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Happier in Hollywood

Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for 17 years, Liz and Sarah have survi... Read more

Ranked #1

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Bonus Episode: Liz and Sarah’s “American Beauties” Pitch

Bonus Episode: Liz and Sarah’s “American Beauties” Pitch

Liz and Sarah pitch “American Beauties,” a pilot script they sold (twice) to Fox. After the pitch, they critique their o... Read more

8 Nov 2019

31mins

Ranked #2

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Ep. 138: Here’s To A Happy, Healthy, Motto-vated 2020!

Ep. 138: Here’s To A Happy, Healthy, Motto-vated 2020!

After a “Season of Failure” update, Liz and Sarah decide on their new team theme for 2020! This year, they’re going to H... Read more

2 Jan 2020

22mins

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Ranked #3

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Ep. 131: The Importance Of Mahjong

Ep. 131: The Importance Of Mahjong

With development season at peak intensity, Liz and Sarah are putting their noses to the grindstone. What does that mean?... Read more

14 Nov 2019

27mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 133: The Care And Feeding Of Writers: A Thanksgiving Episode

Ep. 133: The Care And Feeding Of Writers: A Thanksgiving Episode

Liz and Sarah offer tips to executives and producers who are giving notes to writers during the development process. Do ... Read more

28 Nov 2019

28mins

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Ranked #5

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Ep. 146 Something From Nothing — It’s An Actual Thing

Ep. 146 Something From Nothing — It’s An Actual Thing

Liz and Sarah discuss their realization that so much can come from something... even if nothing comes from it. An exampl... Read more

27 Feb 2020

29mins

Ranked #6

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Ep. 123: How To Be A Happy Camper At Work With Audrey Monke

Ep. 123: How To Be A Happy Camper At Work With Audrey Monke

Liz and Sarah give an update on a listener suggestion that they coordinate their meeting outfits. They did it! And it wa... Read more

19 Sep 2019

29mins

Ranked #7

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Ep. 147: Wrestling With Schrodinger’s Cat

Ep. 147: Wrestling With Schrodinger’s Cat

Liz and Sarah discuss the paradox of Shrodinger’s Cat — a thought experiment in which a theoretical cat is both alive an... Read more

5 Mar 2020

25mins

Ranked #8

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Ep. 50: No One Knows Anything In Hollywood — A Listener Questions Episode

Ep. 50: No One Knows Anything In Hollywood — A Listener Questions Episode

Today is all about you! It’s a listener question extravaganza! What do Liz and Sarah wish they’d known when they were st... Read more

26 Apr 2018

33mins

Ranked #9

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Ep. 140: Liz & Sarah Celebrate A Career Milestone!

Ep. 140: Liz & Sarah Celebrate A Career Milestone!

Liz and Sarah are celebrating their twentieth anniversary as writing partners! They reflect on the last two decades and ... Read more

16 Jan 2020

25mins

Ranked #10

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Ep. 64: Enneagrams And Fun, Fun Fridays!

Ep. 64: Enneagrams And Fun, Fun Fridays!

Liz and Sarah discuss Fun, Fun Fridays — what they are and why they’re bringing The Fix team together. Then Liz and Sara... Read more

2 Aug 2018

35mins

Ranked #11

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Ep. 143: Liz & Sarah Remind Themselves: It’s Not Personal!

Ep. 143: Liz & Sarah Remind Themselves: It’s Not Personal!

Liz and Sarah reveal that ABC passed on their PLASTICS pilot. They’re super bummed but bouncing back and moving on. One ... Read more

6 Feb 2020

23mins

Ranked #12

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Ep. 142: The Wonder Of Re-Networking (And Of Champagne)

Ep. 142: The Wonder Of Re-Networking (And Of Champagne)

Liz and Sarah talk about why it’s important to “re-network” with people you’ve worked with in the past. Then in Take Two... Read more

30 Jan 2020

24mins

Ranked #13

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Ep. 144: What’s Your Personal “Canary In A Coal Mine?”

Ep. 144: What’s Your Personal “Canary In A Coal Mine?”

Liz and Sarah talk about how to “hijack the meeting,” advice that comes from their friend and fellow TV writer, Moira Ki... Read more

13 Feb 2020

22mins

Ranked #14

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Ep. 149: Say Something Right Away: A Seize The Day Episode

Ep. 149: Say Something Right Away: A Seize The Day Episode

Note: This episode was recorded before life changed dramatically due to the Covid-19 virus. Liz and Sarah follow up on t... Read more

19 Mar 2020

28mins

Ranked #15

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Ep. 70: Make The Thing You Love To Make

Ep. 70: Make The Thing You Love To Make

Why do we ignore red flags? Prompted by Liz's recent read of the book Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley St... Read more

13 Sep 2018

42mins

Ranked #16

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Ep. 49: Lessons Learned From The Vibrant Life Of Suzanne Patmore Gibbs

Ep. 49: Lessons Learned From The Vibrant Life Of Suzanne Patmore Gibbs

Liz and Sarah pay tribute to Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, the head of TriStar television, and share the many lessons they lear... Read more

19 Apr 2018

29mins

Ranked #17

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Ep. 120: Sheri Salata’s Beautiful No— A Happier Labor Day Episode

Ep. 120: Sheri Salata’s Beautiful No— A Happier Labor Day Episode

The Onward Project is celebrating Labor Day with #HappierLaborDay! Liz and Sarah invite Sheri Salata (author of The Beau... Read more

29 Aug 2019

36mins

Ranked #18

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Ep. 88: To Do List, Or Not To Do List

Ep. 88: To Do List, Or Not To Do List

Liz and Sarah are DONE with the first season of The Fix! They discuss how they’re managing their anxiety before the big ... Read more

17 Jan 2019

29mins

Ranked #19

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Ep. 121: How To Conquer A “Health Lull” — We Asked, You Answered!

Ep. 121: How To Conquer A “Health Lull” — We Asked, You Answered!

After an update on the great how-to-pronounce “gif” (is it a hard “g” or a soft “g”) debate of 2019, Liz and Sarah discu... Read more

5 Sep 2019

29mins

Ranked #20

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Ep. 127: Why “Enough Is Enough”

Ep. 127: Why “Enough Is Enough”

Liz and Sarah explain that even a “put” pilot isn’t a sure thing. Then they discuss why “enough is enough.” It’s temptin... Read more

17 Oct 2019

29mins

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