Hi guys, it's me Ben Blacker, the creator of the Nerdist Writers Panel.

And oh man, I'm so excited for you to hear today's panel.

It was such a treat to go and sit in with about half of the writing staff on Sesame Street.

As you might imagine, I was giddy like a child. It was so much fun. I think you'll enjoy this so much.

It is like and unlike so many of the other writers' rooms we've talked about. It's a very interesting

conversation with the nicest group of people. As it was when I visited Breaking Bad, you know,

these people are all so happy to be working where they're working.

They love the work they're doing. They love the people they're working with.

It's always inspiring to visit a room like that.

This opportunity came through one of the students from the Michelangelo Screenwriting Program,

which was the two-week workshop that I ran in Italy earlier this year.

Her name is Liz Harrah, and I owe her a huge thank you for helping with this.

I'm actually going to put a little interview with Liz at the top of next week's episode.

This one was long enough as it is, but look forward to that.

She is charming and also a great writer. The Michelangelo Screenwriting Program was so much fun.

It was a terrific opportunity. I know I've talked to you guys about it before.

Please go check it out. Michelangelo Screenwriting.com. Liz, you know, she's a young writer.

She works in Sesame Street at the workshop.

And in two weeks that she was there, she took a pilot from conception to, I think, a second

or third draft and a really good second or third draft.

And, you know, it was really exciting.

And there were a few people who participated in the workshop who were able to do that.

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