Hollywood Confessional

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Hollywood Confessional

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. 12/12/2024

    You Never Know Who's Watching

    ***SERIES FINALE!***Welcome back Hollywood Faithful, one last time! This week, we hear the magical, heartwarming tale of an actor who gets invited to a holiday party at a stunning A-lister's mansion... and then learns they have to perform! "There was a pool and music, and there was a dance floor and a deejay. There were pathways lit, and a tarot reader... a psychic medium... white-jacketed waiters, staff walking around with drinks and hors d’oeuvres... And about two hours into it, [BLEEP...

    17 min

  2. 21/11/2024

    Portrait of a Survivor Part 2

    "When I first met him, I was like, this guy is going to be a fucking problem."In Part 2 of our oral history "Portrait of a Survivor," we hear from a new perspective on an abusive Hollywood showrunner... that of his assistant's close friend."He has that cult leader personality, that sort of psychopath thing where he's very superficially charming. I know a lot of people with those personalities."We hear how our confessor escaped the toxic situation with her friend's clear-eyed perspective and s...

    26 min

  3. 07/11/2024

    Portrait of a Survivor Part 1

    "These people are never going to have sharp claws and pointed teeth. They're going to look like your good friend. And they're mostly going to act like your good friend. And then every once in a while..."In this episode of the Hollywood Confessional, two confessors from opposite ends of the Hollywood hierarchy share their stories of working with the same toxic man. Over the course of several years and multiple TV shows, they recall how the man they once admired as a leader revealed the monster...

    27 min

  4. 24/10/2024

    Don't Want My MTV: Tales from a Music Video PA

    Hippie chicks. Jam sessions. A bomb on wheels. In this quintessential "Hollywood coming of age" story, our confessor finds themselves in one wild situation after the next, starting with their cross-country road trip to LA."It was the middle of the desert. And it was the middle of the day. And we saw like a big, old pickup truck coming up behind us really fast. I can still picture it getting larger and larger in the rearview mirror. We barely had time to react before it rammed us from behind."...

    20 min

  5. 10/10/2024

    Last One Standing

    Welcome back Hollywood Faithful! Surviving the emotional waves of Hollywood layoffs is no small feat. This week, our guest, a project manager in post-production localization, shares their story of how they watched as most of their team disappeared. Join us for an interesting conversation about the difficulty of survivor's guilt and the uncertainty of a volatile industry.Connect with us: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website Check out some of our favorite shows: Screenwriters' Rant ...

    18 min

  6. 26/09/2024

    Confessions of a Hollywood Gatekeeper

    Why do some screenplays get green lit, while others never see the light of day?Join us this week for some behind-the-scenes intel from a studio script reader, a self-described "first gatekeeper" who's been part of the process of getting stories from page to screen for over two decades."One of the first things you learn as a reader is, even on the worst script, you have to say something nice. And that is partly so the execs can get on the phone and have your coverage in their hands and be like...

    22 min

  7. 12/09/2024

    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

  8. 29/08/2024

    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
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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
    51
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Hollywood Confessional
  • Show Website
    Hollywood Confessional

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