Unscripted and Unprepared: A Realscreen Podcast

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LIVE with Fenton Bailey, Co-CEO, World of Wonder Feb 26, 2019

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Fenton Bailey co-founded World of Wonder in 1991 with business partner Randy Barbato. In this live chat in front of an audience at 2019's Realscreen Summit in New Orleans, Fenton recounts his prolific career as a producer and filmmaker. From Million Dollar Listing(s) to RuPaul's Drag Race to prestige documentaries like Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Fenton relives the most notable moments of his career and imparts some words of wisdom to the Realscreen crowd.

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2018 In Review with Brian Speiser Feb 12, 2019

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2018 was a big year in the reality business! Companies sold, companies merged, true crime reigned supreme and reboots were all the rage. In this episode, Jimmy breaks down the buzziest stories of the past year and hands out his own personal "NOT the Realscreen Awards" with guest Brian Speiser of APA.

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Jimmy Fox, President, Main Event Media Jan 06, 2019

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Friend of the show Matt Shanfield joins to put Jimmy on the hot seat! Starting out as a small town radio host at 16 years-old, Jimmy would later find his way to Los Angeles where he would work as a stunt football player in TV & Film, a treadmill salesman and a lowly production assistant before landing his first key jobs as an assistant at CAA and NBC. Jimmy covers notable projects he has produced including Mob Wives, King of the Nerds, Fashion Star and more recent works CNN's United Shades of America and Amazon's Inside Jokes.

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JD Roth, Co-CEO, GoodStory Entertainment Nov 28, 2018

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JD Roth got his start as a child actor, voicing characters like Jonny Quest before establishing himself as a television host. Then, at 20 years-old he became the youngest executive producer in NBC history. He would go on to launch 3Ball Entertainment and executive produce such reality hits as The Biggest Loser, Beauty and the Geek and Bar Rescue. Now, he returns to the producing fold with new business partners Scooter Braun and Adam Greener to launch GoodStory Entertainment. JD explains what has changed since he first came on the scene, why he never rehearses for pitches and why he never shoots on weekends.

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Talking Game Shows with Bob Boden Oct 30, 2018

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Whenever Jimmy has a question about game shows he turns to one man - Bob Boden! The veteran producer and executive discusses his pick for the greatest game show of all-time (and why), the show that sucked him in from a young age, how he chased executives begging for an opportunity, the death of the game show host, what ratings were like back when there was only 3 (and then 4) networks and what celebrity is primed to become the next great host.

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Ari Mark, Co-Founder, AMPLE Sep 24, 2018

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Some guests play it conservative here on the podcast but Ari Mark, Co-Founder of innovative production company AMPLE let's it rip in a lively discussion with Jimmy. If you crave insight into what it it takes to launch a succesful start-up in today's market, THIS is the episode for you.

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Arthur Smith, CEO, A. Smith & Co. Productions Aug 21, 2018

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The one and only Arthur Smith joins Jimmy to discuss many of his infuential shows that helped define the unscripted business: Paradise Hotel, The Swan, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Trading Spaces and American Ninja Warrior. Plus, Arthur shares stories from early on in his career running CBC Sports at 28 years-old and what it was like to work for Dick Clark.

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Rachel Brill, Head of Unscripted - EPIX Aug 06, 2018

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Who else could Jimmy find himself in a conversation spanning topics such as obscure 90's hockey references, politics, relationships, mountain climbing and a little unscripted TV! Rachel currently is the head of unscripted programming at EPIX, the MGM owned cable network.

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Reality TV Legal Guru, Russell Smith of SmithDehn LLP Jul 10, 2018

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When Sacha Baron Cohen returned to TV in his new Showtime series WHO IS AMERICA? there was one man he called to protect him and the network from lawsuits - Russell Smith.

In this episode, Russell shares choice stories from personal case studies involving Donald Trump, Sacha, Ice Cube and others. Plus, Russell offers extremely useful legal input across various topics pertaining to those working in the reality TV business.

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Brent Montgomery, CEO, Wheelhouse Entertainment Mar 27, 2018

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Just off the heels of launching Wheelhouse Entertainment, Pawn Stars executive producer Brent Montgomery sits down to discuss numerous topics such as: What tricks did he learn from working on The Bachelor? Would Pawn Stars sell in today's climate? How did he make the transition from producer to studio head? And how does one celebrate selling their company for a considerable amount of $$$?

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