Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick

Welcome to the Season 7 Finale of Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick! For our Season 7 Finale, Beth welcomes her long time friend, Emmy-award winning director and executive producer, Frederick E. O. Toye. Fred has been a part of some of the BEST television made in the last 25 years. In addition to being a treasure trove of stories and Hollywood history, he was a delightful guest. A big thank you to Fred for donating his time to speak to us. 

Thank you for listening to Season 7 of Decorating the Set and we can’t wait to see you for Season 8! 

The Interview with Fred begins at Time Code: 3:50

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GUEST BIO: FREDERICK E. O. TOYE  

Frederick E. O. Toye is an American television director and executive producer. Toye made the move into television directing after working for five years as a production assistant and a decade as an editor. This background in the editing room gave him a solid sense of how to tell a clear story, which helped considerably in his work on such complex series as Chuck (NBC 2007–12) and Fringe (Fox 2008–13). Los Angeles native Toye got his first screen credit working as a production assistant on Billy Crystal’s 1989 HBO special Midnight Train to Moscow, before moving into visual effects on films like The Addams Family (1991) and then working as an assistant editor on hit films such as Forrest Gump (1994) and Men in Black (1997).

As a TV director, Toye cut his teeth on network TV action and sci-fi thrillers like Alias, Lost, and Fringe and has also worked on character-rich dramas such as The Good Wife. That experience running the gamut between drama genres served Toye well in recent years, directing episodes of genre series like Westworld, Snowpiercer, Watchmen and The Walking Dead. In 2024, his prolific output included The Boys and Fallout. The same year, Toye received acclaim for his work on Shōgun, helming four episodes of the Emmy-winning FX drama series, including season finale “A Dream of a Dream.” The season’s penultimate episode, “Crimson Sky,” earned Toye his first-ever Emmy for outstanding directing, which was also Toye’s first-ever career nomination in the category. Toye followed it up by directing the pilot episode of Prime Video’s prequel series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, starring Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch. He set to direct the opening episodes of the Prime Video series Bloodaxe and God of War.

For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Producer Mike sit down with PJ Adzima, longtime Broadway actor, and creator and host of NYC’s hottest new variety show, Stage Time. He is also a producer on Slam Frank, the hit off-Broadway show, and he was recently named Director of Late-Night Programming for Masquerade, the immersive Phantom of the Opera show in NYC. PJ’s enthusiasm for bringing art to NYC is infectious and I dare you to not be energized after hearing him speak. 

The Interview with PJ begins at Time Code: 4:37

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GUEST BIO: PJ ADZIMA  

PJ Adzima is a New York based actor and comedian who played Elder McKinley in the hit musical The Book of Mormon on Broadway. He is the creator and host of STAGE TIME, the hit downtown variety show that unites the best of New York City nightlife. Stage Time is a hybrid of Vaudeville meets Johnny Carson meets Drag meets Magic and celebrates NYC nightlife as only the city that never sleeps can.

Select credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Girls5Eva (Peacock), Madam Secretary (CBS), The Good Fight (Paramount+), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), Girl Haunts Boy (Netflix), The Wake by John Patrick Shanley, The Tycoons! at RAVE Theater Festival (Winner: Outstanding Performance), Volleygirls and The Cobalteans at NYMF, The Bacchae at La Mama, and GUNS: A Cabaret under director Liz Swados. PJ is a Story Pirate and Co/Lab Supporting Artist and is also in The Kiss of the Spider Woman starring Jennifer Lopez.

Follow PJ on Instagram: @pjadz

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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline open up the listener mailbag and answer your most asked questions, PLUS, a detailed section for dorm room shoppers! 

Join the Decorating the Set Community by subscribing to our Official Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/decoratingthesetpodcast)! Interact with Beth, Caroline, Producer Mike, and all of the DTS listeners!

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Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline sit down with actor, writer, director and producer of 2022’s Forty Winks and 2025’s Atrabilious, William Atticus Parker. Will is here to discuss his new movie, The Auction, which is in pre-production (and which Beth is Production Designer), and his journey to becoming a filmmaker in a changing industry.

As Beth says in the interview, young filmmakers like Will give us hope for the future of the industry. Don’t miss this interview!

The Interview with Will begins at Time Code: 3:37

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GUEST BIO: WILLIAM ATTICUS PARKER  

William Atticus Parker is a writer, director, producer, and actor living in Brooklyn, New York. At twenty-one years old, he has already written, directed, and produced two micro-low-budget feature films. Forty Winks, starring Justin Marcel McManus and Susan Sarandon, had a successful festival run and is now streaming on Prime Video, Tubi, Roku, and more. Atrabilious, starring Leon Addison Brown, Mark Boone Junior, Jeffrey Wright, and Whoopi Goldberg, had a successful festival run and will release on Prime Video July 18th, 2025. Forty Winks was filmed in Black & White with Atrabilious drenched in a neon color palette. Despite technical and financial limitations, both films did very well with critics and audiences alike. Forty Winks was filmed in less than a week with a budget of $5,000 when he was 17 and Atrabilious was filmed in a week and a half with a budget of $20,000 when he was 18 – both films were entirely self-funded. The Auction, his upcoming third feature starring Raúl Castillo & Mary-Louise Parker, is set to take his small-scale darkly comedic thrillers to a science-fiction horror spectacle. His acting career began as a seven-frame cameo in Forty Winks. He has now taken on roles in The Gray House (directed by Roland Joffe), Obstacle (short film with Megan Boone) and Their Town (written by Mark Duplass) as well as being set to appear in The Auction. His inspirations include Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, Donald Glover, Spike Lee, Wes Anderson and Joel & Ethan Coen.

Follow Will on Instagram: @riverstyxproductions

For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline sit down with Michael Nirenberg, author of the new bestseller, Cinematic Immunity: An Oral History of New York Filmmaking As Told by the Crews that Got the Shot. 

This is a MUST LISTEN TO episode for anyone that loves behind the scenes stories. Cinematic Immunity has amazing stories collected from the storied history of NY filmmaking! A big thank you to Michael for his time and sharing his work with us, he was a wonderful guest!

Amazon Link to Book (https://www.amazon.com/Cinematic-Immunity-History-Filmmaking-Crews/dp/1627311718)

Publisher Link to Book (https://feralhouse.com/cinematic-immunity/)

The Interview with Michael begins at Time Code: 3:11

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GUEST BIO: MICHAEL NIRENBERG 

Michael Lee Nirenberg is a filmmaker and writer. He has directed several music videos and the award-winning documentary Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story, about the history of the magazine, where his father served as creative director in the seventies and eighties. Mr. Nirenberg has also written for several well-known magazines and websites. Since 2006, he has worked as a freelance scenic artist on countless mainstream movies and television shows you’ve seen. His blog about the environment and climate change can be found at againstnature.org, which he plans to get back to when this book is done. His first book Earth A.D.: The Poisoning of the American Landscape and the Communities That Fought Back was released in July 2020. He has directed music videos and the award-winning documentary Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story. Mr. Nirenberg has contributed to national magazines and websites. Since 2006, he has worked as a scenic artist in IATSE local 829.

Follow Michael on Instagram: @nirenberg.v2

ABOUT CINEMATIC IMMUNITY:

Cinematic Immunity tells the story of New York City’s movie industry from the crew members who created the sets, lit the scenes, and shot the film. Focused on the golden age (1950-1990) of New York filmmaking, Cinematic Immunity covers On the Waterfront through The Sopranos.

The East Coast film industry, thousands of miles from the Los Angeles executives, existed by its own rules and with little oversight. It was a close-knit and freewheeling community of movie technicians that took on the most outrageous challenges to get the shot.  Readers will hear the unvarnished truth of the New York movie industry—tales about union politics, studio bullshit, movie families, dangerous locations, complex shots, volatile directors, plus anecdotes about actors, pranks, friendships, rivalries, generational shifts, substance use and abuse, technical feats, and more.

Includes stories about classic (and not so classic) films and television shows including: Midnight Cowboy, The Warriors, The French Connection, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Wiz, The Taking of Pelham 123, Annie Hall, Cruising, Do The Right Thing, When Harry Met Sally, Home Alone 2, The Sopranos, and Law and Order.

For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline deep dive into 2026’s Trends in Home Decor! From the hottest paint colors to hand forged black iron accents, Beth and Caroline cover it all!

Join the Decorating the Set Community by subscribing to our Official Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/decoratingthesetpodcast)! Interact with Beth, Caroline, Producer Mike, and all of the DTS listeners!

For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  As we move towards spring, Beth and Caroline are turning their attention to a problem in everyone’s home, too much stuff!

This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline tell you everything you need to know to tackle decluttering your home!

Join the Decorating the Set Community by subscribing to our Official Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/decoratingthesetpodcast)! Interact with Beth, Caroline, Producer Mike, and all of the DTS listeners!

For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline deep dive into all of the recent changes in the film and television industry, told from the crew’s perspective. Also, we sit down with John Koch from John Koch Antiques to talk about how vendors have been affected by the changing industry!

We were so happy to welcome John back to the show, our first returning guest in the podcast’s history!

The Interview with John begins at Time Code: 29:35

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GUEST BIO: JOHN KOCH, JOHN KOCH ANTIQUES 

For over thirty years, John Koch Antiques has been a trusted resource, offering high quality furnishings and decor and unequalled expertise. We offer a thoughtful blend of antiques and mid-century furniture, eclectic decor, vintage rugs, distinctive lighting, porcelain, silver and fine art.

​We have decade of experience as trusted estates buyers in New York and as a result, our Manhattan store is filled with a steady stream of new treasures for our discerning customers.

Where to Find John Koch Antiques Online:

John Koch Antiques Website | Facebook | Instagram

For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline welcome Joe Petruccio, a longtime set decorator, prop master and one of Beth’s closest Film Family members!

In addition to being part of a 3-generation family legacy in the business, Joe was Beth’s Assistant Set Decorator on many of her favorite jobs, including the The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and EVIL. Joe also has a great part in the Decorating the Set Podcast origin story, which we talk about in the interview!

The Interview with Joe begins at Time Code: 6:15

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For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.

Welcome to Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnick!  This week on Decorating the Set, Beth and Caroline welcome a very special guest, Sam Hutchins. Sam is a Location Manager who has had an influence on some of the biggest films of the last 30 years, scouting locations all around the world. 

Some of his most recent credits include Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and Season 3 of the HBO hit drama, White Lotus. Sam was a fantastic guest and this is a must listen episode!

The Interview with Sam begins at Time Code: 1:56

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Sam Hutchins is a New York City based Location Manager. Working his way up from Parking PA he has learned every aspect of set operations. Interests in photography, history, travel and exploring new cultures serve him well in his work. Cinema is a lifelong passion of his and he is fortunate enough to have worked with top filmmakers in amazing locations all over the world. Always looking for the next adventure helping make the vision a reality.

For over 35 years, Beth Kushnick has created character-driven settings for countless award-winning television series and feature films. As a Set Decorator, she’s composed visuals that both capture and enhance any story. Now, she wants to help you capture and enhance YOUR story.

Join Beth and her co-host, Caroline Daley, each week as they go behind the scenes of Hollywood’s magic, and give you approachable, yet sophisticated tips to realize the space that best expresses who you are.

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Follow Beth Kushnick on Social Media: 

Instagram: @bethkushnick

Follow Caroline Daley on Social Media:

Twitter: @Tweet2Caroline

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Credits:

This is an original production of Pod Clubhouse Productions, LLC. Produced, engineered and edited at Pod Clubhouse Studios. For more information, visit our Website.