Hyperfocus with Brad Tatner

Brad Tatner

Conversations with creators, actors, and anyone who’s built something. The choices, timing, and instincts.

Episodes

  1. Dan Fogler on Acting, Working With Christopher Walken, and ADHD

    2025-12-10

    Dan Fogler on Acting, Working With Christopher Walken, and ADHD

    Dan Fogler and I talk about acting, creativity, and ADHD. He tells the story of meeting Christopher Walken for the first time while co-starring in Balls of Fury, the idea for a sequel, and the HBO Sam Kinison biopic screen test. We also talk about how ADHD traits like hyperfocus and empathy shape standout performances and improv.

    30 min
  2. Mid-Day Squares CEO | Lezlie Karls

    2025-09-05

    Mid-Day Squares CEO | Lezlie Karls

    Lezlie Karls took Mid Day Squares from a condo kitchen to Costco. We get into launching a factory with zero food or engineering background, the therapy and burnout that came with it, and a Japan reset. ADHD. Dopamine. Delusion. Obsession. What it actually takes to build something that lasts.

    33 min
  3. Morning Brew to Beehiiv | Tyler Denk, CEO

    2024-04-26

    Morning Brew to Beehiiv | Tyler Denk, CEO

    CEO and co founder of Beehiiv, Tyler Denk, breaks down why he dove into a brutally competitive market and what he had to give up to build momentum. Beehiiv is closing in on 10 million dollars in annual recurring revenue, their internal ad network is earning over $500,000 a month, and names like Arnold Schwarzenegger, MilkRoad, Cult of Mac, and RapTV run their newsletters on it.

    26 min
  4. SNL Writer & Emmy Winner | Hugh Fink

    2024-01-15

    SNL Writer & Emmy Winner | Hugh Fink

    Hugh Fink breaks down the grind of writing for Saturday Night Live, from getting a sketch past the table to cutting time off Danny DeVito’s skit seconds before it aired. We get into AI in comedy, the viral Rob Lowe Roast joke he wrote, and what it’s like crafting material for Jeff Bezos, Britney Spears, Bill Gates, Will Ferrell, and more. Hugh offers private writing sessions: hugh@hughfink.com

    27 min
  5. Making a Movie with Pharrell Williams

    2024-01-03

    Making a Movie with Pharrell Williams

    The unconventional release of North Hollywood. Directed by Mikey Alfred, produced by Pharrell Williams and Noah Centineo, and starring Ryder McLaughlin, Vince Vaughn, Angus Cloud, and Miranda Cosgrove. Why it was made the way it was, why it was released the way it was, and what that says about where film is heading.

    16 min
  6. Nicole Antos | Podium Entertainment

    2023-10-28

    Nicole Antos | Podium Entertainment

    Podium made the Inc. 5000 list. I sit with Nicole Antos, VP of Marketing, to talk about how different generations handle emotion, honesty at work, and what real connection looks like right now. We also dig into the weight of social media, the personas we build, and the pressure that comes with them.

    31 min
  7. My Mom

    2023-06-17

    My Mom

    I sit down with my mom to talk about life, generational gaps, parenting, and the story of how she met my dad.

    28 min
  8. Maggie Laney | Mother of Invention

    2022-12-18

    Maggie Laney | Mother of Invention

    Maggie Laney is the founder and CEO of Mother of Invention. We get into finding real balance, separating identity from job titles, and not letting social media shape the way you see yourself or your life.

    33 min
  9. Saturday Night Live | Kevin Nealon

    2022-11-05

    Saturday Night Live | Kevin Nealon

    SNL’s Kevin Nealon talks about the Chris Farley Chippendales sketch, improvising with Adam Sandler on Happy Gilmore, almost making a movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Norm Macdonald ignoring a golf pro’s advice, and trying not to break while filming Bucky Larson with Nick Swardson. Kevin’s book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419761986

    15 min
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