Etan Frankel on creating the world of “Joe vs. Carole” | 13

Joe vs Carole

Wondery

Joe Exotic, Over My Dead Body, True Crime

3.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Robert Moor talks with Etan Frankel, the Executive Producer, showrunner, and writer, tasked with adapting “Joe vs. Carole” for the screen. The pair talk about class dynamics, what Gossip Girl, Friday Night Lights and Shameless have in common with Joe Exotic and how brie and champagne drew Etan to Carole Baskin. “Joe vs. Carole” the TV series based on the second season of Over My Dead Body is now out on Peacock.

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0:00.0	I was the host of Season 2 of the podcast about a deadly feud between the so-called
0:29.7	Tiger King Joe Exotic, a notorious breeder and exhibitor of Tigers and Lions, an animal
0:36.3	rights activist, Carol Baskin.
0:59.8	I spent five years reporting this story, which has some of the most unique real life characters
1:05.3	I've ever met.
1:07.0	And now it's all being brought to life in a scripted TV miniseries on peacock called
1:14.0	Joe vs. Carol.
1:16.0	Carol Baskin?
1:17.0	I'm Carol Baskin.
1:18.0	Does it mean Joseph Muldinodov has a password to anything to you?
1:22.2	He is a psychopath who wishes me to.
1:24.1	We've been in an ongoing dispute with Joe.
1:27.6	I'm sorry I understand this must be very hard for you.
1:31.4	Oh no, sorry.
1:32.4	I'm allergic to cats.
1:34.2	The man tasked with adapting this wild story to the screen is writer and showrunner Eton
1:41.3	Frankl, best known for his work on the TV series Shameless and Gossip Girl.
1:46.8	I caught up with him just as he wrapped production to talk about this once in a lifetime project.
2:00.8	Let's say you love sports, but are also, you know, a busy person.
2:04.6	You want to know the latest sports news, but don't want to sit through a two hour podcast.
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2:13.3	Listen to the lead starting five on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcast.
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