This episode is sponsored by Dramatists Guild Foundation's annual gala on November 12. Sam and special guest co-host Ilana Becker discuss Emma and Max, the Todd Solondz play she's starring in The Flea Theater, as well as The Ferryman on Broadway, Public Theater's Mobile Unit: A Midsummer Night's Dream, @gaintheplay. Also on this episode: an interview with Aasif Mandvi about his show Sakina's Restaurant, The Jungle at St. Ann's, a Michael Friedman concert on election night, and the casting announcement for FOX's RENT Live.