Life in the Credits

Jen Landon, Actor, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Harold and Maude, a 1971 romantic comedy. Jen shares what it’s like having a career as an actor on soap operas, procedurals, and dramas. She discusses nailing her very first audition for As The World Turns, playing the rebellious ranch hand Teeter on Yellowstone, singing her go-to karaoke songs, and working with Hugh Jackman, Jason Reitman, and one of her personal acting heroes, Elizabeth Marvel. We also get a cameo from Jen’s bulldog Pearl. Jen plays our “Oh I know this! What’s ‘er name?” game.

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Liv Senghor, Graphic Designer and Animator, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse, a 2018 animated film. Liv shares what it’s like having a career as a graphic designer on late night tv with Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, and Hasan Minhaj. She also describes helping build The Amber Ruffin Show from the ground up, working on daily versus weekly shows, and becoming extremely familiar with politicians’ faces while animating them. Liv plays our “Bad Plans” game.

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Liz Toonkel, Production Designer and Director, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Welcome to the Dollhouse, a 1995 comedy. Liz shares what it’s like having a career as a production designer for tv, independent films, and commercials. She explains what it’s like to build a world on a set, the difference between a union and non-union project, the importance of developing interests outside of your entertainment day job, and how she discovered her passion for magic at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Liz plays our “Worldbuilder” game.

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Ryan Svendsen, Music Supervisor, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Catch Me If You Can, a 2002 drama. Ryan shares what it’s like having a career as a music supervisor at Lionsgate and Millennium Media, working on the music for the Hunger Games franchise featuring Taylor Swift, Coldplay, and Lorde, and adding trumpet to Lil Nas X’s Billboard #1 song Industry Baby. Ryan plays our “Hum That Theme” game.

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Alex Konowitz, Key Grip, joins Susan and Ben to discuss The Princess Bride, a 1987 action fantasy. Alex shares what it’s like having a career as a key grip, dolly grip, and rigging grip, watching a majestic sunset from the pool he built on the Jungle Book set, and the challenges of moving a camera inside the 4-foot-tall tunnels underneath a Los Angeles correctional facility. Alex and Ben Konowitz play our “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou and Susan” game.

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Eleanor Winkler, Producer, joins Susan and Ben to discuss The Big Sick, a 2017 comedy-drama. Eleanor shares what it’s like working as a producer in comedy television at places like Funny or Die and how she got her start in film by volunteering at her local theater company in Sydney, Australia. She also co-founded Bus Stop Films, a nonprofit that gives people with intellectual disabilities an opportunity to learn about and work in the film and tv industry and coordinated a whole crew to fly last minute to Akron, Ohio to film Lebron James, Amy Schumer, and Bill Hader for an hour. Eleanor plays our “Based on a True Story” game.

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Jason Cherubini, CFO, joins Susan and Ben to discuss The November Man, a 2014 action-thriller. Jason shares what it’s like having a career as the CFO and an executive producer with Dawn’s Light Media, how he fell into creating the action movies he loves, and working on set with WWE’s Adam “Edge” Copeland, Thomas Jane, and all three Lawrence brothers.  Jason plays our “I Spy the Spy in Films Gone By” game.

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Life in Our Credits

Tyler Mathews, Former Executive TV Lit Assistant and Political Operative, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Moneyball, a 2011 sports drama. Tyler shares what it’s like having a career working as an assistant in the TV Lit department at Paradigm and A3 Artist Agency, how the skills he learned in Hollywood helped him transition into working on Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign, and how cool it is to have Lawrence Fishburne, David Mamet, and Henry Golding casually walk into your office. Tyler plays our “Syno-ball” game.

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Liz Allen, Improv Coach, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Moonstruck, a 1987 romantic comedy. Liz shares what it’s like having a career as an improv coach specializing in ensembles and groupmind, falling in love with improv through her classes at Second City and iO Chicago, and her experience coaching on set and with the cast of Mike Birbiglia's Don’t Think Twice. Liz plays our “Cher Pair Cage Match” game.

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Ellen Tremeti, Screenwriter, Script, and Story Supervisor, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Jaws, a 1975 thriller. Ellen shares what it’s like having a career as a story supervisor on animated films like Lego Ninjago and Spirit Untamed, creating an animated film during 2020 when no one could be in the same room, her short story being featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, as well as fun facts about the making of Jaws. Ellen plays our “You Can Quote Me On That” game.

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Life in Our Credits