{"podcast":{"title":"General Meeting with Becky Sloviter","slug":"general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602","podcast_index_feed_id":7468602,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/d3/1b/ae/ff/d31baeff-57ef-4502-95c9-be17aa515219/eff9f38ae83e427d9b405fd16e314bbdfaa27280e9fd4bea32e5c70f4a99c578cfa65fcc1a5a70ce509c4c49ad237bbb1f79b0f0b72091ac0cf1594eb1010619.jpeg","author":"Becky Sloviter","episode_count":47,"summary":"Hollywood, but make it real. Fun, authentic conversations with the people who make the stuff we love — and the friends I’ve been lucky enough to make along the way. I’ve spent the past 20 years as a Hollywood producer having what’s known as “general meetings” — one-on-one sit-downs with actors, writers, and filmmakers. These personal and creative conversations have always been my favorite part of the job — the moments when the glossy version of Hollywood drops away and you connect with the real person across from you. So now, I’m bringing that to life as a podcast. Each week on General Meeting with Becky Sloviter , I sit down with smart, funny, and talented friends — actors and writers who have made us laugh and cry, and filmmakers who inspire us — for real conversations about creativity, connection, and everything in between. My hope is that these chats will help us all feel a little more connected — and a little less alone. Because we’re all going through it these days — but as the iconic Penny Lane says in my third favorite movie of all time: “Famous people are just more interesting.” Welcome to General Meeting with Becky Sloviter.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:21:08.728568+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602"},"episode":{"title":"Amy Chozick: On Her New Novel \"With Friends Like You\", Her Career at The New York Times, and Covering Controversial Women in the Spotlight","slug":"amy-chozick-on-her-new-novel-with-friends-like-you-her-career-at-the-new-york-times-and-covering-controversial-women-in-the-spotlight","published_at":"2026-07-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602/amy-chozick-on-her-new-novel-with-friends-like-you-her-career-at-the-new-york-times-and-covering-controversial-women-in-the-spotlight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/cfd1dd9b-a1f9-447f-99bd-720946b94f82.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/cfd1dd9b-a1f9-447f-99bd-720946b94f82.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"This week, Becky welcomes a brilliant friend to the pod: bestselling author, screenwriter, and award-winning journalist Amy Chozick (The Girls On the Bus) — whose new novel \"With Friends Like You\", a darkly comedic thriller about motherhood and identity, launches today!  Amy takes Becky through the first part of her career — when she was a renowned journalist covering some of the biggest stories in politics, business and media for The New York Times — before taking the advice of her mentor, the late David Carr, to \"put that newspapering aside and go to the magical place where writers live\" to pursue a career in screenwriting. In her initial transition to Hollywood, Amy shares what it was like working alongside Greg Berlanti to adapt her bestselling memoir \"Chasing Hillary\" — which ultimately became the acclaimed HBO Max series, The Girls on the Bus — and how she's continued to work closely with Berlanti, currently on his highly anticipated new show, How to Survive Without Me, starring Ray Romano, Kaley Cuoco, Joshua Jackson and Rita Wilson. Amy also takes Becky behind the scenes of her notable New York Times profiles over the years — including the only interview Elizabeth Holmes gave before going to prison, as well as Stormy Daniels, Lorena Bobbitt and, most recently, her piece on Lauren Sanchez Bezos — as Amy continues to explore her strong interest in controversial women in the bright light of public scrutiny. Check out our episodes on YouTube as well! https://www.youtube.com/@generalmeetingpod If you enjoyed this podcast, please follow, share, like, comment, all the things - thank you for your support! 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