Mike Gauyo: Insecure
Solvable
Pushkin Industries
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Mike Gauyo is a TV writer in LA. Credits include Insecure (HBO) and Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) among other projects. He’s the founder of The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative which is paving pathways for emerging Black writers in Hollywood.
Here are some resources Gauyo recommends in this episode:
Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes
The Screenwriters Rant Room Podcast
The Screenwriter's Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:16.9 | This is Solvable. I'm Ronald Young Jr. |
| 0:20.6 | We have a really special episode for you today. You may recall that back in September, I talked with TV writer Mike Goyo about his work to support young black writers in Hollywood. He mentioned then that his writing would be credited on the upcoming and final season of Insecure. Well, as you probably know, that season is well underway. |
| 0:39.1 | So I asked Mike to come back to Solvable and spill all his secrets, |
| 0:42.6 | or at least tell me more about what it was like writing for Insecure. |
| 0:46.0 | Here's our conversation. |
| 0:47.5 | And stick with us because at the end of this short chat, |
| 0:49.8 | we'll share our original episode about Mike's inspiring mentorship program called the Black Boy Rights, Black Girl Rights, Mentorship Initiative. |
| 0:58.5 | Here we go. |
| 1:00.4 | You know, I follow you on Instagram. |
| 1:01.8 | I saw your pictures. |
| 1:03.0 | You're doing big things with Insecure right now. |
| 1:05.2 | I saw him. |
| 1:05.8 | Who styled you for the premiere party? |
| 1:08.3 | I did it myself. |
| 1:10.2 | You look fantastic. I styled myself for everything premiere party. I did it myself. You look fantastic. |
| 1:11.4 | I styled myself for everything. |
| 1:14.6 | That look came together in less than 24 hours. |
| 1:19.0 | Honestly, if I wasn't a writer, I would be in fashion. |
| 1:22.7 | I would be in fashion. |
| 1:23.9 | Fair. |
| 1:24.3 | Yeah. |
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