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Happier in Hollywood

Ep. 34: Peeking Behind the Podcast Curtain

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Podcast Power! Liz and Sarah go behind the podcast curtain and talk to Panoply's Director of Nonfiction Programming and By the Book co-host Kristen Meinzer about what it takes to grow a successful podcast. Pro Tip: treat it like a college thesis. They also introduce their new assistant, Mary Mehrkens! What makes her Happier in Hollywood? Supporting her peers instead of stabbing them in the back. This week's Hollywood Hack: personalized stationery. Finally, Liz has a VEEP celebrity sighting.  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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:03.6

Did you notice Mary was wearing heels today?

0:06.2

I did, very fancy.

0:07.8

That's not going to last long.

0:09.2

Now, shall we wear pajamas soon enough?

0:10.9

Ha-ha.

0:11.8

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:17.0

Hi, and welcome to Happier and Hollywood,

0:19.2

the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,

0:21.6

sainter, more creative, more successful, and more productive,

0:24.8

in a back-fighting superficial chaotic,

0:27.0

unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.

0:30.2

I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles,

0:33.4

and with me is my high school friend and writing partner

0:35.8

of 17 years' list.

0:37.7

That's me, Liz Kraft, also a TV writer and producer.

0:41.2

On this podcast, we talk about what it's like to be writers

0:44.0

in Hollywood, how we balance a career and friendship,

0:47.0

and how to survive the war of attrition

0:49.2

that is life in Los Angeles.

0:51.3

Today, we're going behind the curtain of podcasting

0:53.9

and talking to Kristen Meinser, a podcast

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