Trigger Warning: Self-harm and drug use.   We all know how hard it is to land a job in this industry, but what about how hard it is to fire someone... even when they deserve it?  In this week's episode, we hear from a confessor who was an executive producer on a 20-episode order of a first-season show. The challenges they faced just to run the room and keep good scripts coming on time were compounded exponentially by a writer who disrupted the room at every turn.  September 29th, appeared vis...

Toxic Workplace Culture and Hollywood Firings

Confessions of a Hollywood Gatekeeper

Hollywood secrets... anonymously told."You'll never work in this town again."&nbsp;​For decades, those words -- or the sentiment behind them -- have cloaked all manner of evil in the entertainment industry.&nbsp;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!