Ch. 43: Cord Jefferson, Writer | Tom Zawacki, Props | Josh Siegal, “Glenn”

10/18/19 • 54 min

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The Good Place: The Podcast’s host Marc Evan Jackson sits down with Tom Zawacki from the props department, writer Cord Jefferson and Josh Siegal, who plays “Glenn,” to shoot the shirt about Season 4, Episode 4, “Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy.” They discuss the origin of Daisy the blob-horse, how Ted Danson pulled off playing “Vicky,” who’s playing “Michael,” Team Cockroach’s reaction to Michael when he admits to lying and many other great forking topics. Be sure to subscribe for more behind-the-scenes stories, performance notes and shirt-ton more!

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Ch. 42: Brandon Scott Jones, “John” | Anya Adams, Director

The Good Place: The Podcast’s host Marc Evan Jackson sits down with actor Brandon Scott Jones, who plays “John,” and director Anya Adams to shoot the shirt about Season 4, Episode 3, “Chillaxing.” Anya talks about coming up as an assistant director on Black-ish, while Brandon cut his teeth as an improvisor at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Getting into the episode, they talk about using the sets as a pacing device to keep the show visually interesting, and Brandon’s character, “John,” and the inspirations for building his personality. They also talk about how collaborative the set is, how much fun it is to act and direct on such a supportive show and all their favorite moments and on-set anecdotes. Be sure to subscribe for more behind-the-scenes stories, performance notes and a shirt-ton more!

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Ch. 44: Jameela Jamil, Actress | Joe Mande, Writer

The Good Place: The Podcast’s host Marc Evan Jackson sits down with Jameela Jamil and writer Joe Mande to shoot the shirt about Season 4, Episode 5, “Employee of the Bearimy.” Jameela talks about the faux-abusive email she sent to Mike Schur; Joe describes the green screen process behind filming Michael (Ted Danson) and Jason’s (Manny Jacinto) hand car scene and reveals a writers’ room Easter egg. They also talk about Jason Mantzoukas’ insatiable impulse to ad-lib in scenes and the Easter eggs in the Bad Place that contain a Parks and Recreation crossover. Be sure to subscribe for more behind-the-scenes stories, performance notes and a shirt-ton more!

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