Ep. 346: Getting Real About Reality TV

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Liz loves reality TV, so today she’s in for a treat! Liz and Sarah talk to non-fiction showrunner Rebecca Graham Forde about all things reality TV. How is showrunning a non-fiction show different from a drama? How is it the same? And is it really REAL? Then, in The Mailroom, Rebecca answers a question from a listener who wants to pitch a show about kittens in New York City. This week’s Hollywood Hack will help you get dressed in the morning: Remind yourself what you have in your closet. Finally, Liz has a reality show recommendation — Season Two of Paris in Love. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @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, and Side Hustle School . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Rebecca Graham Forde: Rebecca Graham | Producer, Writer, Directorimdb.com Paris in Love | Season 2 | Official Trailer | Peacock Originalyoutube.com 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	You know, Kansas City felt extra sparkly this year because of the whole Taylor-Smith
0:06.4	Travis Kelsey relationship.
0:08.6	It's like she has magic dust over the whole city.
0:13.0	Exactly.
0:15.0	Violet actually wants to go to a Chiefs game, which I mean you know that's just really she's just hoping
0:20.5	Taylor Swift will be there.
0:22.6	Oh, I love it.
0:23.7	Hi and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:34.4	sane or more creative, more successful, and more productive in a back-biting,
0:38.7	superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
0:43.4	I'm Sarah Fain, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside of LA
0:48.0	and with me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz.
0:51.0	That's me, Liz Kraft.
0:52.9	On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood,
0:55.9	how we balance a career in friendship
0:58.2	and how to survive the war of attrition
1:00.6	that is life in Los Angeles.
1:02.4	Today we are talking about one of Liz's
1:05.2	favorite things reality TV. Yes we will be talking to non-fiction TV showrunner Rebecca Graham Ford about the ins and outs of reality TV.
1:17.4	I cannot wait. You know my first question Sarah is going to be how scripted non-fiction shows really are or maybe not my first
1:26.2	question but I will get it in there. Absolutely and then Rebecca is going to answer a
1:31.2	listener question about how to create a non-fiction show.
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