"Shine On, WV" founder and director Jillian Carney Howell joins Nate this week to talk about the joys and challenges of building a brand that celebrates creatives from our home state.

With guests like Justin McElroy, Tijah Bumgarner, Zaiver Sinnett, and more, Shine On is amassing an audience dedicated to supporting creatives of all types from the Mountain State.

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The strike continues, so we are bringing you more conversations with creatives working in the entertainment industry. Afsheen Misaghi is a working actor that has appeared in shows on HBO, CBS, NBC, and countless stage productions. He also has a second life as a Broadway producer, which has earned him a Tony nomination. I wanted to talk to him about AI, his digital double, and more. We get into the mechanics and financials of being a working actor in 2023.

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Hollywood screenwriters kicked off the 2023 strike demanding better pay and conditions in an ever changing media landscape. The looming threat of AI, opaque success metrics, and an inconsistent approach towards writing shows for streaming; this is the state of the industry when writer Sohany Singh (NBC, Hulu) started to find her place in a writer's room. So what does her career, industry, and future look like today? We chat about all things Hollywood screenwriting with up and coming writer Sohany Singh.