{"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":"Rachna Fruchbom: On Shrinking, Parks & Rec, And Just Like That..., and How Grief Makes You Brave","slug":"rachna-fruchbom-on-shrinking-parks-rec-and-just-like-that-and-how-grief-makes-you-brave","published_at":"2026-05-12T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602/rachna-fruchbom-on-shrinking-parks-rec-and-just-like-that-and-how-grief-makes-you-brave","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/ab355871-2272-438b-8346-12ea7e2e804b.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/ab355871-2272-438b-8346-12ea7e2e804b.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"This week, Becky welcomes a truly delightful friend to the pod — screenwriter Rachna Fruchbom (Shrinking, Parks and Recreation, Fresh Off the Boat) — who has a résumé that speaks for itself. Rachna is currently in the writers' room for Season 4 of Apple TV+'s Shrinking, the Harrison Ford / Jason Segel masterpiece of a show —with the greatest ensemble cast out there! — and which avid listeners of General Meeting know Becky won't stop (can't stop?) talking about. A surprise to no one, she seized the opportunity to talk to Rachna about what makes the show so special. Rachna also takes Becky through her circuitous path to Hollywood, one that included working in tech and getting an MBA, before digging into the unparalleled experience she's gotten working with a hat trick (intentional sports metaphor - you'll see why) of some of the best showrunners to ever do it: Bill Lawrence on Shrinking, Mike Schur on Parks and Recreation, and Nahnatchka Khan on Fresh Off the Boat. But first, Rachna and Becky bond about this very specific (sometimes sweaty, sometimes chilly) season of life they find themselves in, before Rachna shares the hard-won wisdom that grief brought her after losing her father — and how it ultimately made her brave. 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! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/generalmeetingpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@generalmeetingpod Website: https://www.generalmeetingpod.com Host: Becky Sloviter Guest: Rachna Fruchbom: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6134451/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"This week, Becky welcomes a truly delightful friend to the pod — screenwriter Rachna Fruchbom (Shrinking, Parks and Recreation, Fresh Off the Boat) — who…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2588,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/general-meeting-with-becky-sloviter-7468602/episodes/rachna-fruchbom-on-shrinking-parks-rec-and-just-like-that-and-how-grief-makes-you-brave/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/rachna-fruchbom-on-shrinking-parks-rec-and-just-like-that-and-how-grief-makes-you-brave.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}