Folks, this is my 20th year of podcasting. I've had an absolute blast doing it. I might even start a

Patreon to get some of my old episodes back online. But you know what? The one thing that has

really meant a lot to me throughout all my years is that now I have friends everywhere. Howdy.

I'm Jeff Goldsmith and this is the Q&A. and it's true because of the podcast I have friends everywhere,

but it's also kind of related to the episodes that we're talking about today in Andor,

season two, episodes four through six, which is the focus of today's episode with our guest,

writer Bo Willemann.

For those of you who think Bo's name sounds familiar, it's true. He is the creator of

the American version of House of Cards, and he did a fantastic job on that, and he has done a

fantastic job writing on Andor both seasons one and two. And you know, our format is always

spoiler-free first, so if you haven't seen these particular episodes, it's

okay to tune in until we make a very clear spoiler announcement.

And in our spoiler-free section, you'll find out what Bo's connection is with showrunner

and creator of Andor, Tony Gilroy, because it actually predates Andor.

Look, Bo is a very talented writer who was very forthcoming

about his creative process and what it took to get these episodes of Andor made, so I know

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