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"Hacks" creators on collaboration, S5, and the state of comedy

"Hacks" creators on collaboration, S5, and the state of comedy

Marketplace

August 13, 202526m 36s

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Show Notes

HBO Max’s “Hacks” often tackles the push and pull between art and profit in the entertainment industry. It’s a topic the show’s creators are deeply familiar with. In this episode, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal discusses that tension — as it appears in the show and in real life — with “Hacks” showrunners Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky. Plus: Job-finding sites struggle as hiring slows, and response rates to government surveys fall.


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