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Nerdist Writers Panel

The Nerdist Writers Panel series is an informal chat moderated by Ben Blacker (co-creator of the Thrilling Adventure Hour; writer for Supah Ninjas, Supernatural, among others) with professional writers about the process and business of writing. Covering TV, film, comic books, music, novels, and any other kind of writing about which you'd care to hear. Proceeds from the live panels benefit 826LA, the national non-profit tutoring program.

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Latest Episodes

  • Carlton Cuse, Michael Schur, and JJ Philbin

    Released 06.18.13

    Carlton Cuse (<i>Bates Motel; Lost; The Strain</i>); Michael Schur (co-creator,&nbsp;<i>Parks and Recreation</i>); JJ Philbin (<i>New Girl; The OC; Gilmore Girls</i>). Recorded April 21, 2013

  • Comics Edition #2: Delving deep into comics characters' psychology

    Released 06.15.13

    Comics edition #2: Delving deep into comics characters' psychology, featuring Batman (of course), the Hulk and...Richie Rich?

  • Graham Yost, creator and showrunner of Justified

    Released 06.11.13

    Graham Yost, creator and showrunner of <i>Justified</i>. As part of <i>Fast Company </i>magazine's &ldquo;Most Creative People&rdquo; issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's most interesting and groundbreaking s...

  • Graham Yost, creator and showrunner of Justified

    Released 06.11.13

    Graham Yost, creator and showrunner of <i>Justified</i>. As part of <i>Fast Company </i>magazine's &ldquo;Most Creative People&rdquo; issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's most interesting and groundbreaking s...

  • Comics Edition #1

    Released 06.08.13

    Comics Edition #1: Hosts Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more), Adam Beechen (<i>Hench, Batman Beyond</i>), Ben Blacker (<i>Thrilling Adventure Hour; Wolverine: Season One</i>), and Heath Corson (<i>Aim High; Scary Godmother</i>...

  • Howard Gordon, co-creator of Homeland

    Released 06.04.13

    Howard Gordon, co-creator of <i>Homeland, </i>executive producer of three 2013 pilots. As part of <i>Fast Company </i>magazine's &ldquo;Most Creative People&rdquo; issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's most in...

  • Ian Roberts and Jay Martel, showrunners of Key & Peele

    Released 06.01.13

    <b>BONUS EPISODE </b>with Ian Roberts and Jay Martel, showrunners of <i>Key &amp; Peele</i>. As part of <i>Fast Company </i>magazine's &ldquo;Most Creative People&rdquo; issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's m...

  • Vince Gilligan, creator and showrunner of Breaking Bad

    Released 05.28.13

    Vince Gilligan, creator and showrunner of <i>Breaking Bad</i>. As part of <i>Fast Company </i>magazine's &ldquo;Most Creative People&rdquo; issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's most interesting and groundbrea...

  • Callie Khouri, creator of Nashville

    Released 05.22.13

    <b>BONUS EPISODE</b> with Callie Khouri, creator of <i>Nashville</i>. As part of <i>Fast Company </i>magazine's &ldquo;Most Creative People&rdquo; issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's most interesting and gro...

  • Jason Fuchs

    Released 05.21.13

    An in-depth chat with Jason Fuchs about the work he did on the ABC/Disney pilot <i>Big Thunder, </i>the animated feature <i>Ice Age: Continental Drift</i>, being a child actor, and lots more.

  • Liz Meriweather, Brett Baer and Dave Finkel, creator and showrunners of the New Girl

    Released 05.14.13

    Liz Meriweather, Brett Baer and Dave Finkel, creator and showrunners of the <i>New Girl</i>. As part of <i>Fast Company </i>magazine's &ldquo;Most Creative People&rdquo; issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's m...

  • Adam F. Goldberg

    Released 05.07.13

    An in-depth chat with Adam F. Goldberg about his varied writing career on such projects as indie feature <i>Fanboys</i>, childrens' entertainments <i>The Muppets Wizard of Oz </i>and <i>WordGirl, </i>network comedies <i>Breaking In</i>, <i>Community</i>, ...

  • Ryan Condal

    Released 04.30.13

    An in-depth chat with Ryan Condal who is currently adapting the comic series <i>The 6th Gun</i> for NBC and <i>Hercules: The Thracian Wars </i>for Paramount, MGM, and director Brett Ratner.

  • Nicholas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton, Taylor Elmore and Michael Gilvary

    Released 04.23.13

    Nicholas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton (creators, <i>Numb3ers</i>), Taylor Elmore (<i>Justified</i>), and Michael Gilvary (<i>Chicago Fire; Breakout Kings</i>).

  • Celebrating Husbands, the comic!

    Released 04.16.13

    The creators of <i>Husbands</i>, the series, Jane Espenson (<i>Once Upon a Time; Buffy; Caprica</i>) and Brad Bell (&ldquo;Cheeks&rdquo;), have written a wonderful series for Dark Horse Comics, and it is finally released in collected, hardcover form!

  • Writers of Kroll Show

    Released 04.09.13

    An in depth chat with the writers/directors/creators of Comedy Central's <i>Kroll Show,</i> Nick Kroll, Jonathan Krisel, and John Levenstein, about bringing characters to TV, building worlds, what's funny, and lots more.

  • Andy Bobrow, Emily Halpern, Gideon Yago and Max Winkler

    Released 04.01.13

    Andy Bobrow (<i>Community; Malcolm in the Middle</i>); Emily Halpern (<i>The Unit; Private Practice</i>); Gideon Yago (<i>The Newsroom</i>); Max Winkler (writer/director, <i>Ceremony</i>; director, <i>New Girl, New Normal</i>).

  • Bob Harris

    Released 03.26.13

    A chat with author Bob Harris (<i>Prisoner of Trebekistan</i>) about his new book on micro-loans <i>The International Bank of Bob</i>.

  • Joe Port and Joe Wiseman

    Released 03.19.13

    An in-depth interview with Joe Port and Joe Wiseman (<i>Dilbert; Son of the Beach; Just Shoot Me</i>) about their new, autobiographical pilot <i>Joe and Joe and Jane</i>, their writing partnership, what's funny, and lots more.

  • Bill Prady, Donick Cary and Stephen Scaia

    Released 03.12.13

    Bill Prady (co-creator, <i>The Big Bang Theory</i>); Donick Cary (<i>New Girl; Bored to Death</i>; former head-writer, <i>Late Show with David Letterman</i>); Stephen Scaia (<i>Human Target; Jericho</i>; adapting <i>Y: The Last Man </i>for feature film).

  • Live from the Jonathan Coulton Cruise!

    Released 03.04.13

    Live from the Jonathan Coulton Cruise! Bill Corbett (<i>Rifftrax; Mystery Science Theater 3000</i>) hosts author John Scalzi (<em>Old Man&rsquo;s War)</em>, singer/songwriter John Roderick (The Long Winters), Josh Cagan (Geek and Sundry's <i>Learning Town</i>...

  • Leslye Headland

    Released 02.26.13

    An in-depth chat with writer/director Leslye Headland (<i>Bachelorette</i>) about movies, plays, working on FX's Terriers, David Mamet, and her new pilot, <i>Assistance</i>.

  • Live from San Francisco!

    Released 02.18.13

    Live from San Francisco! Michael Chabon (<i>The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay; Telegraph Avenue</i>); Glen David Gold (<i>Carter Beats the Devil; Sunnyside</i>); Erik Larsen (<i>Savage Dragon</i>; co-founder of Image Comics); Joshua Davis (<i>The Underdog</i>).

  • Nerdist Comics Panel backdoor pilot

    Released 02.12.13

    Nerdist Comics Panel backdoor pilot. The spin-off podcast is coming soon. For now, enjoy this chat with its hosts Ben Blacker, Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds of other favorite characters), Adam Beechen (<i>Batman Beyond, Hench</i>...

  • Robert Kirkman

    Released 02.05.13

    An in-depth chat with <i>The Walking Dead</i> creator Robert Kirkman (<i>Invincible; Super Dinosaur; Thief of Thieves</i>) about the formation of his Skybound imprint at Image Comics, his process for breaking story, choices he's made for his characters, zombies vs.

  • American Horror Story: Asylum in review!

    Released 01.29.13

    <i>American Horror Story: Asylum </i>in review! Executive producer <b>Tim Minear</b> and co-exec producers <b>Jennifer Salt, </b>and <b>Jessica Sharzer </b>on the incredible second season of the FX horror-drama-comedy-musical (&ldquo;The Name Game?&rdquo;...

  • Marlon Wayans

    Released 01.22.13

    Marlon Wayans. Recorded January 16th, 2013

  • BJ Novak, Elaine Ko and Kevin Shinick

    Released 01.15.13

    BJ Novak (<i>The Office</i>); Elaine Ko (<i>Modern Family; Family Guy</i>); and Kevin Shinick (developer, <i>MAD; Robot Chicken</i>).

  • 2012 in review, part 2!

    Released 01.08.13

    2012 in review, part 2! Join some MORE of our favorite panelists&mdash;Aaron Ginsburg (<i>Do No Harm; Finder</i>), &mdash;as they talk about what they learned this year, what a strange year it was, and what they're looking forward to in 2013.

  • 2012 in review, part 1

    Released 12.11.12

    2012 in review, part 1! Join some of our favorite panelists&mdash;Josh Friedman (creator, <i>Sarah Connor Chronicles</i>), Andrew Miller (creator, <i>Secret Circle</i>), and Cathryn Humphris (<i>Ringer; Mob Doctor</i>)&mdash;as they talk about what they ...

  • Man of Action Studios!

    Released 12.04.12

    An in-depth chat with the creators of <em>Ben 10</em> and <em>Generator Rex </em>and the developers of <em>Ultimate Spider-Man</em> and the upcoming <em>Avengers Assemble </em>cartoons.

  • Pendleton Ward, Martin Gero and Kent Osborne

    Released 11.27.12

    Pendleton Ward (creator, <em>Adventure Time</em>); Martin Gero (creator, <em>The LA Complex</em>); Kent Osborne (head writer, <em>Adventure Time; Spongebob; Flapjack</em>).

  • Live from NY!

    Released 11.14.12

    Live from NY! Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live; South Park) and Peter David (comic books! Including <em>X-Factor</em>, <em>Supergirl</em>, 12 years on <em>Incredible Hulk,</em> and lots more).

  • Not My Bag

    Released 11.08.12

    Comic books! Celebrating the release of <strong>Not My Bag</strong>, the new graphic novel by Sina Grace (former editor of <em>The Walking Dead;</em> artist of <em>The Li'l Depressed Boy</em> and Amber Benson's <em>Among the Ghosts).</em>

  • Live from Brooklyn!

    Released 11.01.12

    Live from Brooklyn! Some of the funniest people in NY. Joe Randazzo (former editor of <em>The Onion</em>); Caissie St.

  • Jeff Eastin, Lauren Hissrich and Victor Fresco

    Released 10.25.12

    Jeff Eastin (creator, <em>White Collar</em> and <em>Graceland</em>); Lauren Hissrich (<em>The West Wing, Justice</em>) Victor Fresco (creator, <em>Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Better Off Ted, The Trouble with Normal</em>); Recorded October 14, 2012.

  • Iain Morris, Fred Stoller, Charlie Grandy and Amy Ozols

    Released 10.18.12

    Iain Morris (co-creator, The Inbetweeners [UK]; Flight of the Conchords); Fred Stoller (Seinfeld; Handy Manny); Charlie Grandy (The Daily Show; co-creator, Guys with Kids); Amy Ozols (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; co-creator, Guys with Kids).

  • Mad Men season five in review!

    Released 10.10.12

    <em>Mad Men</em> season five in review! Creator/showrunner Matthew Weiner, showrunners Andre and Maria Jacquemetton, and writer Erin Levy give their take on the AMC series' fifth season, choices they made about the characters, audience expectations, colla...

  • “Why Aren't More People Talking About These Awesome Shows?”

    Released 10.04.12

    The &ldquo;Why Aren't More People Talking About These Awesome Shows?&rdquo; panel, featuring <em>Awkward</em>.

  • An Evening with Ed Brubaker

    Released 09.27.12

    Comic book writer/creator of <em>Fatale, Criminal, Captain America</em>, and more. Topics discussed include the &ldquo;rules of comic book writing,&rdquo; the state of Marvel and DC and its creators, film adaptations of comics, and Ed's TV pitches.

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