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  • 1 week ago | maximumfun.org | Ben Blacker

    Episode notes Episode 174: Austen Earl Interview (Letters to Beyoncé, Up All Night, The Millers, Happy Together)In this after-show interview, Andrew talks with writer/producer Austen Earl about his pilot Letters to Beyoncé, inspired by his own mom. Austen shares how he went from a tiny town in Vermont to a Hollywood writing career—with a surprising assist from his athletic background.

  • 2 weeks ago | maximumfun.org | Ben Blacker

    Episode notes Episode 173: Letters to Beyoncé written by Austin Earl (Up All Night, The Millers, Happy Together)In this episode of Dead Pilots Society, we bring you a heartfelt and hilarious pilot from Austin Earl (Up All Night, The Millers, Happy Together, About My Father).

  • 1 month ago | maximumfun.org | Ben Blacker

    Episode notes This month, we have a fantastic dead pilot, Camp Friends, written by Lauren Herstik. You may know Lauren as a writer on American Vandal and Pearson. Camp Friends is about best friends who spend every summer at Camp Widgen. This is their CIT (counselor-in-training) year, the last before becoming counselors, and the last chance to have the best summer ever.

  • Dec 25, 2024 | maximumfun.org | Ben Blacker

    Episode notes A happy holidays to you! Hopefully you’re wearing that Dead Pilots Society shirt you bought for yourself as a gift while listening to this episode! This is our interview with Amy and Brendan. In it you’ll hear an honest take about how hard it is to sell things and make a living in Hollywood these days.

  • Dec 20, 2024 | maximumfun.org | Ben Blacker

    Episode notes It’s the end of the year and we have a very special dead pilot for you! This is The 14th Floor written by Amy Reed (The Diary of a Future President) & Brendan Scannell (Bonding).  It centers aroundan ambitious young executive at multinational McKenna Corp who gets hip-checked by her threatened CEO, and is then banished to the depths of the 14th floor, where a staff of castoffs collect checks doing absolutely nothing.

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7 Oct 24

RT @ThrillingAdv: We're doing our last live show of 2024 THIS SUNDAY @JoinTheDynasty! @PFTompkins & @pagetpaget star in An Evening Beyond…

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23 Sep 24

RT @franklinleonard: On 9/29, there's a staged reading of the legendary @itsmecarolamptp Succession spec with a frankly ridiculous cast inc…