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Sing What You Can’t Say

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October 6, 2020 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig welcome back Rachel Bloom (co-creator and star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) to talk about songwriting–both the creative process and the business of writing songs for film and television.

We also discuss a new report about sexual harassment in Hollywood and ageism in the industry.

Finally, in our bonus segment for premium members, John and Rachel talk about revivals.

Links:

  • The Hollywood Commission
  • Anita Hill’s Commission Launching Industry-Wide Platform to Report Sexual Harassment in Hollywood
  • WGA West Career Longevity Committee Demands “Inclusion And Equity” For Older Writers
  • List of Academy Award for Best Director winners by age
  • Ages of Top Grossing Screenwriters and Directors
  • Boys in the Band on Netflix
  • Follow comedian Demi Adejuyigbe on Twitter
  • Let Go or Be Dragged
  • Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
  • Rachel Bloom on Twitter
  • John August on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Outro by Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen (send us yours!)
  • Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

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UPDATE 10-8-2020 The transcript for this episode can now be found here.

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