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- 🇮🇳IN · TV & Film#3930K to 100K
- 🇮🇸IS · TV & Film#1230K to 100K
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18K to 60K🎙 Daily cadence·641 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat)
Aug 25, 2026
Unknown duration
Pilar Alessandra (On the Page)
Jul 24, 2026
Unknown duration
Cassie Pappas (Lucky)
Jul 14, 2026
41m 37s
Ana Nogueira (Supergirl)
Jun 26, 2026
44m 09s
Christine Boylan (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Jun 23, 2026
47m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/25/26 | Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat) | Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat; Rooster; The Afterparty) discusses worldbuilding in the real world, what's too funny for reality, lessons learned from Jury Duty that are applicable to traditional script writing, how the game was nearly blown up, and more.SUNDAY AUGUST 30, 8pm PT at the Lodge Room in LA and streaming live/on demand everywhere:WGF RetroReads presents: Star Trek 60th Starring Noah Wyle as Captain James T. KirkJoin Noah Wyle, along with Katherine LaNasa, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Shabana Azeez, and Ayesha Harris of The Pitt, and some surprise guests, for a celebration of 60 years of Star Trek. Hosted by the Writers Guild Foundation, which also celebrates its 60th anniversary, this special night will include remarks from people closely associated with the series, a performance of the first aired episode of Star Trek, “The Man Trap,” with live score, and an appearance by a Salt Vampire replica from the episode, on loan from the Star Trek Archive, Paramount.This evening's show is in support of the Writers Guild Foundation’s Library and Archive, Writers’ Access Programs, and Veterans Writing Project. In-person tickets are sold out but you can catch the stream and watch on demand for two weeks!SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 4pm PT at the Elysian Theater in LA and streaming live/on demand everywhere:Dead Pilots SocietyIn Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve.The September 13 show features Life of the Party by Alex Herschlag (Broke; Will & Grace) and Demi-God by Katie Greenway (Welcome to Flatch; Tooned Out).Starring: Al Madrigal (Lopez vs Lopez), Aaron Abrams (Clown in a Cornfield), Lucas Hazlett (Loot; American Princess), Bob Glouberman (The Shrink Next Door), Izzy Diaz (The Residence), and more to be announced!THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | Pilar Alessandra (On the Page) | Teacher and script consultant Pilar Alessandra is ending her inspiring and instructive podcast, On the Page, after 19 years and 1000 episodes. Ben Blacker administers Pilar's exit interview, discussing why she started the podcast, invaluable advice gleaned from the writers she's interviewed, the "drunk and naked" early episodes, how to write great dialogue, tips on pitching from her children, podcast as inadvertant autobiography, workflow, her favorite episodes, and more.You can listen to On the Page wherever you get your podcasts, and visit onthepage.tv to find out about Pilar's classes and script consulting. She knows her stuff!You can watch the No Notes script read show until August 2nd.This is a new staged show in which great pilot scripts are adapted for the stage and performed by brilliant casts.Starring Yvonne Orji (Insecure), Shabana Azeez (The Pitt), Molly Quinn (Castle), Justin Kirk (The Burbs; Weeds), Cooper Tomlinson (Obsessed), Kira Kosarin (The Thundermans), Langston Kerman (Insecure; The Boys), Jessica Garcia (On My Block), Logan Miller (Escape Room; Chicago Med), John Clarence Stewart (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist), Alex Song-Xia (Rick and Morty), Burl Moseley (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), and LaNisa Frederick (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat).STREAM IT TODAYTHE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/14/26 | showrunningcreative collaboration+4 | Cassie Pappas | LuckySilo+3 | VegasLA | Luckyshowrunner+7 | — | 41m 37s | ||
| 6/26/26 | writingtelevision+4 | Ana Nogueira | SupergirlWeekly World News+3 | Elysian TheaterLA | Ana NogueiraSupergirl+4 | — | 44m 09s | ||
| 6/23/26 | television writingfantasy series+3 | Christine Boylan | Avatar: The Last AirbenderPoker Face+3 | Elysian TheaterLA | Avatar: The Last AirbenderChristine Boylan+3 | — | 47m 00s | ||
| 6/16/26 | tonetheme+4 | Owen Dennis | Among UsInfinity Train+4 | Elysian TheaterLA+1 | Owen DennisAmong Us+5 | — | 35m 52s | ||
| 5/13/26 | storytellingtelevision+3 | Ian DeitchmanKristin Robinson | It's Not Like ThatParenthood+2 | — | It's Not Like ThatParenthood+3 | — | 45m 38s | ||
| 5/5/26 | comic booksfilm adaptation+3 | Matthew Rosenberg | If Destruction Be Our Lot...4 Kids Walk Into a Bank+2 | May 16 | Matthew Rosenbergcomic books+3 | — | 44m 21s | ||
| 4/21/26 | screenwritingfilm direction+3 | Chandler Levack | Dynasty Typewriter TheaterAcast+5 | — | Chandler LevackMile End Kicks+5 | — | 41m 23s | ||
| 4/14/26 | comedyscreenwriting+3 | Brian McElhaneyNick Kocher | Pizza MovieOver Your Dead Body+3 | Bellingham Bay | BritaNickPizza Movie+3 | — | 53m 25s | ||
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| 4/7/26 | writingscreenwriting+4 | BenDavid Grabinski | Mike and Nick and Nick and AliceScott Pilgrim Takes Off+8 | New Orleans | BenDavid Grabinskiscreenwriting tips+3 | — | 52m 36s | ||
| 3/17/26 | writingbusiness+3 | Colby Day | In the Blink of an EyeSpaceman+4 | LA | writingbusiness+3 | — | 43m 35s | ||
| 3/3/26 | film productiontelevision industry+3 | Lauren Neustadter | Hello Sunshine | — | Lauren NeustadterHello Sunshine+5 | — | 34m 24s | ||
| 2/18/26 | screenwritingtelevision+3 | Rachel Shukert | The BurbsThe Baby-Sitters Club+1 | — | Rachel ShukertThe Burbs+3 | — | 43m 10s | ||
| 2/10/26 | Star Trekstorytelling+4 | Alex KurtzmanNoga Landau | Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyStar Trek: Picard+5 | — | Star Trekstorytelling+6 | — | 52m 33s | ||
| 2/3/26 | writingdirecting+3 | Alex Russell | LurkerThe Bear+1 | — | Alex RussellLurker+3 | — | 33m 55s | ||
| 1/20/26 | collaborationcomedy+4 | Susanna FogelDavid Iserson | THE WRITERS PANELbenblacker.substack.com+2 | — | Poniescomedy with stakes+5 | — | 52m 46s | ||
| 1/13/26 | storytellingwriting advice+3 | Gordon Smith | PluribusBetter Call Saul | — | Gordon SmithPluribus+4 | — | 46m 57s | ||
| 12/16/25 | Craig Brewer (Song Sung Blue) | Writer/director Craig Brewer (Song Sung Blue; Hustle and Flow; Dolemite Is My Name) discusses making a narrative out of the Song Sung Blue documentary, how it's autobiographical, finding career inspiration in Amadeus, his writing process, "The Shelf," non-musical musicals, the beauty of "Save As," the Faustian bargain of making art, and lots more. Don't skip this one.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Benito Skinner (Overcompensating) | Benito Skinner (creator/star of Overcompensating) discusses creating an honest coming-out story, translating his stand up show to a TV pilot, learning from Shonda Rhimes, writing about gray areas, inhabiting characters, the state of TV comedy, and more.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/18/25 | The Running Man | The Running Man writer/director Edgar Wright (Last Night in Soho; Baby Driver) and co-writer Michael Bacall (Scott Pilgrim vs the World; 21 Jump Street) discuss adapting Stephen King's novel and what the author's approval meant to them, writing readable scripts, learning from past experiences, world-building, deploying Glen Powell as a secret weapon, and more.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | Leslye Headland (Russian Doll; The Acolyte) | Writer/director Leslye Headland (creator, The Acolyte; co-creator, Russian Doll; Dying for Sex) returns to discuss individuality and authenticity, loving Star Wars, creding her team, how Russian Doll began, auteurism, and lots more.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | Rebecca Cutter (Hunting Wives) | Rebecca Cutter (creator, The Hunting Wives and Hightown) returns to discuss why she thinks people have responded so positively to The Hunting Wives, hiring the writers' room, regulating tone by instinct, quality without "prestige," and more.The Thrilling Adventure Hour celebrates its 20th anniversary with shows in London!Come see Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Janet Varney, and more this fall! https://thrillingadventure.live for details.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/14/25 | Dana Klein & Matt Kuhn (DMV) | DMV showrunners Dana Klein (9JKL; Fresh Off the Boat; Friends) and Matt Kuhn (Doogie Kameāloha, MD; Fresh Off the Boat) discuss pitching and selling the show, keeping a positive and open writers' room together, what they look for in samples when staffing, how comedy has changed since Friends and How I Met Your Mother (where each began), keeping inspired, and more.The Thrilling Adventure Hour celebrates its 20th anniversary with shows in NY and London!Come see Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Janet Varney, and more this fall! https://thrillingadventure.live for details.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | Shane Black (Play Dirty; The Nice Guys) | Shane Black (writer/director, Play Dirty, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; writer, Lethal Weapon,The Last Boy Scout) returns to discuss his connection to Donald Westlake, the writer on whose work Play Dirty is based, what he and his co-writers each bring to a script, how he pushes through imposter syndrome, respectful but playful actors, how production is just "shopping for ingredients," and lots more.Listen to the last time Shane visited the podcast in 2016 on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your pods.The Thrilling Adventure Hour celebrates its 20th anniversary with shows in NY and London!Come see Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Janet Varney, and more this fall! https://thrillingadventure.live for details.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for The Writers Panel
Peaked at #12 in IS, currently #12 in IS.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| India | — | #39 | #39 | — |
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.