Ep. 461: Ebbs, Flows, & “Sheetography”

About this episode

Liz and Sarah discuss the dynamics of Hollywood careers and interview intimacy coordinators about their role in production.

Liz and Sarah discuss the ebb and flow of Hollywood. Careers here can die and then come back to life bigger than ever. Then they talk to Intimacy Coordinators Ariel Leigh Cohen and Morgan Smith about what an intimacy coordinator does, how it saves money for production, and the definition of “sheetography.” This week’s Hollywood Hack is a must for uncomfortable shoes — ZenToes. Finally, Liz recommends the new HBO show DTF St. Louis, starring Jason Bateman and Linda Cardellini. Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. It’ll come right to your inbox! Sign up for Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter Chickening Out at https://happierinhollywood.substack.com. It’ll come right to your inbox! Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCra Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Liz, Sarah

Guests: Ariel Leigh Cohen, Morgan Smith

Topics covered

• Hollywood
• careers
• intimacy coordination
• sheetography

Keywords

• ZenToes
• DTF St. Louis
• HBO

Mentioned in this episode

Products: ZenToes

Books & works: Hollywood Hack, DTF St. Louis, Chickening Out, Happier in Hollywood, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Side Hustle School, Writing Down the Bones, Freeing the Writer Within, Faking It with Ariel and Morgan

Places: Hollywood, St. Louis

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