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REPOST — Getting Repped — All the Ways to Get a Manager or Agent
Jun 22, 2026
47m 22s
How to Rewrite Your Screenplay
Jun 15, 2026
45m 25s
What to See This Summer | 2026 Movie Picks
Jun 8, 2026
36m 30s
How Their Stolen Short Film Led to a Hollywood Feature Deal | Interview: Ryan Polly & Matt Black
Jun 1, 2026
41m 17s
Listener Q&A: When a Movie Kills Your Script & Script Submission Rules Hollywood Expects You to Know
May 26, 2026
37m 12s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/22/26 | REPOST — Getting Repped — All the Ways to Get a Manager or Agent | Screenwriters Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman share their wild stories about how they got their first Manager and Agent, and talk through the many ways you can get representation. Everyone tells you to get repped, but why do you even need a rep, and what the heck do they do anyway? This is the Act Two Podcast, where hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman demystify what it means to be an everyday working Screenwriter. Questions/Comments: Tasha.Huo@acttwowriters.com Music by 414beg. | 47m 22s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | How to Rewrite Your Screenplay | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the many different ways screenwriters revise a script - from tackling major problems after a first draft to handling vague notes, character issues, comedy passes, production rewrites, and someone else’s pages. They break down their personal revision processes, why certain notes require going back to the cards, and how knowing what kind of rewrite a script needs can keep you from getting overwhelmed. Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 45m 25s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | What to See This Summer | 2026 Movie Picks | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the 2026 Summer Blockbuster line-up, what's worth seeing, what are some surprises, and ask the age-old post-pandemic question are "movies back?!" Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 36m 30s | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | How Their Stolen Short Film Led to a Hollywood Feature Deal | Interview: Ryan Polly & Matt Black | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with writer-directors Ryan Polly and Matt Black to talk about their wild story of theft and impersonation that led to them making their first Hollywood feature film, and about what it's like to find Hollywood success while living and working in Texas. Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 41m 17s | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | Listener Q&A: When a Movie Kills Your Script & Script Submission Rules Hollywood Expects You to Know | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman answer listener questions about what to do when you see a trailer for an upcoming movie... that looks a lot like the script you've just worked so hard writing. How dead is your idea really? Also, what do Studios and Producers expect when it comes to formatting your scripts when you submit them? TWIW: Tasha saw The Sheep Detectives and Remarkably Bright Creatures / Tasha got a good reminder on how to develop ideas from Christopher Nolan & Rian Johnson Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 37m 12s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | How to Pitch a Screenplay | Producer & Pitch Coach Emmeline Yang Hankins on What Actually Works | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with producer & development consultant, Emmeline Yang Hankins, to discuss what she's learned over the years about perfecting a pitch, and how she teaches pitching as a powerful tool at any stage of development. Her signature class for scripted TV, Kickstart My Pitch, has new dates coming up in June! Act Two listeners can get an exclusive discount to Emmeline's pitching class at http://talktoemm.com/acttwo Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 54m 47s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | Go Forth and Write Your Spec | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman check in on their current specs, break down their process for starting a new idea, and talk about why uninterrupted writing time is nearly impossible to protect. Also, TWIW! Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 31m 27s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | The Agent Series with Mark Hartogsohn: What is a Lit Agent and How to Get One? (REPOST) | Host Tasha Huo brings on her Gersh agent, Mark Hartogsohn, for the first in a series designed to help Screenwriters navigate what it means to get an Agent and maximize your working relationship once you have an Agent. In this introductory installment, Tasha and Josh discuss how Mark became a Hollywood agent, what it means to be a Lit Agent for Screen and TV Writers, and how he goes about finding new clients. Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 56m 07s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | Rewriting for Yourself vs. Rewriting as a Professional Writer | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman break down the mindset shift between rewriting for yourself and rewriting for a job, and what it really means to rewrite like a professional writer. Also, in TWIW... Josh drives Jason Blum's golf cart, and Tasha takes a retreat! Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 32m 58s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | The Art of the Cheer Moment | How to Write Scenes That Excite Audiences | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman mourn the shuttering of JJ Abrams' Bad Robot by talking about one of their most valuable lessons from JJ... "Cheer Moments". They discuss examples in Film & TV and how to craft an iconic cheer moment in your own script. Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 36m 26s | ||||||
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| 4/7/26 | Good Writing Isn't Enough | The "Other" Skills Every Screenwriter Needs to Succeed | Just being a great writer doesn't mean you can make it as a professional Screenwriter. Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss what other qualities professional Screenwriters possess that help make them undeniable hires with career longevity. Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 40m 27s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Don't Send That Script Yet: Rewrites, Feedback & Knowing When Your Screenplay is Ready | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman field a listener question about Rewrites. Do you really need to rewrite your drafts before sending them to managers and agents? Will that slow momentum? How many scripts should you revise before you can start querying reps? Do you need a portfolio of scripts, or just one solid script? Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 26m 50s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? Yes - Here's Why (Part 2) | In Part Two of a series about the Screenwriter's lifestyle, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dig into all the ways being a professional Screenwriter is exactly the dream you imagine it to be, and more. If you think you can't handle the Ugly Truths of the previous episode, maybe this will change your mind. TWIW: Tasha had to brainstorm horror movie ideas from scratch; where did she start? Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 35m 47s | ||||||
| 3/17/26 | Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? The Ugly Truth (Part 1 of 2) | Being a Screenwriter is a worthy dream that is attainable. But the dream is much different than we imagine. In this Part One of a series, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the realities of a professional Screenwriter's lifestyle, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. TWIW: What to do when a studio wants to make a movie from a terrible book? Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 41m 38s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | We Read Our Old Script Coverage (and It's Brutal) | 2025 Oscar Nominee Reactions | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman read real studio script coverage of their old specs, and it's... painful. Plus, they discuss some of this year's Oscar nominees, their predictions, their reactions, and why! TWIW: Josh has a breakthrough by writing an Act One with no plan / Tasha wrote a movie treatment in a single day and has never felt so alive / We watched & discussed ET for February's Patreon Zoom Q&A and learned so much! / Tasha re-read a script she just submitted to her agents and is now questioning everything Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 49m 26s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | What TV Execs Wish You Knew: Pitching, Development & Breaking In With Legendary's Anna Halligan | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit with Executive Director of Scripted Series at Legendary, Anna Halligan, to get a behind-the-scenes look at her day-to-day as a TV executive, including how she works with writers and what she wishes writers knew. Anna shares her insights on everything from generals, pitching, developing scripts at the studio level, and her unique journey to finding TV development. Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 49m 24s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | Screenwriting Q&A: Free Work, Producer Conflicts & February: Are You Excited? | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman field listener questions on free work, working on spec with a producer on your own original idea, and how to approach a producer when you don't like their ideas. Also included: Are You Excited?!: February Edition TWIW: Tasha is inspired to take karate after watching this Oscar movie / Josh has an AI scare Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 43m 45s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | Inside Studio Coverage: How Story Analysts Evaluate Scripts at Major Studios | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with long-time Universal Pictures Story Analyst, Ray Kolasa, to chat about the process a script goes through when it's sent to a studio, from submission, development to production. What do studios look for, what scripts work and don't work, and what writing lessons are there to learn from someone whose read thousands of scripts at the studio level? Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 49m 17s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | Selling Out Isn't Wrong -- It's a Strategy | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss Franklin Leonard's much-debated post: The Moral Case for Selling Out and whether "selling out" is the key to having a Screenwriting career in Hollywood. TWIW: Sam Raimi's SEND HELP is quite the theater experience / Is Marvel's WONDER MAN the most accurate depiction of life as an actor in Hollywood? / A listener demands to know why Tasha did not like Oscar-nominated Frankenstein Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 34m 26s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Free Work as Screenwriters: How to Decide, Set Boundaries, and Protect Yourself | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman field a listener question about Free Work, the nemesis of all Screenwriters, and the particular bane of up-and-coming Screenwriters. They talk about their own experiences with Free Work early in their careers and now, how they dealt with them, how best to protect yourself against endless unpaid drafts, and what's realistic about Free Work and our careers as Screenwriters. Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 40m 38s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Why You? - The Question Every Screenwriter Needs to Know How to Answer | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the question we've all gotten from execs -- "Why you?" They discuss why they ask this question, what it means, and how best to answer it, including examples from real-life situations. TWIW: Tasha just finished her spec adaptation of a book! What next? / Josh battles a coyote, and gets a new story idea / Has Tasha seen all the Oscar movies yet? / Tasha's new mantra: Just Do It! Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 31m 12s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | How Post-Production Can Make You a Better Writer: Insights from an Editor | Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with editor Patrick Tuck (THE LOW DOWN, RESERVATION DOGS, CHAD POWERS) to discuss how writers' stories evolve in the editing room, lessons writers can learn from the post process, how writers can avoid common post pitfalls, and more! Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist | 1h 00m 12s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | 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 | 54m 54s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | 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 | 59m 31s | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | 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 | 40m 47s | ||||||
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20 placements across 19 markets.
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20 placements across 19 markets.