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Hacks Podcast

Ep.3: “No New Tricks”

4/24/202632 min

Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the third episode of the final season. They share how cathartic it was to let Deborah and Ava get giddy about love interests, what making Hacks has in common with Dr. Frankenstein creating his monster, how they convinced 17-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren to write an original song for this episode, and, last but certainly not least, what Harry Styles sent Jean Smart in the mail.

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Clips

Harry Styles’ Deborah Alias
Diane Warren Writes For Hacks
Deborah-Nico Breakup Explained
Deborah And Ava’s Joy
Ava’s Real Dealbreaker

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

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  2. Speaker 1· Soundbite0:29

    You said this place was steps from the water.

  3. Speaker 20:32

    We just haven't found the steps yet.

  4. Speaker 1· Soundbite0:34

    How much did we save?

  5. Speaker 20:36

    Enough.

  6. Speaker 1· Soundbite0:38

    [tiger roaring] Enough to get lost?

  7. Speaker 20:40

    Or you could book a stay with Hilton.

  8. Speaker 3· Soundbite0:42

    [upbeat music] Welcome to your oceanfront room, just steps from the water.

  9. Speaker 20:46

    The Hilton sale is on now. Book on hilton.com or the Hilton app and save up to 20% to get the stay you expected. When you want savings, not surprises, it matters where you stay. Hilton. For the stay.

  10. Jen Statsky· Host0:59

    [upbeat music] Hello. Welcome to the official Hacks podcast from HBO Max and Same Boat Studios. I'm Jen Statsky, co-showrunner and co-creator of Hacks. And joining me today, as always, are my brothers from other mothers- [laughs] Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs.

  11. Paul W. Downs· Host1:21

    Hello. I'm Paul.

  12. Jen Statsky· Host1:23

    [laughs] [laughs] And we're back to talk about episode three of season five, which is titled No New Tricks.

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