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Revisiting Bing Liu on his film, ‘Minding the Gap,’ now a Peabody winner
Growing up in Rockford, Illinois, Bing Liu was obsessed with making skateboarding videos with his friends. Over the course of more than a decade, one…
6 years, 10 months ago
Showrunners on TV staffing season without agents
It’s TV staffing season: when writers look for jobs. But this year, writers have fired their agents in their battle over packaging fees. Still, showr…
6 years, 10 months ago
Dan Taberski on his new podcast ‘Running from COPS’
As a follow-up to his podcasts about exercise guru Richard Simmons and then Y2K, Dan Taberski set out to investigate the darker aspects of the long-r…
6 years, 10 months ago
Sally Wainwright on her new HBO-BBC series ‘Gentleman Jack’
Growing up, Sally Wainwright visited Shibden Hall, a historic house and park in West Yorkshire. But she wasn’t taught much about Anne Lister, who had…
6 years, 10 months ago
Ryan O’Connell's new Netflix comedy series is ‘Special’
For years, Ryan O’Connell was in the closet: not because he’s gay, which he is, but because he was ashamed of having cerebral palsy. His cover? He’d…
6 years, 11 months ago
Participant Media's Elise Pearlstein on the documentary boom
Elise Pearlstein has dedicated her life to non-fiction film, first as award-winning producer, and since 2013, as SVP of Documentary at Participant Me…
6 years, 11 months ago
Stephen Falk on 'You're the Worst,' the FXX rom-com with a twist
Stephen Falk thought he had gotten his big break in 2012, when NBC picked up his series ‘Next Caller.’ But after he’d shot just 4 episodes, NBC pulle…
6 years, 11 months ago
Elizabeth Banks on directing, producing and blazing a trail in the big leagues
Actress, director, producer Elizabeth Banks is a member of a very small club: women who make commercial big-studio movies. After directing ‘Pitch Per…
6 years, 11 months ago
On set with Sebastian Lelio; Steven Yeun on life after ‘The Walking Dead’
Earlier this year, actor Steven Yeun joined us to talk about his role in the Oscar-shortlisted Korean film, ‘Burning.’ We talked about other topics t…
6 years, 11 months ago
Revisiting comedian Kathy Griffin, following her film premiere at SXSW
When comedian Kathy Griffin posed for a photo holding what appeared to be the bloody head of Donald Trump, she became a pariah overnight. So she did …
7 years ago