Ep. 436: Do Or Die Time
Happier in Hollywood
The Onward Project
4.8 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Liz and Sarah are waiting for a reaction to the latest draft of their Netflix pilot, and this is when the rubber hits the road. Either something good will happen… or the project will be dead. Wish them luck! In Take A Hike, Sarah shares Finch, a self-care app that’s been making her (and Violet) happier. Who doesn’t love to tend a virtual pet “birb?” Then in The Craft (& Fain), they discuss one of their favorite subjects — giving and getting notes. Remember— listen and be gentle! This week’s Hollywood Hack has transformed Sarah’s gardening experience: the GreenStalk Virtual Planter. Finally Liz recommends the memoir Actress of a Certain Age by Jeff Hiller.
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Finch:
GreenStalk Vertical Planter:
https://greenstalkgarden.com/products/inventors-bundle-blackberry-basic-texture
Actress of a Certain Age by Jeff Hiller
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| 0:00.0 | Lemonada. |
| 0:05.7 | Wait, didn't Violet's acting class start this weekend? |
| 0:09.3 | Yes, it did. |
| 0:10.7 | Yes. |
| 0:11.4 | And did she like it? |
| 0:13.0 | She loved it. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, which, of course, I'm like, oh, God. |
| 0:16.8 | I told the teacher it's totally her-driven. |
| 0:19.5 | This is like her thing. Of course, she comes out. She's like, I could have a manager in three driven. This is like her thing. |
| 0:21.6 | Of course, she comes out. |
| 0:22.3 | She's like, I could have a manager in three months. |
| 0:23.9 | I was like, no. |
| 0:24.9 | Oh, boy. |
| 0:25.9 | Here we go. |
| 0:32.8 | Hi, and welcome to happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier, |
| 0:37.0 | more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial, chaotic, |
| 0:43.0 | unpredictable, fundamentally insane world. |
| 0:46.1 | I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside of L.A. |
| 0:50.3 | And with me is my high school friend and writing partner, Liz. |
| 0:53.7 | That's me, Liz Kraft. |
| 0:55.3 | On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career and friendship |
| 1:00.0 | and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles. |
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