Joel Cohen, Emmy-winning writer/producer "The Simpsons." and co-author "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football"
Your World of Creativity
Mark Stinson
5.0 • 45 Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to Joel Cohen, Emmy award-winning writer/producer "The Simpsons." and co-author "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football"
Joel Cohen's Background:
· Joel is a writer and producer for "The Simpsons," having won three Emmys and a Peabody award. (we had a humorous exchange about the mystery of receiving a Peabody award)
The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football:
· Joel and Dan Patrick co-authored the book "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football."
· Origin of the collaboration: Joel reached out to Dan Patrick with the idea for a funny book about football.
· The book's release date was September 5, and they've been working on it for a year and a half.
· Joel praises Dan Patrick's humor and willingness to collaborate.
Book Content and Style:
· The book is a humorous take on NFL history, including true stories, jokes, and baseless conspiracies.
· Covers every team, player, and many Superbowl moments.
· Features contributions from writers of popular shows like "Saturday Night Live," "The Simpsons," and more.
· The book blends recollections, funny moments, and anecdotes about football.
· We discuss how collaboration is key in both TV writing and book writing.
Favorite Book Passage:
· Joel reads a passage from the book about Don Malbach, the Detroit Lions' long snapper, adding humor and illustrations.
· Emphasizes how humor and storytelling contribute to the book's narrative.
Business of Writing and Entertainment:
· Discusses the ongoing strike in the entertainment industry.
· Addresses the need to ensure that writing remains a viable career path.
· Mentions AI as a looming threat to writers and actors.
· Talks about the importance of fair compensation for creators.
Future Trends in Entertainment:
· Recognizes the fragmentation of content and the rise of niche audiences.
· Highlights the potential impact of AI on content creation.
· Mentions the need for creators to adapt to changing media landscapes.
Future Projects:
· Expresses interest in writing another book and exploring other movie and TV ideas.
· Discusses how the strike has temporarily frozen some of his projects but remains creatively active.
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| 1:02.2 | innovator, Mark Sensen. Welcome back to our podcast Unlocking Your World of Creativity. We're |
| 1:10.4 | going to have some fun today because we're going to combine two worlds. A world of sports and a |
| 1:14.6 | world of comedy and satire and baseless claims, lies, conspiracy theories. First of all, let me |
| 1:22.2 | introduce the guest before I get into all these topics. My guest is Joel Cohen. Joel, welcome to |
| 1:27.5 | the show. Thank you so much. I'm proud to represent a million baseless conspiracies. I love that. |
| 1:33.2 | If you know the work of The Simpsons, you know this award-winning writer and producer is |
| 1:36.8 | worked on The Simpsons for so, and continues to work on The Simpsons in one, three, |
| 1:42.0 | Emmy's for it. And as you say in your bio, even a Peabody, I don't know how that happened, |
| 1:47.2 | but it's fantastic. It's a mystery to me and the Peabody Awards Commission as well. |
| 1:53.2 | All of us are upset about it. They'll never let it down, right? |
| 1:57.2 | No, exactly. The project that we're talking about today is a great new book, |
| 2:01.1 | the occasionally accurate annals of football. And you've co-written this with Dan Patrick. |
| 2:07.6 | And I guess I just have to start there, Joel. Dan Patrick knows something about football and |
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