{"podcast":{"title":"The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna","slug":"the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505","podcast_index_feed_id":436505,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/screenwriting-life","website_url":"https://www.facebook.com/thescreenwritinglife","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ba07d48c-d888-11ed-960d-6781f880e4fe/image/3437137-1607025567699-1e6d20507a136.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna","episode_count":320,"summary":"Welcome to The Screenwriting Life, a podcast where Oscar-nominated writer Meg LeFauve and Emmy-nominated writer Lorien McKenna discuss not only the craft and business of Screenwriting, but also the emotional life: the ups and downs of being a creative, to remind you that you are not alone and to keep writing.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:10.825853+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 299 | Lessons From Judd Apatow & Being In The Cut! w/ Andrew Jay Cohen","slug":"ep-299-lessons-from-judd-apatow-being-in-the-cut-w-andrew-jay-cohen","published_at":"2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/ep-299-lessons-from-judd-apatow-being-in-the-cut-w-andrew-jay-cohen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI4710272705.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI4710272705.mp3","summary":"Joe sits down with Writer/Director/Producer Andrew Jay Cohen who is in the thick of post production on his latest directorial offering, Soapbox written by Max Barbakow and David Duchovny. Before diving into the weeds with his directorial and post production process, Andrew gives insight on what he took from his time working alongside Judd Apatow for a number of years on films like Anchorman, 40 Year Old Virgin and more. Andrew is incredibly honest about his perfectionist streak and the freedom that Apatow's approach to the script and production gave him. He also talks about what having a critical & box office bomb taught him and how his first major success, Neighbors was a dream come true. He dives into a bit of the post production process for Soapbox with Joe. Gems Gems Gems! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Joe sits down with Writer/Director/Producer Andrew Jay Cohen who is in the thick of post production on his latest directorial offering, Soapbox written by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3594,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/episodes/ep-299-lessons-from-judd-apatow-being-in-the-cut-w-andrew-jay-cohen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/ep-299-lessons-from-judd-apatow-being-in-the-cut-w-andrew-jay-cohen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}