This week, Tony-nominated actor Andrew Rannells joins Franklin and Kate to talk about his beginnings in children's theatre in Nebraska, Broadway and The Book of Mormon, working alongside Meryl Streep in the forthcoming Netflix film, The Prom, and so much more.

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This week, two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick joins Kate and Franklin to talk why he “doesn’t love movies,” how he thinks about the concept of truth, the #MeToo movement and his documentary, On The Record (co-directed by Amy Ziering, HBO Max), and so much more. 

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This conversation took place in 2021. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne joins Kate and Franklin to talk about bringing Harry Potter and The Cursed Child to the stage, his advocacy for fuller disability narratives on screen, season two of His Dark Materials, and so much more. 

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Mentions: 

• His Dark Materials: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/his_dark_materials 
• Enola Homes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enola_holmes 
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/uk/#  
• CripTales: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/criptales/s01 
• Jack Thorne’s Adaptation of A Christmas Carol Will Stream Live From The Old Vic: https://www.playbill.com/article/jack-thornes-adaptation-of-a-christmas-carol-will-stream-live-from-the-old-vic 

As much watching, reading and listening time as we all had during the first year of the pandemic, you probably missed something great. Rewind your mind and pick up some gems from the pros. Franklin and Kate talk to each other about the things they loved in 2020. From Animal Crossing and Sarah Cooper's comedy special, to Ted Lasso and Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You, you'll have some new gems to add to your ongoing list. See the show notes for more details! 

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Mentions: 

• Animal Crossing: https://animal-crossing.com 
• 40-Year-Old Version: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_forty_year_old_version
• Inside Out by Demi Moore: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/inside-out-demi-moore?variant=32131129442338 
• It by Stephen King: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/830502.It 
• Caste by Isabel Wilkerson: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653196/caste-oprahs-book-club-by-isabel-wilkerson/ 
• Sarah Cooper: https://sarahcpr.com 
• Ted Lasso: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ted_lasso 
• I May Destroy You: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/i_may_destroy_you 
• You Must Remember This Podcast: http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com
• Karina Longworth on The Black List Podcast: https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/ninth-planet-audio-&-the-black-list/the-black-list-podcast/karina-longworth/ccc9d152-7947-48dc-bab8-871300e0c72a 

This one's very special and very spooky. Kate talks to Barbara Crampton, BJ Colangelo, and Gigi Saul Gurerro about their lives in the horror community, what they're working on, what types of stories they'd like to see told about women in horror, and so much more.

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This conversation from 2020 is still a banger. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

• Barbara Crampton: https://twitter.com/barbaracrampton 
• BJ Colangelo: https://twitter.com/bjcolangelo 
• Gigi Saul Gurerro: https://twitter.com/HorrorGuerrero 

Friend of The Black List director Radha Blank joins Kate and Franklin to talk about her Sundance award-winning feature, The 40-Year-Old Version (Netflix), the leap from playwriting and rapping into filmmaking, growing up in an intentional arts community, and so much more.

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Mentions: 

• The 40-Year-Old Version: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_forty_year_old_version 

The Bronx is in the building! This week, Franklin and Kate talk to Showtime's late-night hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero about their favorite films, the power of the Bodega Hive, their process as co-writers (shout out to Google Docs!) of their book, God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, and so much more. 

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This conversation was recorded in 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+DESUS & MERO (Showtime): https://www.sho.com/desus-and-mero 

+God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588771/god-level-knowledge-darts-by-desus-and-mero/ 

As Saturday Night Live kicked off a new season, writer and comedian Bowen Yang joined Kate and Franklin to talk about his Canadian upbringing, why Mean Girls made him fall in love with filmmaking, the real world consequences of political comedy, and so much more.

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This conversation took place in 2021. Learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+Saturday Night Live: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live 

+Mean Girls: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls 

The Black List partnered with Hulu to launch the inaugural Latinx List. Around the time it happened, it only made sense that Franklin and Kate talk to two of the initiative's chief architects: Gloria Calderón Kellett (One Day at a Time) and Tanya Saracho (Vida). The showrunners talk about how their friendship nurtures creativity, cultivating the next generation of Latinx talent, and so much more.

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This conversation is from 2021. Kearn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+Deadline, The Black List, Latin Tracking Board, NALIP, And Untitled Latinx Project Unveil Latinx TV List: https://deadline.com/2020/06/the-black-list-latin-tracking-board-nalip-remezcla-untitled-latinx-project-unveil-inaugural-latinx-tv-list-diversity-inclusion-representation-1202972696/ 

+One Day at a Time: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/one_day_at_a_time 

+Hollywood Reporter, ‘One Day at a Time,’ ‘Star Trek’ Sub for Returning Originals on CBS Fall Schedule: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/one-day-at-a-time-star-trek-sub-for-returning-originals-on-cbs-fall-schedule 

+Vida: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vida 

+Variety, ‘Vida’ Creator Tanya Saracho Signs Overall Deal With UCP: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/vida-tanya-saracho-overall-deal-ucp-1234740022/ 

Ahead of the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Kate and Franklin talk to nominees Billy Porter, Robin Thede and Ramy Youssef. The creators sound off on bringing their full selves to the screen, the true responsibility of the artist, the advice they'd give to their younger selves (or as Billy says: “a b*tch has to have boundaries!”), and so much more. 

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Mentions: 

+Pose: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pose 

+A Black Lady Sketch Show: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_black_lady_sketch_show 

+Ramy: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ramy