Happier in Hollywood

Covid-19 has changed our lives in big ways — and small. Sarah and Liz share some small, unexpected changes in their routines since they’ve been “safer at home.” Sarah gave up coffee — accidentally! Then they talk to fellow TV writer, Sarah Watson, about what it was like to have her Fox pilot shut down due to Covid-19. She went from producing a pilot and promoting her first novel, MOST LIKELY, to.... sitting in her house. How did she deal with the sudden absence of adrenaline? In Mailroom, Liz and Sarah answer a question about how they come up with character names. Finally, this week’s practical Hollywood Hack will help you grocery shop safely: the You Tube video, PSA Safe Grocery Shopping In Covid-19 Pandemic.Sarah Watson:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914872/Most Likely:https://www.amazon.com/Most-Likely-Sarah-Watson/dp/0316454834/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1585691412&sr=8-1PSA Safe Grocery Shopping In Covid-19 Pandemic:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDuwc9KBps To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Note: This episode was recorded before life changed dramatically due to the Covid-19 virus.Following up on their discussion about whether to get an agent, Sarah and Liz share an email from a listener who has a definite opinion. Then they outline how they’ve maximized their work hikes by instituting best practices. Most important? Stop to take notes. In Take A Hike, they share big news about the Happier In Hollywood community: they’re a launching a weekly newsletter! To subscribe, go to happierinhollywood.com and scroll down to the bottom where you’ll see a box that says “join the party.” Next, from The Mailroom, they answer a listener question about the best material to submit to TV writing contests. This week’s Hollywood Hack comes from their Facebook group: ask people to do something at the last minute.Hollywood Forever:https://hollywoodforever.com/Happier In Hollywood:https://happierinhollywood.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last two weeks, our world has turned upside down. Social distancing, remote learning, and WFH are now the new reality. Liz and Sarah talk to parenting expert Audrey Monke from the Sunshine Parenting podcast about how to stay positive and in the moment during an uncertain and frightening time. As owner of one of the top summer camps in the country for over thirty years, Audrey has spent her life researching and developing strategies for creating a fun, supportive, growth-focused culture for children. Audrey’s message to those of us overwhelmed by.... everything? Lower the bar!Audrey Monke:https://sunshine-parenting.com/Sunshine Parenting Podcast:https://sunshine-parenting.com/podcast-2/Happy Campers:https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Campers-Secrets-Raising-Thriving/dp/1546081798/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OVPHG3MNRBN&dchild=1&keywords=happy+campers+audrey+monke&qid=1584663883&sprefix=Happy+Campers+audre%2Caps%2C362&sr=8-1 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Note: This episode was recorded before life changed dramatically due to the Covid-19 virus. Liz and Sarah follow up on their discussion about Schrodinger’s Cat (Episode 147). Some listener cats: IVF, college admissions, and moving. Then they talk about why we should all Seize The Day in work and life. In From The Treadmill Desks Of, they discuss why saying something RIGHT AWAY makes all the difference. The longer you wait, the harder it gets. In The Craft (And Fain), Liz and Sarah reveal one of their most useful writing secrets — use the good stuff RIGHT AWAY in a script. Finally, this week’s Hollywood Hack: jump on a trend RIGHT AWAY. https://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/golden-goose-young-metallic-western-booties-prod220900074?childItemId=NMX4NM8_&navpath=cat000000_cat000730_cat63400744&page=0&position=109&uuid=PDP_PAGINATION_2585fe3f57cd26d81a9b547a542dcea1_SHXPv47xQ5rXX_Rsd6ZZ-eHfdTakpbwYxkFBd_8S.jsession To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With so many irons in the fire, Liz and Sarah decide to try time blocking. Will task batching and day theming keep them on track? (We shall see...) Then, in Hollywood Jobs, they talk to JuVee Productions Creative TV Executive Karen Frost about her career trajectory and why being an agent’s assistant helped her get where she is today. Karen also shares how she co-founded WOC Hikes, a regular networking event for Women of Color in Hollywood. This week’s Hollywood Hack: share your successes! Time blocking: https://blog.rescuetime.com/time-blocking-101/JuVee Productions: http://www.juveeproductions.com/Karen Frost on Twitter: @revkarenfrostWOC Hikes on Instagram: @wochikesPhoto by Icons8 Team on Unsplash To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah discuss the paradox of Shrodinger’s Cat — a thought experiment in which a theoretical cat is both alive and dead at the same time — and how it embodies their career right now. In Take Two, they revisit the subject of personal canaries in a coal mine. Some of their favorites from listeners? Browsing real estate sites, leaving cabinet doors open, cleaning pencil sharpeners, and green juicing. This week’s Hollywood Hack will help actors prep their scripts: the Sozy Annotator. Finally, even though Liz and Sarah swore they’d never announce Beverly Hills Housewife Lisa Rinna as a Celebrity Sighting again, they can’t help but mention they saw her at Fryman Canyon this week. Twice. Danielle’s favorite green juice:https://www.rebootwithjoe.com/mean-green-juice/Schrödinger’s Cat: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwj9yvyEn__nAhUB7J4KHWCuA7oQyCkwAHoECAIQBA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUjaAxUO6-Uw&usg=AOvVaw0sZxC4Fo_a4emwbC2UiT5KRedfin:https://www.redfin.com/?&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=1003207&utm_term=aud-315303801759:kwd-487284910&utm_content=338440899303&intent=Brand-HV&gclid=CjwKCAiAnfjyBRBxEiwA-EECLIzrMt_v1ckzx3dfOym3FTIOhdzScRg9wCHNBmulyctxL8EU9SreGRoCvxwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.dsThe Sozy Annotatorhttps://www.sozypencils.com/the-annotatorLisa Rinna:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005362/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah discuss their realization that so much can come from something... even if nothing comes from it. An example? In preparing for a recent meeting that went nowhere, they came up with an idea for a new narrative fiction podcast — and read an amazing book that had been on their list for years. In Hits & Bombs, Sarah’s hit goes to her trip to Riverside to buy a loom — for the first time since her daughter was born she did something on the weekend JUST FOR HERSELF. And Liz gives herself a bomb for counting her wardrobe chickens before her pilot (failed to) hatch. They also had a Bonus Bomb for everyone who plays loud music while hiking at Fryman Canyon. This week’s Hollywood Hack ensures you won’t repeat meeting outfits: take a picture on your phone. Finally, Liz and Sarah had some repeat Celebrity Sightings — Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin (together this time) and Jon Voight.Lisa Rinna:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005362/Harry Hamlin:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002122/Jon Voight:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000685/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Over two decades, Dr. Fredric Brandt went from a small dermatology practice in Miami to being Madonna's personal skincare consultant and the go-to for public figures desperate to stave off aging. His clients loved him. Fashion magazines profiled him. But as Brandt continued to build his empire—a best-selling product line, pristine homes in New York and Miami, and an absurd modern art collection—he was slowly becoming addicted to his own product. From Justine Harman and the team behind 'Broken Harts,' comes 'The Baron of Botox,' a 10-part podcast series, available now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a small world! Liz and Sarah share an email from Kate Silver, the writer of the Spirit Magazine article “Turning Pink” that they mention in their American Beauties pitch bonus episode. Then they talk to writer Ben Acker about his new Audible Original, CUT AND RUN. The TV business is ever-changing, and more and more writers (like Ben and his writing partner Ben Blacker) are diving into the world of narrative audio. In The Mailroom, Liz and Sarah finally address a question that’s been on listeners’ minds. As the WGA dispute with the ATA continues, what are their thoughts on getting a new agent? This week’s Hollywood Hack provides an easy alternative to shredding documents: the Wide Identity Protection Roller. Finally, Liz and Sarah had a RHBH Celebrity Sighting at Fryman Canyon — Lisa Rinna (and, yes, she was dancing when they saw her.)Kate Silver:https://www.thekatesilver.com/Ben Acker:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009921/Ben Blacker:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3011071/Cut And Run:https://www.audible.com/ep/title/?asin=B082YHVMCG&source_code=GO1GB12609141890JG&device=d&&cvosrc=ppc.google.%2Bcut%20%2Band%20%2Brun&cvo_campaign=1678393327&cvo_crid=415526018380&Matchtype=b&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkKnyBRDwARIsALtxe7hZq1Q_fll-BKF5NoWLnNwoo_B2Ss4mxJGgF8TpAF42_YgvsojyEjUaAkQZEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.dsWide Identity Protection Roller:https://www.thegrommet.com/products/guard-your-idwide-identity-protection-rollerLisa Rinna:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Rinna To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah talk about how to “hijack the meeting,” advice that comes from their friend and fellow TV writer, Moira Kirland. Then in Take A Hike, they each reveal their personal “canary in a coal mine.” What behavior reveals they’re more stressed out than they realize? Hint: Sarah’s “canary” looks a lot like a puppy. This week’s Hollywood Hack is a company that’s Rent The Runway for tablescaping: Social Studies. Finally, Liz had a Fryman Canyon Celebrity Sighting: Real House Husband of Beverly Hills, Harry Hamlin.Moira Kirland:https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0215277/Social Studies:https://social-studies.com/Harry Hamlin:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hamlin To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.