Artist Alley

In this episode: Suits creator Aaron Korsh drops in to discuss the art of building a story's narrative and structure from the ground up and more. Recorded: August 12th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Teen Wolf creator/showrunner Jeff Davis steps into the alley to discuss the MTV series, Criminal Minds and what it takes to take control of your creative vision. Recorded: August 5th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Maron showrunner Sivert Glarum drops in to discuss writing relatability into autoboigraphical stories and being okay with walking away. Recorded: August 3rd, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Wil Anderson returns to talk Gruen, creative finality and the cost of opportunity. Recorded: July 27th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: The Last Ship co-creator/co-showrunner Steve Kane drops in to talk about, arguably, the hardest thing to pull off on the small screen: going big. Recorded: July 17th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Jordan Liebowitz returns to discuss the necessity of creative problem solving and what can happen when it's not dealt with properly. Recorded: July 14th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Girl Meets World co-creator/showrunner Michael Jacobs joins Merrill in the alley to discuss television ensembles, the importance of child protagonists and more. Recorded: June 18th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Scorpion showrunners Nick Santora and Nicholas Wootton pop in to discuss writing partnerships, the freedom of bad ideas and more. Recorded: June 17th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Alex Rubens steps in to talk Key and Peele, Community and making something "great." Recorded: May 27th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Mick Betancourt returns to talk about the traps of creative epiphany, emotional growth and working under pressure. Recorded: May 19th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre and It Might Be Perfect Right Now by The Reigning Monarchs

In this episode: Travis Clark drops in to talk creative limitation, comedy, twitter and back trouble. Recorded: April 21st, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Albert Kim drops in to discuss his transition from journalist to TV writer, feeling out a writer's room and Greeland fandom of Nikita. Recorded: April 1st, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Audio aficionado Perry Simon joins Merrill in a chat about radio, podcasting and the business of both. Recorded: March 20th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Paul Grellong steps into the alley to talk plays, stage and television. Recorded: March 13th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Battle Creek and House creator David Shore steps into the alley to talk work ethic, the keys to procedurals and coming up in Canada. Recorded: March 5th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: The cast of USA's Sirens drops by to talk acting, improv and building relationships on set. Recorded: February 19th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Christopher Titus drives into the alley to talk one man shows, navigating the complex world of television and what it takes to create something that matters. Recorded: February 10th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Sirens co-creator Bob Fisher drops by to talk the difference between movie comedy and TV comedy, finding the right actor for the part and working in the single-cam sitcom space. Recorded: February 3rd, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Niceole drops in to talk cookies, fellowships and being a first time staff writer. Recorded: January 31st, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason

In this episode: Hart Hanson steps into the alley to talk Backstrom, Bones, exploring new personality traits in writing and car pranks. Recorded: January 27th, 2015 Music: Black Sweater Massacre by The Reigning Monarchs, Here Comes the Light by Within Reason