A Gossip and a Guinness

Joining me this week on A Gossip and a Guinness are TV writers Glenton Richards, Matt Rasmussen and Hallie Lambert — and together we have an adorable, somewhat meandering, conversation that nostalgically revisits our time working on The Expanse , available on Amazon’s Prime Video. For those of you who’ve not seen the show, The Expanse is an award-winning, seminal space epic set 200 years in the fu...

Join me for a special episode of A Gossip and a Guinness featuring my longtime friend, Showrunner VJ Boyd. What was planned as an interview very quickly went off the rails—in the best way—as we abandoned the questions and just talked. We rediscover that we share the same three foundational television touchstones (him watching in Texas, me in Maryland past our bedtimes). VJ makes a passionate case...

Navigating the Book World with The Secret Agent, Philippa Donovan In this engaging episode of A Gossip in a Guinness , host Julianna Damewood and guest Philippa Donovan, discuss the intricacies of the publishing world, the importance of personal connections in storytelling, and the evolving landscape of adaptations. Philippa shares her journey as an editor and book scout, emphasizing the need for...