This Is TV Now

Holly Brown’s new podcast — “Everybody Knows But Me” — uses a unique blend of reporting and adapted sitcom-style segments to unpack a deep personal trauma with her signature smile and wink. After spending years helping others market their podcasts, Holly opens up about the struggle of giving herself her best work, the joys of writing for podcast audiences, and the reality of launching a podcast th...

Stella and Dane reflect on the first five episodes of “This Is TV Now” and discuss podcasting's never-ending search for external validation and legitimacy. Discussed from this episode: Dane gets engaged!!   Stella was a guest on “PodBiz” Another day on LinkedIn (s/o beehiiv) CoreLords Markiplier on paying out bonuses The LA B-List Movie Club Discord For more, follow us on all platforms at @th...

Keida Mascaro has spent his life on the fringes of art, comedy, and counterculture. Along the way, he’s become a respected and trusted producer in the L.A. comedy scene. Our conversation moves freely between ideas, which feels true to its subject. In many ways, it’s a reflection of how Keida became Keida.  Discussed from this episode: Arthur Tress (Photographer) Anita O’Day (Jazz Vocalist) An...

Laura Ramadei’s podcast has helped people find porn they can feel good about for over seven years. Since starting her podcast, the “Girls on Porn” co-host has become a certified sexologist, relationship coach, and intimacy practitioner to help others embrace their most authentic selves. We talk to Laura about her relationship to podcasting, her development as an educator, and the current state of...

We sit down with the very talented and multi-faceted Bree Webber and ask her what’s next in her career as an actor, filmmaker, and creative producer.  We also get her opinion on podcasting and the difficult terrain of navigating transitions as a solo creator leveraging piecemeal collaborations to larger productions that require intentionality and honest creative partnership.  For more, f...

Dane and Stella talk to James Kim about his decades-plus career in podcasting, reasons for optimism, and his insistence on working with collaborators who don’t fuck around and want to push the boundaries.  Kim also shares his perspective on The Industry™ and why he’s motivated to make work that forces audiences to question the prevailing definition of what a podcast is. Discussed from this ep...

Dane and Stella grapple with the state of podcasting and why they wanted to make this podcast despite everything feeling so competitive and oversaturated. They also give their definitions fpr what a podcast is.     Discussed from this episode: “Tooth and Claw” “Summer Album, Winter Album” “Articles of Interest” Podnews.net   For more, follow us on all platforms at @thisist...

“This Is TV Now” is a new podcast from Good Tape hosted by industry insider Dane Cardiel and industry outsider Stella Young.  At a time when many media workers question their place in a video-first environment, “This Is TV Now” will remove the corporate spin and self-fulfilling narratives to reveal what many of us in podcasting feel deeply: No one actually knows what they’re doing.  “Thi...