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Hacks Podcast

Ep.6: “QuikScribbl”

5/8/202632 min

Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the sixth episode of the final season. They share the long history of a certain King Tut joke, which full-circle moments move them, and how Kayla and Jimmy’s Sassafras outfits came to be.

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Clips

Old-School Clash Over AI
Writers Disavow Deborah’s AI Stance
Who To Trust On AI Hype
Jen’s First Time Directing
The Stress Of The Chair
Improv That Didn’t Make Air
Debating The Final Music Cue
‘Depressed Mortician’ Roast

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Ben Mankiewicz0:00

    Hi, I'm Ben Mankiewicz. We named our podcast Talking Pictures, but for the first two seasons, there weren't actually any pictures. Season three is on camera. Writer-director Joachim Trier makes smoking on screen look as cool as it did in the 1940s. Director Chloé Zhao tries to remember where her Oscars are. Plus, Edgar Wright christens my home office.

  2. Jen Statsky· Host0:21

    I got a pitch.

  3. Ben Mankiewicz0:21

    What?

  4. Jen Statsky· Host0:22

    Citizen Cave.

  5. Ben Mankiewicz0:22

    [laughs] It is season three of Talking Pictures. Watch on HBO Max or listen wherever you get podcasts.

  6. Jen Statsky· Host0:29

    [upbeat music] Hello, welcome to the official Hacks podcast from HBO Max and Sandboat Studios. I'm Jen Statsky, co-showrunner and co-creator of Hacks. Joining me today, as always, are the other brilliant Hacks showrunners, creators, and sassafras shoppers, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello.

  7. Paul W. Downs· Host0:50

    Hi, Jen.

  8. Lucia Aniello· Host0:50

    Hi, Jenny.

  9. Jen Statsky· Host0:51

    Hello.

  10. Paul W. Downs· Host0:52

    Thanks for having us back.

  11. Jen Statsky· Host0:52

    [laughs] Oh my gosh, it's such a pleasure to have you as my guests today. [laughs] Now, before we get into episode six, Lucia and I have some items we need to get to.

  12. Lucia Aniello· Host1:01

    [laughs] Oh, we're gonna- Oh ... get to the top of it.

  13. Jen Statsky· Host1:02

    Yeah, the top.

  14. Paul W. Downs· Host1:03

    Oh, great.

  15. Jen Statsky· Host1:03

    We, we wanna speak- [laughs] ... on these issues at the very top.

  16. Paul W. Downs· Host1:06

    Off the top. This is called the soapbox moment?

  17. Lucia Aniello· Host1:08

    Okay, so- Soapbox moment ... you go first.

  18. Jen Statsky· Host1:09

    So, listeners, I want you to know that today I'll be trying out some new voices.

  19. Paul W. Downs· Host1:14

    Ooh.

  20. Jen Statsky· Host1:15

    Because I've recently become aware of some online criticism- [laughs] Oh, no ... of my voice and my demeanor.

  21. Paul W. Downs· Host1:21

    No.

  22. Jen Statsky· Host1:21

    And I need to rectify it.

  23. Paul W. Downs· Host1:25

    [laughs] Oh, no. Cyberbullying?

  24. Jen Statsky· Host1:27

    Um, well you- She was cyberbullied within an inch of her

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