ON STORY

#1601 On Wicked: A Conversation With Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by the co-writers of Wicked and Wicked: For Good, Winnie Holzmann and Dana Fox, to discuss their experience adapting this beloved story for the big screen. Holzmann and Fox deep-dive into their process of writing an emotionally grounded story set within the fantastical world of Oz.

#1602 Script to Screen: The Nice Guys
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by screenwriter Shane Black for a deep dive into the neo-noir action comedy The Nice Guys. Black shares the unusual character-first process he used to write the script, and his experience working with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.

#1603 A Conversation with Michael Arndt
This week on ON STORY, Michael Arndt, the Academy Award winning screenwriter behind Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, joins us to share his strategies for story mapping, creating a convincing villain, and writing a great ending.

#1604 The Writer Producer Relationship with Christine Vachon & Celine Song
This week on ON STORY, Academy Award-nominated writer-director Celine Song, and prolific independent film producer Christine Vachon join us to discuss the creative relationship between writers and producers, and to share their experience collaborating on Past Lives and Materialists.

#1605 On The Naked Gun
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by two of the writers behind The Naked Gun, Doug Mand and Dan Gregor, who will share their process reviving the iconic action-comedy franchise, and spoofing the last 30 years of modern action movies.

#1606 Inside the Writers Room: The Studio
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by Alex Gregory, an accomplished comedy writer known for his work on Veep, King of the Hill, and Frasier, for a conversation on his process of co-creating the Emmy-Award winning comedy The Studio.

#1607 A Conversation with Yvette Lee Bowser
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by accomplished television writer and producer, Yvette Lee Bowser, for a conversation on her trailblazing career, from becoming the first Black woman to create and run a primetime series with Living Single, to showrunning Dear White People and UnPrisoned.

#1608 Inside the Final Season: Big Mouth
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, two co-creators of the raunchy animated coming-of-age sitcom Big Mouth, for a reflection on the show’s eight-year run, and a conversation on their process writing the final season.

#1609 Inside the Writers Room: The Chosen
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by Tyler Thompson and Ryan Swanson, two writers behind the historical drama The Chosen, a crowd-funded dramatization of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. These writers take us behind the scenes of the show’s early conception and unexpected success.

#1610 Script to Screen: The Wedding Singer
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by former Saturday Night Live head-writer Tim Herlihy for a retrospective conversation on the romantic comedy The Wedding Singer, which Herlihy wrote for his long-time collaborator and former college roommate Adam Sandler.

#1611 Reinventing the Classic Whodunnit: A Conversation with Rian Johnson
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by a titan of the sci-fi and mystery genres, Rian Johnson, for a conversation on his murder-mystery franchise, Knives Out, his meticulous writing process, and how he brings a modern twist to the classic whodunnit.

#1612 On Book to TV Adaptations: A Conversation With Liz Tigelaar
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by writer, producer, and showrunner Liz Tigelaar for a conversation on her work crafting TV adaptations from Little Fires Everywhere to Tiny Beautiful Things. Tigelaar shares her experience working collaboratively with authors, and writing adaptations that are faithful to the heart of the original material.

#1613 On American Born Chinese: A Conversation with Kelvin Yu
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by Kelvin Yu, creator of the magical action-comedy series American Born Chinese, to discuss his journey from working actor to Emmy-winning writer, and the chaotic production process that brought the series to life.

#1614 On Dear White People: A Conversation with Justin Simien
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by Justin Simien, the writer-director behind the film Dear White People, and its TV adaptation, to discuss his process creating the show’s hyperreal Ivy League setting, and his strategies for tackling broader social issues within a character-driven story.

#1615 Inside the Writers Room: Hacks
This week on ON STORY, we’re joined by comedian and writer Jen Statsky, who will take us inside the writers room of the hit comedy Hacks, from pitching the original concept, to developing the rich relationship between the show’s two conflicting protagonists.