The Business
'Fresh Off the Boat;' Prepping Pups for a Big Screen Debut
Showrunner Nahnatchka Khan reflects on a successful freshman season of her ABC comedy Fresh Off the Boat, and KCRW's Matt Holzman meets the top dogs of the new Hungarian movie White God.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenExecutive producer Nahnatchka Khan tells us about creating the first sitcom starring an Asian American family in more than 20 years, and the pressures that came along with knowing the show would be so closely observed. She also talks about dealing with the complaints of Eddie Huang, whose memoir inspired the show. Then, the new Hungarian film White God features quite a large four-legged cast -- more than 250 dogs. KCRW's Matt Holzman meets the superdogs who lead the pack and their trainer Teresa Miller, who found them as puppies in an Arizona trailer park.
Photo: Cast of ABC's Fresh Off the Boat
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3 storiesHollywood News Banter
Matt Belloni, executive editor of the Hollywood Reporter joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.
Read the story7 minFresh Off the Boat
ABC's Fresh Off the Boat , just wrapped up a successful freshman season. Showrunner Nahnatchka Khan tells us about creating the first sitcom about an Asian American family in more than two decades, and the pressures that came along with knowing the show would be so closely watched.
Read the story10 minWhite God
The new Hungarian film White God has gone to the dogs. The movie features more than 250 canines of different shapes and sizes, sitting, running and attacking in sync.
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