“Better Than Sex”

And Just Like That...The Writers Room

HBO Max Podcasts

After Shows, Tv & Film

4.1 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Autumn is here, and Carrie is writing her way through the pain inside her (finally) fully furnished apartment. Executive producers Michael Patrick King and Julie Rottenberg, along with co-executive producer Samantha Irby and executive story editor Rachel Palmer, dive into “Better Than Sex.” The writers discuss the significance of Duncan broaching the castle wall and coming upstairs. They also get into Herbert’s election woes, Brady’s bombshell reveal, and the making of that eyebrow-raising Giuseppe puppet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How much do you pay?
0:05.8	You don't want to know.
0:07.8	Tell me.
0:08.8	Remember, it's subsidized artist's housing.
0:10.4	My mom was a Raku Potter, and it's rent control.
0:13.8	Just say it quick.
0:14.8	$900 a month.
0:15.7	You motherfucker.
0:17.9	Hello, lovers.
0:18.9	Welcome back to In Just Like That, the writer's room, the official companion podcast of In Just Like That from Max.
0:24.8	I'm Michael Patrick King, writer director and executive producer of In Just Like That.
0:28.7	And here in the writing room, this episode with me is executive producer and writer Julie Rotenberg.
0:33.4	Hi.
0:34.1	Co-executive producer and writer Samantha Irby.
0:36.5	Hello.
0:37.3	Executive story editor and writer Rachel Palmer.
0:40.1	Hello.
0:40.9	Hello, everybody.
0:42.0	Okay, so we are here today to discuss episode number 10, Better Than Sex.
0:48.4	So I guess the first question I have...
0:49.9	Written by Samantha Irby and directed by Michael Patrick King.
0:55.4	A dream team.
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