Ep. 319: A Hollywood Dream Come True!

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Liz and Sarah talk to TV writer Nadia Abass-Madden about how she switched careers from being a real life 911 operator to writing for FOX’s hit show 9-1-1. It’s a dream-come-true-story to inspire all of us during this stressful time! Then, in Take A Hike, Liz discusses why it’s a good idea to reconnect with old friends if you’re feeling adrift. This week’s Hollywood Hack will revolutionize your kitchen experience: Marley’s Monsters Unpaper Towels. Finally, Sarah recommends the podcast Ologies hosted by Alie Ward. Get in touch on Twitter: @sarahmfain & @elizabethcraft Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Nadia Abass-Madden: Nadia Abass-Maddenimdb.com Marley’s Monsters Unpaper Towels: Eco-Friendly & Reusable Home Goodsmarleysmonsters.com Ologies podcast: https://www.alieward.com/ologies Photo by Alex Azabache on Unsplash To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Did you see the post on the WGA Facebook group?
0:04.9	Someone was asking about what are the best shoes to wear well-picketing?
0:09.4	Oh, yes. I think Hoka's won, right?
0:13.1	Yes. I think they did. It was almost universally Hoka.
0:17.1	You were ahead of that trend, Sarah, by about eight years.
0:20.9	Thanks to Script Supervisors only.
0:23.4	Hi and welcome to Happier and Holly with the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:33.6	sane, or more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial,
0:38.8	chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
0:42.6	I'm Liz Kraft, a TV writer and producer, living in LA, and with me is my high school friend
0:47.9	and writing partner, Sarah.
0:50.8	Let's me Sarah Fein on this podcast we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance
0:55.4	a career and friendship, and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.
1:01.8	Today we're going to talk to TV writer Nadia Abbas Madden about her truly amazing Hollywood
1:07.3	story and how she came to be a writer on Fox's hit series 9-1-1.
1:12.8	Then we have a take a hike about reconnecting with old friends.
1:16.9	And this week's Hollywood hack is Sarah's new favorite thing, and it's Sarah's week
1:22.0	for recommendation.
1:24.0	But first, this update we are still on strike.
1:27.2	I feel like this is going to be our update for quite a while now.
1:32.0	But there's news.
1:33.3	Yes.
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