{"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":"Jena Friedman: On Comedy In Turbulent Times, AI and Her New Podcast \"The Epstein Files Book Club\"","slug":"jena-friedman-on-comedy-in-turbulent-times-ai-and-her-new-podcast-the-epstein-files-book-club","published_at":"2026-03-03T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602/jena-friedman-on-comedy-in-turbulent-times-ai-and-her-new-podcast-the-epstein-files-book-club","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/9f52fe85-95fb-4c70-beed-0da66cca2ed0.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/9f52fe85-95fb-4c70-beed-0da66cca2ed0.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"For this week’s episode, Becky welcomes her friend, Oscar-nominated writer, acclaimed political comedian and actor Jena Friedman (The Daily Show, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm). Jena opens up about navigating comedy in these, um… turbulent times, and what inspired her to launch her new podcast with journalist Elise Hu, \"The Epstein Files Book Club\". They also dive into Jena’s brilliant 2025 TED Talk, “The Jokes AI Won’t Tell”, her experiences working with Jon Stewart and David Letterman, and why there’s truly nothing better than New Jersey at Christmastime. Host: Becky Sloviter Guest: Jena Friedman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2773070/ If you enjoyed this podcast, please follow, share, like, comment, all the things - thank you for your support! Check out our episodes on YouTube as well! https://www.youtube.com/@generalmeetingpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/generalmeetingpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@generalmeetingpod Website: https://www.generalmeetingpod.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"For this week’s episode, Becky welcomes her friend, Oscar-nominated writer, acclaimed political comedian and actor Jena Friedman (The Daily Show, Bor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3317,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602/episodes/jena-friedman-on-comedy-in-turbulent-times-ai-and-her-new-podcast-the-epstein-files-book-club/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602/jena-friedman-on-comedy-in-turbulent-times-ai-and-her-new-podcast-the-epstein-files-book-club.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}