Contents May Vary: Screenwriter Josephine Green Zhang
Episode 56: Screenwriter Josephine Green Zhang
This is one of the interviews I did on June 21, 2022, when I participated in the Alzheimer’s fundraiser “The Longest Day”. This was also the second to last one, so I’m a little punchy and the audio is a bit sketchy. I have trouble with her name, because my brain had completely forgotten how she said to pronounce it. Additionally, while we did the lightning round questions, the audio didn’t capture it so I couldn’t include it.
Josephine Green Zhang is a storyteller who aspires to empower characters to rise above their circumstances and create their own happy endings – with a special focus on misfits and flawed, funny women. Josephine has been a tv writer on Season 2 of Hulu’s Dollface and on Seasons 2 and 3 of First Wives Club on BET+. She has also developed an unproduced, animated action kung-fu fantasy for Netflix and written two unproduced feature films for Universal. She is a rotating podcast host for WGA’s Third and Fairfax — interviewing other TV and feature screenwriters about their journeys and work behind the scenes. And when she’s not geeking out on story, she is otherwise chilling with her dog, cat, and husband near Pasadena, California.
Basic show notes:
- Running time is 40 minutes, 15 seconds.
- The initial interview was recorded on June 21, 2022.
- You can still donate to the fundraiser here.
- General notes from the interview:
- The mid-show plug is from Alisa Stern, who I interviewed in episode 46.
- I mention my Google Voice and encourage you to call and leave a message about what you’re geeking out about and why. That phone number is 424-341-2252.
- Theme music is “Schoolyard Haze”, by Jari Pitkanen, available via the Free Music Archive. Interested in hearing other episodes or learning where all you can hear (and rate) the podcast? Check out the main podcast page.
So, sit back, relax, and let the interview begin. Stay geeky!
