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Emmy Potter

Photo Credit @villagecatproductions on Instagram

Photo Credit @villagecatproductions on Instagram

 
 

In the 32nd episode of Truer Words, we speak with writer and actor Emmy Potter about subverting stereotypes, good and bad voiceover, and how acting led to her writing career. Emmy has written for publications like Bright Wall/Dark Room, the Belladonna, CultureSonar, and more! Emmy can be found on Twitter @emmylanepotter and Instagram @emmylanepotter.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Mindy Kaling

Matt and Ben

Martin Scorsese

The Departed

The Light in the Piazza

Chicago

Cabaret

A Little Night Music

Oklahoma!

I’m Not at All In Love

Great American Songbook

My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall

The Souvenir

Nick Nadal

Ray Bradbury short stories

Truman Capote short stories

Walking as Creative Fuel - Brainpickings

Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Reese Witherspoon

Ava DuVernay

Parasite

Mad Men

Matt Weiner on what he learned working on The Sopranos

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Girl, Interrupted directed by James Mangold

See Jane Write by Sarah Mlynowski and Farrin Jacobs

Ready Player One (movie) by Steven Spielberg

Ready Player One (book) by Ernest Cline

Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese

End of the F***ing World on Netflix

Life Isn’t Everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends by Ash Carter and Sam Kashner

Fleabag on Amazon Prime

Call My Agent! aka Dix Pour Cent on Netflix 

The Good Place

Heartburn (movie) directed by Mike Nichols, written by Nora Ephron

Heartburn (book) by Nora Ephron

Postcards from the Edge (movie) directed by Mike Nichols, written by Carrie Fisher

Postcards from the Edge (book) by Carrie Fisher

Schitt’s Creek

Clueless

Succession

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

Angels cover by Jessica Simpson

Angels by Robbie Williams

Miss Americana Taylor Swift documentary on Netflix

Gaga: Five Foot Two Lady Gaga documentary on Netflix

Coal Miner’s Daughter

Loretta Lynn

On Becoming a God in Central Florida on Showtime

Dolly Parton

Bright Wall/Dark Room

A League of Their Own

About Us:

Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.

You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kathryn Benson