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Welcome to Hire Us Hollywood, where each week our resident millennial hosts, Jackie and Diana, take turns pitching their latest and greatest ideas for Hollywood's next hit show. The only rules for their pitches are that their shows needs to have a plot, and a dream cast already picked out. Theme s…

Diana DiLenge and Jackie Rubashkin


    • May 3, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 38m AVG DURATION
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    The Kids Table

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 53:46


    Inspired by a TikTok (because of course) this week's pitch centers on 3 young adult cousins who are desperate to make it out of the kids table by the next family holiday party, and the desperate lengths they'll take to do so.

    The Department of New Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 44:08


    This week Diana is inspired by her Grandpa Bob, and pitches a show about NASA's definitely real, Department of New Things, where they create all the items an astronaut could ever need in space.

    The Oregon Trail 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 46:33


    What would happen if you take a bunch of "cancelled" celebrities and their cancellers and throw them in some covered wagons to hit the Oregon Trail in 2021? We're not sure, but we'd love to find out.

    The Finer Things Supply Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 45:04


    Jackie is inspired by one of her favs this week, Wes Anderson, in a delightfully chaotic pitch about a group of hooligans doing their best to save The Finer Things Supply Company.

    The Untitled Reality Show (Pillow Fort Palooza)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 47:42


    Sometimes great ideas are hard to name. Which is why this episode, where Jackie comes up with what is sure to be the next great reality tv show, is still workshopping a title. Pillow forts, romance, money and ultimatums - a recipe for drama, deceit and binge watching.

    Celeb Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 46:20


    Joining us this week is the one and only Rob Campbell pitching us what is one of our favorite ideas ever, The Celeb Files. A show that's a cross between the X-Files and every outrageous Hollywood conspiracy theory out there, plus Tom Hanks. It's everything a modern guy or gal could want. Special Guest: Rob Campbell .

    Which Bitch?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 45:27


    Once again, we are talking witches. Why? Because we're two millennial ladies who grew up wanting to live in Halloweentown, and befriend the Sanderson sisters. This episode, its Diana's take on a Mean Girls meets Salem show.

    Zoom University

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 49:06


    We are joined by Jackie's wonderful sister Kara this week to hear her pitch of the world's next greatest reality show, Zoom University. Get ready for Legally Blonde references galore, plus a lengthy discussion on everyone's favorite early 2000s reality show, Fear Factor. Special Guest: Kara Rubashkin.

    Tails From the Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 51:44


    If you've ever wanted a show that combines a doggy day care, a lovable tamale selling grandma and a bounty hunter - Jackie's pitching a TV show for you this episode. A former cop, his husband and their friends from around the block solve neighborhood mysteries, with a lot of heart, and a lot of cute dogs.

    Everlong

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 44:33


    If it was 1997 you wouldn't be listening to this episode, but neither would the modern day folks who are stuck in the past, in Diana's TV show pitch this week. Join us in a different 2021, where Sears and Sam Goody are still the kings of the mall, and a cellphone require a briefcase and upper body strength to operate.

    The One Direction Jukebox Musical

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 50:37


    This episode we step away from Hollywood and visit Broadway instead. Our guest host, Shannon, combines her undying love of One Direction and musical theater to craft a musical that every directioner dreams of. Special Guest: Shannon Daly.

    The Muppets Great Gatsby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 57:33


    It's 2021, which means The Great Gatsby is finally in the public domain! That also means, it's time for another classic to get a muppet makeover. Our guest host Phil dives into what the world would look like where Miss Piggy is Jay Gatsby, and beyond. Special Guest: Phil Gestalt.

    Roll of the Dice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 41:00


    One of our favorite guest hosts is back! Charles joins us as Jackie pitches her idea for a Dungeon and Dragon themed reality competition show. Jackie explains the mechanics of the competition, and Charles tries to explain why you can't actually be a dragon in Dungeon and Dragons. Special Guest: Charles Baker.

    The Marvelous Mixup of the Whitfield Wedding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 32:26


    We're back and this season we're kicking it off with a bumbled murder mystery at the theater kid wedding of your nightmares. Diana pitches her vision for a show that marries Clue and Glee in the most chaotic way possible. Who's been really murdered, who's been fake murdered, and who actually wants to be at this wedding? No one knows!

    Hyperlocal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 40:00


    Inspired by our current world pandemic, Diana pitches a show about a global pandemic and conspiracies galore.

    Addie and Beau Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 32:03


    Rom-com lovers where you at? This week Jackie pitches a show that on the surface seems to have all the trappings of a classic rom-com, but in classic Jackie fashion, nothing is as it appears on the surface. Listen now to hear the story of Addie and Beau.

    Read Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 36:24


    It's Jackie's turn to pitch, and her idea is The Matrix meets the library. What more could you want from a show?

    Welcome to Kimball

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 36:46


    What happens when a tour bus full of a has-been band gets stuck in a ghost town? Definitely something a lil spooky. Listen as Diana pitches her latest and greatest idea inspired by her love of Lost and Almost Famous.

    America's Next Top Crate and Barrel Retail Associate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 37:00


    After literally years of anticipation and preparation, this week we finally have our good pal Adam as a guest host. He's pitching what's sure to be the most iconic reality show ever to be put in production - America's Next Top Crate and Barrel Retail Associate. Special Guest: Adam Cullian.

    Down in The Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 35:13


    This week Jackie pitches a mystery set in the depths of silicon valley.

    Swipster

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 35:23


    Jackie and Diana talk about their favorite fake app, Swipster! And how a real life dramatic birthday party planning debacle inspired this episode.

    Stand By

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 36:08


    This week our guest host, Charles, pitches us "Stand By." A show about no-nonsense businesswoman Erin stuck in an intergalactic terminal, after being abducted by aliens, and is now tasked with trying to find her way home. Special Guest: Charles Baker.

    AA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 33:44


    In this episode, our special guest host Phil, takes us on an adventure that includes drugs, magic, and Micheal Cera robots. Special Guest: Phil Gestat.

    Breaking Breadsticks with Linda Breadcrumbs and Cindy Dvorak

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 30:57


    This week we welcome our first guest host, Becca Scurto, to pitch a show about best friends Linda Breadcrumbs and Cindy Dvorak and their culinary journey to review the best mid-tier chain restaurants the suburbs have to offer. Special Guest: Becca Scurto.

    The Long And Vending Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 39:15


    In our season 2 premiere, Jackie pitches a show that comes straight from her soul: a road to El Dorado style quest for the world's most perfect vending machine.

    Art Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 35:54


    For our season finale, Jackie pitches her latest and greatest idea - a show that imagines artists swapped into different time periods. We're talking Banksy during the middle of the pop art era, Picasso in 2008 making memes, and Charlie Chaplin doing it for the vine. But it's not enough just to imagine it, for the show to be great, you obviously have to create it too.

    Fairly Adult

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 32:19


    This week Diana pitches an idea that's been brewing in her noggin for awhile- a TV show that looks at the world of mythical creatures that help out adults. Instead of watching the tooth fairy gather teeth, there's the good parking spot fairy helping you on a Saturday afternoon at Costco and the finding money in your pocket gremlin, helping you at the Walgreen's checkout line.

    Drama Llama and The Hypocritical Hippopotamus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 34:42


    It's Jackie's turn this week, and she's pitching a show that's near and dear to her heart. Drama llama and the Hypocritical Hippopotamus follows a pair of animal roommates who are highly skilled at solving everyone's problems except their own.

    Along For The Ride

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 35:05


    Diana's latest pitch is inspired by her love of terrible reality TV shows, and her real life road trip adventures with her best friends. It's a winning combination that brings you such antics as veering of the side of the road to visit a fruit and firework stand, and realizing sometimes you just got to be along for the ride.

    Cat Taxi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 31:37


    Are you ready to take a ride in the Cat Taxi?

    Snow Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 33:45


    Will you be the king of the snow pile this snow day?

    From Ashes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 32:28


    This episodeJackie pitches a show about an instagram wedding planner, turned funeral parlor owner after a failed engagement. #nofuneralselfiesplease

    UnForegettable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 34:10


    This week, we dig into our TV show idea archive (aka Jackie's notebook) as Diana pitches one of our earliest show ideas. UnForegetable is the tale of a local community college competitive mini golf team, that involves high stakes competitions, mini golf themed tattoo sleeves, and the windmill incident of 1998.

    Arctic Dissonance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018 40:56


    It's double trouble this week, because Jackie and Diana are both pitching tv shows inspired by the Death Cab for Cutie concert they attended. Somehow, one of them came out of the concert with a summertime game show, while the other came up with an over the top drama. We promise, they really were at the same concert.

    Tea Leaves

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 36:12


    This week Jackie pitches a show revolving around a cryptic coffee shop owner, who sips on other's future, while sifting through the dregs of her past. Just in time for the winter solstice.

    Peggy Sue: Private Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 23:22


    This week Diana pitches a show that's based on true events...sort of. Get ready to hear the story of Peggy Sue, the world's greatest private investigator, and her husband...who's actually a detective.

    Taxidermy Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 25:11


    This week Jackie pitches a riveting new show in which there's drama, intrigue, and most importantly, a dioroma of taxidermy possums playing poker. Hollywood are you ready for the Taxidermy Olympics?

    Pizza Vigilante

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 24:10


    For our first episode, Diana's pitch is based on true story, which combines her millenial love of tinder and pizza all in one. Say hello to the Pizza Vigilante. In Pizza Crust We Trust.

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