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The Writers Panel

Ben Blacker

The definitive insider's guide to our current golden age of television, Ben Blacker's The Writers Panel is an ever expanding anthology of live convention panels and intimate in-studio interviews with the writers, producers, and show runners responsible for all the shows you can't stop watching. Over the course of nearly 500 episodes and counting, The Writers Panel has sat across from guests such a... more

PublishesWeeklyEpisodes578Founded13 years ago
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Latest Episodes

Writer/director/actor Don McKellar (co-creator, The Sympathizer' 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould; Childstar) discusses throwing yourself into the deep end, the terrors of expectation, tradlation, and representation, collaborating with Park Chan-wook... more

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3 days ago

Michael Jamin (Tacoma FD; Maron) discusses his new collection of personal essays, A Paper Orchestra, sharing versus oversharing, what he learned about art from David Bowie and Pharrel, and more. more

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10 days ago

Evan Waite (Family Guy; The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) discusses the kinds of comedy he enjoys, breaking in by taking chances, his new book Life Wants You Dead: A Calm, Rational and Totally Legit Guide to Scaring Yourself Safe, and more. more

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17 days ago

Melanie Marnich (creator, Apples Never Fall; The OA; Big Love) discusses pursuing projects that explore personal questions, casting her room for their strengths, pitching her perspective on Lianne Moriarty's novel, the Apples cast's secret text chain... more

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 1k ratings
  • A treasure trove of writing lessons

    This show has been around for over a decade and has insights on every aspect of television writing. If you are looking to get ahead in the industry do yourself a favor and dig through the episodes, filled with insights from working writers.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jimmy_Crow
    United States7 months ago
  • Great show

    Ben Blacker is a great interviewer. He knows what to ask and how to ask it. He makes his guests open up gets the most out of each interview. This podcast is engaging and enriching. Such a worthwhile way to spend your time if you’re an extremely focused writer. Thank you for the wealth of knowledge in each episode!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    KaylaDonDada
    United States2 years ago
  • I’ve basically binged all episodes

    I love this podcast! It’s a real peak inside the curtain of what writers lives are really like in Hollywood. Ive been slowly binging all episodes for the past year taking notes and building some scripts. This has been a great support and fun listen!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    allnicknamesaretakenmarinel
    United States2 years ago
  • Fantastic an educational podcast for writers.

    I love the content. I am learning a lot. I thought I know mostly everything I need to know, but now I see that there is a lot more to writing. more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ArtMart21.com
    Canada2 years ago
  • Always delivers

    Great podcast on writing and gives fuel to those of us trying to do this for a living.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JoeyDuda1980
    United States2 years ago

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