{"podcast":{"title":"How I Write","slug":"how-i-write-6583871","podcast_index_feed_id":6583871,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TFTEE2608650139","website_url":"https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b72a6a52-2f4c-11ee-920d-73de81dc1df9/image/c9e60530f6e7dd70e351746b0b100f39.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"David Perell","episode_count":137,"summary":"Before book sales and PR buzz, your favorite writers began with two things: the blank page and an idea. Each week on How I Write, we go behind-the-scenes with today’s top writers to uncover the meta-mechanics of writing and the lifestyle behind it. You’ll be the first to hear writers deconstruct their creative process: from banging their head on the keyboard to marking the last period of their final draft. Victory. Come discover how great writing is made. And who knows? Maybe you’ll be next. New episodes of the How I Write show go live every week on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.com/DavidPerellChannel.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T00:23:57.820727+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871"},"episode":{"title":"Noah Hawley: How He Wrote Fargo | How I Write","slug":"noah-hawley-how-he-wrote-fargo-how-i-write","published_at":"2026-06-03T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871/noah-hawley-how-he-wrote-fargo-how-i-write","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/9GA767/p.podderapp.com/1653792298/traffic.megaphone.fm/TFTEE3897135060.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/9GA767/p.podderapp.com/1653792298/traffic.megaphone.fm/TFTEE3897135060.mp3","summary":"Noah Hawley has written books, movies, and TV shows like Alien Earth and Fargo. He's been successful not just because he's a talented writer, but also because he's a consummate professional. He's fluent not just in the world of stories and characters, but he also knows how to work inside the industry and how to get things done. If you want to make it as a writer, whether on the page or the big screen, this interview is a roadmap for doing that. About the host Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. Follow me Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv X: https://x.com/david_perell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Noah Hawley has written books, movies, and TV shows like Alien Earth and Fargo. He's been successful not just because he's a talented writer, but also bec…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5198,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-i-write-6583871/episodes/noah-hawley-how-he-wrote-fargo-how-i-write/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871/noah-hawley-how-he-wrote-fargo-how-i-write.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}