Ep689 - Susanna Fogel & David Iserson, Creators ‘Ponies’

About this episode

Susanna Fogel and David Iserson discuss their collaboration on the series 'Ponies' and the creative process behind it.

Susanna Fogel is a director, screenwriter, and novelist best known for her work in BOOKSMART and THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME. David Iserson is a filmmaker, writer, and producer best known for his work on MR. ROBOT, MAD MEN, and NEW GIRL. Iserson, alongside Fogel, served as co-creators, writers, and executive producers for the television series PONIES, a 70s-set spy thriller starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. The series follows two PONIES ("persons of no interest") working anonymously as secretaries in the American Embassy until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, and the pair become CIA operatives. Together, they work to uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy and solve the mystery that made them widows in the first place. In this interview, we talk about the professional marriage between Susanna Fogel and David Iserson, the development history and production origins of their series PONIES, research and working with consultants, plus much more. Want more? Steal my first book, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS, right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you…

People in this episode

Guests: Susanna Fogel, David Iserson

Topics covered

• television
• screenwriting
• filmmaking
• CIA
• Cold War
• comedy

Keywords

• PONIES
• BOOKSMART
• THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME
• MR. ROBOT
• MAD MEN
• NEW GIRL

Mentioned in this episode

Products: INK BY THE BARREL

Books & works: Ponies, BOOKSMART, THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME, MR. ROBOT, MAD MEN, NEW GIRL, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS, Write Review

Places: USSR

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