Podcasts by The TV Campfire

"Advancing the Narrative: Abortion on TV" presented by Hollywood, Health&Society (Season 10) from 2021-12-09T08:00

Abortion storylines are becoming more commonplace, but many still aren’t reflective of the real-life circumstances of most abortion patients in the U.S. - from representation of race and class, ...

"Buying&Selling with 2020 Hindsight" (Season 10) from 2021-12-02T08:00

Heading in to 2020, the TV business was already facing seismic shifts brought on by multiple factors such as new direct-to-consumer streaming services entering the marketplace, declining ratings...

"The Queer Gaze" (Season 10) from 2021-11-25T08:00

An in-depth conversation with creators, writers and directors about producing authentically Queer stories, pushing TV beyond the lens of heteronormativity, and the urgency of creating a more inc...

"Guess Who's Laughing Now" presented with GLAAD (Season 10) from 2021-11-18T08:00

From ELLEN to WILL & GRACE to MODERN FAMILY, some of the most culturally significant shows have featured queer characters stealing scenes in sitcoms, and hearts as they do. Trans characters,...

Channel Changers: A Conversation with TV's Leaders (Season 10) from 2021-11-11T08:00

An industry-forward conversation with top network, studio, and streamer executives about the state of the industry, the personal and professional philosophies they bring to their individual bran...

A Conversation with Breakthrough Awardee Angelica Ross&Sheryl Lee Ralph (Season 10) from 2021-11-04T07:00

We were honored to present our very first “Breakthrough Award” to actor, writer, producer, and human rights advocate Angelica Ross (#Pose). This inaugural award seeks to recognize a creative voi...

A Conversation with Achievement in Television eXcellence Awardee Michael J. Fox&Denis Leary (Season 10) from 2021-10-28T07:00

ATX TV Festival is honored to present its annual “Award in Television eXcellence” to five-time Emmy award winning and four-time Golden Globe winning actor, producer, activist, and New York Times...

"Growing Up Is Hard: A New Generation of YA Protagonists" (Season 10) from 2021-10-21T07:00

Being a teenager has always been hard, but the issues they are facing in 2021 are beyond most adults’ comprehension. How these issues are portrayed on TV is as widely varied as the matters thems...

"Small Axe" with Steve McQueen&Channing Godfrey Peoples presented by Prime Video&Amazon Studios (Season 10) from 2021-10-14T15:00

Amazon Studios & Prime Video present an in-depth look at SMALL AXE, the critically acclaimed anthology series based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community set betwee...

"The Other Pandemic: HIV&AIDS on TV Past and Present" presented by Hollywood, Health&Society (Season 10) from 2021-10-07T07:00

Just as television creatives in the last year were faced with a choice to engage (or not engage) with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the industry faced a similar choice in the 1980s with the ...

"Degrassi: The Next Generation" 20th Anniversary Panel presented by Tubi (Season 10) from 2021-09-30T07:00

ATX TV Festival’s Season 10 Opening Night included a 20th Anniversary panel for the groundbreaking Canadian series DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION presented by Tubi. Marking 20 years since the ser...

"TV In an Era of Racial Reckoning" presented by ACLU (Season 10) from 2021-09-23T07:00

The past year has seen the fault lines of our country exposed and exploited, and we've seen loss to an unmatched degree. Through all the grief and introspection, the divisions of our country hav...

"OZ" Retrospective with Tom Fontana&Cast (Season 10) from 2021-09-16T07:00

A look back at the groundbreaking series OZ, which debuted in 1997 as HBO’s first original one-hour drama. In this special ATX retrospective, creator Tom Fontana and cast members Terry Kinney, L...

Indigenize the Narrative (Season 10) from 2021-09-09T07:00

Native American and Indigenous storytellers long preceded the days of television, but have largely been excluded from the industry, stereotyped by inauthentic storytelling, or erased from the pi...

"The Messy Middle" presented with DREDF&DMAP (Season 10) from 2021-09-02T07:00

While overall representation of disabilities on TV is slowly but surely improving, many series still tend to depict characters with visible disabilities as the Tragic Victim or the Heroic Martyr...

The Women of "Kevin Can F*** Himself" presented by AMC (Season 10) from 2021-08-26T07:00

AMC presents a conversation with the creator and stars of KEVIN CAN F**K HIMSELF, exploring the inspiration behind the new dark comedy, the cultural evolution of the sitcom wife, and the unique ...

"SurrealEstate" First Look with Tim Rozon&Sarah Levy presented by SYFY (Season 10) from 2021-08-19T07:00

SYFY presents a first-look conversation for their new summer series, SurrealEstate, starring former Schitt's Creek co-stars Tim Rozon and Sarah Levy. The 10-episode series from...

Return of THE TV CAMPFIRE + Showrunner State of the Union (Season 10) from 2021-08-12T07:00

...And we're back! Over the next few months, we'll be bringing you exclusive releases of some of our favorite conversations and Q&As from Season 10 of ATX TV Festival. This week we're diving...

That's a Wrap! But Wait...There's More! from 2020-06-12T07:00

Can you believe it’s already been a week since ATX TV..from the Couch! kicked off? Caitlin and Emily come back to close out the season with a look back at the weekend and everything that le...

Female Gaze: From Festival to TV Screen from 2020-06-04T07:00

Tomorrow starts the first ever ATX TV...from the Couch! Caitlin and Emily discuss the power of story and why they decided to continue to hold the virtual festival this weekend. They share their ...

Calling all BFFs: Creating Friendships on and through TV from 2020-05-29T07:00

We’re just one week away (or 7 days as Emily would say) from ATX TV...From the Couch! In this week’s episode of The TV Campfire, Caitlin & Emily discuss 9 years of working through Memorial D...

The Countdown Continues with a Marta Kauffman Conversation from 2020-05-22T07:00

ATX TV...from the Couch! gets closer and closer as Caitlin and Emily continue to share programming, festival details, and stories of sleepless nights, FaceTime breakfast dates, and of course, mo...

To Adapt is to Evolve: Transitioning Stories to the Small Screen from 2020-05-15T07:00

Now, more than ever, we are working hard to adapt our lifestyles to a new normal with the hope that we evolve into some better ways of life -- whether that is reimagining our business, new ways ...

Westerns: Then&Now ... From On Screen to the Real Life Wild West of Quarantine from 2020-05-08T07:00

Caitlin + Emily (ATX Festival co-founders) continue to navigate through the wild west of Quarantine life.  They’ve been “at home” for 56 days here in Austin, and have 28 days to go until AT...

Reunited and It Feels So Good: The Power of Nostalgia... and the Gilmore Girls from 2020-05-01T07:00

This week Caitlin + Emily (ATX Festival co-founders) start by discussing their quarantine queues (and what they’re eating while they watch), but then share some breaking news on ATX TV...from th...

Presidents of TV and Leading...from the Couch! from 2020-04-24T07:00

We’re back and bringing y’all some of our favorite past conversations along with behind-the-scenes stories of how they were put together. Caitlin and Emily give you up-to-date insight into what’...

Complex And Complicated: ATX Goes Virtual from 2020-04-17T07:00

Caitlin and Emily return by bringing y’all some of their favorite past panels along with behind-the-scenes stories of how they were put together. They also give you up-to-date insight into what’...

The Female Gaze (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-12-12T08:00

The “male gaze,” largely acknowledged as “the act of depicting women and the world from a masculine, heterosexual perspective that represents women as sexual objects,” has been the dominant view...

Class Ceiling (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-12-05T08:00

A look into the depictions of classes in America, and TV’s relationship to the ever-changing definition of the working & middle classes.

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Fact, Fiction, and Criminal Justice presented by the ACLU from 2019-11-28T08:00

How authentic do plotlines about police need to be? Criminal justice plotlines and police procedurals have been a staple of both current and past TV programming. Shows today however, have the op...

A Playwright Walks Into a Writers Room...(Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-11-21T08:00

As networks and studios look to diversify their writers rooms through non-traditional routes, playwrights have quickly become some of TV’s top staffing contenders and most influential showrunner...

Resistance, Inclusion, and Creating Authentic Muslim Narratives presented by MPAC’s Hollywood Bureau (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-11-14T08:00

Following the 2016 presidential election, U.S. culture saw a dangerous rise in anti-Muslim sentiment, rousing many in the entertainment industry to resist with a counter-narrative of inclusion. ...

Let's Talk About Sex (Scenes) (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-11-07T08:00

While it’s true that television productions are increasingly aware of the emotional & physical stakes of performers on-set — many writers, actors, and directors still struggle with how to sa...

Casting Anthologies presented by The Casting Society of America (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-10-31T07:00

While the original Twilight Zone (1959) helped popularize the format, the anthology series has taken on new life with the success of series like True Detective, Fargo, and Black Mirror. It's uni...

Power(ful) TV presented by The Television Academy + S'more with Justin Baldoni and Elisabeth Finch from 2019-10-24T07:00

Through innate intimacy and week-to-week stories, television is arguably our most impactful medium, having the power to change hearts and minds. Hear creators, writers, and actors discuss how se...

Letterkenny Q&A presented by Hulu (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-10-17T07:00

The cast and creatives behind Hulu's hit import LETTERKENNY discuss going from web series to full-fledged show, Canadian humor, and pulling pranks in this Q&A from ATX Season 8.

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Breaking the Stigma: Mental Health on TV + S'More with Stephen Falk (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-10-10T07:00

TV series broaching stories of mental health and mental illness are on the rise, from anxiety and depression to bipolar disorder and PTSD. By exploring everything from diagnosis and treatment, t...

Storytellers on the Frontlines of Change: The Refugee&Asylum Seeker Crisis presented by Amnesty International (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-10-03T07:00

As the crisis at the border continues, Amnesty International has been mobilizing and uniting people to welcome refugees and asylum seekers who are fleeing violence and persecution. Too often, th...

A Conversation with ATX Awardee Phylicia Rashad (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-09-26T07:00

Each year, ATX seeks to recognize an individual whose body of work encompasses the very best of the medium; whose career endures as thought-provoking, lasting, genuine, expansive - and ultimatel...

Better With Age: Growing Older on TV presented by Hollywood, Health&Society (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-09-19T07:00

As the spectrum of inclusivity on TV grows, so has the number of shows exploring later-in-life narratives. Never before has there been such an array of characters who redefine what life is like ...

Grief&The Messiness of Loss + S'More with Meredith Averill (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-09-12T07:00

TV has often told deeply affecting stories of loss, death, and trauma, but rarely has it leaned into its unique ability to linger in the messy, uncomfortable business of grief. Recently a number...

THE LEAGUE Reunion (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-09-05T07:00

The cast & creators of THE LEAGUE reunite at ATX ten years after the series premiere to revisit how the show came together, their unique approach to filming the semi-improvised comedy, and s...

GREEK Reunion + S'more with Spencer Grammer, Jacob Zachar&Zack Lively (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-08-29T07:00

Twelve years after the premiere, ATX Season 8 went back to Cyprus-Rhodes University for a reunion with the cast & creatives of GREEK! Keep listening after the panel to hear more from Spencer...

Most Likely to Make You Laugh + S'more with D'Arcy Carden (Live from ATX Season 8) from 2019-08-22T07:00

In this episode of the TV Campfire, three of the funniest people on TV-- D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place), Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and Lauren Ash (Superstore)--<...