Writer Alison Tafel (BoJack Horseman) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending Arizona State University, doing a NBC Late Night Writer's Workshop and more!

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- Box rants iO West closure.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Longmont Colorado and getting involved in children's theatre.
- Doing a theatre camp at Northwestern and attending Arizona State.
- Getting on the ASU improv / sketch team and moving to Chicago.
- Studying at Second City, iO and heading to Los Angeles.
- Performing at iO West and becoming a CBS Page.
- PA-ing on Raising Hope and then working at the Disney Channel.
- Landing the NBC Late Night Writer's workshop and writing for BoJack Horseman.

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Actor Rebecca Metz (This Is Us, Shameless) stops by Studio 309 and discusses being surrounded by music as a kid, having a breakdown in college, and more!

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- Box rants singing in the tone of the artist.
- Drinking and rituals and auditioning.
- Growing up in New Jersey and being surrounded by music.
- Being a part of a magnet program in high school and attending Carnegie Melon University.
- Having a breakdown the first few years and recalling her breakthrough.
- Moving to Los Angeles and getting her life together via odd jobs.
- Numerous shitty day jobs and getting involved in theatre.
- Sending out a lot of postcards and getting reps.
- Changing the mindset to focus on acting and doing background work.

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Writer Melissa Hunter (Santa Clarita Diet, Maya & Marty) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in Malibu, her web series Adult Wednesday Addams, and more!

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- Box rants electronic signers at stores.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Malibu and collecting lizards.
- Signing with a manager as a kid and shooting an anti-smoking Super Bowl commercial.
- Dancing, volleyball and attending Pali High School.
- Going to Northwestern in Chicago and seeing shows at Second City / iO.
- Moving back to LA and interning at a production company / magazine.
- Making a web series called Let's Get Laid and then taking comedy classes.
- Creating Adult Wednesday Addams and having to take it down.
- Doing a comedy pilot contest and landing Maya & Marty in NYC.

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Writer Eric Haywood (Empire, Soul Food) stops by Studio 309 and discusses playing Dungeons & Dragons as a kid, attending UW Milwaukee for film-making, and more!

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- Box rants credit cards.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Milwaukee and writing a lot as a kid.
- Playing Dungeons & Dragons and recognizing his attraction to serialized storytelling.
- Avoiding sports and attending UWM for film-making.
- Directing some music videos in Milwaukee and finding an agent door to door in NYC.
- Moving to Atlanta to direct and working on making a film.
- Coming to LA and landing Soul Food.
- Dark period as an admin assistant and then working on Empire.

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Actor Cheryl Texiera (Girl Meets World, It's Always Sunny) stops by Studio 309 and discusses recreating Back to the Future in her basement as a kid, competing on So You Think You Can Dance, and more!

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- Box rants singers touching the hands in the front row.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in New York and reciting Back To The Futuer in the basement.
- Getting into high school theatre and recording the performances.
- A tough audition for SUNY Purchase and attending Westchester Community College.
- Briefly going to NYU and getting a psych degree from Fordham.
- Opening a theatre company in NYC and getting into dance.
- Landing So You Think You Can Dance and moving to Los Angeles.
- Attending casting director workshops and bartending.

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