{"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. 307 | Inside THE PITT'S Writers Room w/ Simran Baidwan","slug":"ep-307-inside-the-pitt-s-writers-room-w-simran-baidwan","published_at":"2026-07-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/ep-307-inside-the-pitt-s-writers-room-w-simran-baidwan","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/THI3479528126.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/THI3479528126.mp3","summary":"Meg LeFauve is joined by Simran Baidwan, former power house lawyer turned brilliant writer and executive producer of HBO's hit show, THE PITT. Simran's thorough and eloquent advice for emerging writers mixed with her raw and real honesty about why The Pitt's writers room is so special is such a gift. Simran speaks on how they build a season for The Pitt. What happens when an idea shifts the plot lines for the season, and how she attempts to see it as a writing opportunity rather than an \"OH S*IT\" moment. And so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Meg LeFauve is joined by Simran Baidwan, former power house lawyer turned brilliant writer and executive producer of HBO's hit show, THE PITT. Simran's th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3448,"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-307-inside-the-pitt-s-writers-room-w-simran-baidwan/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-307-inside-the-pitt-s-writers-room-w-simran-baidwan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}