Cindy Miguens, currently the makeup department head on Fresh Off the Boat, joins Melissa to discuss her career, her work on iconic shows like The OC and Pretty Little Liars, and the ways she gives back to her industry. She also tells us about a special holiday episode of Fresh Off the Boat that has a fun Victorian twist.

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Paternity Court executive producer/judge and renaissance woman Lauren Lake joins Melissa to discuss her Emmy award-winning daytime legal show. She also talks about the HGTV series she hosted for six seasons, Spice Up My Kitchen, and more!

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In this episode recorded during the Content Canada conference in Toronto this fall, Melissa chats with Dublin Murders executive producer Noemi Spanos and series creator and executive producer Sarah Phelps of Euston Films. They talk about adapting the books by Tana French for the small screen, plus their early days in the TV biz.

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Kim Wannop is an Emmy-winning set decorator who has worked on shows like Veep, Parks and Recreation and The Good Place.

In this episode, she talks about the final seasons of both Veep and The Good Place, plus her upcoming project, the Netflix film, Moxie, based on the bestselling YA novel.

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This Sunday, October 6th, Witches of Salem premieres on T&E in Canada and Travel Channel in the US. Bestselling author and historian Katherine Howe joins me to talk about her role in the docuseries, her connections to Salem, and the lessons that can be learned from this period in history.

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The work of costume designer Rafaella Rabinovich has been featured in TV shows such as You Me Her and The Detour, as well as the hit Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. She joins Melissa to discuss her career so far, and some of the fascinating ways she’s created certain looks.

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This Fem TV minisode features Patricia Heaton and Sabrina Jalees of Carol’s Second Act, a new sitcom premiering this week on Global TV in Canada and CBS in the US.

They discuss the show's all-female writers room and production team that’s primarily women, and how TV is doing better than film when it comes to dynamic roles for women.

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In a Fem TV minisode, Superstore's Lauren Ash chats about her character, the unlikely friendship that has developed between Dina and Amy, and the heartbreaking Season 4 finale.

Recorded during the 2019 ATX Television Festival.

Season 5 of Superstore begins on Thursday, September 26th.

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Sound designer Paula Fairfield discusses her career, her work on shows like Game of Thrones, Wu Assassins and Jack Ryan, and the curious connection between a dragon and a canine from one of Canada’s most iconic shows.

In this Fem TV minisode, Melissa is joined by Canadian YouTuber, comedian, author, actor and talk show host, Lilly Singh. She chats about her new show, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, her desire to break all the rules of late night TV, staffing her writers’ room with differing points of view, and making social commentary through comedy.