Michelle Nader (Shifting Gears; Deli Boys)

The Writers Panel

Ben Blacker

Tv & Film, Tv, Writing, Movies, Hollywood, Screenwriting

4.7 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Michelle Nader (showrunner of Shifting Gears and Deli Boys) discusses relationships with actors, including her "avatar" Kat Dennings, writing yourself out of your low points, how growing up in the mob prepared her for a career in television, and more.

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0:05.0	Dad, are we there yet?
0:08.0	Soon.
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0:16.0	Dad!
0:18.0	I know, I know. Are we there yet?
0:21.5	No.
0:23.6	Are we lost, Dad?
0:25.3	Yeah, yeah, I think so.
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1:03.1	Hey folks, it's me, Ben Blacker, the creator and host of the Writers' Panel.
1:08.2	Thanks for listening. It's 2025,25 and what a decade 2025 has been so far.
1:17.8	I hope you are hanging in all right. I hope you are keeping your head on as straight as he can.
1:26.2	It's not great out there. I don't know. I don't want to belabor this, but I hope you are safe. I hope you're doing well. And I hope you keep riding. I hope you're not discouraged by any of the things going on around you in the world or in the television and film business because there are still going to be opportunities
1:46.7	and there still are opportunities. So do keep writing. It's what I'm trying to do myself.
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