The Writers' Hangout
Sandy Adomaitis
THE WRITERS’ HANGOUT, a podcast that celebrates the many stages of writing from inspiration to the first draft, revising, getting a project made and everything in-between. We’ll talk to the best and brightest in the entertainment industry and create a space where you can hang out, learn from the pros and have fun.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Writers' Hangout episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Writers' Hangout for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Writers' Hangout episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Screenwriter Stan Zimmerman Shares Stories From His New Book The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore
The Writers' Hangout
02/25/24 • 45 min
We are thrilled to have a special guest, Stan Zimmerman, who is a renowned film and television writer. He has been nominated for two WGA Awards for Best Comedy Episodic Writing for his work on The Golden Girls and Roseanne. Stan talks about his new book, The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore.
We loved this book and highly recommend it to anyone interested in writing for television or what happens behind the scenes.
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards sponsors the WRITERS' HANGOUT.
Executive Producer Kristin Overn
Producer Sandy Adomaitis
Producer Terry Sampson
Music by Ethan Stoller
Contact us at the [email protected]
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How Writers Find Their Agents And Managers
The Writers' Hangout
10/22/23 • 34 min
Thanks for hanging out with us!
In this episode, Sandy and Terry discuss a Twitter thread that provides valuable insights into how signed writers found their representation—special thanks to Tyler Clair Smith, the writer on X who inspired this episode. Follow Tyler Clair Smith @tclairsmith - we certainly did!
In this episode, we discuss helpful internet programs for screenwriters. The Writers’ Hangout Podcast did not receive payment for our opinion.
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards sponsors the WRITERS' HANGOUT.
Executive Producer Kristin Overn
Creator/Producer Sandy Adomaitis
Producer Terry Sampson
Music by Ethan Stoller
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📸 Check out our IG for photos @thewritershangoutpodcast💙 If you have an idea for the podcast or would like to comment, please get in touch with us @[email protected]
You can follow us on Twitter @pageawards.com and Facebook @pageawards
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Hollywood Then and Now With John Wirth and Gail Matthius Pt. 2
The Writers' Hangout
09/10/23 • 29 min
Hang out with our guests, John Wirth and Gail Matthius, a Hollywood couple who met in high school, fell in love and moved to Hollywood to pursue their dreams.
Gail was a cast member on Saturday Night Live in 1981 and is known for her voice acting work in animated shows, including Bobby's World, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and The Tick.
John Wirth is a television showrunner, producer, and writer. His credits included HELL ON WHEELS, WU ASSASSINS, TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, and NASH BRIDGES.
In part one, Gail and John discuss the early days and their willingness to work hard to succeed. In this episode, we focus on the difference between the time when Gail and John were struggling versus today in 2023, when, unfortunately, actors and writers have to strike for decent wages and protection from artificial intelligence.
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The Taylor Swift Writing Mystery Solved
The Writers' Hangout
02/04/24 • 22 min
Did Taylor Swift pen the spy thriller that inspired the new film ARGYLLE?
Hang out with Sandy and Terry, who explores how the internet built a conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift secretly wrote the spy thriller ARGYLLE.
Matthew Vaughn directs ARGYLLE, which stars Henry Cavill, Ariana DeBose, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, and Bryce Dallas Howard as Elly Conway.
Plus, in honor of Super Bowl LVIII, Terry takes a quiz on football movies.
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards sponsors the WRITERS' HANGOUT.
Executive Producer Kristin Overn
Producer Sandy Adomaitis
Producer Terry Sampson
Music by Ethan Stoller
Contact us at the [email protected]
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Screenwriter Stephen Gaghan of 'Traffic' Fame Took Some Rough Turns On The Road To Success
The Writers' Hangout
06/09/24 • 25 min
How do they do it? How do successful writers become successful? They must all lead charmed lives. One imagines a successful writer who works hard, gets up at 4 a.m., goes to the gym, then slides behind the laptop for four hours. Afternoons, they take their doodle around the block of their tony neighborhood, then put in another two solid hours of editing. Have a healthy dinner with friends, then go to bed for a brilliant night's sleep. Well, dear writers, as we know on The Writer's Hangout, it doesn't always go well when we tell you a story about a screenwriter.
Hang out with Sandy and Terry, who tell you the fascinating story of screenwriter and director Stephen Gaghan, known for writing the screenplay for Soderbergh's film TRAFFIC, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Syriana, which he wrote and directed.
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PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Hollywood’s favorite screenwriting contest -- one of the industry's top sources for new talent.
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How To Procrastinate Like A Successful Screenwriter
The Writers' Hangout
08/27/23 • 24 min
Hang out with Sandy and Terry as they talk procrastination with a capital P! Everyone deals with it, but how do you stop procrastination? Then, once you do, what do you write your screenplay about? You have three great ideas, but which one do you write? We address this in the latest episode and have a few laughs.
Research for this episode includes articles from the following publications.
“Leonardo da Vinci” by Walter Isaacson
proactivitylab.com/the-7-most-famous-procrastinators/
johnaugust.com/2009/which-project-should-i-write
https://solvingprocrastination.com/famous-procrastinators/#:~:text=Below%2C%20you%20will%20find%20a,Victor%20Hugo%2C%20and%20Steve%20Jobs
👍 If you enjoy the show, please remember to follow us and leave a review where you listen to podcasts.
📸 Check out our IG for photos @thewritershangoutpodcast💙 If you have an idea for the podcast or would like to comment, please get in touch with us @[email protected]
You can follow us on Twitter @pageawards.com and Facebook @pageawards
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Hollywood's favorite screenwriting contest -- one of the industry's top sources for new talent.
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Monsters/Frankenstein With P. Diddy On The Side
The Writers' Hangout
10/20/24 • 13 min
What do Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein," P. Diddy, and the Universal Lot in Universal City all have in common? It's me, your host, Sandy Adomaitis!
Join me as we dive into the captivating story behind Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein."
With writers, there’s always an intriguing drama lurking behind the scenes!
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards sponsors the WRITERS' HANGOUT.
Executive Producer Kristin Overn
Executive Producer Sandy Adomaitis
Producer Terry Sampson
Music by Ethan Stoller
👍 If you enjoy the show, please remember to follow us and leave a review where you listen to podcasts.
📸 Check out our IG for photos @thewritershangoutpodcast
💙 If you have an idea for the podcast or would like to comment please contact us @[email protected]
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Dread: 22 Tales Of Terror With Screenwriter Kevin Bachar
The Writers' Hangout
11/05/23 • 30 min
On today's show, Kevin Bacher, the winner of the 2018 Page Awards Grand Prize, is here. Kevin was a guest on The Writers Hangout last Spring, Episode 69, where we discussed his movie, THE INHABITANT, starring Dermot Mulroney and Leslie Bibb. THE INHABITANT was released last year in theaters and can be found on Amazon Prime and Hulu.
Besides being a screenwriter, Kevin is an EMMY-winning WGA documentary director/writer. If you have watched The Discovery Channel, you must have seen his work. In this episode, we discuss Kevin's new short story collection, DREAD: 22 Tales of Terror, which reveals the darker side of nature.
DREAD is a collection of tales that offer horrifying reasons why thousands of people have gone missing in the wild. Kevin, an Emmy-award-winning National Geographic cinematographer, has swum with sharks, climbed the peaks of mountains, and explored the darkest of forests. In DREAD, he weaves together terrifying true stories from his real-life adventures with twisted fiction from the depths of his frightening imagination. Flip the pages to indulge in the dark side of nature— haunted forests, tree demons, monstrous snakes, and a search-and-rescue team terrorized by the ghosts of those they couldn’t save.
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards sponsors the WRITERS' HANGOUT.
Executive Producer Kristin Overn
Creator/Producer Sandy Adomaitis
Producer Terry Sampson
Music by Ethan Stoller
👍 If you enjoy the show, please remember to follow us and leave a review where you listen to podcasts.
📸 Check out our IG for photos @thewritershangoutpodcast💙 If you have an idea for the podcast or would like to comment, please get in touch with us @[email protected]
You can follow us on Twitter @pageawards.com and Facebook @pageawards
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The Netflix Blockbuster Scandal
The Writers' Hangout
01/28/24 • 30 min
Adam Joiner, an ordinary man from the Sacramento area of California, managed to secure millions in funding for a movie that his brother Andrew wrote called 'Legends.' The movie blends legendary 19th-century American figures and steampunk Avengers, designed to satisfy the increasing demand for big-budget fantasy-action films. However, the following story is full of twists and turns that result in 'Legends' not becoming a legend, and someone must take the blame.
Research for this episode includes:
The Guardian article by Jake Flanagin, The Blockbuster That Wasn't: Inside an Alleged $14m Scam To Make The Next Netflix Hit
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/26/netflix-legends-film-fraud-scam-allegations-adam-joiner
IMDb.
A press release from the United States Attorney’s Office Central District of California dated Wednesday, November 10, 2021, entitled South Bay Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison For Movie Investment Scam and Fraudulently Selling House Bought with Illicit Proceeds.
http://justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/south-bay-man-sentenced-over-8-years-prison-movie-investment-scam-and-fraudulently
MEL Magazine’s THE REAL-LIFE HOLLYWOOD HOAX THAT TURNED A FAKE BRADLEY COOPER EPIC INTO A $14 MILLION SCAM by Zaron Burnett III.
http://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-real-life-hollywood-hoax-that-turned-a-fake-bradley-cooper-epic-into-a-14-million-scam
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards sponsors the WRITERS' HANGOUT.
Executive Producer Kristin Overn
Producer Sandy Adomaitis
Producer Terry Sampson
Music by Ethan Stoller
Contact us at the [email protected]
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Michael Crichton's Writing Process Behind the 1996 Blockbuster "Twister"
The Writers' Hangout
07/28/24 • 25 min
Hang out with us as we explore what happened behind the scenes during the writing of Twister, the 1996 blockbuster movie Twister, with a special guest, my cousin Kate!
Twister is an action film and screwball romance featuring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. Writer Michael Crichton conceived it as a combination of the classic romantic comedy "His Girl Friday" and a PBS documentary about storm chasers he had seen on TV.
Helen Hunt portrays Jo, a meteorologist whose father was swept away by a tornado when she was a child. She has devoted her life to researching tornadoes and has created a device designed to collect essential data in the midst of severe weather systems. Her estranged husband, Bill Paxton, has left his tornado days behind and is ready to settle down with a new woman, Jami Gertz. The film also stars the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman, Succession’s Alan Ruck, and Todd Field, who directed Tár.
Research for this story includes:
Screenwritersutopia.com
Jeff Nathanson talks Catch Me If You Can
By Fred Topel
https://www.screenwritersutopia.com/article/33dc5cd0
Variety
Twister Stunt Boss Says Steven Spielberg Flew to Oklahoma and ‘Was F—ing Yelling’ at the Director After Crew Walked Off Set Amid Chaotic Filming
By Zack Sharf
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/steven-spielberg-screamed-twister-director-crew-rebelled-1236078124/
Crichton & Co. win Twister Lawsuit
Jury conducts whirlwind deliberations
By Janet Shprintz
https://variety.com/1998/film/news/crichton-co-win-twister-lawsuit-1117467205/
Yardbarker.com
20 facts you might not know about Twister
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/20_facts_you_might_not_know_about_twister/s1__37717932#slide_1
The Original ‘Twister’ Is a Stealth Remake of a Classic Comedy
https://www.cracked.com/article_42873_the-original-twister-is-a-stealth-remake-of-a-classic-comedy.html
96 Twister Screenplay via Scribd
https://www.scribd.com/document/561736972/Twister-1996-The-Original-Screenplay
👍 If you enjoy the show, please remember to follow us and leave a review where you listen to podcasts.
📸 Check out our IG for photos @thewritershangoutpodcast
💙 If you have an idea for the podcast or would like to comment please contact us @[email protected]
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Hollywood’s favorite screenwriting contest -- one of the industry's top sources for new talent.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Writers' Hangout have?
The Writers' Hangout currently has 156 episodes available.
What topics does The Writers' Hangout cover?
The podcast is about Film History, Film, True Crime, Film Interviews, Screenwriting, Writing, Television, Podcasts, Movies, Tv, Hollywood, Tv & Film and Creative Writing.
What is the most popular episode on The Writers' Hangout?
The episode title 'Screenwriter Stan Zimmerman Shares Stories From His New Book The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Writers' Hangout?
The average episode length on The Writers' Hangout is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Writers' Hangout released?
Episodes of The Writers' Hangout are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Writers' Hangout?
The first episode of The Writers' Hangout was released on Jan 23, 2022.
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