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Brad Ingelsby, showrunner and creator of HBO’s Mare of Easttown and Jen Statsky, co-showrunner and co-creator of HBO Max’s Hacks come together to chat about breaking into the entertainment industry and all the surprises that come with it. With warm laughter and deep empathy, they recount first jobs, their personal journeys as writers, the stories that compel them and the characters that stick with them. And there’s also some mutual gushing over the legend Jean Smart who starred in both of their shows, and the other talented actors that help them realize their artistic visions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Paapa Essiedu of HBO’s ‘I May Destroy You’ opens a conversation with actor Julianne Nicholson of HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’ about both their surprising and winding paths to acting, their love of good theatre, the changing landscape of stage and screen, and what self-care looks like to them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Writer and producer Lauren Ashley Smith (HBO’s ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’), and actor Carl Clemons-Hopkins (HBO Max’s ‘Hacks’) meet for an in-depth chat about growing up in the Black church, why they love Chicago, the art that affirmed their true selves, and the worlds they get to create through their different crafts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actors John Lithgow of HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’ and Jonathan Majors of HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ join together from the far reaches of a mountain cabin and a London flat to talk about acting craft and the differences of stage and screen, fatherhood and family, and why sometimes the best stories are the ones that don’t make it onto social media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Misha Green, creator and showrunner of HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country,’ interviews Kamilah Forbes, the director and executive producer of HBO’s film adaption of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between The World And Me.’ Misha and Kamilah dig into what it’s like to be both “a player and a coach” in Hollywood and finding home on set, in music, in Black institutions and beyond. They also take us inside the process of creating Lovecraft Country and Between the World and Me: from working with the actors to the ways that filming during a pandemic changed everything. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HBO Max presents Trade Secrets, a podcast that gives listeners a VIP pass into the rooms of the world’s best storytellers. You’ll hear from actors and directors as they conduct intimate interviews with each other about not only their craft but their crazy life adventures. Episodes come out on a surprise schedule, but we’ll clue you in on the first one — it drops June 28th. You won’t want to miss a thing. Subscribe now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.