Early in Judd Apatow’s career — before he produced Trainwreck, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Bridesmaids, Anchorman or any of the other dozens of movies and TV shows destined to join the comedic canon — he was struggling with how to react to the pushback he received from studio execs. Then, a mentor gave him advice that’s guided his path ever since. Hear what he learned in the first episode of Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth’s new podcast, This Is Working. A production of the editorial team at