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January 01, 1990 - February 02, 2013 + Martini Shot

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Five Deadly Rings listen Download

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Rob Longs talks about a writer who discovered that being accurate and truthful is a fast trip to the remainder bin. The only way to...

The Signs listen Download

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Rob Long talks about the most famous maxim of show business – Nobody knows anything – and why it's true and why the opposite –...

Spoiler Alert listen Download

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On today’s Martini Shot, I start with Game of Thrones. Spoiler Alert: I like it. But by episode 7, I was ready to start with...

Sunday Afternoon listen Download

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On today’s Martini Shot I go public with my New Year’s resolution, which is to be a little bit smarter than a tiny baby.

Fat Pants listen Download

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Rob gains weight and then lies about it.  It’s a nice way to start 2013.

Notes Call listen Download

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Rob give some cheap advice to network and studio executives. Tell him how much you love the script and give him as many notes as...

Secret Santa listen Download

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Rob demands Christmas presents, cheats at Secret Santa, and asks you for money in this holiday "Martini Shot."

Wisp of Smoke listen Download

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Rob hangs out at an old Hollywood restaurant, watches an anchorman smoke, and identifies a promising young network executive...

Customer of the Week listen Download

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I used to live near a coffee place that had a fun tradition of choosing someone from their long line of customers and dubbing that...

Unreachable listen Download

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Rob eats dinner with some friends and they stack up their cell phones on the table. First person to peek at his or her phone...

Free Trip listen Download

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Rob Long gets a free trip to a former Soviet republic and somehow applies that to show business.  It's complicated.

Put It Back listen Download

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Something most people in Hollywood would rather not do: make the script better. By listening to executive notes.

Funny Women listen Download

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Rob dives into an old controversy about women comedy writers, aggressive joke pitching, and the transgendered...

Two Possible Answers listen Download

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Rob Long on one of the stupidest things he's said – not ever, just in the past 48 hours – and how you can sometimes...