BELOW THE LINE PODCAST

Season 2 finale! An assistant director, a sound mixer and a location manager walk into a bar . . . today we're talking about La La Land, the critically praised 2016 musical (directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone).  p.s. - we're taking a short hiatus after this episode but will be back this fall with Season 3

A special episode in honor of Comic-Con!  A stunt woman and two production assistants walk into a bar . . . this episode, my guests are crew from The Matrix Reloaded (starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne, and directed by the Wachowski siblings).  

A set dresser, a special effects tech and a grip meet up with a superfan at a bar . . . this episode, we're talking about the television show Jericho (starring Skeet Ulrich and Lennie James) and the fan campaign that brought it back for a second season. 

A prop master, a costume designer and a post-production supervisor walk into a bar . . . this episode, we're talking about all six seasons of the award-winning television series, The Americans (starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys).  

A group of former trainees walk into a bar . . . this episode, I'm joined by fellow graduates of the DGA Assistant Director Training Program.

A couple of production assistants and a director's assistant walk into a bar . . . this episode, we're revisiting 2005's Elizabethtown (written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst).  

An assistant director, a property master and a gaffer walk into a bar . . . this episode, I'm joined by crew from 2018's Eighth Grade (written and directed by first-time director Bo Burnham and starring phenom Elsie Fisher).  

A hair stylist, a sound mixer and a production assistant walk into a bar . . . this episode, I'm joined by crew who worked with me on 2001's The Majestic (directed by Frank Darabont and starring Jim Carrey).

A trio of assistant directors walk into a bar . . . this episode, I'm joined by ADs who worked all four seasons of the recently-concluded tv series, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (starring Rachel Bloom).  

An assistant director, a property master and a key grip walk into a bar . . . this episode, we tell stories from the set of the long-running tv series, 24 (starring Kiefer Sutherland).  

A pair of co-directors and their lead actress walk into a bar . . . this episode, we discuss the challenges of micro-budget indie filmmaking with Own Worst Enemy (now streaming for free on Amazon Prime).

A gaggle of production assistants walk into a bar . . . this episode, my guests are the founder, a trainer and a graduate of P.A. Bootcamp, a program for people starting out in the film business.

Welcome to Season 2! An assistant director, a camera loader and a producer walk into a bar . . . this episode, we're revisiting 2006's Bonneville (starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen), an indie road trip movie with a film crew based out of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Final episode of the season! A trio of assistant directors walk into a bar . . . this episode, I'm joined by the AD team for Henry Danger, a superhero tv show for kids currently airing on Nickelodeon.  

A couple of prop guys and a production assistant walk into a bar . . . this episode, we share a few laughs about 2002's Repli-Kate (starring Ali Landry, James Roday, Desmond Askew and Eugene Levy).

Some military vets celebrate Veterans Day at a bar . . . this episode, my guests and I all spent time in uniform before starting careers in Hollywood, and we discuss the similarities, differences and lessons learned in the transition. 

A stunt coordinator and a couple of assistant directors walk into a bar . . . this episode, we talk about 2006's Snakes on a Plane (starring Samuel L. Jackson), with a focus on the five days of rated-R reshoots.

Three extras walk into a bar . . . this episode, my guests are non-professional background artists who worked with me on 2001's The Majestic (starring Jim Carrey), when we were filming in Ferndale, CA.

An assistant director and a couple of prop guys walk into a bar . . . this episode, we share some stories from the set of 2000's Drowning Mona (starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell and Jamie Lee Curtis).

A wardrobe supervisor, a camera operator and an assistant director walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit the 2001 USA Network mini-series, Attila (filmed entirely in Lithuania and starring Gerard Butler in his first major role).  

A set medic, a production assistant and an assistant director walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit 2007's Sex and Death 101 (starring Simon Baker and Winona Ryder).  

A gaffer, a property master and an assistant director walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit 2000's Panic (starring William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, John Ritter, Tracey Ullman and Donald Sutherland).

Four more extras walk into that same bar . . . this episode, we return to background holding and bring together another group of White House staffers from The West Wing.

Three extras walk into a bar . . . this episode, all of my guests worked regularly as White House staffers on The West Wing during the show's seven-season run (1999-2006).  

A stunt jockey, a set medic and a production assistant walk into a bar . . . this episode, we revisit 2003's horseracing epic, Seabiscuit (starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper).