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🗓️ 9 July 2023

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This week, we're airing an encore presentation of our interview with Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, writers and creators of the HBO series Somebody Somewhere, which just finished airing its second season on HBO. In the interview, Hannah and Paul discuss their close collaborative relationship and share some of the creative practices they developed with their theater company, The Debate Society. Then they talk about the development and writing process behind Somebody Somewhere, which is set in rural Kansas and stars actor and cabaret singer Bridget Everett, who grew up there. After the interview, hosts Isaac Butler and June Thomas talk about the effectiveness of writing exercises and the difficulty of describing one’s own creative processes. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Hannah and Paul explain why they chose not to include any details about the pandemic in Somebody Somewhere. 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. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.2	Hey working listeners, this week we're mixing things up and bringing you
1:04.5	an encore presentation of our episode with Hannibalse and Paul Thorene,
1:09.4	who are the creators of the wonderful HBO series Somebody Somewhere,
1:14.4	which stars the great Bridget Everett. When we publish this episode the first time around,
1:20.0	in March of 2022, somebody somewhere had just finished airing its first season,
1:25.9	and it was met with lots and lots of praise from viewers and critics alike.
1:30.8	Now, we've been blessed with the second season of the show, and it's generating even more buzz.
1:36.0	It's been nominated for multiple awards and recently won two awards from Galica,
1:40.5	which is the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.
1:44.6	I am a member of that group, so congrats to the cast and crew for that.
1:49.3	This is all to say that Somebody Somewhere is a really special show,
1:53.1	and we're so glad that working co-host Isaac Butler got to talk to the creators for working.
1:59.5	So here it is, our episode from March 13th, 2022, in which Isaac talks to Hannibalse
2:05.4	and Paul Thorene. We hope you enjoy it.
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