We bring on the fascinating Daniel Casey.

He tells us his Hollywood origin story, giving up directing to get a script moving, his route to F9 and the excitement of working on a serious franchise.

Daniel talks about the exciting of being on the set of a $250m movie, how nice Fast and Furious fans were and how close he came to running out of money and giving up.

He talked about some huge projects - including a Batman film - that got away, directing short films and being told to kill himself on social media when announcing his new show.

Insightful, honest and specific, a great chat about what a writing career can really look like.

We are delighted to have the legendary Eriq La Salle on the show.

The talented actor, writer, producer, director and novelist joins us to talk about his illustrious career, the power of storytelling and his love of acting but not necessarily some of the business of acting.

We talk about a writing rejection leading to acting, an acting rejection leading to directing and frustrations about pay disparity and inequality shaping his work as a producer.

Eriq talks about his role as producing director on On call, how he ended up acting in it as well and what he would have done if he hadn't been an actor.

An inspiring episode by one of the industry's longest serving and broadest talents.

We talk to The Irrational Showrunner Arika Lisanne Mittman.
She talks about her ten years as an assistant, finally getting her break and what she learned along the way.
We discuss the rise and fall of network television, what the industry learned from the strike and whether she's any good at firing people (she's not!).

Arika talks about her strengths and weaknesses as a showrunner, gives advice to those wanting to join the industry and the times she nearly got fired as a script co-ordinator.

A detailed and entertaining journey through every facet of TV writing from an inspiring leader with a lot of episodes under her belt.

We talk to Equalizer showrunner Joe Wilson.

In one of our most candid episodes so far, he talks about his journey from East Cleveland to Hollywood, the tough days at the start and even sleeping in his car.

He explains how he got his break, how he is treated when he goes home and what sort of showrunner he aspires to be.

We talk cool Hollywood moments, his strengths and weaknesses and the show about bands he aspires to make.

A gritty episode that explores all the areas Hollywood doesn’t normally talk about.

It's always fun we have two guests on, particularly when they are talking about Wolf Productions first go at a streaming platform.

We talk to showrunner Tim Walsh and co-creator Elliot Wolf about their new show On Call, making the most of the freedom of a streamer, whether the police in Long Beach still like them and how hard the industry is right now.

Elliot talks about the Wolf legacy, trying new approaches to the industry and his pride in the new show.

Tim is brutally honest about his time as a security guard, why he also assumes every show will be his last and gives great advice for those entering the industry today.

A great insight into the new TV world which gets as honest as you'll hear it.

We talk to Sally Bradford Mckenna, co-showrunner of the new Peacock show Laid.

She explains how she first got her break, reluctantly, on Will & Grace, how her father's career helped shaped hers and why every show needs two showrunners.

She talks about the evolution of comedy writing, difficult rooms early in her career and being brought in to solve problems on shows, and how that didn't always go down well.

Sally talks about the excitement of co-showrunning, why she wants to try it solo and how much she has learner from her partner Nahnatchka Khan.

A fascinating episode exploring comedy, showrunning and the intricacies of making it in Hollywood.

We talk to showrunner JJ Bailey.

He talks about his new show The Hunting Party, finding a new angle for a procedural and the excitement of getting a new network show on air.

We hear about the complexity of the showrunner role, learning a way round a writers room and whether you should write about your hobbies.

Great insight from a man who seems too nice to be successful in Hollywood.

We're back after our New Year and fire break and have a great oe, Coco and Cleaner writer Matthew Aldrich.

He talks about the power of spec scripts, why he never celebrates his wins and the pressure and intensity of working with Pixar.
He tells about sourcing ideas from news articles, how prior success has meant nothing for future success and the state of Hollywood today.

We also cover not living in LA, alternative pastry chef careers and why he feels so fortunate.

A great first episode of the year from a man with some amazing films under his belt.