Unscripted and Unprepared: A Realscreen Podcast

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LIVE with Jonathan Murray Feb 20, 2018

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After receiving his Legacy Award at Realscreen Summit '18, co-founder of Bunim/Murray and Television Academy Hall of Famer Jonathan Murray sat down with Jimmy to discuss the greatest hits: Real World, Simple Life, Project Runway, Keeping up with the Kardashians, WWE Total Divas, Born This Way and Ball in the Family.

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The "Holiday Special" with Mike Duffy, Co-Founder of Ugly Brother Studios Dec 21, 2017

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Just in time for the Holidays, Jimmy is joined by friend and Emmy-winnnig producer Mike Duffy of Ugly Brother Studios. Mike discusses the trials of running a start-up production company with his twin brother in today's climate. Plus, Mike shares some hilarious anecdotes from various stops along his career path including brushes with Bill Cosby, Ben Silverman, DMX and Michael Buble!

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Eli Lehrer, EVP of Programming - HISTORY Nov 01, 2017

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Two months into his new position overseeing programming at HISTORY, Eli Lehrer sits down with Jimmy to talk through the various stops along his career path. Starting out as an assistant to high profile personalities George Stephanopoulos and Michael Ovitz, Eli would then move to the network side where he would grow to become one of the most seasoned executives in the unscripted game with stops at Vh1, Bravo, Lifetime, MTV2, MTV and now HISTORY.

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Jonathan Koch, President & CCO, Asylum Entertainment Oct 03, 2017

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In a span of 30 hours, Jonathan Koch, the succesful co-founder of Asylum Entertainment went from the top of his game, to the precipice of death. In this special episode Jimmy, along with Matt Shanfield and Ben Bitoni of Asylum, relive Jonathan's incredible story that all took place during one fateful trip to Realscreen Summit in Washington D.C.

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Producing Legend, Thom Beers Aug 29, 2017

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Thom Beers, the man behind iconic hit series such as Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men, Storage Wars, Monster Garage and Bering Sea Gold sits down with Jimmy to cover his storied career!

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Jennifer O'Connell, Lionsgate's EVP of Alternative Programming May 30, 2017

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Jimmy sits down with the fantastic Jennifer O'Connell! The two discuss topics such as the art of the "pass", the need for celebrity packagaing in today's cutthroat world of selling and how Bethenny Frankel changed talent deals forever.

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Legendary Agent, Mark Itkin May 01, 2017

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Jimmy sits down with "The Godfather" of unscripted packaging, Mark Itkin. The two discuss his storied career and various stops along the way including the packaging of The Real World, American Gladiators and Tyler Perry's television dominance. Plus, Mark relives his experiences during the famous William Morris/Endeavor merger.

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Jane Latman, EVP - Investigation Discovery/AHC & GM - Destination America Mar 29, 2017

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Jane Latman who oversees development for THREE Discovery cable networks sits down with Jimmy to discuss what it is like programming some of the darkest shows in the reality biz!

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Reinout Oerlemans, Chairman of 3 Ball Entertainment Feb 28, 2017

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Reinout Oerlemans has an amazing story! Starting out as a soap opera star in his native Netherlands, he would go on to host that country's versions of American Idol and Dancing with the Stars before founding his own production company Eyeworks. That company would grow to become one of the most valuable international forces in our business, eventually selling to Warner Brothers for 273 MILLION. In what is his first conversation with Reinout, Jimmy does his best not to act too intimidated.

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LIVE! with Eliot Goldberg, SVP of Unscripted, AMC & Sundance Channel Feb 02, 2017

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Recorded live from the 2017 Realscreen Summit in Washington D.C., Jimmy sits down with Eliot Goldberg. Eliot discusses what it was like growing up as one of the only liberal families in New Canaan, Connecticut. His early days working in news production, the unlikely celebrity who helped him land his first production assistant job in Hollywood, opening up Ryan Seacrest Productions where he sold Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and where the future of AMC and Sundance Channel's non-fiction programming is headed.

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