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January 01, 1990 - December 08, 2012 + Martini Shot
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Customer of the Week 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121205customer_of_the_week
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
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121128unreachable
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
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121121free_trip
Rob Long gets a free trip to a former Soviet republic and somehow applies that to show business. It's complicated.
Put It Back
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121114put_it_back
Something most people in Hollywood would rather not do: make the script better. By listening to executive notes.
Funny Women
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121107funny_women
Rob dives into an old controversy about women comedy writers, aggressive joke pitching, and the transgendered...
Two Possible Answers
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121031two_possible_answers
Rob Long on one of the stupidest things he's said – not ever, just in the past 48 hours – and how you can sometimes...
Love Your Script
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121024love_your_script
The only reason anyone is nice to anyone else in the entertainment business: because friends are your retirement plan.
Know How to Order
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121017know_how_to_order
Rob impresses an agent by ordering a cobb salad. Apparently, impressing an agent is easy to do...
Is This Any Good?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121010is_this_any_good
Rob Long on the only way to save a project from certain failure: fire the writer.
Where's the Pretty Girl?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma121003wheres_the_pretty_gi
Rob Long on the foundations of the television business: funny jokes at the end of the scene and attractive people to look at. Everything else...
Smoke 'Em
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120926smoke_em
Rob Long talks about smoking, which is a deadly and cancer causing habit, of course, but does make bad dialogue seem more interesting.
No Rush
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120919no_rush
Rob Long talks about his highly professional way of meeting deadlines. Which is by figuring out how they don't really apply.
Say More
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120912say_more
Rob Long talks to others in the entertainment business and gets talked to in return – like you would a dangerous and volatile mental patient....
Smile
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma120905smile
Rob Long talks about good news and bad news, the difference between pessimism and catastrophic thinking. He also converts to Judaism.
