Before becoming a screenwriter and TV writer on HBO's Succession, Jamie Caragher was a high school teacher turned graduate arts journalism student at USC Annenberg where he met Paola Mardo, then an aspiring film critic and podcast producer, now head of audio at Proximity Media, producer/executive producer of In Proximity, and host/creator of Long Distance, a narrative podcast and short documentary series about stories in the Filipino diaspora.
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Navigating unorthodox creative careers including attending journalism school
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How Jamie's sole Hollywood connection led to a writer's assistant job
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How and why Paola created the podcast Long Distance
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Jamie’s role as Succession writer's assistant
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Then staff writer and story editor
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