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March 24, 2020 News, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig share their tips for working from home, from writing sprints to taking walks.

We also talk about how the recent shutdowns have affected Pay Up Hollywood, support staff, and what we’re doing about it.

Finally, we hear from Scriptnotes guests and friends about how they are managing this challenging time. Longtime listeners, buckle up.

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* Huge thanks to all of our special guests for sharing! Follow them here: [Emily Zulauf](https://twitter.com/emilyzulauf) on Twitter, [Mike Birbiglia](https://www.instagram.com/birbigs/) on Instagram, [Megana Rao](https://twitter.com/meganarao) on Twitter, [BJ Novak](https://twitter.com/bjnovak) on Twitter, [Chris Nee](https://twitter.com/chrisdocnee) on Twitter, [Charlie Brooker](https://twitter.com/charltonbrooker) on Twitter, [David Iserson](https://twitter.com/davidiserson) on Twitter, [Susana Fogel](https://twitter.com/susannafogel) on Twitter, [Damon Lindelof](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511541/) on IMDb, [David Wain](https://twitter.com/davidwain) on Twitter, [Mari Heller](https://www.instagram.com/mariellestilesheller) on Instagram, [Rawson Thurber](https://twitter.com/rawsonthurber?lang=en) on Twitter, [Liz Hannah](https://twitter.com/itslizhannah) on Twitter, [Malcolm Spellman](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1173259/) on IMDb, [Alison McDonald](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1037485/) on IMDb, [Ryan Knighton](https://twitter.com/ryanknighton) on Twitter, [Ricki Lindhome](https://twitter.com/rikilindhome) on Twitter, [Chris Keyser](https://twitter.com/chrskeyser?lang=en) on Twitter, [Lulu Wang](https://twitter.com/thumbelulu) on Twitter, and don’t forget to congratulate [Matthew Chilelli](https://twitter.com/machelli?lang=en) on Twitter!
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* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Ryan Dunn ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))
* Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/443standard.mp3).

**UPDATE 3-30-20** The transcript for this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2020/scriptnotes-ep-443-what-were-up-to-transcript).

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