erickson

  Host Aaron Fullerton speaks with Severance creator-showrunner Dan Erickson about his mind-bending AppleTV+ sci-fi series.

  
• 04.11.2022

  WGA 101 - Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley

  Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriters Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley about writing Disney-Pixar’s acclaimed animated film Inside Out, one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).

  
• 04.07.2022

  Ep. 299 - Jeb Stuart

  Host Brian Gary speaks with screenwriter Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive) about creating Netflix’s epic historical drama series Vikings: Valhalla, his writing career, and more.

  
• 04.04.2022

  Ep. 298 - Jordan Weiss

  Host Monique Sorgen interviews Dollface creator-showrunner Jordan Weiss about her Hulu comedy series about a group of young women navigating work, love, and a deeper relationship with themselves.  

  
• 03.31.2022

  WGA 101 - Karen McCullah & Kirsten ‘Kiwi” Smith

  Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriters Karen McCullah & Kirsten ‘Kiwi” Smith (10 Things I Hate About You, The Ugly Truth) about writing hit comedy Legally Blonde, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so...

  
• 03.28.2022

  Ep. 297 - Matt Lopez

  Host Luciano Saber speaks with Promised Land creator-showrunner Matt Lopez about his drama series centering on two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in Sonoma Valley’s wine country – and how representation matters onscreen and in the writers’ room.

  
• 03.25.2022

  Ep. 296 - Matt Reeves

  Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriter-director Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes, Let Me In) about his decidedly darker take on Gotham City’s iconic superhero in The Batman.

  
• 03.22.2022

  Ep. 295 - Morgan Cooper

  Host Hilliard Guess speaks with Bel Air co-developer-showrunner Morgan Cooper about reimagining ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with a more dramatic vibe updated for 2022.

  
• 03.17.2022

  Ep. 294 - Aaron Sorkin

  Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The West Wing) about writing and directing the recent Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz behind-the-scenes biopic, Being the Ricardos, as well as The Social Network, ranked #3 on WGA’s 101 Greatest...

  
• 03.14.2022

  WGA101 - Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

  Host David Sheftell speaks with Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg about writing the hit teen comedy Superbad, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).

  
• 03.10.2022

  Ep. 293 - Ann Slichter and Scott Saltzburg

  Host Luciano Saber interviews Weakest Link head writer Ann Slichter and writer Scott Saltzburg about what it takes to put together a primetime network game show.

  
• 03.07.2022

  WGA 101 - Diana Ossana

  Host Gary Goldstein talks with screenwriter Diana Ossana about the journey from page to screen and the enduring impact of Brokeback Mountain, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far), and her late writing partner...

  
• 03.03.2022

  Ep. 292 - Yahlin Chang

  Host Brian Gary speaks with The Handmaid’s Tale writer-executive producer Yahlin Chang about Hulu’s acclaimed dystopian drama.

  
• 03.01.2022

  Ep. 291- Kourtney Kang

  Host Monique Sorgen talks with TV comedy writer Kourtney Kang (Fresh Off the Boat, How I Met Your Mother) about developing and showrunning Disney+’s dramedy series Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

  
• 02.25.2022

  Ep. 290 - Ben Cleary

  Host Brian Gary speaks with filmmaker Ben Cleary about writing and directing sci-fi drama Swan Song, and how personal experience inspired the film’s exploration of love, loss, and hard choices.

  
• 02.24.2022

  Ep. 289 - Patrick Somerville

  Host Aaron Fullerton talks with Station Eleven creator-showrunner Patrick Somerville (Made for Love, Maniac) about HBO Max's post-apocalyptic limited series that's eerily timely in our pandemic era.

  
• 02.17.2022

  WGA 101 - Barry Jenkins

  Host Hilliard Guess speaks with filmmaker Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk, The Underground Railroad) about writing and directing his breakthrough film, Moonlight, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far) list.

  
• 02.14.2022

  Ep. 288 - Tony McNamara

  Brian Gary talks with The Great creator-showrunner-writer Tony McNamara about Season Two of Hulu’s revisionist period piece comedy series – huzzah!

  
• 02.10.2022

  Ep. 287 - Marissa Jo Cerar

  In honor of Black History Month, WGAW Committee of Black Writers Co-Chair Hilliard Guess talks with Women of the Movement creator-showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar about bringing the true story Mamie Till-Mobley, who sought justice for her slain son Emmett Till,...

  
• 02.07.2022

  Ep. 286 - Susan Soon He Stanton

  Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with Susan Soon He Stanton about writing for HBO’s darkly comic drama series Succession.

  
• 02.04.2022

  Ep. 285 - Amy Koppelman

  Host Moon Zappa talks with screenwriter-director-author Amy Koppelman about adapting her novel A Mouthful of Air for the recent film which explores postpartum depression.

  
• 02.01.2022

  Ep. 284 - Marvin Lemus & Linda Chavez

  Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with Gentefied creators-showrunners Marvin Lemus & Linda Yvette Chavez about Netflix’s Latinx dramedy series, which explores the impact of gentrification, immigration, and cross-cultural identities in an L.A. neighborhood.

  
• 01.27.2022

  Ep. 283 - Sterlin Harjo

  Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with Reservation Dogs co-creator/showrunner Sterlin Harjo about the ground-breaking Hulu comedy, why Native American/Indigenous inclusion is vital in the writers’ room, and how representation matters on both sides of the camera.

  
• 01.21.2022

  Ep. 282 - Virgil Williams

  Host Hilliard Guess talks with screenwriter Virgil Williams (Mudbound) about the military drama/love story A Journal for Jordan.

  
• 01.19.2022

  WGA 101 - Lulu Wang

  Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with filmmaker Lulu Wang about writing and directing The Farewell, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).

  
• 01.18.2022

  Ep. 281 - Sian Heder

  Host David Sheftell speaks with CODA screenwriter-director Sian Heder (Little America, Tallulah), about her recent film, which explores the coming-of-age of a teenage girl growing up as a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), torn between family obligations and the pursuit...

  
• 01.14.2022

  Ep. 280 - Steven Knight

  Host Moon Zappa speaks with screenwriter Steven Knight (Locked Down, Allied) about how he got inside the mind of Princess Diana for royal drama Spencer.

  
• 01.11.2022

  Ep. 279 - Tracey Wilson Scott

  Host Hilliard Guess talks with writer Tracey Scott Wilson (Fosse/Verdon, The Americans) about bringing the life and career of iconic singer Aretha Franklin to the screen for biopic Respect.

  
• 12.21.2021

  WGA 101 - David Seidler

  Royal drama The King’s Speech has been named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far) – author/screenwriter Ken Pisani speaks with the film’s screenwriter David Seidler about how his personal experience shaped his historical script.