Act Two Podcast

Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman
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Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.

  1. 2D AGO

    Interview with Scott Glassgold: Selling Your Short Story (REPOST)

    Scott Glassgold, founder of management & production company Ground Control, has recently made waves in Hollywood for finding short stories on Reddit and turning them into high-profile sales for new writers. Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman walk through that process with Scott and discuss the potential of the short story market for writers in any stage of their career.   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist Music by 414Beg

    55 min

  2. JAN 5

    How to Actually Hit Your 2026 Screenwriting Goals

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk 2026 Screenwriting goals and how to achieve them realistically. They discuss breaking screenwriting goals down into actionable steps, scheduling yourself, and other useful tips to stay on track this year.   TWIW: Tasha visited the Academy Museum over break / Tasha loved The Anaconda / Watching The Housemaid in a full theater made a big difference / A Spielberg book that could change your life!   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

    1 hr

  3. 12/30/2025

    Wins, Misses and Takeaways: Our 2025 Goal Wrap-Up

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss how many of their 2025 Goals they achieved (spoiler alert: Josh beat Tasha), and what they can learn from their successes and failures going into 2026.    Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

    41 min

  4. 12/22/2025

    How to Plan Your Screenwriting Year for Success: A Month-by-Month Guide

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss Final Draft blog by Ken Miyamoto, How to Plan Your Entire Screenwriting Year: A Month-by-Month Guide. They break down tasks for each month, discuss practical solutions to achieving those tasks, and why thinking about your year in these terms sets you up for success (and they maybe fangirl over Ken a little bit).    TWIW: Tasha got very different notes on a script from her manager and her writer's group, what should she do? / A studio exec with very interesting insight into writers vs. actors that we should learn from / Josh's pitch to an actress / Tasha's pitch to an author / Rob Reiner as an integral part of our Screenwriting education, RIP.    Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

    1h 4m

  5. 12/15/2025

    The Writing Behind Tomb Raider: the Legend of Lara Croft Season 2

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman chat about Tasha's newest season of Tomb Raider: the Legend of Lara Croft now on Netflix, how the idea for the season came together, and behind-the-scenes writing stories.    TWIW: The Blacklist 2025: Who's Who and trends Josh is seeing / Tasha went to a BAFTA Games Mixer and sweated profusely / If you can spot the reference to Tasha & Josh's favorite movies in S1 of The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime, you win a prize! Hint: there are 2 references.   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

    34 min

  6. 12/08/2025

    5 Tips on Telling a Compelling Story

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk through Final Draft's 5 Pieces of Advice to Tell a Compelling Tale and offer their own specifics on why and how these pieces of advice work in your writing.   TWIW: This month's Running Man Q&A Patreon Zoom / Netflix buying WB? / Tasha's show The Mighty Nein is #1 in the US, Canada & Europe! / Vince Gilligan is so damn good at creating character-driven concepts   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

    40 min

  7. 12/01/2025

    Living Outside LA, Pitching Update, Mighty Nein - Plus: Are You Excited?

    This week, Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk about living outside LA, where Tasha’s pitch stands, and an overdue double-dose of “Are You Excited?” - covering both November and December.   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

    43 min

  8. 11/25/2025

    How to Get Unstuck in Your Writing: Screenwriting Tips that Actually Work

    Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman field a listener question and discuss the tips & tricks they use to get unstuck in their writing.   TWIW: Is The Hunger Games a perfect movie? / Returning to "the big paper" for a video game adaptation pitch.   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

    40 min
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Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.

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  • Creator
    Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    282
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The Act Two Network
  • Show Website
    Act Two Podcast

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