Ep. 9: “Heaven” with Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, & Paul W. Downs

About this episode

The hosts discuss the season finale of Hacks with its creators, exploring themes of art and commerce, animal budgets, and their favorite montage.

For the finale, hosts Bobby and Lindsey welcome back Hacks creators and showrunners Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs, to break down the entire season. They talk about the comedy of having Ava live in a mall when, thematically, they're tackling the intersection of art and commerce. Plus, they discuss their growing animal budget (coyotes, cats, and Lassie – oh my!), and creating a montage that is one of their favorite things they’ve ever done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Bobby, Lindsey

Guests: Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs

Topics covered

• season finale
• comedy
• art and commerce
• animal budget
• montage creation

Keywords

• Hacks
• season finale
• comedy
• art and commerce
• animal budget
• montage

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Books & works: Hacks

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