We Know How To Do Hard Things with Matthew Lopez

Homophilia

WOW Podcast Network

Comedy

4.4 • 926 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Tony winning writer of The Inheritance and co-writer and director of the smash gay Amazon Prime Video romcom Red White & Royal Blue Matthew Lopez joins us from his home in London to talk about growing up with his nose in a book, Mark O’Connell’s "A Threat of Violence," the biographies of Mike Nichols and Walt Disney, the impact of "Around The World In 80 Days," the Latinx representation in the RW&RB’s source material, being the only one on set who’s allowed not to know what he’s doing, scaring the straights, and the movie-star prospects of Rachel Maddow. PLUS: Matt’s on-the-scene reporting from Watch What Happens Live, some parting thoughts about season two of And Just Like That, and some staying thoughts about the future of And Just Like Matt.

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1:15.8	Well, I mean I don't need to tell you you you are the one who really prepared me how many times have you been on it
1:21.9	As a guest only the once,
1:24.0	but I have bartended two or three times.
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1:39.0	Well, the thing you prepared me for, the advice that you gave me that I came with a full on
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1:48.6	bartender which you know is like that is the that is the the role for the lesser knowns that is you know it's
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