To Live & Dialogue In LA
From the campus of Yale University, a series of fascinating craft conversations with some of the giants of screenwriting and filmmaking.
* Created and hosted by Aaron Tracy
* Recorded at the Yale Broadcast Studio
* Guests include Ron Howard, Michael Douglas, Richard Curtis, the writers behind Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Cheers, The Sopranos and many more, including Nancy Meyers in her podcast debut
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The Best Moments from Writer/Director Nancy Meyer’s Podcast Debut
The most commercially successful female filmmaker ever, Nancy Meyers, recently called in to Yale Podcast Network’s To Live and Dialogue in LA, for what would be her first time on any podcast. Meyers, who arguably dominated the romantic comedy for decades, spoke with host Aaron Tracy about rom-coms, of course — her own and other, older classics — and shared lively stories from her many years in the business.
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Lessons from A-List Screenwriter Ed Solomon
Screenwriter Ed Solomon has he written four separate screenplays that have spawned sequels and franchises (Men in Black, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Now You See Me, and Charlie’s Angels) also has experience writing for television. Solomon recently sat down with Aaron Tracy, host of the Yale Podcast Network’s To Live and Dialogue in LA, to discuss his start, what it takes to make it as a professional writer, his writing process and more.
A conversation on Story with Journalist and Film Historian Mark Harris
Mark Harris, journalist, best-selling author of Pictures at a Revolution and Five Came Back, which was adapted into a documentary for Netflix, knows a thing or two about how to write a story. His non-fiction books, while not exactly screenplays or teleplays, were such large successes because of his ability to craft moments in history into compelling narrative.
Inside the Mind of the New Yorker’s TV Critic: Emily Nussbaum
The New Yorker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning TV critic, Emily Nussbaum, has her own rules about how to engage with different genres of television. She won’t write about a network sitcom during its first six episodes, for instance, because she thinks the show is like a newborn developing neck strength.