Ep. 442: Sucking It Up

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

After a recent rude encounter related to one of their projects, Liz and Sarah talk about how sometimes you just have to suck it up. (Being able to see your own facial expression on Zoom helps!) In honor of Halloween, they share their personal horror stories and discuss why it’s good to laugh at yourself. Then, in The Craft (& Fain), they explore what you want your sample script to show about your skills as a TV writer. This week’s Hollywood Hack is affordable and comfortable — H & M Wide-Leg Joggers. Finally, Liz recommends the documentary series The Last Wright: Building the Final Home Design of America’s Greatest Architect on HBO Max.

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H & M Wide-Leg Joggers:

https://www2.hm.com/en_us/search-results.html?q=women%27s%20wide-leg%20joggers

The Last Wright trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMsHoavzs8Y

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0:00.0	Lemonada.
0:05.9	It feels like last week was a month.
0:09.5	It feels like last week was a month, but this year has been about three minutes.
0:14.7	So true.
0:25.5	Hi, and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:31.3	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial, chaotic,
0:34.3	unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
0:39.4	I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside of L.A. And with me is my high school friend and writing partner, Liz. That's me, Liz Kraft. On this
0:45.3	podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career and friendship and how to
0:50.3	survive the War of Attrition that is Life in Los Angeles.
0:57.1	Today we're going to talk about sucking it up.
0:59.5	Sometimes you just have to.
1:04.7	In honor of Halloween, we'll tell our personal horror stories and take a hike.
1:10.7	Then we've got The Craft and Fane inspired by a panel we moderated last week.
1:14.9	This week's Hollywood hack is affordable and super comfortable.
1:18.6	Finally, Liz recommends a documentary series.
1:22.0	Yes, but first, Sarah, we have a couple of updates.
1:32.0	I wanted to give a PSA to everybody that season two of Nobody Wants This has dropped on Netflix. All 10 episodes are available.
1:40.4	This is the show that stars Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. He plays a rabbi and they're in love and they're dealing with their relationship. It's a lot of fun. I did watch all 10 episodes.
1:46.7	So just wanted to let everybody know that that is back.
1:50.1	And then we got a great email from Avansa, who is in South Africa.
1:55.8	I always get such pleasure.
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