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OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Episode 133: Protecting Free Speech in Late Night with Josh Gondelman, Liz Hynes, Greg Iwinski and Sasha StewartIn part 2 of our series on protecting free speech, veteran late night television writers Josh Gondelman, Liz Hynes, Greg Iwinski and Sasha Stewart join us to discuss the eventful past few months in the world of late night, the current state of the genre, and how they think late night comedy might shift throughout the ongoing fight to protect free speech. Josh Gondelman is a former late night writer for shows like Desus & Mero and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a stand-up comedian and former WGAE Council Member. Liz Hynes is a writer on Last Week...

2025-12-0446 min

Encyclopedia Bartannica: A Simpsons Pop Culture Podcast Marge Vs. SSCCATAGAPP with Greg IwinskiToday we're discussing The Simpsons Season 15, Episode 8, Marge Vs Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays: After a baby concert becomes a disaster, Lindsay Naegle rallies the town to favor childless adults, but Marge fights back with a voter initiative. I'm joined by Greg Iwinski, a 2x Emmy-winning TV writer who has worked on The Late Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and the Disney series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. We discuss the late night situation with Stephen Colbert vs the Trump Administration, hating the things you love (Star Wars/Simpsons), and how being a...

2025-10-131h 19

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Episode 127: On Saturday Night Live with head writers Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell and Kent SubletteSaturday Night Live head writers Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell and Kent Sublette join Greg Iwinski to talk about the process of writing for a different host every week, how giving notes to writers differs from giving notes to the cast, what writing for SNL teaches you about rejection, and much more. Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell and Kent Sublette are the current head writers of Saturday Night Live. Kent has been a head writer for the show since 2016, and Alison and Streeter have been head writers since 2022. Greg Iwinski is an Emmy-winning comedy writer whose credits...

2025-07-1047 min

Yub Nub Andor Season 2 Recap – 1 BBY (S2/E13)Tim, Jim, and Greg bring you three podcast episodes at once, with this being our recap of the final arc of Andor season 2! That’s… S2.E10 ∙ Make It Stop S2.E11 ∙ Who Else Knows? And… S2.E12 ∙ Jedha, Kyber, Erso Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackso...

2025-06-091h 15

Yub Nub Andor Season 2 Recap – 2 BBY (S2/E12)Tim, Jim, and Greg bring you three podcast episodes at once, with this being our recap of the “2 BBY” arc of Andor season 2! That’s… S2.E10 ∙ Make It Stop S2.E11 ∙ Who Else Knows? And… S2.E12 ∙ Jedha, Kyber, Erso Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson

2025-06-0939 min

Yub Nub Andor Season 2 Recap – 4 BBY & 3 BBY (S2/E11)Tim, Jim, and Greg bring you three podcast episodes at once, starting with this recap of the first two arcs of Andor season 2! That’s… S2.E1 ∙ One Year Later S2.E2 ∙ Sagrona Teema S2.E3 ∙ Harvest S2.E4 ∙ Ever Been to Ghorman? S2.E5 ∙ I Have Friends Everywhere And… S2.E6 ∙ What a Festive Evening Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

2025-06-0939 min

The TV Dudes Podcast Greg Iwinski & Jim Fagan - ATX TV Fest 2025This year at the ATX Television Festival, Les sat down with Greg Iwinski and Jim Fagan — two sharp comedy minds who have worked everywhere from Last Week Tonight to Young Jedi Adventures. We talked about writing for kids and adults, navigating comedy in today's news landscape, and yes, even the Knicks. Let's get to it!

2025-06-0512 min

Yub Nub Yub The Nub Be With You – A May 4th Dive Into Andor Season 2 and Star Wars Celebration! (S2/E10)May the 4th be with you all! The Yub Nub crew discusses Spring media fatigue, the release schedule for Andor season 2, and the scoop from longtime listener and founding member of our newsletter, Mike Lord! Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Guest: Mike Lord Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to y...

2025-05-041h 05

Yub Nub Revenge of the Attack of the Clones, You Big Sith! (S2/E9)In honor of the 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith, the guys recount Attack of the Clones! And then, of course, reminisce about their initial impressions of ROTS and try to unpack why it hits so different from the rest of the 8 Star Wars films. Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podc...

2025-04-2532 min

Yub Nub Everything You Need To Remember About Andor (S2/E8)Tim, Greg, and Jim try to remember what the hell happened in Andor season 1 in celebration of Season 2 dropping. Plus, Greg unpacks Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear and why it feels a little close to home! Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to y...

2025-04-2354 min

Yub Nub Re-Release: The Printed World of Star Wars Insider (S2/E7)Before diving into some old Star Wars Insider magazines in this nostalgia-filled episode from the Yub Nub vault, Tim goes over the broad strokes of his excitement for Andor season 2! Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

2025-03-311h 11

Yub Nub The ‘THX’ Vibes of ‘Severance’ & Greg’s Inside Scoop on Writing for ‘Young Jedi Adventures’ (S2/E6)Tim, Jim and Greg connect the dots between the Severance season 2 finale and Star Wars and Greg reveals what it was like writing on season 2 of Young Jedi Adventures! Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

2025-03-2449 min

Yub Nub Re-Release: SNL’s James Austin Johnson talks Shadows of the Empire (S2/E5)Jim describes the impact of fatherhood on his Star Wars fandom before uncaging this Rancor monster of an episode from the Yub Nub vault featuring our 2022 chat with SNL’s James Austin Johnson about Shadows of the Empire. This is part one of JAJ’s dissection of Shadows of the Empire. Somehow, he will return. Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Guest: J...

2025-03-171h 15

Yub Nub Kathleen Kennedy Speaks! (S2/E4)Kathleen strikes back! Tim, Jim and Greg discuss the aftermath of a Puck News report suggesting that Kathleen Kennedy will be stepping down from Lucasfilm this year which led to Kennedy clarifying the matter during an interview for Deadline. Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to y...

2025-03-1053 min

Yub Nub ‘Andor’ Season 2 Trailer Reactions, LEGO® Star Wars Video Games, and the ‘Reign of the Empire’ Book Series (S2/E3)Tim, Jim and Greg discuss the ‘Andor’ season 2 trailer, Star Wars books, the value of video games as an entryway for young Star Wars fans, and the recently released 1999 film, ‘The Annihilation of Fish,’ starring the late great James Earl Jones! Subscribe to the Yub Nub newsletter here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to...

2025-03-031h 02

Yub Nub Skeleton Crew, Sesame St, and Rebuild the Galaxy (S2/E2)Tim, Jim, and Greg return (again) to talk about their recent ‘Star Wars’ consumption, pitches for the nonexistent ‘Acolyte’ season 2, ‘Young Jedi Adventures’ – and, somehow… Bill Maher. Subscribe to Yub Nub on Substack here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

2025-02-191h 07

Yub Nub Somehow, Donald Trump Returned (S2/E1)Tim, Jim, and Greg return to talk about how a certain menace has returned to the highest U.S. office. Subscribe to Yub Nub on Substack here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

2024-11-1242 min

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Episode 118: Gabe Sherman on writing "The Apprentice" Host Greg Iwinski sits down with Gabe Sherman to talk about Gabe's path from New York real estate journalist, to writing a book about Roger Ailes, to writing a movie about one of the most famous people on earth: Donald Trump. Gabe Sherman is a journalist, author and screenwriter known for writing The Loudest Voice in the Room, the 2014 bestselling biography of Fox News president Roger Ailes. As a journalist his work has appeared in publications like The New York Times, The New Republic, The New York Observer and GQ. He previously served as national affairs editor...

2024-10-1751 min

Yub Nub Vader Lives! – Reflections on the life of James Earl JonesJim, Tim, and Greg reflect on the life of James Earl Jones — the voice of Darth Vader and so much more. Subscribe to Yub Nub on Substack here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

2024-09-1026 min

Yub Nub Summer of George Finale w/ Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show (S1/E14)Tim, Jim and Greg chat with comedian/producer Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show about the state of Star Wars fandom, the evolution of George Lucas’ plans for the franchise, and how we truly feel about the special editions. Subscribe to Yub Nub on Substack here to join our chats, stay up to date, and find supplemental material — like this list of George Lucas’ student films! Episode Credits: – Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, & Greg Iwinski – Guest: Patrick Cotnoir – Theme Song: Matt Maher – Announcer: Carolina Ravassa – Podcast Art:Joel Jackson...

2024-08-3044 min

Yub Nub [Special Edition Re-release] A deep dive into George Lucas’ ‘THX 1138’ and it’s impact on ‘Star Wars’ (S1/E8)Tim and Jim chat more about The Acolyte before diving into some exiting topics that yub their nubs and introducing the special edition re-release of their conversation about George Lucas’ first feature film: THX 1138! Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, and Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson And don’t forget to follow us @ Yub Nub Pod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/yubnubpod/ X: https://twitter.com/yubnubpod Email questions and thoughts to: yubnubpod [at] gmail [dot] com Brought to you By...

2024-07-191h 35

Yub Nub BONUS: ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Full Season One Analysis!SPOILER ALERT! The full Yub Nub trio of Greg, Jim, & Tim unite to talk through how they feel about the first season of ‘The Acolyte.’ Hosts: Tim Barnes, Jim Fagan, and Greg Iwinski Theme Song: Matt Maher Announcer: Carolina Ravassa Podcast Art: Joel Jackson And don’t forget to follow us @ Yub Nub Pod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/yubnubpod/ X: https://twitter.com/yubnubpod Email questions and thoughts to: yubnubpod [at] gmail [dot] com Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

2024-07-1843 min

Yub Nub Patrick Cotnoir talks ‘I’m George Lucas’ doc + PART 1 of our George Lucas student film recap w/ Ryan Perez & Anne Rieman (S1/E5)Get ready to open a jam packed jar of Yub Nub! Tim, Jim and Greg chat with comedian/producer Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show about the process of making the documentary sensation I’m ‘George Lucas’: A Connor Ratliff Story and the live staged reading reading of The Phantom Menace sensation The Naboo Movie Movie. THEN, UCLA film school alumni Ryan Perez (The Tonight Show, SNL) & Anne Rieman (Funny or Die) of the Mama Needs A Movie podcast join Tim in a PART ONE of a discussion George Lucas’ USC student films! You can watch all 8 films he...

2024-06-281h 01

Yub Nub The mind of Lucas and ‘Star Wars’ w/ ‘Tiny Dinos’ hosts James III & Connor Ratliff (S1/E1)Tim, Jim, and Greg welcome you to a season we’re calling “The Summer of George!” where we dive into all of the media that inspired George Lucas to create the Star Wars franchise as well as the media that he made leading up to the 1977 release of the original film. And we’re joined by Tiny Dinos hosts James III (Astronomy Club, Adam Ruins Everything) and Connor Ratliff (The George Lucas Talk Show) to discuss what George Lucas means to us and the ups and downs of his career. But BEFORE that we talk about a Lenny Kr...

2024-05-311h 33

Labor Express Radio Show: Labor Express for 5-19-2024 - Audio from Labor Notes 2024 - Can Unions Seize the Moment? - Including Sara Nelson of AFAThis is the full 5-19-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Audio from Labor Notes 2024. Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants, Daniel Vicente, UAW Region 9 Director and Greg Iwinski of the Writers Guild of America East address the question… Can Unions Seize the Moment? Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook pa...

2024-05-251h 14

Yub Nub ‘Yub Nub’ joins the Sonar podcast network and supports the Make A Wish foundation for Podathon 2024We break the news that Yub Nub is joining The Sonar Podcast Network and talk about seeing The Phantom Menace in theaters as part of PODATHON 2024, the fourth annual, all-day marathon livestream event benefiting MAKE-A-WISH. Conceived by a handful of podcasters in 2020 as a way to raise money for Make-A-Wish at the height of the pandemic, Podathon has become an annual event that continues to do good as a result of the generosity of the STAR WARS fan community. Starting May 31, you can look forward to a season of episodes about the media that influenced...

2024-05-1450 min

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Episode 109: Kathy McGee and Beth Godvik (CBS News)Host Greg Iwinski is joined by CBS New York writer-producer Kathy McGee and CBS Chicago writer-producer Beth Godvik for a conversation about their work in the Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News sector. They discuss the winding paths that make a career, trusting your instincts in a fast-paced news environment, and keeping up with a constantly evolving media landscape. Kathy McGee is a news writer-producer at WCBS-TV with more than 30 years of experience in broadcast journalism — and over 20 years of experience as an active leader in the WGAE. She writes stories about theater and cultural arts, has served as sh...

2024-04-1159 min

You Are The Genre [Greg Iwinski] Is The GenreDespite speaking to each other for hundreds of hours as co-hosts of Yub Nub (a Star Wars podcast), Tim chats with late night writer Greg Iwinski about his childhood love of sports radio and finding balance in an ever changing media landscape (a.k.a. The Force).Greg Iwinski is a comedy writer and performer living in New York City. A two-time Emmy winner, he's worked at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last Week Tonight, Game Theory with Bomani Jones, and Young Jedi Adventures. He is also a council member of the Writers Guild of America...

2024-03-0458 min $It\'s All True!$

It's All True!Tim's New Podcast! "You Are The Genre"Tim Barnes introduces listeners to the You Are The Genre podcast featuring clips from upcoming interviews with Eliza Cossio, Mike Sacks, Ashley Ray, Steven Castillo, Zach Cherry, Milly Tamarez, James III, Freddie Nunez, and Greg Iwinski.Tune in for new episodes every Monday! Or, become a paid subscriber to listen ahead each week. For instance, paid subscribers can listen to the first full episode of the podcast with Eliza Cossio now!CREDITS:* Host: Tim Barnes* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug...

2024-01-0805 min

You Are The Genre [This Trailer] Is The GenreTim Barnes introduces listeners to the You Are The Genre podcast featuring clips from upcoming interviews with Eliza Cossio, Mike Sacks, Ashley Ray, Steven Castillo, Zach Cherry, Milly Tamarez, James III, Freddie Nunez, and Greg Iwinski.Tune in for new episodes every Monday! Or, become a paid subscriber to listen ahead each week. For instance, paid subscribers can listen to the first full episode of the podcast with Eliza Cossio now!CREDITS:* Host: Tim Barnes* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez* Music Engi...

2024-01-0804 min

The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur True YankeesJoe and Mike welcome late night television writer and Yankees fan Greg Iwinski to talk about why he thinks the Yankees are a crumbling dynasty and what the meaning of a True Yankees really is.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

2023-10-311h 26

Around the Galaxy Force Connect - Scott Chernoff & Greg IwinskiPete and Nick are joined by comedy writers Scott Chernoff and Greg Iwinski in what turned out to be a free for all discussion on the #WGA writer's strike, old school #StarWars and revisionist history about the Prequel Trilogy.The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk...

2023-09-211h 17

Force Connect - Live Star Wars Talk Scott Chernoff & Greg IwinskiPete and Nick are joined by comedy writers Scott Chernoff and Greg Iwinski in what turned out to be a free for all discussion on the #WGA writer's strike, old school #StarWars and revisionist history about the Prequel Trilogy.The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk...

2023-09-211h 17

Around the Galaxy Force Connect: The Greatest Jedi PLUS SAG / WGA StrikesPete, Chris and Nick respond to Dave Filoni's comment about "the greatest Jedi of all time," as well as talk about the SAG / AFTRA and WGA strikes with Greg IwinskiThe SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks at the latest in news...

2023-07-171h 21

Force Connect - Live Star Wars Talk The Greatest Jedi PLUS the SAG and WGA strikesPete, Chris and Nick respond to Dave Filoni's comment about "the greatest Jedi of all time," as well as talk about the SAG / AFTRA and WGA strikes with Greg IwinskiThe SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks at the latest in news...

2023-07-171h 21

The TV Campfire "Why Do You Write?" (Season 12)Writer Greg Iwinkski (Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) joins moderator Sarah Pitre (Alamo Drafthouse) for a wide-ranging discussion about his personal path into writing comedy, what a typical day as a late night writer looks like, late night TV's unique position in the larger culture, the ongoing writers strike and labor movement, and more. PANELISTS:Greg Iwinski (Writer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)MODERATOR:Sarah Pitre (Alamo Drafthouse)SUBSCRIBE to youtube.com/ATXTV for more panels, conversations & eve...

2023-07-061h 08

The TV Campfire "WGA on Strike!" (Season 12 Premiere)With fair pay, streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, writers rooms, and on-set experience all on the table, the writers of the WGA have gone pencils down for the first time in 15 years.Join writers Beau Willimon (WGA East), Julie Plec (WGA West), Zoanne Clack (WGA West), and Greg Iwinski (WGA East) for a first-hand discussion of the issues at stake, the safeguards that writers are fighting for, and why the ongoing strike is necessary to safeguard the future of not just writers, but all entertainment unions and creatives.This conversation...

2023-06-091h 17

39 Minute Conversations Episode 31 - Greg Iwinski (The Late Show! Last Week Tonight! Game Theory! The WGA Negotiating Committee!)In this episode, Brian T. Arnold has a 39-minute conversation with two-time Emmy-winning late-night comedy writer Greg Iwinski (The Late Show! Last Week Tonight! Game Theory!) He's also on the council of the WGA East and the 2023 Negotiating Committee. Listen to us talk about what it's like being in the room for the contract negotiations, how Silicon Valley is trying to turn our industry into gig work, the importance of a strong union, issues facing late-night comedy writers in the streaming era, what spurred Greg and other comedy writers to make Contract TK, a web series created by striking comedy...

2023-06-0640 min

Around the Galaxy Force Connect: The Writers Strike and Star WarsEmmy Award winner, Greg Iwinski, joins us to talk about the WGA Writers Strike, its impact on the industry and Star Wars. Plus your calls talking about your favorite May the 4th drops.The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks at the latest...

2023-05-081h 45

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Tony Gilroy, "Andor"Host Greg Iwinski talks to Tony Gilroy about ANDOR, how his music career influenced his work as a screenwriter, why empathy is the key to imagination, the similarities between being a showrunner and a dairy farmer, and more. Tony Gilroy is a writer, director, and showrunner known for his numerous screenplays, including THE CUTTING EDGE, the JASON BOURNE franchise, and his 2007 acclaimed directorial debut MICHAEL CLAYTON, for which earned received Oscar, BAFTA, and Writers Guild Award nominations for Original Screenplay. Currently, Tony is the showrunner and executive producer of the Star Wars series ANDOR. The...

2023-02-0350 min

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"Host Greg Iwinski talks to Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole about their collaboration process for BLACK PANTHER and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, rewriting a screenplay while – and as part of – grieving, space-saving ways to write a half-dozen languages into your script, and more. Ryan Coogler is a writer-director whose credits include the 2013 biopic FRUITVALE STATION and the CREED franchise. Joe Robert Cole is a writer-director who has written for the series THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY, and wrote and directed the feature film ALL DAY AND A NIGHT. Ryan and J...

2023-01-1347 min

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Rian Johnson, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery"Host Greg Iwinski talks to Rian Johnson about his latest project, the rich tradition of destination vacation murder mysteries, the joys of the theatrical experience, and the value of a good notebook. Rian Johnson is a writer and director who made his feature film debut with the 2005 neo-noir mystery BRICK. He went on to write and direct several critically acclaimed films, including the caper dramedy THE BROTHERS BLOOM in 2008, the sci-fi thriller LOOPER in 2012, and STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI in 2017. In 2019 he returned to the mystery genre with KNIVES OUT (2019), which earned him Academy and Writers...

2023-01-0642 min

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Episode 90: Greg Mottola, "Confess, Fletch"Host Greg Iwinski talks to Greg Mottola about leaning into the absurdity of the everyday, bringing a 70s-era whodunnit into the 21st century, our rediscovered love of murder mysteries, and much more. Writer and director Greg Mottola began his career with his 1996 indie dramedy film THE DAYTRIPPERS, for which he received a Golden Camera nomination at the Cannes Film Festival for best first feature film. He then went on to direct the hit 2007 coming-of-age comedy SUPERBAD, then wrote and directed the critically acclaimed 2009 film ADVENTURELAND, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Screenplay. Since...

2022-09-1654 min

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Episode 87: Seth Meyers, "Late Night With Seth Meyers"Host Greg Iwinski is joined by Late Night's Seth Meyers to talk about the spirit of 12:30 and how a diverse writing staff is essential to success – and to take a closer look at A Closer Look. Seth Meyers is a writer, comedian, and author known for his work on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and as the host/writer of NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. He was named one of the 2014 TIME 100, Time magazine's 100 most influential people and has received numerous awards and accolades, over 30 Writers Guild and Emmy Award nominations altogether, a 2009 Peabody Award, and ba...

2022-08-0541 min

Star Wars Minute Solo Minute 114: Buttressing (with Greg Iwinski )Guest commentator Greg Iwinski steps in as Tobias & Chewbacca step out with the Coaxium!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2022-07-2845 min

Around the Galaxy ATG163. Greg Iwinski, Laughing through the GalaxyGreg Iwinski helped write Stephen Colbert's epic Star Wars Celebration presentation introducing Episode IX, The Rise of Skywalker to the world, he has won an Emmy and been nominated 3 times. He also hosts the Star Wars podcast Yub Nub available wherever you find podcasts!In this episode we talk about his Star Wars history and address the dark side of Star Wars fandom online.www.ATGcast.comPatreon.com/ATGcast@ATGcastYouTube.com/ATGcastYubNub Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yub-nub/id1544376247From IMDB:...

2022-07-141h 03

The Black Guy Who Tips Podcast 2561: Greg IwinskiRod and Karen are joined by Emmy winning writer Greg Iwinski to discuss his cursed Phoenix Suns, his early comedic inspirations, getting his start in comedy, moving to another city, his time at Second City, submitting packets to Late Night, working at Stephen Colbert and John Oliver, his favorite episode he's ever written, podcasting, Star Wars and marriage. Twitter: @rodimusprime @SayDatAgain @TBGWT @GaryJackson Instagram: @TheBlackGuyWhoTips Email: theblackguywhotips@gmail.com Blog: www.theblackguywhotips.com Teepublic Store Amazon Wishlist Crowdcast Voice Mail: 704-557-0186Go P...

2022-07-131h 46

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Ziwe, "Ziwe"Host Greg Iwinski talks to Ziwe, creator, host, and writer of the comedy-variety sketch series ZIWE, about coming up in the Chicago comedy scene, the importance of Stephen Colbert's White House Correspondents dinner speech, and how she puts together the show, the writers' room, and its voice. Ziwe'a current project is the comedy-variety sketch series ZIWE, now in its second season on Showtime. The show is a no-holds-barred mix of musical numbers, interviews and sketches that challenge America's discomfort with race, politics, and cultural issues. She previously wrote for shows such as THE RUNDOWN WITH R...

2022-07-0842 min

OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East Michael Waldron, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"Host Greg Iwinski talks to Michael Waldron, writer of DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, about the Harmon Story Circle, how the worlds of wrestling and comic books are similar, and the cultural obsession with spoiling things. (Speaking of which, this episode does contain some spoilers. Proceed with caution!) Michael Waldron is a writer and producer who started his career in film & TV as a PA on the fifth season of the hit NBC sitcom COMMUNITY. After his time at Greendale Community College, he served as a writer/producer for the animated series RICK & MORTY – for wh...

2022-06-0242 min

Around the Galaxy Streaming Star Wars: Emmy-Award Winning Writer, Greg IwinskiWelcome to Streaming Star Wars, featuring myself Pete Fletzer and my cohost Nick Mielke from fellow ATGcast show, Podcast of the Whills. On Friday nights, Nick and I take to our YouTube channel to bring you a lively conversation about all things Star Wars and, while there is a series running on Disney Plus, we will be making that the focus of the show. But this week, we had the amazing opportunity to talk to an Emmy-award winning comedy writer who has worked on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Greg Iwinski...

2022-05-161h 12

There It Is Podcast No. 251 - Emmy Winner Greg Iwinski on Finding Your Comedic VoiceWe were joined by Emmy-winning writer, Greg Iwinski. Jason was thrilled to talk to Greg, a former writer for Late Show with Stephen Colbert who is currently working at Last Week Tonight. Greg does a phenomenal job of breaking down how to hone your writing skills, what it's like to write for Late-Night TV, the myths of political comedy, the catharsis comedy provides, and more! It's a great talk. Twitter: @garyJackson, @YubNubPod, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

2022-03-011h 04

The New York Encounter When You Hit Reality: A Roast of 2020 - New York Encounter 2021A roast of 2020 with comedians Vince Fabra, Jeremy McLellan, and Tom Shillue, and special guests Jeannie Gaffigan and Greg Iwinski, Emmy-nominated comedy writers, with music intermission by Andrea DomeniciHow can we joke about anything after 2020, a year that contained so much suffering and frustration? What does it mean to laugh in the face of hardship?Living through 2020, we experienced life as dramatic, intense, and often heartbreaking. Yet at certain points—while donning a mask before walking into a convenience store, gazing adoringly at our stockpile of toilet paper, or scrambling to re-learn algebra one da...

2021-02-141h 28

Talking Shop w/ James Dugan & Rob Grabowski Room Laughs with Greg IwinskiThis week, James and Rob are joined by late night writer Greg Iwinski! They talk about midnight shows, political humor, silent retreats, the balance of comedy and religion, writing packets, and Studio 60. Follow Greg on twitter @ GaryJackson If you like what we do and want to support, check out our PATREON. As always, rate, review, and subscribe.

2020-12-151h 19 $What\'s Eating You?$

What's Eating You?Winning With Greg IwinskiEmmy Award nominated writer Greg Iwinksi (The Late Show With Stephen Colbert) joins Bryan and Ariel this week. Greg’s road to comedy is filled with interesting food, a very unique upbringing and a shit load of laughs. Tune in right now!Greg’s Twitter: @garyjacksonWhat’s Eating You? Instagram: @whatseatingyoupod, Twitter: @whatseatingupodAriel’s Instagram: @ariel_comedy, Twitter: @ariel_comedy, www.arielcomedy.comBryan’s Instagram: @bryanlyang, Twitter: @bryanyang, www.bryanyang.comWhat’s Eating You? is presented in partnership with Listening Party inside Canal Street Radio. Follow the c...

2019-10-1800 min

Lowcountry Lifestyles Woodlands Fall Music & Arts FestivalGreg chats with Vince Iwinski, Festival Producer of the Woodlands Fall Music & Arts Festival, November 7th through 9th at the Charleston Woodlands. http://thewoodlandsfestival.com

2019-10-1411 min

Overstated with Stephen Kropa Arizona - We're FineOut of all our episodes so far this is the Rogue One where our host has also lived in the state in question. That state? Arizona. The guest? The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's own Greg Iwinski (@garyJackson). We talk about aliens, Alice Cooperstown, and wolves in the backyard. Then Christopher Woolsey (@UrfWoolsey), Erik Morrison (@gifrychaucer) and Carlos Luna (@CarlosCrits) hop in the improv saddle and ride it to funny town.

2019-05-1500 min

Catching Foxes Kevin Heider kills puppies (how's that for a title?!)SHOW NOTES Kevin Heider gives a wonderful exploration as a singer/songwriter of the balance between objective and subjective meanings of songs and movies. He talks how Everclear's "So Much for the Afterglow" deeply moved him as an 8th grader to hear about the terribleness of the songwriter's father. Luke talks about how his view of rap changed after VH1's "Behind the Music" with Ice T. Luke also mentions making a vinyl album on a mythical Catching Foxes label, which I'M ALL FOR.Sponsored By:Liturgical Institute Masters: Hey Millennials, go to...

2018-05-251h 29

Catching Foxes The LAST Jedi? The Last JEDI? THE Last Jedi?Greg Iwinski, a comedian, film reviewer (he gave Balboa 5 Stars), and podcaster, comes on the show to attack all those who think Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" should have serviced the fans' expectations more than made a great movie (minus the casino scene) and set up a world-class franchise for decades to come. Film, art, and culture are all explored. What does a corporation, or an artist, owe to the fans that support and love and even identify with someone's art? George Lucas gave us Star Wars, then tried to mess with it. As an...

2017-12-221h 27

The Water Cooler Podcast - The Water Cooler Podcast Episode 119 - Greg Iwinski This episode features guest Greg Iwinski, improviser and a student of comedy. Max and Greg have a discussion that is a bit more serious that previous shows. They discuss their thoughts on comedy and improv. Not just jokes, but the inner workings of what it takes and what comedians and improvisors think. Max and Greg are by no means experts, just some comedy fans sharing their thoughts (no need for scathing emails).

2011-10-0300 min