Working: Set Decorator Beth Kushnick's Tools Are Furniture and Accessories

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🗓️ 14 February 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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This week host June Thomas discusses the art of set decoration with Beth Kushnick. Beth has worked on dozens of film and TV projects including The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and the new EPIX series Bridge and Tunnel. In the interview she talks about how she sources items and finds authentic furniture and accessories for period pieces. She also explains how physical items can add complexity and biographical details to the characters we see in movies and on television. After the interview, June and co-host Rumaan Alam talk about Beth’s experience working during the pandemic. Then June talks to Slate writer and editor Dan Kois about a book deal he just landed. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. You can follow Beth on Instagram @bakhomedecor where you can see photos from Bridge and Tunnel and other shows. Her podcast is called Decorating the Set: From Hollywood to Your Home with Beth Kushnic‪k‬. Podcast production by Cameron Drews If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	The biggest challenge I face has nothing to do with decorating.
1:09.0	Every single thing comes down to Beth.
1:13.0	Can you and your team pivot and have something that was going to be ready 3 days from now,
1:19.0	ready tomorrow? And it is my whole entire goal to always say yes.
1:27.0	Welcome back to working. I'm your host, Ruman Alam.
1:32.0	And I'm your other host, June Thomas.
1:35.0	And the other voice we just heard belongs to Beth Kushnick.
1:38.0	June, who is Beth?
1:41.0	So Beth Kushnick is a set decorator and she has a really long list of credits in movies and television.
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