Life in the Credits

Chris Witaske, Actor, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Airplane, a 1980 comedy. Chris shares his experiences as a comedian, actor, and writer, as well as creating Chicago Party Aunt, now an animated Netflix show. He reflects on his early career as a children’s birthday magician, starting out at Second City, and singing the National Anthem at a Cubs' game. Chris plays our “Wiki-what?” game. Follow Ch...

Julie Marchiano, Actor, Writer, and Improviser, joins Susan and Ben to discuss My Octopus Teacher, a 2020 documentary. Julie shares what it’s like having a career acting in commercials, her role in the 5th grade version of Richard the III, as well as touring globally on cruise ships and in the US with Second City. Julie plays our "My Cinema Teacher" game. Follow Julie on Instagram , Twitter , and...

Taylor Wildenhaus, Production Manager, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Winter’s Bone, a 2010 mystery-drama. Taylor shares what it’s like having a career as a Production Manager for documentaries, working as a Research Producer for Last Week Tonight and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and shares her experience attending the Sundance Film Festival. Taylor plays our “Real Doc/Fake Doc” game. Follow Ta...

Nia Pleasants, Stylist Assistant and Set Costumer, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Jurassic Park, a 1993 Action Adventure Sci-Fi movie. Nia shares what it’s like having a career managing costumes while filming, wrangling 96 kids wearing irreplaceable vintage clothing, and how to create a career when you live outside of Hollywood. Nia plays our “Jurassic Park vs. Really Big Shark” game. Follow Nia o...

David Rabinowitz, Academy Award-winning Screenwriter, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Adaptation, a 2002 American comedy-drama. David describes his career as a screenwriter. He details how he and Charlie Wachtel, his writing partner, as well as Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee, adapted Ron Stallworth’s memoir into BlacKkKlansman. He shares what it’s like working alongside Jordan Peele and Lee to then w...

Andy Erikson, Comedian and Actress, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Little Miss Sunshine, a 2006 comedy-drama. Andy shares what it’s like having a career touring the country as a stand-up comedian, her time on season 9 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and how she nailed her first audition to land a role on Scream Queens. She breaks down the steps she took to build a career in comedy. Ben recalls smash...

Will Dearborn, Motion Picture and Television Camera Operator, joins Susan and Ben to discuss 1917, a 2019 British war film. Will shares what it’s like having a career shooting projects like Mank and The L Word: Generation Q, Season 2. He breaks down the roles in a film’s camera department and the process of shooting a scene. Will plays our name that director game. Follow William Dearborn on Instag...

Francis Veltri, Writer/Actor, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Wonder Woman 1984, a 2020 superhero film. Francis shares what it’s like working on micro-budget horror films like Weregrrl and Severe Injuries , as well as his deep knowledge of comic books. Francis plays our superhero actor game. Check out Francis on IMDB and on YouTube where he hosts “Love and Improv”, “Much More Ado About Nothing”, an...

Derek Smith, Actor, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Good Will Hunting, a 1997 drama film. Derek shares what it’s like having a career acting in projects like What/If and Westworld , his personal connection to Good Will Hunting, as well as his experience working in casting. Derek plays our transformative movie game. Follow Derek on Instagram and IMDB . Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to...

Benjamin Mullin, Associate Producer, joins Susan and Ben to discuss The Man From Nowhere , a 2010 South Korean action thriller film. Ben shares what it’s like having a career in visual effects on Jumanji: The Next Level , Joe Bell, and Nine Days by breaking down effects in feature films and how to navigate a career in visual effects. Ben Mullin and Susan have some fun guessing the prices of movie...

Katrina Norman, Actress, joins Susan and Ben to discuss The Family Stone, a 2005 comedy-drama film. Katrina shares what it’s like having a career acting and dancing professionally, being a Scott’s Tot on The Office, doing her own stunts in Money Plane , and performing at the Oscars. Katrina plays our holiday movie game. Follow Katrina on Instagram and IMDB . Leave a rating and review on Apple Podc...

Samantha Moore, Voice Actor, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Soul, the 2020 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and Lady in the Water, a 2006 fantasy thriller. Samantha shares what it’s like having a career lending her voice to video games, commercials, telephony, and audio drama projects. Samantha plays our game about animated movies. Follow Samantha on Instagram and samanthamoorevo.com . Lea...

Katelyn Rodgers, Specialty Costumer, joins Susan and Ben to discuss the Scream film series. Katelyn shares what it’s like having a career creating costumes for Deadpool , and Deadpool 2, and Black Panther along with the awkward time she met Conan O’Brien. Katelyn plays our movie costumes game. Follow Katelyn on Instagram and IMDB . Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us reach more...