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My name is Ben Blacker.

I'm the creator and moderator of the Nerdist Writers' Panel. I'm also a television writer myself, having written for supernatural, super ninjas, and DreamWorks, Puss and Boots, and currently FX's new series, Keshis, and Clay. Follow me on Twitter at Ben Blacker and let me know who you'd like to see on this show. I'm always looking for new ideas for guests, and you can always find out about live Nerdist Writers' Writers' Panel.

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and thanks for listening. It's the Nerdist Writers writers panel and it's hosted by Ben Blacker where he gets a bunch of writers

and he asks him lots of questions and it's starting now so this will be the end of the theme.

I want you go down the line and hopefully by the time we get to Craig, he'll be macked up.

But starting here with Rob, please just introduce yourself, tell us what we know you from, where we have seen your name on TV.

This is so the podcast audience will know your voice is.

Sure, sure.

I'm Rob Doherty.

The last four years, people would know me from elementary.

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