Working: An Oscar-Winning Writer's Creative Flexibility

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🗓️ 5 March 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, host June Thomas talks to Sian Heder, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film CODA and now works on the Apple TV Plus series Little America, which tells stories that are based on real immigrant experiences. In the interview, Sian discusses the success of CODA and shares what it was like to win an Oscar. Then she digs into her work on Little America and discusses the challenges and joys of telling other people’s stories. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Sian talks about growing up with a Welsh mother and a Hungarian father and explains how her upbringing informs her work. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Kevin Bendis. __ Make an impact this Women’s History Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to fund girls in STEM. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, it's Tim Heidecker, you know me, Tim and Eric Bridesmaids, and Fantastic Four.
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0:42.0	I see the role of the director.
0:45.0	Like, yes, it's your vision guiding it.
0:48.0	And yet you really can't do that without incredible fluidity within the team.
0:53.0	If you're not open to the artist that you've hired,
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