Highlights

Soledad O'Brien on where she was at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and what pandemic production has been like

Alan Zweibel, interviewed from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, on how he has been coping during the Stay at Home mandate

Margaret Cho on COVID protocols for TV production during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tim Reid on production during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. John Leverence on how the COVID-19 pandemic might impact the television industry, moving forward

Yeardley Smith on production on The Simpsons during the COVID-19 pandemic -- moving from recording like a radio play with everyone together, to recording in her home, to recording solo at the studio
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Sharon Bialy
Sharon Bialy on submissions for a show like Better Call Saul, and on how the casting process works -- and how casting was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Sharon Bialy on casting a lot of theater actors during early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on how the pandemic impacted casting protocols
Yvette Lee Bowser
Yvette Lee Bowser on running the first season of Run the World, which shot in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the show getting a second season
Yvette Lee Bowser on how pandemic production operated on Unprisoned and on the Zoom writers' room on the show
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho on what she's most looking forward to when the COVID-19 pandemic ends
Margaret Cho on shooting and traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic
Margaret Cho on COVID protocols for TV production during the COVID-19 pandemic
Margaret Cho on what production has been like during the COVID-19 pandemic
Margaret Cho on doing remote shows and connecting with fans during the COVID-19 pandemic
Margaret Cho on what the COVID-19 pandemic experience has been like for her, on the violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic, and on the many streaming services she's been watching
Ane Crabtree
Ane Crabtree on where she was when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and how it impacted production
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi on scoring The Eternals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Suzuki Ingerslev
Suzuki Ingerslev on production design for the Amazon special Yearly Departed, shot during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic
Kim Kimble
Kim Kimble on working as a hair stylist during the COVID-19 pandemic, and on having to shut down her salon due to the pandemic
Kim Kimble on working as a hair stylist on set during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. John Leverence
Dr. John Leverence on how the COVID-19 pandemic might impact the television industry, moving forward
Dr. John Leverence on the role television has played during the COVID-19 pandemic
Eryn Krueger Mekash
Eryn Krueger Mekash on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted makeup for television and what the then-current production conditions were like
Donald A. Morgan
Donald A. Morgan on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted production on Last Man Standing and The Conners
Donald A. Morgan on the challenges of shooting the live episodes of The Conners -- one shot during the COVID-19 pandemic
Soledad O'Brien
Soledad O'Brien on where she was at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and what pandemic production has been like
Lyn Paolo
Lyn Paolo on reuniting with the cast and crew of The West Wing to work on a pre-election benefit special in 2020 "A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" and how it came about, and on working on the special during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that impacted production
Lyn Paolo on the shoot for Inventing Anna starting right before the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020, on working as a costume designer on various shows during the pandemic including working in full hazmat suits, and on the impact of the pandemic on production
Tim Reid
Tim Reid on missing international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tim Reid on production during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fatima Robinson
Fatima Robinson on choreographing the halftime show for Super Bowl LVI (Dr. Dre and West Coast hip-hop All-Stars) and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the show
Glenda Rovello
Glenda Rovello on her experience of production during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yeardley Smith
Yeardley Smith on production on The Simpsons during the COVID-19 pandemic -- moving from recording like a radio play with everyone together, to recording in her home, to recording solo at the studio
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel, interviewed from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, on how he has been coping during the Stay at Home mandate