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More Than Just A 'Work In Progress'
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Episode 20415
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More Than Just A 'Work In Progress'

Abby McEnany stars in and co-created the series, which tells the tragi-comic story of a gender non-conforming woman struggling with her lot in life. She and executive producer Lilly Wachowski talk about the series; Kyle Buchanan, who writes The Carpetbagger blog for The New York Times, on awards season in Hollywood.

Abby McEnany is the star and co-creator of the Showtime series, "Work in Progress."
Abby McEnany is the star and co-creator of the Showtime series, "Work in Progress."
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On today's show:

Pronoun Lessons From Abby & Lilly

(Starts at 8:45)

The new Showtime series, “Work In Progress,” tells the story of a gender non-conforming woman in Chicago. (Abby McEnany co-created it with director Tim Mason.) The executive producer and fellow writer is Lilly Wachowski. She and McEnany spoke with John Horn about their show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai8TD3aFn8M

The Award Hopefuls, So Far

(Starts at :45)

Hollywood’s awards season is in full swing. Joining John to talk about the Screen Actors Guild nominations and what comes next is Kyle Buchanan, who writes The Carpetbagger blog for The New York Times.