The Post-Pandemic Life of a Hustling Screenwriter

Matt is joined by writer Bruce Eric Kaplan (Girls, Seinfeld, Six Feet Under) to discuss the life of a TV writer and how it has changed over the years, particularly coming out of the pandemic. Bruce talks about his new book—They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir—chronicling his time during the pandemic as a struggling screenwriter, joining Season 2 of the hit Netflix show Nobody Wants This, the bursting of the peak TV bubble, the psychology of the working writer, and whether there is room for optimism moving forward (02:31). Matt finishes the show with opening weekend box office predictions for Venom 3: The Last Dance and Conclave. (21:30).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Bruce Eric Kaplan
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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