Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss

By Noah Evslin and Dan Rutstein

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Episodes: 126

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Behind the glitz and glamor, Hollywood can be brutal. For every success, there are many more rejections and failures. Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss explores that world and each week a new guest will talk about dealing with rejection, failure and adversity in the entertainment industry. Writer Noah Evslin and podcaster Dan Rutstein ask the questions.

Episode Date
Take 122 - Writer, Producer, Showrunner Wendy West, Law and Order SVU, Dexter, FBI: Most Wanted
Apr 25, 2024
Take 121 - Producer, Director, Showrunner Eddie Schmidt, Good One: A Show About Jokes
Apr 18, 2024
Take 120 - Comedian Ray Ellin
Apr 11, 2024
Take 119 - Writers and Producers Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy, The Fighter, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Apr 04, 2024
Take 118 - Writer Tom Vaughan, Winchester, The Haunting of the Queen Mary
Mar 07, 2024
Take 117 - Director, Writer, Showrunner Matthew Carnahan, Dirt, House of Lies
Feb 29, 2024
Take 116 - Writer, producer, showrunner Ted Cohen, Friends, Veep, Succession
Feb 22, 2024
Take 115 - Steven O’Neill, Head of Casting, Universal Content Productions
Feb 15, 2024
Take 114 - Writer and Showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker, Luke Cage, Creed II
Feb 08, 2024
Take 113 - Showrunner and Executive Producer Keith Geller, Wipeout, Fear Factor, Floor is Lava
Jan 25, 2024
Take 112 - Writer Daniel Kunka, 12 Rounds, Lift
Jan 18, 2024
Take 111 - Producers Marc Benardout, Hugh Broder - He Went That Way
Jan 11, 2024
Take 110 - Showrunner Ashley Michel Hoban - Marco Polo, Girl from Plainville
Dec 21, 2023
Take 109 - Writer and Showrunner David Slack - Person of Interest, Law and Order, Teen Titans
Nov 16, 2023
Take 108 - Producer, director, songwriter, writer Adam Anders, Glee, Rock of Ages, Journey to Bethlehem
Nov 09, 2023
Take 107 - Producer, Writer, Illustrator David Kirschner, Hocus Pocus, An American Tail, Frailty, Chucky
Nov 01, 2023
Take 106 - Writer and producer Jeremy Adams, Supernatural, Lego Scooby-Doo
Oct 26, 2023
Take 105 - Writer, actor, showrunner, director Deborah Pratt, Airwolf, Quantum Leap
Oct 19, 2023
Take 104 - EVP IP Management Jordan Moblo, Universal Studio Group
Oct 12, 2023
Take 103 - Executive, writer and showrunner Lisa Morales, Shameless, Two Sentence Horror Stories
Oct 05, 2023
Take 102 - Writers Aaron and Jordan Kandell, Moana, Adrift
Sep 28, 2023
Take 101 - Showrunner Mike Scully, The Simpsons
Sep 21, 2023
Prologue - Season 3
Sep 14, 2023
Burn it Down Special - Author Mo Ryan
Aug 03, 2023
Take 100, Producer Erica Huggins, The Dark Tower, Ted and President of Fuzzy Door Productions
Mar 30, 2023
Take 99 - Former soldier, TV host Chef Andre Rush, Kitchen Commando
Mar 23, 2023
Take 98 - Writer, Producer and Showrunner Brannon Braga, Star Trek: The Next Generation, 24, The Orville
Mar 16, 2023
Take 97 - Writer and entrepreneur Steve Vitolo, Black-Ish, co-founder Scriptation
Mar 09, 2023
Take 96 - Writer and Showrunner Diane Ruggiero-Wright, Veronica Mars, iZombie
Mar 02, 2023
Take 95 - Writer, Showrunner Diane Ademu-John, Crossing Jordan, Medium, Dune: The Sisterhood
Feb 23, 2023
Take 94 - Showrunner Luke Tunnecliffe, Making their Mark, Fearless
Feb 16, 2023
Take 93 - Comedian, actor, showrunner Gina Yashere, Bob Hearts Abishola
Feb 09, 2023
Take 92 - Actor, producer, showrunner Jim Piddock, Tooth Fairy, Mascots
Feb 02, 2023
Take 91 - Dan Rutstein, former journalist and diplomat and podcast co-host
Jan 26, 2023
Take 90 - Showrunner Eric Guggenheim, Miracle and Magnum P.I.
Jan 19, 2023
Take 89 - Writer and showrunner Simran Baidwan, Manifest, Clean Slate
Jan 12, 2023
Take 88 - Showrunner Jeffrey Lieber, Lost, Charmed
Jan 05, 2023
Take 87 - Podcaster, writer Paul Bae, Black Tapes, Big Loop
Dec 15, 2022
Take 86 - Showrunner Ildy Modrovich, CSI Miami, Californication, Lucifer
Dec 08, 2022
Take 85 - Writer, Showrunner Chris Sheridan, Family Guy, Resident Alien
Dec 01, 2022
Take 84 - Writer and Actor Brittani Nichols, Abbott Elementary
Nov 17, 2022
Take 83 - Writers and Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, A Quiet Place
Nov 10, 2022
Take 82 - Daria Polatin, novelist and showrunner Devil in Ohio
Nov 03, 2022
Take 81 - Writer, Showrunner Andy Siara, Palm Springs, The Resort
Oct 27, 2022
Take 80 - Producer, Development Executive Alex Hedlund, Great Wall
Oct 20, 2022
Take 79 - Actor, Director, Producer John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Joe Exotic
Oct 13, 2022
Take 78 - Writer and Director Peter Kosminsky, White Oleander, The Undeclared War
Oct 06, 2022
Take 77 - Writer and Showrunner Amy Berg, Warrior Nun, Counterpart
Sep 29, 2022
Take 76 - TJ Brady and Rasheed Newson, showrunners Bel-Air
Sep 22, 2022
Take 75 - Showrunner Joe Barton, Giri/Haji
Jul 14, 2022
Take 74 - Studio President Toby Gorman, Universal Television Alternative Studio
Jul 07, 2022
Take 73 - Showrunner Josh Silberman, Deadliest Catch, Fear Factor
Jun 30, 2022
Take 72 - Writer and Showrunner Meredith Scardino, Mr Mayor, Girls5eva
Jun 23, 2022
Take 71 - Showrunner and Creator Anthony Q. Farrell, The Office, Secret Life of Boys
Jun 16, 2022
Take 70 - Actor, Writer, Producer Michael Starrbury, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, Colin in Black and White
Jun 09, 2022
Take 69 - Director and Showrunner James Roland, Blood Drive, The Purge
Jun 02, 2022
Take 68 - Showrunner Beth Schwartz, Arrow, Sweet Tooth
May 26, 2022
Take 67 - Writer, producer Tze Chun, Secrets of the Mogwai, Gotham
May 19, 2022
Take 66 - Showrunner and show creator Jan Nash, NCIS: Hawaii, Without a Trace
May 12, 2022
Take 65 - Producer, writer, showrunner Liz Hannah, The Post, The Dropout, The Girl from Plainville
May 05, 2022
Take 64 - Writer, director Nida Manzoor, We Are Lady Parts, Doctor Who
Apr 28, 2022
Take 63 - Showrunner and creator Christopher Silber, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawaii
Apr 21, 2022
Take 62 - Studio President Beatrice Springborn, Universal Content Productions and Universal International Studios
Apr 14, 2022
Take 61 - Director Tessa Blake, NCIS Hawaii, American Horror Story
Apr 07, 2022
Take 60 - Writer Liz Alper, WGA Board Member, Pay Up Hollywood
Mar 31, 2022
Take 59 - Mike Royce, Everybody loves Raymond, Men of Certain Age
Mar 24, 2022
Take 58 - Writer, Exec Craig Engler, Shudder
Mar 17, 2022
Take 57 - Showrunner Vaun Wilmott, Dominion, Jack Ryan
Mar 10, 2022
Take 56 - Showrunner Patrick Macmanus, Dr Death
Mar 03, 2022
Take 55 - Showrunner Simon Barry, Warrior Nun
Feb 24, 2022
Take 54 - Jen McGowan, Director, Rust Creek
Feb 17, 2022
Take 53 - Brad Wright, showrunner Travelers, Stargate
Feb 10, 2022
Take 52 - Craig Thomas, showrunner How I Met Your Mother
Feb 03, 2022
Take 51 - Rob Thomas, showrunner and novelist
Jan 27, 2022
Prologue -Season 2
Jan 20, 2022
Epilogue - Season One review
Nov 18, 2021
Season Finale. Take 50 - Showrunner Bill Lawrence, Scrubs, Ted Lasso
Nov 11, 2021
Take 49 - Writer Steven E. de Souza, Die Hard, Tomb Raider, Commando
Nov 04, 2021
Take 48 - Showrunner David Shore, House, The Good Doctor
Oct 28, 2021
Take 47 - Creator and Showrunner Derek Simonds, The Sinner
Oct 21, 2021
Take 45 - Writer and Showrunner Sam Ernst, Haven, Carnival Row, Daredevil
Oct 07, 2021
Take 44 - Showrunner LaToya Morgan, Duster, The Walking Dead, Shameless
Sep 30, 2021
Take 43 - Novelist Chuck Wendig, Wanderers, The Book of Accidents, Star Wars Aftermath
Sep 23, 2021
Take 42 - Writers and showrunners Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, Women's Murder Club, Lie to Me, Fantasy Island
Sep 16, 2021
Take 41 - Showrunner Hart Hanson, Bones, The Finder
Sep 09, 2021
Take 40 - Journalist Mo Ryan, Vanity Fair
Sep 02, 2021
Take 39 - Producer Andy Horwitz, Suicide Squad, Triple Frontier
Aug 26, 2021
Take 38 - Writer and showrunner Joseph Mallozzi, Stargate SG-1, Dark Matter
Aug 19, 2021
Take 37 - Manager and producer Zadoc Angell, Echo Lake Entertainment
Aug 12, 2021
Take 36 - Showrunner Marc Guggenheim, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Green Lantern
Aug 05, 2021
Take 35 - Showrunner and Doctor Neal Baer, ER, Designated Survivor
Jul 29, 2021
Take 34 - Special Episode - Screenwriter Noah Evslin - with guest co-host Paul Bae
Jul 22, 2021
Take 33 - Actor, writer, showrunner Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Van Helsing, Snowpiercer
Jul 15, 2021
Take 32 - Writer Thunder Levin, Sharknado
Jul 08, 2021
Take 31 - Writer and showrunner David Steinberg, Slackers, American Pie 2, No Good Nick
Jul 01, 2021
Take 30 - Screenwriter and Producer Steven DeKnight, Buffy, Smallville, Spartacus, Daredevil
Jun 24, 2021
Take 29 - Actor and director Keegan Connor Tracy - Battlestar Galactica, The Magicians
Jun 17, 2021
Take 28 - Writer and showrunner Michael Fuller, Quarry, The Mosquito Coast
Jun 10, 2021
Take 27 - Show creator Melissa London Hilfers, Monarch
Jun 03, 2021
Take 26 - Show creator, writer and Emmy winner Javier Grillo-Marxuach, The Middleman, Lost, Dark Crystal
May 27, 2021
Take 25 - Writer Akela Cooper, Malignant, Luke Cage, The 100
May 20, 2021
Take 24 - Showrunner and writer Glen Mazzara, Walking Dead, The Shield
May 13, 2021
Take 23 - Blind writer Ryan Knighton, Cockeyed, In the Dark
May 06, 2021
Take 22 - Writer and Showrunner Kira Snyder - Handmaid's Tale, The 100
Apr 29, 2021
Take 21 - Graphic Novelist and screenwriter Bryan Hill, Titans and Batman and the Outsiders
Apr 22, 2021
Take 20 - Showrunner Joe Henderson, White Collar, Lucifer
Apr 15, 2021
Take 19 - Show creator Jeffrey Lieber, Lost, Charmed
Apr 08, 2021
Take 18 - Writer Jose Molina, Law and Order SVU, Without a Trace, Agent Carter
Apr 01, 2021
Take 17 - Journalist, podcaster and writer Marc Bernardin, Castle Rock, Treadstone
Mar 25, 2021
Take 16 - Writer and WGA West President David Goodman, Family Guy, The Orville
Mar 18, 2021
Take 15 - Show creator Mickey Fisher, Extant, Reverie
Mar 11, 2021
Take 14 - Showrunner John Rogers, Catwoman, Leverage, Transformers
Mar 04, 2021
Take 13 - Writer and Show Creator Shawn Simmons, Wayne
Feb 25, 2021
Take 12 - Writer Jeff Howard, Haunting of Hill House, Oculus, I Know What You did Last Summer
Feb 18, 2021
Take 11 - Writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Star Trek, Andromeda, Elementary
Feb 11, 2021
Take 10 - Actor and writer Geoffrey Thorne, In the Heat of the Night, Magnum P.I.
Feb 01, 2021
Take 9 - John Zaozirny, President of Bellevue Productions
Jan 28, 2021
Take 8 - Actress Ann Cusack, The Boys, Sully, A League of Their Own
Jan 21, 2021
Take 7 - Writer and showrunner Matthew Federman, Jericho, Blood and Treasure
Jan 14, 2021
Take 6 - Screenwriter Grant Pierce Myers, The Maze Runner
Jan 07, 2021
Take 5 - Writer and showrunner Sheryl J.Anderson, Sweet Magnolias, Charmed.
Dec 29, 2020
Take 4 - Screenwriter Dan Hernandez, Detective Pikachu, the Tick and 1600 Penn
Dec 23, 2020
Take 3 - Actor Erik Palladino
Dec 17, 2020
Take 2 - Screenwriter Zack Stentz, Thor, X-Men First Class and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Dec 10, 2020
Take 1 - Screenwriter Adele Lim, Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon
Dec 02, 2020
Prologue
Nov 29, 2020