Podcast Episodes

Steven Levitan: How Modern Family Rewrote The Rules of Sitcom | How I Write

I interviewed Steven Levitan, the co-creator and showrunner of Modern Family, one of the most successful sitcoms of the past two decades. What makes him fascinating isn't just that he wrote hundreds …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

David Zucker: Hollywood Director Explains The 15 Rules of Comedy | How I Write

I interviewed David Zucker, the director behind Airplane!, Naked Gun, and some of the funniest movies ever made. What makes this conversation fascinating isn't just the behind the scenes stories, but…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bible Project: How Two Guys Changed Bible Education on YouTube | How I Write

This is not a normal episode. There's two guests, not one. Tim Mackie and Jon Collins, and they're the founders of the Bible project, a YouTube channel with more than half a billion views. It is enti…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robert Macfarlane: The Most Beautiful Conversation About Language | How I Write

I interviewed Robert Macfarlane, a writer who has mastered the art of nature writing. What makes him fascinating isn’t just that he writes beautifully about landscapes, but how he thinks about langua…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Paul Harding: A New Way To Think About Writing | How I Write

Season 1

I interviewed Paul Harding, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his very first novel Tinkers. Unlike most novelists, he’s not really interested in plots, and only halfway interested in charact…

Published on 3 months ago

Steven Pinker: Harvard Professor Explains The Rules of Writing | How I Write

Season 1

I’m here at Harvard in the office of Steven Pinker. He’s written nine books and spent his life studying language, cognition, and writing. In this interview, we started with the practical: the rules o…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Ezra Klein: The Case Against Writing With AI | How I Write

Season 1

Ezra Klein is one of the internet’s most influential journalists. He co-founded Vox in 2014, and it was there he really pioneered this new era of online journalism. Remember those Vox explainer video…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Eric Roth: The Screenwriter Behind Forrest Gump and Dune | How I Write

Season 1

Dune. Forrest Gump. Benjamin Button. Eric Roth wrote all of them. He’s been nominated for seven Oscars and won Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump. I got the chance to ask him about how you find…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Jamin: The Hollywood Sitcom Writer | How I Write

Season 1

Michael Jamin has been writing Hollywood sitcoms for 28 years on shows like King of the Hill and Beavis and Butt-Head. Unlike most comedy writers, he’s not focused on punchlines, he’s more focused on…

Published on 4 months ago

Dean Koontz: 120 novels published. 500 million copies sold. | How I Write

Dean Koontz has written over 100 books and sold more than 500 million copies, making him one of the best-selling authors of all time. I visited Dean at his home and personal library to understand wha…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago