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The 50/50 Podcast

50% Business, 50% Creative. Hosted by 50/50 founder Luke Steinfeld, and 50/50 Head of Talent Wyatt Sarkisian, the podcast builds on the mission of the platform: to nurture and empower the next generation of industry...more

Latest Episodes

HOW TO: Develop and Refine Your Animation Skillset (w/ Chris Rutledge)

Episode 44

February 24, 2026

HOW TO: Develop and Refine Your Animation Skillset (w/ Chris Rutledge)

This week, we sit down with Chris Rutledge, whose knowledge of animation extends far beyond his own work and into the underground, deeply influential...

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HOW TO: Low-Intervention Filmmaking (w/ Posy Dixon)

Episode 43

February 17, 2026

HOW TO: Low-Intervention Filmmaking (w/ Posy Dixon)

This week, we sit down with director Posy Dixon — currently deep in production on a documentary about cult musician Planningtorock — a project...

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HOW TO: Channel Relentless Passion Into Your Work (w/ David Jacobson)

Episode 42

February 10, 2026

HOW TO: Channel Relentless Passion Into Your Work (w/ David Jacobson)

This week, we sit down with David Jacobson, marketing director at Cherry Lane Theatre — freshly reopened under A24 — to talk shepherding one...

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HOW TO: Ideate as a Writer/Director Duo (w/ Aimee Hoffman & Elinor Howells)

Episode 41

February 03, 2026

HOW TO: Ideate as a Writer/Director Duo (w/ Aimee Hoffman & Elinor Howells)

This week, we sit down with 50/50 writer-director duo Aimee Hoffman and Elinor Howells about building a creative partnership that’s as honest as it...

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HOW TO: Digest the Industry from a Rep's Perspective (w/ Arman Yaghmai)

Episode 40

January 27, 2026

HOW TO: Digest the Industry from a Rep's Perspective (w/ Arman Yaghmai)

This week, we’re joined by Arman Yaghmai, a coordinator at Verve, for a candid, nuts-and-bolts look at how the literary side of the industry...

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HOW TO: Disrupt the Biz with Irrational Confidence (w/ Patrick Lee)

Episode 39

January 20, 2026

HOW TO: Disrupt the Biz with Irrational Confidence (w/ Patrick Lee)

Before Rotten Tomatoes became a cultural barometer for movies and TV, it was just a silly side project built by someone obsessed with community....

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