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Episode 124: Caitlyn Larimore

Episode 124: Caitlyn Larimore

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Caitlyn Larimore. Caitlyn is an actress currently starring on Heartbeat. Caitlyn and I discussed how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and what attracted her to acting in the first place . She also spoke about her role on NBC’s new drama Heartbeat, her interest in screenwriting, and her love of dinosaur factoids. I hope you l...

Episode 121: Peter Mehlman

Episode 121: Peter Mehlman

Tweet   This episode of Conversations with Ross features Peter Mehlman. Peter is a writer who in addition to creating his own show (It’s Like, You Know) also was a staff writer on Seinfeld. Peter spoke in detail about how Seinfeld scripts came together. There was not a traditional writers’ room on the show, Peter explained why that worked for him. He gave a short list of his fav...

Episode 119: Jonathan Mangum

Episode 119: Jonathan Mangum

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Jonathan Mangum. Jonathan is an actor and improv comedian currently appearing on Let’s Make a Deal. Jonathan and I discussed how he broke in, his worst audition experience, and his many collaborations with Wayne Brady. He also spoke about some of his writing projects. He talked about his original pilots, his pitching process, and the pr...

Episode 118: Stephen Falk

Episode 118: Stephen Falk

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Stephen Falk. Stephen is a writer and the creator of the FX show You’re the Worst. Stephen talked about the show, running a writer’s room, and how the cast was assembled. He also spoke about how he broke in, transitioning from acting to writing, and his past job writing for Showtime’s Weeds. I hope you listen to and enjoy our conver...

Episode 115: Jeremy Bobb

Episode 115: Jeremy Bobb

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Jeremy Bobb. Jeremy is an actor currently starring on The Knick. Jeremy and I discussed how he broke in, his worst audition experience, and if being a working actor is what he expected it to be. He also spoke about his role as Herman Barrow on The Knick. He detailed how the show came together, how Steven Soderbergh runs his set and interacts ...

Episode 114: Sam Shaw

Episode 114: Sam Shaw

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Sam Shaw. Sam is a writer and the creator of the WGN America show Manhattan. Sam talked about the show, running a writer’s room, and how the cast was assembled. He also spoke about how he broke in, his experience at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and his past job writing for Showtime’s Masters of Sex. I hope you listen to and e...

Episode 113: Aya Cash

Episode 113: Aya Cash

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Aya Cash. Aya is an actress currently starring on You’re the Worst. Aya and I discussed how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and why she chose New York over Los Angeles. She also spoke about her role as Gretchen on FX’s You’re the Worst, and some of her past jobs on Traffic Light, The Newsroom, and in The Wolf of...

Episode 112: Spencer Garrett

Episode 112: Spencer Garrett

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Spencer Garrett. Spencer is an actor currently starring on Satisfaction. Spencer and I discussed how he broke in, his worst audition experience, and his family’s background in show-business. He also spoke about his role as Victor O’Connell on Satisfaction and some of his past jobs on House of Cards, Mad Men, and in Transformers Re...

Episode 110: Gregg Daniel

Episode 110: Gregg Daniel

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Gregg Daniel. Gregg is an actor currently starring on True Blood. Gregg and I discussed how he broke in, his worst audition experience, and his journey from NYU to Hollywood. Gregg spoke about his experience performing in regional theaters across  the country, and why moving to Los Angeles later in life made sense for him. He also spoke abou...

Episode 107: Nathan Darrow

Episode 107: Nathan Darrow

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Nathan Darrow. Nathan is an actor currently starring on House of Cards. Nathan and I discussed how he broke in, his worst audition experience, and what attracted him to acting in the first place . He also spoke about his role as Meechum on House of Cards. I asked him about auditioning for David Fincher, working closely with Kevin Spacey &...