Heart Of It All Podcast

10/10/2025

Episode 8 with Brian Unger is out now! Listen here: https://heart-of-it-all.simplecast.com/episodes/actor-producer-and-journalist-brian-unger

Brian Unger is an actor, comedian, producer, director, writer and journalist who has had a robust career spanning over four decades in the entertainment industry.

Brian talks with host Liz Pahl about his upbringing in Ohio, his experience attending Ohio University, being David Letterman’s intern, serving as a correspondent for CBS news, and his role The Daily Show during it's beginning years.

Liz and Brian also talked about his role as The Lawyer in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Yellowstone and SO much more. Brian’s versatility in the entertainment industry has allowed him a storied front row seat to the changing landscape of media.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Daily Show Yellowstone

10/11/2024

Episode 7 is OUT! Very excited for you all to hear our interview with Kate Hagen! Kate is a writer, producer and the SVP The Black List. Kate hails from Cincinnati, and we talk about her personal journey into Hollywood, the state of body diversity on screen (and her AMAZING article Fat Girls on Film for Letterboxd) and how The Queen City is becoming a major destination for filmmaking!

Listen now: https://heart-of-it-all.simplecast.com/episodes/writer-and-producer-kate-hagen or wherever you get your podcasts!

06/16/2024

Ohio/Hollywood connection 🚨ALERT 🚨

On Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Actor Ed O’Neil talks about his experience growing up in Youngstown, Ohio and playing football for Ohio University and Youngstown State.

Ed O’Neill’s his early days working in an Ohio steel mill and contemplating a potential career hustling for mobsters didn’t seem like a path to Hollywood. Nor did his days playing football and coming up short during NFL tryouts. But his working class Irish background wound up making Ed the per...

05/17/2024

In celebration of Francis Ford Coppola's newest film, Megalopolis, we are boosting Episode 6! This episode focuses on the late Elanor Coppola's film Hearts of Darkness; A Filmmaker's Apocalypse and the MANY Ohio ties to Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

https://heart-of-it-all.simplecast.com/episodes/francis-coppola-fat-girl-in-ohio

We were so saddened to hear of Elanor Coppola's recent passing. We share this as a tribute to her beautiful life, one that included her eternal support of her family's artistry and creative pursuits.

05/17/2024

In celebration of Francis Ford Coppola's premiere of Megalopolis, we are boosting Episode 6! This episode focuses on the late Elanor Coppola film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse and the MANY Ohio ties to Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

Listen now:
https://heart-of-it-all.simplecast.com/episodes/francis-coppola-fat-girl-in-ohio-kTCFWk_4

We were so saddened to hear of Elanor Coppola's recent passing. We share this is as a tribute to her beautiful life, that included her eternal support of her family's artistry and creative pursuits.

02/13/2024

A new episode is here! Do you love the film Apocalypse Now? What connections do Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Sheen have to Ohio? Find out by listening to Episode 6- Francis Ford Coppola and the Fat Girl in Ohio.

In this episode we take a deep dive into Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now, and his “Little Fat Girl in Ohio” quote from Eleanor Coppola's film, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. Join Host Liz Pahl as she talks to special guests Kate Hagen (the Blacklist), Hofstra Professor Rodn...

12/29/2023

Hey friends, it’s been a while! We are hard at work on several new episodes. We are excited to be talking about Francis Ford Coppola and his famous “One day some little Fat Girl In Ohio…” quote. There is much to unpack and learn. Stay tuned!

03/27/2023

Episode 5 is ready for you!!!

In this Episode we are thrilled to talk with Horror Film director Chelsea Stardust. We talk with Chelsea about her film school experience, working with power houses Ivan Rietman, Judd Apatow and Jason Blum and about the magnificent career of Cleveland's own, Director Wes Craven.

In 2019, Stardust directed two feature films: All That We Destroy and Satanic Panic.

Quick heads up! *This episode includes just a smidge of explicit language.* 😜

https://heart-of-it-all.simplecast.com/episodes/film-director-chelsea-stardust

02/10/2023

Thrilled that Megana Rao (Producer of Scriptnotes Podcast) joined us to talk about growing up in Dayton, the iconic TV show (set in Lima, Ohio) Glee!, and her personal journey becoming a writer in the television and film industry!

We had a fantastic chat! Thanks for giving this episode a listen.

‎Show Heart Of It All, Ep Writer and Scriptnotes Producer Megana Rao - Feb 9, 2023

01/02/2023

Happy New Year to all!!!! We are busy working on new episodes to release in the coming weeks. We will post our new episodes here, and where ever you get your podcasts! As always, thanks for listening!