Jett Road Studios

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Kanal • 4 Sendungen

Wahre Kriminalfälle

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Zweiwöchentlich
Comedy

Comedy

11.08.2025
Comedy-Interviews

Comedy-Interviews

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Gesellschaft und Kultur

Gesellschaft und Kultur

Zweiwöchentlich

27.08.2025

Bad Elizabeth - Elisabeth Finch with Michael Musto

Elisabeth Finch was an ambitious writer and producer of the hit ABC series Grey’s Anatomy. As talented as Finch was at crafting episodes of the beloved hospital drama, she was even more talented at lying her ass off about her own life. Finch got ahead in Hollywood by making up a sob story about having and inoperable spinal cancer. She shaved her head, and pretended to throw up in the restroom at work, pulling the heartstrings of her colleagues, family, and lovers. Her charade was so convincing that her "struggle" even became a Grey's Anatomy plot line. And that was just the beginning of the bullshit she spewed. Gideon and Kathy reluctantly marvel at the exploits of this “Zelig of Misfortune,” and her commitment to the reality she created. Later in the episode Gideon sits down with legendary journalist Michael Musto in his native New York City, to discuss Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor. The glamorous star of films like Giant, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was also known for tempestuous relationships with her many husband, like Richard Burton, and disastrous Hollywood flops like Cleopatra. Was Elizabeth Taylor an out-of-control, home-wrecking diva? Or a was she an ahead-of-her-time, philanthropic, badass? Listen to find out. ---------------------------------------- Hosted by Gideon Evans & Kathy Egan Taylor Produced & Engineer by Will Becton / Executive Producer: Amber Becton Recorded @ Jett Road Studios ---------------------------------------- Jett Road Studios - Website - YouTube - Instagram - Substack Bad Elizabeth - Instagram - YouTube - Substack ---------------------------------------- Vanity Fair (Article) Vanity Fair article, Part One Vanity Fair article, Part Two Anatomy of Lies (TV) Anatomy of Lies The Plot Thickens: Cleopatra (Podcast) The Plot Thickens: Cleopatra

27.08.2025

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48 Min.
24.09.2025

Bad Elizabeth - Elizabeth Holmes with E. Jean Carroll

Gideon and Kathy discuss the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the infamous CEO of Theranos. Holmes dropped out of college like Steve Jobs, she wore black turtle necks like jobs, and created a tech product like Jobs. But unlike Jobs, Homes' product didn't do what she said it would do and she lied about it repeatedly. The Theranos idea was to have a fast and easy way to run many medical tests using a tiny pin prick to the finger, but it turned out to be pie in the sky. If only Homes spent the same amount of energy covering up the fact that her product was a failure, and blaming her staff, into actually working on making the product work, maybe she'd attain the Jobs-like stature she desired. Both Gideon and Kathy have had their share of terrible work environments, but probably not nearly as toxic as that of Theranos. And like other bad Elizabeths we have covered, Holmes is attempting a comeback even though she's currently in prison, Gideon and Kathy discuss the how likely it'll be for her new ideas to work. Later in the episode Kathy and Gideon talk to writer E. Jean Carroll, who is also an Elizabeth, but a badass one. Carroll gives her take on Holmes and then we go in-depth about Carroll's life growing up in Indiana and her hard-fought battle to become the beloved writer she has become. The episode wraps up with Carroll talking about her gripping and often hilarious book "Not My Type" about her lawsuit against Donald Trump for assaulting her in the dressing rooms of a Manhattan, New York, Bergdorf Goodman. She won her case not once, but twice. ---------------------------------------- Hosted by Gideon Evans & Kathy Egan-Taylor Producer & Engineer: Will Becton / Executive Producer: Amber Becton Recorded @ Jett Road Studios ---------------------------------------- Jett Road Studios - Website - YouTube - Instagram - Substack Bad Elizabeth - Instagram - YouTube - Substack ---------------------------------------- SOURCES: New York Times - Elizabeth Holmes Partner Blood-Testing Start-up ABC News - Elizabeth Holmes Prison Release Date Vanity Fair - The Talented Ms Holmes IMDB - The Dropout The Dropout - Apple Podcasts Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President

24.09.2025

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1 Std. 12 Min.
08.10.2025

Bad Elizabeth - Queen Elizabeth I with Alice Loxton

Queen Elizabeth I is known as the steady, confident ruler who beat the Spanish Armada, supported the arts, and led to England's golden age. But her reign also had a darker side, including killing of Catholic priests, terrorizing Puritans, and speculation she might've been part of a plot to kill a lover's wife. In this episode Gideon and Kathy look past the legend to the woman behind the crown - part hero, part manipulator, and part mystery. Our guest is Alice Loxton, also known as History Alice, who joins us to tutor us on the Tudors, and help make sense of the Virgin Queen. ---------------------------------------- Hosted by Gideon Evans & Kathy Egan-Taylor Producer & Engineer: Will Becton / Executive Producer: Amber Becton Recorded @ Jett Road Studios ---------------------------------------- Jett Road Studios - Website - YouTube - Instagram - Substack Bad Elizabeth - Instagram - YouTube - Substack ---------------------------------------- SOURCES The First Elizabeth by Carolly Erickson https://a.co/d/5UAb5x4 Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives by Alice Loxton https://a.co/d/2OipuVO Elizabeth I: A Study in Insecurity by Helen Castor https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/05/elizabeth-i-helen-castor-study-insecurity-penguin-monarchs

08.10.2025

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1 Std. 8 Min.
02.12.2024

JRSP-003: Pilot Lounge with Madeleine Smithberg - Marc Evan Jackson & Lauren Weedman

On Episode 3 of Jett Road Studios Presents, hosts Will & Amber Becton introduce a pilot for the podcast Pilot Lounge, hosted by Daily Show co-creator and original showrunner Madeleine Smithberg. In this podcast Madeleine reunites with past collaborators to revisit failed pilots they made together, in a fun and cathartic way. In the first episode Madeleine talks to Marc Evan Jackson (The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Lauren Weedman (Hacks, Abbott Elementary), to talk about pilots they made for None Of Your Business, Little America, and The 5th Hour. Madeleine Smithberg has produced countless pilots. After creating The Daily Show with Lizz Winstead (and hiring people like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, and Ed Helms), Madeleine spent years of her life creating and selling TV shows -- for example, a topical comedy show based on the internet for Al Gore's CURRENT TV, and a late night series for BET called DON'T SLEEP! -- but oftentimes her projects were never seen by the general public. These pilots would be watched by a few development executives, and then die a slow death as networks changed hands, or other circumstances beyond Madeleine's control conspired to keep these comedic gems hidden from the world. In Pilot Lounge, Madeleine seeks to reclaim the original comedic joy of making these shows with people she loves and admires. None Of Your Business Marc Evan Jackson Shandi Finnessey Zach Woods Madeleine Smithberg (Executive Producer) Sarah North (Executive Producer) Janine Ditullio (Head Writer) Eric Drysdale (Writer) Eric Ledgin (Writer) Little America Marc Evan Jackson Madeleine Smithberg (Executive Producer) Sarah North (Executive Producer) Butcher Bird Studios The 5th Hour Lauren Weedman Molly Erdman Ron Lynch Phil Morris Madeleine Smithberg (Executive Producer) Sarah North (Executive Producer) Butcher Bird Studios ------------------ Recorded at Jett Road Studios Website Instagram YouTube ------------------ Madeleine Smithberg @madInthekitch (Instagram) MadInTheKitchen (Website) MadInTheKitchen (YouTube)

02.12.2024

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1 Std.
12.12.2024

JRSP-004: Cowbell - Episode 1 with Paul Rust

Episode 4 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Cowbell, a podcast about sketch comedy hosted by veteran comedy writers Andrés du Bouchet (The Tonight Show, CONAN), and Tim Saccardo (Community, American Dad!). It is produced and engineered by Will Becton (Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend, Life In Comedy). In the pilot episode of Cowbell, Andrés and Tim are joined by actor and writer Paul Rust (Love, Inglourious Basterds, Saturday Night) to talk about his favorite comedy sketches of all time. Classic Sketches like The Fairsley Difference (Mr. Show), Taco Mailman (The State) and Toonces the Driving Cat (SNL) are discussed in detail, and hilarity ensues. Andrés, Tim, and Paul are then joined by guest writers Andy Secunda (Late Night with Conan O'Brien) and Amanda Sitko (Brockmire) for a segment called Writers Room. They break down what makes a sketch work, and then pitch ideas to the room to demonstrate these concepts in action. It is a writers room without a show, where the show is the writers room. ------------------ Recorded at Jett Road Studios Website Instagram YouTube ------------------ THE RABBIT HOLE! IT’S RABBIT HOLE TIME! Here is a list of links to every single TV comedy sketch we talked about in the episode. We kept them in the order they were mentioned, no matter how briefly. In cases where we couldn’t find the sketch on YouTube, we included a link to some other source of video, and in cases where we couldn’t find video at all, we included a link to something else related to the sketch! Also, correction: it’s yellow snow, not line. NUT SPOON PREPARATION H RAYMOND STAR WARS TRIUMPH THE INCREDIBLE MAN DA WAR OF DA WOILDS THE MOUSE PROBLEM PRE-TAPED CALL-IN SHOW WARRIOR WHO IS OBSESSED WITH WAHLBURGERS ACTUAL ITEMS TOMORRY THE OSTRICH KISS ASS TURKEY TACO MAILMAN ED GRIMLY HANS & FRANZ TOONCES a href="https://youtu.be/2AzAFqrxfeY?si=3z49MdC7766nZSFP"...

12.12.2024

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56 Min.
06.01.2025

JRSP-005: History Around You with Krysta Gonzales

Episode 5 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for History Around You, hosted by Krysta Gonzales. The show focuses on family stories that shed light on historical events, and tell a side of the story often glossed over in history book. Krysta is originally from Texas, and for the pilot she interviews her mother and grandmother about the San Elizario Salt War, which took place in the El Paso area in the late 1800s. Krysta is a direct decent of Sisto Salcido, a key figure in the conflict. A recent conversation with her mother inspired Krysta to find out more about this important event in her family's history, and the resulting interview (recorded in neighboring Socorro, TX) preserves this valuable knowledge. Krysta is an actor and writer who has voiced characters in films like Elemental and Inside Out 2. She and Amber Becton (co-host of Jett Road Studios Presents as well as a costume designer) met recently on a commercial shoot, where they bonded over their shared love of family history. In future episodes Krysta would interview other people with historically significant family stories to preserve. ------------------ Recorded at Jett Road Studios Website Instagram YouTube

06.01.2025

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19 Min.
15.01.2024

Life In Comedy - Teaser

Introducing Life In Comedy, a podcast about comedians hosted by Will Becton (former engineer of Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend). In this clip, Will talks to Colton Dunn (Key & Peele, Superstore) about discovering the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. Recorded at Jett Road Studios. ------------------ LIFE IN COMEDY Instagram JETT ROAD STUDIOS Website Instagram YouTube

15.01.2024

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2 Min.
21.08.2024

David Pasquesi on Del Close, TJ and Dave, and Strangers with Candy

David Pasquesi is a legendary improvisor, and accomplished actor. A Chicago native, he studied with Del Close, and performed at Improv Olympic and Second City, as well as the Annoyance Theater. He has acted in films like Groundhog Day, and TV shows like Strangers with Candy and Veep. He and fellow Second City alum T.J. Jagodowski currently perform together as TJ and Dave, which is widely considered one of the premiere long-form improv shows on the planet. David and Will talk about the creation of the Harold with mentor Del Close, the TJ and Dave book Improvisation at the Speed of Life, and the Alex Karpovski documentary Trust Us, This Is All Made Up. They also discuss the rules of improvisation, and the staying power of the Harold. Recorded at Jett Road Studios ------------------ LIFE IN COMEDY Instagram JETT ROAD STUDIOS Website Instagram YouTube

21.08.2024

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37 Min.
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Bad Elizabeth - Season 1 Trailer

Bad Elizabeth. Hosted by Gideon Evans & Kathy Egan-Taylor. Coming soon...

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1 Min.
16.06.2025

JRSP-010: Dwelling with Lauren Weedman

***WINNER - 2025 Signal Award - Best Indie Podcast (individual episode)*** Episode 10 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Dwelling with Lauren Weedman. Lauren is an actress who has recurring roles on shows like Hacks, Abbott Elementary, and Sirens. She is also an accomplished performer who is a host of The Moth, and has written two books. By almost any measure, Lauren Weedman has "made it," but that is not what this podcast is about. It is about her run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in Santa Monica, CA. Lauren has lived there for over 20 years, and has wanted to get out "since the day she moved in" with her ex-husband, who has since run off with the babysitter. As a single mother, Lauren tries to make her apartment feel like home, and yearns for connection with her neighbors. In the pilot episode, Lauren talks to friend and fellow Moth host Brian Finkelstein, as she embarks on her quest to get to know the people in her building. She also sits down for a revealing conversation with her upstairs neighbor Ella Mové, who is about to embark on a journey of her own. ------------------ Jett Road Studios Website Instagram YouTube Lauren Weedman Website Instagram

16.06.2025

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1 Std. 1 Min.

Jett Road Studios is an independent podcast studio and network based in Los Angeles. The studios is operated by producer / engineer Will Becton, and executive producer Amber Becton.

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Bad Elizabeth - Elisabeth Finch with Michael Musto

Bad Elizabeth - Elizabeth Holmes with E. Jean Carroll

Bad Elizabeth - Queen Elizabeth I with Alice Loxton

JRSP-003: Pilot Lounge with Madeleine Smithberg - Marc Evan Jackson & Lauren Weedman

JRSP-004: Cowbell - Episode 1 with Paul Rust

JRSP-005: History Around You with Krysta Gonzales

Life In Comedy - Teaser

David Pasquesi on Del Close, TJ and Dave, and Strangers with Candy

Bad Elizabeth - Season 1 Trailer

JRSP-010: Dwelling with Lauren Weedman

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