Screenwriters' Rant Room

Hilliard Guess
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This is the Official Podcas for "Hilliard Guess' SCREENWRITERS' RANT ROOM!" Our host is Hilliard Guess, a WGAw writer, director, TV/Film producer and most recently, the former Director of Development at Blue Monday Prods (now executive producer of Amazon's upcoming CROSS: AFTER HOURS series). Hilliard does one-on-one interviews with guests or rotating co-hosts stop by to drop industry bombs in this unfiltered, hilarious podcast series that delivers nuthin’ but REAL TALK… from REAL working writers! SUBSCRIBE, SHARE, 5 STAR RATE! Screenwritersrantroom.com Our motto: “Keep it GAME all day!"

  1. 6H AGO

    547 - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - J. DAVID SHANKS

    In the spirit of GORDON PARK and PAUL ROBESON, J. David Shanks prides himself on being the contemporary renaissance man. He’s a writer, producer, and actor with aspirations of adding to his hyphenated list of industry skill sets, Director for feature films and television series. David is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. He received his MFA in Producing for Film, Television, and New Media from the world-renowned Peter Stark Producing Program. His writing credits include NBC’s SHADES OF BLUE, FOX Television’s SHOTS FIRED, SHOWTIME’s THE CHI and the critically acclaimed NETFLIX SERIES SEVEN SECONDS where his episode, MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH won the 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARD for Outstanding Writing in a Television Drama. Presently, David is working under an overall deal with AMC Network. He is currently the Executive Producer/ Co-Showrunner for the AMC SERIES 61st STREET and EP on CROSS S2 & S3. Another don’t miss episode y’all! 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! ⁠⁠https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products⁠⁠ YouTube Shorts & Videos! ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess on all social media IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Guests: @Davidshanks @Dalilaalirajah WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠⁠Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com⁠⁠ Video:  @JoshuaKazemi #screenwritersrantroom #writingtips #screenwritingtips #screenwriters #ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #blackhollywood Our Motto: “Keep it GAME all day!”

    2h 27m

  2. FEB 9

    546 - GENRE MATTERS

    In this episode Hilliard sits down in a super informative conversation with writer, producer, author, publisher, manager James “Uncle James” Moorer and TV/Film writer, playwright, actor Lekethia Dalcoe to talk about writing our favorite genres and why, writing hybrid Horror, Sci-fi, Supernatural and Action, why genre is important to us, rules of the world and how they work, themes in genre films and tv and so much more! Another don’t miss episode y’all! 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! ⁠⁠https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products⁠⁠ YouTube Shorts & Videos! ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess on all social media IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Guests: @onemoorer @Lekethia.dalcoe WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠⁠Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com⁠⁠ Video:  @JoshuaKazemi Connor Conforti #screenwritersrantroom #writingtips #screenwritingtips #screenwriters #ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #blackhollywood Our Motto: “Keep it GAME all day!”

    1h 30m

  3. FEB 1

    OSCARS PICKS, THEMES & MORE

    HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-hosts (award-winning playwright, tv writer, actress) Lekethia Dalcoe and (tv/film writer, actor) Rich Scott sit down for a hilarious conversation talking about “some” of our favorite Oscar picks and why we love them, as well as how we use “theme” in our writing, getting in where we fit in, and so much more! 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! ⁠⁠https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products⁠⁠ YouTube Shorts & Videos! ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess @Hilliardguess.bsky.social IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Guests: @fatboyfeels @Lakethia.dalcoe WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠⁠Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com⁠⁠ BTS:  Matthew Nicholson Connor Conforti #screenwritersrantroom #writingtips #screenwritingtips #screenwriters #ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ Our Motto: “Keep it GAME all day!”

    1h 8m

  4. JAN 26

    MENTORSHIP MATTERS WRITERS PROGRAM

    In this episode, Hilliard talks to five awesome, diverse, talented TV writers from the popular MENTORSHIP MATTERS WRITERS PROGRAM: Rich Scott, Renee Cunningham, Stephen Nolly, Mahalia Latortue-Pridgett and Joshua B. Kazemi! Tune in and listen to these amazing writers journeys. HIGHLIGHTS: The current climate in Hollywood and how to maneuver it, writing genre and comedy, how to pitch yourself, the writers' room, the future of Hollywood and so much more. 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! ⁠⁠https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products⁠⁠ YouTube Shorts & Videos! ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess @Hilliardguess.bsky.social IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Guests: @fatboyfeels @joshuakazemi @oldfactoryfilms @mahaliapridgett @renee_alycea WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠⁠Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com⁠⁠ BTS:  Matthew Nicholson (video) Eric De La Rosa (Photos) Connor Conforti (editing) Our Motto: “Keep it GAME all day!"

    1h 34m

  5. JAN 19

    SERIES CREATOR - BRENDAN FOLEY

    In this episode , Hilliard and guest co-host episodic dir/producer Lisa France sat down with Brendan Foley series creator, writer, executive producer of the hit series SHERLOCK AND DAUGHTER on CW/HBO! Some highlights: We talked about this journey as a journalist and writer, the differences between working in the UK/Europe as a series creator and working in America, working on smaller budgets and how to get the biggest bang, co-productions, writing crime and who-done-its, creating Sherlock and Daughter, producing TV series and so much more! 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. Our Motto: “Keep it GAME all day!" MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! ⁠⁠https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products⁠⁠ YouTube Shorts & Videos! ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess @Hilliardguess.bsky.social IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Guests: FB: @BrendanFoley @LisaFrance2067 WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠⁠Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com⁠⁠ BTS:  Gregg Simon Connor Conforti

    1h 41m

  6. JAN 12

    542 - FANS & MENTEES - 2026 PREMIERE

    In this 2026 premiere episode -- Hilliard sits down with some of his favorite Fans and Mentees of the podcast — writer’s -- Dijorn & Trinea Moss, Rich Scott, Rich Redlo, Minquell Ramone, Jade Hunter Alexandriia, Brooke Baltimore, Anich D’Jae, Jacques Buckingham and Aaron Beauchamp. We had a laugh out loud, impactful discussion, rotating guests, talking about the difficult year of 2025, everyone's plans to do differently in 2026, TV staffing, the writers’ room, development, fellowships, craft tips and so much more. 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! ⁠https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products⁠ YouTube Shorts, & Videos! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess on all social media IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Rotating Guests: @thedtmossteam @minquell @fatboyfeels @beewrites8 @jade.alexandriia @anichdjae @jacques_buckingham WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com⁠ Video BTS: Jade Hunter Alexandriia and Minquell Editor: Connor Conforti

    2h 17m

  7. 12/15/2025

    541 - END OF YEAR PLANS VS GOALS

    In this season finale, end of the year episode, Hilliard's joined by close friends award-winning director/producer Carl Seaton, TV/Film writer Saeed Crumpler and Executive Producer Tracy Grant to talk about their plans and goals in the New Year and ways writers and filmmakers can think outside the box to grow their careers, businesses and health by making the best kinds of lifestyle changes for themselves! 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. Our Motto: “Keep it GAME all day!" MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! ⁠https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products⁠ YouTube Shorts & Videos! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess @Hilliardguess.bsky.social IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Guests: @mrcarlseaton @balance510 @tracygrant5439 WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com⁠ BTS: Jerry Jerome (photography) Matthew Nicholson (video)

    2h 10m

  8. 12/08/2025

    TREY HALEY - TRIDESTENED STUDIOS

    In this ep, Hilliard interviews director/producer TREY HALEY the President/Partner at Tri Destined Studios where he is responsible for the implementation of all productions within the company. Toward the end of the ep, Kareem Grimes actor/star on the hit series ALL AMERICAN dropped in to hang with us to give Trey his flowers. Trey, a passionate filmmaker with a diverse breadth and sensibility, has directed and produced a variety of genres. He serves as one of the Executive Producers and the Lead Director for the following TV Shows: -The hit Crime Drama ‘Carl Webers The Family Business’ who's cast includes Ernie Hudson, Valarie Pettiford, Darrin DeWitt Henson, Tami Roman and Javicia Leslie, recently wrapped its sixth season on BET+ and is currently streaming. Seasons 1-4 streamed on Netflix where the show climbed as high as #6 on its first two weeks on the platform. Season 6 recently landed #1 on Amazon Primes subscription shows. -The Family Business: New Orleans’ which is a spinoff of the 'The Family Business' stars Brandon T. Jackson, Lela Rochon, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Pooch Hall, Quincy Brown and David Banner. It premiered January 2025. -The Black Hamptons’ which stars Lamman Rucker, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Elise Neal, Brian White, Karon Joseph, Mike Merrill, Jennifer Freeman, and Blac Chyna. The show received an NAACP nomination for Best Limited Series in 2023. -Trey also recently Directed , ‘Deb is Boss’ starring Lil Mama, which is loosely based on the life of famed music manager Deb Anteny. Foxxhole Productions Datari Turner and Jamie Foxx are EP’s w Deb Anteny and Tri Destined Studios ND Brown Jones. It's set to be released top of 2026 by AllBlk/WeTV. Other recent movies include the sexy murder mystery ‘Love Mary Kill’ starring Monique Coleman and Skye Blac and the holiday roller-skating movie ‘Rolling Into Christmas’ starring Rhyon Nicole Brown. Trey also conducts filmmaking master classes where he integrates hands-on learning to address the creative, technical and business aspects of film and television. 💥SUBSCRIBE💥 if you’re serious about writing for TV/Film, leveling up your craft, and staying tapped into real game from working industry pros who KEEP IT GAME ALL DAY. Our Motto: “Keep it GAME all day!" MERCH (NEW T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room! https://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/products YouTube Shorts, & Videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua83eFRxVA1-r3ry5c0-fQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Hilliard Guess on all social media  @Hilliardguess.bsky.social IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom Guests: @treyhaleytds @kareemgrimes WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :  Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com BTS: Keshia Kola

    1h 53m
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This is the Official Podcas for "Hilliard Guess' SCREENWRITERS' RANT ROOM!" Our host is Hilliard Guess, a WGAw writer, director, TV/Film producer and most recently, the former Director of Development at Blue Monday Prods (now executive producer of Amazon's upcoming CROSS: AFTER HOURS series). Hilliard does one-on-one interviews with guests or rotating co-hosts stop by to drop industry bombs in this unfiltered, hilarious podcast series that delivers nuthin’ but REAL TALK… from REAL working writers! SUBSCRIBE, SHARE, 5 STAR RATE! Screenwritersrantroom.com Our motto: “Keep it GAME all day!"

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  • Creator
    Hilliard Guess
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    554
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Hilliard Guess
  • Show Website
    Screenwriters' Rant Room

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