"Apples to Apples"

And Just Like That...The Writers Room

HBO Max Podcasts

After Shows, Tv & Film

4.1 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Executive producers Michael Patrick King and Elisa Zuritsky sit down with co-executive producer Samantha Irby and executive story editor Rachel Palmer to discuss Carrie’s tumultuous stay at Aidan’s farm and digging into extended family stories in this episode. They cover everything from how they tried to get comedy out of clothes to the idea that Aidan is a secret narcissist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So what are you doing down there?
0:07.0	Well, this morning I took an ATV to a, um,
0:11.0	Sister Wives' Dress Shop.
0:17.0	Impressed?
0:18.0	Completely.
0:20.0	Hello, lovers. Welcome back to End Just Like That, the Writers' Room. Impressed? Completely.
0:21.9	Hello, lovers.
0:28.5	Welcome back to End Just Like That, The Writers' Room, the official companion podcast of And Just Like That from Max.
0:32.7	I'm Michael Patrick King, writer, director, executive producer of In Just Like That.
0:38.0	And here at the writing room table with me today is executive producer, writer Lisa Zeritsky.
0:38.6	Hello.
0:41.7	Co-executive producer and writer Samantha Irby.
0:42.4	Hi.
0:43.2	Hi.
0:47.2	As well as executive story editor, writer Rachel Palmer.
0:47.9	Hello.
0:55.8	And today we are here to talk about episode four, Apples to Apples, written and directed by me, Michael Patrick King.
1:01.1	Now, especially with this episode, if you haven't seen this episode, please stop listening right now because this is a lot of spoilers in it, and we really want you to enjoy what you have
1:06.7	to experience without us ruining it or spoiling it. Okay, before we actually talk about this actual episode specifically,
1:14.5	I want to talk about the challenge of what we set up for ourselves as writers,
1:18.3	which is the Carri and Aden arc.
1:21.8	The idea that we had to play his side, her side, his side, her side.
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