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January 01, 1990 - December 07, 2012 + Martini Shot

I Am Small listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120829i_am_small
Rob Long talks movie stars, CGI, Bob Saget, and little people.  Somehow, he make it work...

Two Hander listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120815two_hander
Rob Long talks about that famous movie where two women go on a crime spree and drive off a cliff. He’s speaking, of course,...

Chinese Take-Out listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120808chinese_take-out
Long on the theft and plagiarism that occurs when the Chinese steal sit com jokes and characters that hard working American writers stole from the...

Please RT listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120801please_rt
Long talks about the most powerful part of the human body, if you work in television. It's the thumb. The thumb that tweets.

Basic Math listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120725basic_math
My dog has a rubber toy that has a hollow core, and what you’re supposed to do is fill the core with peanut butter or...

Why Make Yourself Crazy? listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120718why_make_yourself_cr
Rob Long tries and fails to baby-proof his brain.  It's a complicated metaphor, but...

Genius Bar listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120711genius_bar
Rob Long learns something from the people who work at the Apple Store: when you go on break, always take off your T-shirt and ID...

Arm Tap listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120704arm_tap
Rob Long tries to follow the only rule in screenwriting: he tries not to be boring.

Eighty Percent listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120627eighty_percent
Rob Long muses on the only two things that anyone in Hollywood really cares about. Getting credit and getting paid.  Not in that order.

Joke Insurance listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120620joke_insurance
Rob Long on who gets credit – and money – for what on a writing staff.  And more importantly, who gets blame. 

Get Mean listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120613get_mean
Rob Long discusses the three stages of a writing staff – when everybody's nice, when everybody's funny, and when everybody's mean.  It happens fast.

It Would Be Nice listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120606it_would_be_nice
Rob Long goes to a French restaurant, tries to break the rules, and fails -- and he twists the whole thing into a parable about...

Boom Shadow listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120530boom_shadow
Rob Long drives around and gets lost, and then does what people do when they're in the car and trying to figure things out: he...

The Compliment listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120523the_compliment
Rob Long can't take a compliment from an executive, and as punishment, he's subjected to an awkward personal conversation. It was worse than it sounds.

The Spread listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120516the_spread
Rob Long talks about the cruelest thing you can do to a room full of writers. No, not more script notes. It involves lunch.