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🗓️ 9 July 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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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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1:00.3	Hey working listeners, this week we're mixing things up and bringing you an encore presentation
1:06.7	of our episode with Hannah Boss and Paul Thoreen, who are the creators of the wonderful HBO series
1:12.9	Somebody Somewhere, which stars the great Bridget Everett.
1:17.6	When we publish this episode the first time around in March of 2022,
1:22.3	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.
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