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In the season 1 finale, we come full circle! Dennis Curlett, the very first guest of the pod, comes back to guest host and interview screenwriter, actor, comedian, and your usual host Brian T. Arnold (39 Minute Conversations! Brian P. Arnold in Paradox Lost, a film by Dennis Curlett!) Listen to us talk about where this podcast came from and why Brian is taking a break from it, the joys and frustrations of screenwriting, Brian's writing process or lack thereof, trying to build a steady career in Hollywood, branching out into acting/directing/producing, the WGA strike, and much more! You can follow Brian on Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, TikTok, and probably other places at @BrianTArnold. Thanks for listening to 39 Minute Conversations! We'll be back for season 2 somewhere down the road, so stay tuned!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with filmmaker, editor, and assistant editor Jessica Perlman Jessica Perlman (Breathing Underwater! Bojack Horseman! I Think You Should Leave!)* Listen to us talk about growing up a child of deaf adults and how the visual language of ASL translated to her filmmaking style, joining the editorial teams of some of her favorite shows, what she looks for in a script she might want to direct, her favorite aspect of making movies, which Muppets we are, and much more! You can follow JP on Instagram at @perlzzy, and watch her short Breathing Underwater and her other work at her website: http://www.jessicalperlman.com/! *For the duration of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, we're not endorsing or promoting any AMPTP projects. Credits are just a matter of public record. You get it!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer Geri Carillo (Walker! The CBS Diversity Comedy Showcase!)* Listen to us talk about the camaraderie of the picket lines, how she got her first writing job, her advice for up-and-coming writers, their shared time writing for the CBS Diversity Comedy Showcase, and much more! You can follow Geri on Instagram at @gericari! *For the duration of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, we're not endorsing or promoting any AMPTP projects. Credits are just a matter of public record. You get it!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer and art director Dana Braziel-Solovy (Adventures of a Comic Con Girl! Wandavision! CSI: Vegas!) Listen to us talk about her adventures on the picket line, designing and selling shirts to support the Entertainment Community Fund, the importance of television as an escape in difficult times, our shared love for the Teamsters' own Lindsay Doughtery, and much more! You can follow Dana on most of the social media things @danabraziel, and check out https://www.bonfire.com/store/writers-strike-shirts/ to buy some Dana-designed shirts. All proceeds go to the Entertainment Community Fund. And, if you're in SAG-AFTRA or the WGA and live in Los Angeles, check out the World Harvest Food Bank at https://www.worldharvestla.org/. They're offering free carts of groceries to guild members for the duration of the strike!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with award-winning writer, director, and podcaster Becca Roth (Margo & Perry! Lenses! They Thought I Was You!) Listen to us talk about how the pandemic blew up Becca's life and led to her move to Los Angeles, how improv made us better writers, making documentaries, what prompted her to host a podcast examining the film and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen through a modern feminist lens, and hear Becca diagnose Brian with ADHD in real time! You can follow Becca on Instagram and Threads at @beccaroth and on Twitter at @Becca_Roth!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer and WGA Strike Captain Jasmyne Peck (Kevin Can F*ck Himself! Love, Victor!) Listen to us rank the all-time best West Virginians, how they started in development at Monkeypaw before becoming a professional writer, their work for The Black Film Allegience and the importance of representation in writers rooms, how film and tv can be an important tool for social justice, and so much more. Jasmyne is an emotionally healthy person who isn't on social media, but you can check out the Black Film Allegiance here: https://www.bfallegiance.com/
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer and WGA Strike Captain Jackie Penn (Turner & Hooch! 4400!) Listen to us talk about when she realized she wanted to be a writer, her journey from Youngstown, Ohio to working in television, rising from PA to Writers PA to Writers Assistant to Staff Writer and how important that pipeline is for up-and-coming writers, finding out a show she worked on was being pulled from streaming, what it's like being a strike captain, her favorite theme pickets, and so much more. You can follow Jackie on Twitter at @JackiePenn18 and on Instagram at jlpenn18.
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with Emmy-winning writer Mark Blutman (Boy Meets World! Girl Meets World! Ghostwriter!) Listen to us talk about why this strike is angrier than 2007's, how writers have been devalued in Hollywood, the problem with pitch decks, mentoring Pre-WGA writers, the magic of show business and how it's at risk of being destroyed, the legacy and impact of Boy Meets World, and so much more, You can follow Mark on Twitter at @BlutmanMark.
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with two-time Emmy-winning late-night comedy writer Greg Iwinski (The Late Show! Last Week Tonight! Game Theory!) He's also on the council of the WGA East and the 2023 Negotiating Committee. Listen to us talk about what it's like being in the room for the contract negotiations, how Silicon Valley is trying to turn our industry into gig work, the importance of a strong union, issues facing late-night comedy writers in the streaming era, what spurred Greg and other comedy writers to make Contract TK, a web series created by striking comedy writers, and most importantly, we get into a scandal that rocked our fantasy basketball league! You can follow Greg on Twitter at @garyJackson. And, watch Contract TK on Youtube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/@ContractTK.
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer and comedian Brittani Nichols (Abbott Elementary! A Black Lady Sketch Show! Suicide Kale!) Listen to us talk about how her Twitter thread about the issues facing TV writers, especially writers of color and from underrepresented backgrounds, went viral, having to repeat levels as a TV writer, what it's like coordinating strike action at the WB lot, how to become a WGA strike captain, her advice for up-and-coming writers, exactly when Janine and Gregory get together, and so much more! You can follow Brittani on Twitter at @BisHilarious. And, if you want to help people affected by the strike, and look good doing it, check out www.wgastrikeshirts.com. All net proceeds go to the Entertainment Community Fund!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer, producer, and showrunner David Slack (APB! MacGyver! Magnum PI! Person of Interest!) Listen to us talk about being on the picket lines of the WGA strike, the differences between this strike and the strike in 2007, being a former member of the WGA West board and the WGA Negotiating Committee, the importance of union solidarity and collective bargaining, how AI is coming for every corner of the film and tv industry, why it matters to have a writer on-set, his advice for upcoming writers, and so much more! You can follow David on various social media sites at @Slack2TheFuture. And, if you want to help people affected by the strike, please consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund! Just select Film & Television Professionals at this link: https://secure2.convio.net/afa/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20013a?df_id=2857&2857.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=5D23F1942C68B859B60F5A9C98CACA81
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer/director Katie White (NCIS! Coat Room! Treading Water!) Listen to us talk about being on the picket lines of the WGA strike, the commodification of film and tv as an art form, how the creators of Better Call Saul helped restore her faith in the industry, what she's learned directing her own short films, and much more! You can follow Katie on Twitter at @Katiew552. And, if you want to help people affected by the strike, please consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund! Just select Film & Television Professionals at this link: https://secure2.convio.net/afa/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20013a?df_id=2857&2857.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=5D23F1942C68B859B60F5A9C98CACA81
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with host, actor, and comedian Hector Navarro (Heroes Reforged! Nerdist News!) Listen to us talk about our time studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Hector's etiquette for approaching celebrities, how he turned his passion into his career, dealing with hateful, racist internet comments, how white supremacy is at the root of everything from toxic fan culture to the upper levels of Hollywood and beyond, and much more! You can follow Hector on Instagram, Twitter, and Tikok at @Hectorisfunny. And be sure to check out Heroes Reforged on Youtube!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer, actress, and comedian Madeleine Hernandez (The Owl House!) Listen to us talk about when she realized she wanted to be a writer/performer, going from a character performer at Disneyland to writing for a Disney Channel show, coming up as an apprentice writer, the connection The Owl House has with its fans, her unequivocal love for the movie CATS, and much more! You can find Madeleine on Instagram at @hey_madeleine and on Twitter at @itsa_madeleine. Be sure to check out the Peabody Award-winning The Owl House, all episodes streaming now on Disney Plus!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with writer, director, and comedian Kerry O'Neill (Jury Duty! Murderville! Bea At Rehab!) Listen to us talk about interning at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater together when we were LA babies, how she broke in as a TV writer, the importance of collaboration, directing her own shorts, how writing drama made her a better comedy writer, what it was like making the experimental, hilarious, and heartwarming Jury Duty, and much more! You can find Kerry on Instagram and Twitter at @tomskerrittfan1. And, be sure to check out Jury Duty, now streaming on Amazon Prime and Freevee!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with screenwriter Tripper Clancy (Stuber! Die Hart! Die Hart 2!) Listen to us talk about our similar screenwriting origin stories and how Script Pipeline helped launch both of our careers, the importance of writing your "fuck it" script, working with Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista on Stuber, Die Hart's interesting and perilous journey to the screen, the state of theatrical comedy, and much more! You can find Tripper on Twitter at @TripperClancy. And, be sure to check out Die Hart 2, now streaming on Roku!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with actress Angela Lin (Law & Order: Organized Crime! Little America! Made For Love!). Listen to us talk about finding musical theater and acting after immigrating to America as a child, attending Carnegie Mellon and studying alongside Leslie Odom Jr, Josh Gad, and Josh Groban, acting on Broadway in Chinglish, how acting in Little America made her rethink her relationship with her own parents, what makes Christopher Meloni such a generous actor, and much more! You can find Angela on Instagram at @angelalindotcom. And, be sure to check out her episodes of Little America and Law & Order: Organized Crime.
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with screenwriter and comedian Heidi Lux (Crushed! The Casagrandes!).Listen to us talk about the highs and lows of pursuing a career in screenwriting, how she found representation and sold her movie Crushed to Tubi, how quickly Crushed came together and was released, dealing with imposter syndrome, finding your voice as a writer, how she ended up writing freelance for Nickelodeon, and much more!You can find Heidi on Instagram at @fabulux and Twitter at @Heidi_Lux. And check out her movie Crushed on Tubi!
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with screenwriter and author Scott Myers!
Scott is the author of The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling, a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. He's also written over thirty movie and TV projects at almost every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. His screenwriting credits include K-9, Alaska, and Trojan War. Since 2008, Scott has hosted GoIntoTheStory.com, the official screenwriting blog of the Black List, which was named Best of the Best Scriptwriting Website by Writer’s Digest. Scott is currently an assistant professor of screenwriting at DePaul University.
Listen to us talk about what he felt was missing from most current popular screenwriting books, how character drives story, the importance of making your reader react emotionally, how his book utilizes the philosophies of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell to explain character journeys, the impact his book and website have had on writers at every level, and much more!
It's a great book that I highly recommend. Order on Amazon or wherever you buy your books!
And, you can find Scott on Instagram and Twitter at @GoIntoTheStory or on his website GoIntoTheStory.com.
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In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with Emmy-winning writer, actress, and comedian Deirdre Devlin (Robot Chicken! Final Space! LEGO Monkie Kid!)
Listen to us talk about how we reconnected during the pandemic, the importance of being a little bit delusional, standing by ideas you believe in, the night she won an Emmy for Robot Chicken, her advice for up-and-coming writers, and much more!
You can find Deirdre on TikTok at @speakofthedevlin222 and on Instagram at @deirdre_devlin. Currently, she writes for LEGO Monkie Kid, which is available on Amazon Prime!
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