Hollywood Confessional

Hollywood secrets... anonymously told. "You'll never work in this town again." ​ For decades, those words -- or the sentiment behind them -- have cloaked all manner of evil in the entertainment industry. As the #MeToo, #TimesUp, #PayUpHollywood, and many other movements demonstrate, times are changing. Yet there are countless things happening behind closed doors that people feel they can't talk about and wish they could. ​ This podcast changes all that. Actors, writers, crew members and support staffers reveal their wildest behind-the-scenes secrets on this podcast in total anonymity. And then you get to listen to their stories. Hosted by writer-producers Meagan Daine and J.R. Zamora-Thal, the Hollywood Confessional is a biweekly podcast by Ninth Way Media. New episodes drop every other Thursday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Connect on social media @fessuphollywood!

Hollywood Confessional is a tv podcast hosted by Ninth Way Media, with 51 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ninth Way Media hosts Hollywood Confessional, a tv show with 51 episodes published.

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  Episode #17

  You Never Know Who's Watching

  Dec 12, 202417 minS3

  <p>***SERIES FINALE!***<br/><br/>Welcome back Hollywood Faithful, one last time! This week, we hear the magical, heartwarming tale of an actor who gets invited to a holiday party at a stunning A-lister's mansion... and then learns they have to perform! <br/><br/>"There was a pool and music, and there was a dance floor and a deejay. There were pathways lit, and a tarot reader... a psychic medium... white-jacketed waiters, staff walking around with drinks and hors d’oeuvres... And about two hours into it, [BLEEP] gets up on stage and she says, 'All right, we're going to do...

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  Episode #16

  Portrait of a Survivor Part 2

  Nov 21, 202426 minS3

  <p>"When I first met him, I was like, this guy is going to be a fucking problem."<br/><br/>In Part 2 of our oral history "Portrait of a Survivor," we hear from a new perspective on an abusive Hollywood showrunner... that of his assistant's close friend.<br/><br/>"He has that cult leader personality, that sort of psychopath thing where he's very superficially charming. I know a lot of people with those personalities."<br/><br/>We hear how our confessor escaped the toxic situation with her friend's clear-eyed perspective and support. And we see how it all came roaring...

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  Episode #15

  Portrait of a Survivor Part 1

  Nov 7, 202427 minS3

  <p>"These people are never going to have sharp claws and pointed teeth. They're going to look like your good friend. And they're mostly going to act like your good friend. And then every once in a while..."<br/><br/>In this episode of the Hollywood Confessional, two confessors from opposite ends of the Hollywood hierarchy share their stories of working with the same toxic man. Over the course of several years and multiple TV shows, they recall how the man they once admired as a leader revealed the monster within.<br/><br/>"You could see the rage radiating off...

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  Episode #14

  Don't Want My MTV: Tales from a Music Video PA

  Oct 24, 202420 minS3

  <p>Hippie chicks. Jam sessions. A bomb on wheels. In this quintessential "Hollywood coming of age" story, our confessor finds themselves in one wild situation after the next, starting with their cross-country road trip to LA.<br/><br/>"It was the middle of the desert. And it was the middle of the day. And we saw like a big, old pickup truck coming up behind us really fast. I can still picture it getting larger and larger in the rearview mirror. We barely had time to react before it rammed us from behind." </p><p> After miraculously surviving one near-death ex...

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  Episode #13

  Last One Standing

  Oct 10, 202418 minS3

  <p>Welcome back Hollywood Faithful! <br/><br/>Surviving the emotional waves of Hollywood layoffs is no small feat. This week, our guest, a project manager in post-production localization, shares their story of how they watched as most of their team disappeared. <br/><br/>Join us for an interesting conversation about the difficulty of survivor's guilt and the uncertainty of a volatile industry.</p><p><b>Connect with us:</b> </p> Instagram Facebook Twitter Website <p>Check out some of our <b>favorite shows:</b></p> Screenwriters' Rant Room Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss It Happened in Hollywood The Secret History of...

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