Unscripted and Unprepared: A Realscreen Podcast

Realscreen Magazine
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Unscripted and Unprepared: A Realscreen Podcast

Hosted by multi-time Emmy winning television producer Jimmy Fox, Realscreen Magazine presents Unscripted & Unprepared, a series of conversations with the most influential players in the unscripted television industry. The show provides an inside look behind how the biggest documentary, competition, game shows and good old fashioned "reality" shows are developed, sold and produced. A little about your host: Jimmy is the Founder & President of Main Event Media, a production company within the All3Media global family. He is the executive producer and co-creator of CNN's Emmy winning series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, Peacock's Punky Brewster reboot, Investigation Discovery's Breaking Homicide and Amazon Prime's Inside Jokes. He has worked with the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Bear Grylls, Martin Sheen, Nick Cannon, Jessica Simpson, Sofia Vergara, Dog the Bounty Hunter and the Mob Wives!

  1. 12/07/2023

    12 Documentaries to Watch Before You Die with XTR & DOCUMENTARY+ Co-Founder Justin Lacob

    Happy Holidays! It's the "12 Docs of Christmas" in this special episode with Oscar nominated producer and documentary veteran Justin Lacob as he joins Jimmy to present his curated list of 12 essential documentaries we should all see before it's too late!

    59 min

  2. 11/02/2023

    Greatest Food Shows of All-Time with Courtney White, President of Butternut

    Jimmy is joined by former Food Network president Courtney White as the two of them draft competing lists of the greatest food shows of all-time. Plus, Courtney offers her unfiltered take on the differences between west coast TV execs vs east coast TV execs!

    1h 26m

  3. 10/12/2023

    Reality TV’s ”New Rules” with Ben Bitonti, Chief Creative Officer, Asylum Entertaniment Group

    After polling executives, producers and agents across the industry, Jimmy and guest Ben Bitonti compile a list of the "New Rules" for the Reality TV business. From phone call/email etiquette, zoom meeting protocols to how many pages should your pitch deck be - the business will forever be changed from this day forward... or not.

    1h 7m

  4. 09/21/2023

    Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming, FOX Entertainment

    Recorded earlier this year, Allison Wallach discusses the many hats she has worn in the industry from producer, to agent, to network executive.  Allison and Jimmy discuss their favorite all-time FOX reality franchises and how their current crop of reality series differs from the past and why "earnest" is no longer a bad word.

    37 min

  5. 08/03/2023

    Carlos King, CEO, Kingdom Reign Entertainment

    Executive Producer, TV host and podcast personality Carlos King is one of the busiest men in the industry! In this sit down with Jimmy, Carlos traces the beginnings of his career back to him completely hustling the system to land a coveted internship at Def Jam Records. Before too long he found his way to The Real Housewives of Atlanta where he began at the very bottom of the food chain before rising to become the show's showrunner. Carlos then launched his production company and never looked back creating series such as OWN's Love & Marriage franchise and as well as Belle Collective. Carlos is one of the few producers who has made the transition in front of the camera becoming a seasoned TV and podcast host in his own right. Instagram: @jimmybfox // @realscreen Threads: @jimmybfox

    1h 9m

  6. 07/06/2023

    Scott Gurney, Co-Founder, Gurney Productions

    In 2005, Scott and Deirdre Gurney founded their production company and quickly grew into one of the biggest success stories the reality TV business has ever seen including the monster hit Duck Dynasty. In this episode, Scott Gurney walks Jimmy through how he got his start in entertainment and lessons learned along the way. Twitter: @IamJimmyFox // @realscreen Instagram: @jimmybfox // @realscreen

    1h 14m

  7. 05/31/2023

    Casey Brumels, Co-Founder of Ping Pong Productions

    Casey Brumels and his business partner Brad Kuhlman started their production company on a whim. But before long Ping Pong Productions grew to become one of the most successful operations in the nonfiction business and one of Discovery's biggest partners with hits like Expedition Unknown and the smashing success Dr. Pimple Popper. After 100+ episodes, Casey looks back on how Dr Pimple Popper came to be and how close it was to never getting made. Twitter: @IamJimmyFox // @Realscreen Instagram: @jimmybfox // @ Realscreen

    45 min

  8. 05/04/2023

    SallyAnn Salsano, Founder/CEO, 495 Productions

    The undisputed Queen of Reality TV, SallyAnn Salsano, retraces the major steps in her career in a lively and unfiltered conversation. From her baptism working on The Bachelor to the creation of Jersey Shore to the unlikely series of events that lead to her pairing up Martha Stewart and Snopp Dogg, The Notorious SAS imparts advice and lessons learned along the way for all the aspiring storytellers out there. Twitter: @IamJimmyFox // @Realscreen Instagram: @Jimmybfox // @Realscreen

    1h 15m
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Hosted by multi-time Emmy winning television producer Jimmy Fox, Realscreen Magazine presents Unscripted & Unprepared, a series of conversations with the most influential players in the unscripted television industry. The show provides an inside look behind how the biggest documentary, competition, game shows and good old fashioned "reality" shows are developed, sold and produced. A little about your host: Jimmy is the Founder & President of Main Event Media, a production company within the All3Media global family. He is the executive producer and co-creator of CNN's Emmy winning series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, Peacock's Punky Brewster reboot, Investigation Discovery's Breaking Homicide and Amazon Prime's Inside Jokes. He has worked with the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Bear Grylls, Martin Sheen, Nick Cannon, Jessica Simpson, Sofia Vergara, Dog the Bounty Hunter and the Mob Wives!

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