Ep. 451: ChexMix ‘26 — Looking Back & Looking Forward

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Liz and Sarah are continuing their tradition of Roar ‘24 and Hive ‘25 with ChexMix ‘26. In a few days, they’ll spend the night at the Emerald Iguana Inn in Ojai and plot the next year of their career. Also? They’ll drink wine. In Take A Hike, they each share a new practice for 2026. Inspired by the book I Remember by Joe Brainard, Liz is going to record memories about her beloved dad. Sarah is going to roast a chicken every week — and use items from her own garden to season it! Next, in Take Two, Sarah shares what she’s learned about her algorithm after their recent Alter Your Algorithm Challenge. This week’s Hollywood Hack is pure whimsy: Hinge Heads. Finally Liz recommends the new season of Vanderpump Rules on Bravo.

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LINKS:

Emerald Iguana Inn:

https://www.emeraldiguana.com/

I Remember by Joe Brainard:

https://amzn.to/3MRFL8Q

Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell:

https://amzn.to/4j7q61a

Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein:

https://amzn.to/3MLnyKd

Hinge Heads:

Mushrooms: https://amzn.to/4pXnwh4

Chickens:https://amzn.to/4983t8c

Cats:https://amzn.to/4qr0HSM

Vanderpump Rules Season 12 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oKgvwAFpHTE

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Transcript

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1:02.5	Lemonada.
1:06.1	So, Sarah, when we check into the Emerald-Aguana Inn, do you feel like you're out of town, or do you just
1:12.4	feel like, oh, I'm staying in a hotel down the street for my house? This is weird. I feel like I'm going
1:18.5	out of town. It's like getting in a time machine of some kind, but it's just for travel. I start in one
1:25.4	place, and then I'm at the Emeraldiguana Inn, which is
1:28.1	its own totally different place. But I still get to go to the same good restaurants.
1:33.4	Yeah, it's like you're going to the Ohio you went to before you move there. Yes, exactly.
1:39.2	Being a tourist in your own hometown. Yes.
1:47.3	Hi and welcome to happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
1:52.3	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive, and a backfiding,
1:56.6	superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
2:02.8	I'm Liz Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A. And with me is my high school friend and writing partner, Sarah.
2:08.3	That's me, Sarah Fane. On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance
2:13.3	a career and friendship, and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.
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