Hollywood Confessional

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Hollywood Confessional Podcast

Hollywood secrets... anonymously told."You'll never work in this town again." ​For decades, those words -- or the sentiment behind them -- have cloaked all manner of evil in the entertainment industry. As the #MeToo, #TimesUp, #PayUpHollywood, and many other movements demonstrate, times are changing. Yet there are countless things happening behind closed doors that people feel they can't talk about and wish they could.​This podcast changes all that. Actors, writers, crew members and support staffers reveal their wildest behind-the-scenes secrets on this podcast in total anonymity. And then you get to listen to their stories.Hosted by writer-producers Meagan Daine and J.R. Zamora-Thal, the Hollywood Confessional is a biweekly podcast by Ninth Way Media. New episodes drop every other Thursday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Connect on social media @fessuphollywood!

  1. 12 SEPT

    Untouchable: When a Toxic Person Can't Be Fired

    Trigger Warning: Self-harm and drug use. We all know how hard it is to land a job in this industry, but what about how hard it is to fire someone... even when they deserve it?In this week's episode, we hear from a confessor who was an executive producer on a 20-episode order of a first-season show. The challenges they faced just to run the room and keep good scripts coming on time were compounded exponentially by a writer who disrupted the room at every turn.September 29th, appeared visibly i...

    25 min

  2. 29 AUG

    Speaking Out: Survival Stories from a Voiceover Actor

    How do you pursue a career in an industry where even your "advocates" are keeping you down?That's the story of this week's confessor, a voiceover actor who successfully navigates many typical obstacles to a creative career, only to discover their agent is stealing from them.As they try to figure out what to do about it, our confessor learns how to be their own best advocate and learns some fantastic tips for up-and-comers in all arenas. Join us for a discussion of what it's really like to wor...

    20 min

  3. 15 AUG

    What Happens in Editing

    Hello Hollywood Faithful! Welcome back to another episode of the Hollywood Confessional, the podcast where industry professionals share their deepest, darkest, most insane Hollywood stories. This week we have a story about an editor getting their first union job, and the boss that made them question whether or not they wanted to spend their time making someone else's dreams come true. Balancing a demanding career with a personal life is tough in any industry, but Hollywood presents ...

    21 min

  4. 1 AUG

    The Things We Do For Love

    How far would you go to make a movie? This week's confessor had to face that question within minutes of taking a gig co-producing an indie film... and personally, we're still recovering 😩😩😩Sweet-talking property managers, hustling for food donations, and petting cockroaches (😱) is just the beginning. When our confessor learns they need an extra $10K for post-production, they set out on a high-stakes mission to find investors in, shall we say, unexpected places."I started thinking. Who do I kn...

    26 min

  5. 20 JUN

    Burn It Down: Investigating Hollywood's Power Dynamics with Maureen Ryan

    “The only thing that works to take down abusers is Mo Ryan writes something about them."If we weren’t already on fire to talk with the author of Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, this quote from a confessor would have set us aflame. This week we get our chance, as entertainment journalist Maureen “Mo” Ryan steps into the confessional booth.Mo is a Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair, and has written for Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, EW, Salon, GQ,...

    58 min

  6. 6 JUN

    It's Me, Fake Carol

    "I love writers. But if there's one thing my mom taught me, it's if you love something make it suffer."With that tweet, the parody account that slayed with truth and laughs during the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes was born. And so was the question, "Who is Fake Carol?"This week, the writer behind @itsmecarolamptp joins us in the booth to give us an answer. From their initial inspiration to the account going "Hollywood viral," they share how their satirical portrayal of the studios' lead negoti...

    30 min

  7. 23 MAY

    Class Con

    Scam artists steal dreams. We're finding ways to get payback.In this incendiary episode of the Hollywood Confessional, we hear from an aspiring writer who pursued a seemingly great opportunity: taking a class from a mentorship program, the stated goal of which was to help underrepresented voices get into the industry. The first thing they learned? Some so-called "mentors" can't be trusted.Red flags abound in this story of a dream gone wrong... but so do glimmers of hope. Ultimately our confes...

    28 min

  8. 9 MAY

    On Being Naked A Lot

    To be or not to be... naked?That is the question faced by our confessor this week: an up-and-coming actor who had to make a difficult decision about his career. Join us in this week's episode of the Hollywood Confessional as we hear from this fearless creative who was up for anything... until "anything" became a bit too much.We discuss:the trouble with setting boundaries in the entertainment industry, how to make the right decisions for your career, how to weigh the consequence...

    26 min
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Hollywood secrets... anonymously told."You'll never work in this town again." ​For decades, those words -- or the sentiment behind them -- have cloaked all manner of evil in the entertainment industry. As the #MeToo, #TimesUp, #PayUpHollywood, and many other movements demonstrate, times are changing. Yet there are countless things happening behind closed doors that people feel they can't talk about and wish they could.​This podcast changes all that. Actors, writers, crew members and support staffers reveal their wildest behind-the-scenes secrets on this podcast in total anonymity. And then you get to listen to their stories.Hosted by writer-producers Meagan Daine and J.R. Zamora-Thal, the Hollywood Confessional is a biweekly podcast by Ninth Way Media. New episodes drop every other Thursday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Connect on social media @fessuphollywood!

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  • Creator
    Ninth Way Media
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Hollywood Confessional
  • Show Website
    Hollywood Confessional

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