Liz and Sarah are continuing their tradition of Roar ‘24 and Hive ‘25 with ChexMix ‘26. In a few days, they’ll spend the night at the Emerald Iguana Inn in Ojai and plot the next year of their career. Also? They’ll drink wine. In Take A Hike, they each share a new practice for 2026. Inspired by the book I Remember by Joe Brainard, Liz is going to record memories about her beloved dad. Sarah is going to roast a chicken every week — and use items from her own garden to season it! Next, in Take Two, Sarah shares what she’s learned about her algorithm after their recent Alter Your Algorithm Challenge. This week’s Hollywood Hack is pure whimsy: Hinge Heads. Finally Liz recommends the new season of Vanderpump Rules on Bravo. 

 

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LINKS:

Emerald Iguana Inn:

https://www.emeraldiguana.com/

 

I Remember by Joe Brainard:

https://amzn.to/3MRFL8Q

 

Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell:

https://amzn.to/4j7q61a

 

Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein:

https://amzn.to/3MLnyKd

 

Hinge Heads:

Mushrooms: https://amzn.to/4pXnwh4

Chickens:https://amzn.to/4983t8c

Cats:https://amzn.to/4qr0HSM

 

Vanderpump Rules Season 12 trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oKgvwAFpHTE

Liz and Sarah are continuing their tradition of Roar &lsquo;24 and Hive &lsquo;25 with ChexMix &lsquo;26. In a few days, they&rsquo;ll spend the night at the Emerald Iguana Inn in Ojai and plot the next year of their career. Also? They&rsquo;ll drink wine. In Take A Hike, they each share a new practice for 2026. Inspired by the book&nbsp;I Remember&nbsp;by Joe Brainard, Liz is going to record memories about her beloved dad. Sarah is going to roast a chicken every week &mdash; and use items from her own garden to season it! Next, in Take Two, Sarah shares what she&rsquo;s learned about her algorithm after their recent Alter Your Algorithm Challenge. This week&rsquo;s Hollywood Hack is pure whimsy: Hinge Heads. Finally Liz recommends the new season of&nbsp;Vanderpump Rules&nbsp;on Bravo.&nbsp;
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Happier in Hollywood is part of &lsquo;The Onward Project,&rsquo; a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin&mdash;all about how to make your life&nbsp;better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts&mdash;<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VwqclmEd0hqoleaNpmyES">Happier with Gretchen Rubin</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sidehustleschool.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw17XSkc7WeKe7U_yJ1wm7YO">Side Hustle School</a>&nbsp;. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! 
LINKS:
Emerald Iguana Inn:
<a href="https://www.emeraldiguana.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.emeraldiguana.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rf7pm3T9Ttv7FT4HRFRI9">https://www.emeraldiguana.com/</a>
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I Remember by Joe Brainard:
<a href="https://amzn.to/3MRFL8Q" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/3MRFL8Q&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Qc1Yie42ZYSowT7ywIykc">https://amzn.to/3MRFL8Q</a>
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Julie &amp; Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell:
<a href="https://amzn.to/4j7q61a" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4j7q61a&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2FBUnjDbs94ny5okC5iRrK">https://amzn.to/4j7q61a</a>
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Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein:
<a href="https://amzn.to/3MLnyKd" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/3MLnyKd&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1L_4azc5gg_I7yXwfohWdo">https://amzn.to/3MLnyKd</a>
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Hinge Heads:
Mushrooms:&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/4pXnwh4" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4pXnwh4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3IVgJhIEgiYbDzczH_sHMF">https://amzn.to/4pXnwh4</a>
Chickens:<a href="https://amzn.to/4983t8c" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4983t8c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3c89Cc7dSVuFi7xq4Se8zb">https://amzn.to/4983t8c</a>
Cats:<a href="https://amzn.to/4qr0HSM" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4qr0HSM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3_1OseJvkyGL0b9zaz82Tq">https://amzn.to/4qr0HSM</a>
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Vanderpump Rules Season 12 trailer:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oKgvwAFpHTE" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oKgvwAFpHTE&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766526656189000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1uwk_eTYQgWc3DjvMqFwsv">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oKgvwAFpHTE</a>

Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown’s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.

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Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown&rsquo;s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.
Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-stringify-link="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://lemonadamedia.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

A podcast about how to be happier, healthier, saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a back-biting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, and fundamentally insane world.