Episodes 23
Avg. Duration 49m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (13)
Since Feb 2026
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Welcome to B Smith's Second Sticks! It's a podcast! We talk to the creative and essential people that are responsible for the non-scripted and reality shows you work on and watch. The industry is in a period of tumult, and we dig into what these workers are feeling, how they are coping, and what is happening next for the industry.

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B Smith's Second Sticks- David Nolte

Jun 03, 2026 59m

Despite the uncertain labor situation that we as non-scripted workers are facing, I think it's important to take a break, take a breath, and appreciate the historical importance of someone like David…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Denise Gutches/FilmLA

May 29, 2026 1h 4m

As members of a much maligned genre as non-scripted, it's imperative that we arm ourselves with as much information as possible so as to understand the moment we are in now. B Smith's Second Sticks…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Jesse Krim

May 26, 2026 57m

In the intro for today's podcast, I refer to Jesse Krim as a "YouTube Creative Director", which in retrospect I think might not be accurate. I think she's more a YouTube "architect", in that she…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Corky Cronin

May 20, 2026 52m

It's been discussed on this very podcast that Assistant Directors are the engine that powers productions. But we've only had a former-AD-turned-Director on the pod... until now! B Smith's Second…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Carrie Dufresne

May 13, 2026 59m

Georgia was the new production frontier in the late teens and early 20's; the state tax incentives and growing infrastructure made it too attractive for production companies to pass up. Then, strikes…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Scottie DeSantis

May 06, 2026 47m

Everyone works hard on a non-scripted TV show, but probably no group of people work harder than the Art department. Constantly under the gun, dealing with near-impossible asks and pressing deadlines,…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Mark Jacobs

Apr 29, 2026 1h 2m

Filmmaker, shapeshifter, chameleon, survivor: all and more could describe Director/Producer/Cinematographer Mark Jacobs, who joined B Smith's Second Sticks recently for an look at his career, both…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Anna Moulaison

Apr 22, 2026 56m

The path to success is inherently unique to every single individual, and comes with its own specific challenges. For director Anna Moulaison, she advanced herself from a very successful career as an…

B Smith's Second Sticks- John Armstrong

Apr 15, 2026 45m

John Armstrong loves the outdoors, always has. The Harvard grad was a documentarian early on, creating multiple films for outlets such as National Geographic. John also worked for years in the…

B Smith's Second Sticks- German Abarca

Apr 08, 2026 51m

I think it's ok to characterize what's happening to those of us working in the non-scripted genre of production as a failure to the American Worker. When unprotected jobs leave the state (and the…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Ronnie Ali

Apr 03, 2026 50m

B Smith's Second Sticks gets to catch up with an old friend, Ronnie Ali, who has made a successful transition out of the non-scripted television world into his Softball Catchers Academy. Ronnie and I…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Mario Panagiotopoulos

Mar 31, 2026 43m

B Smith's Second Sticks catches up with a rare commodity- an production person with a actual production job! Mario Panagiotopoulos (hard "G") joins us on the pod to talk about his origins that…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Nick Murray

Mar 27, 2026 52m

B Smith's Second Sticks is joined by a long-time friend and colleague, TV's Nick Murray! The two-time Emmy winning director joins the pod today to discuss a myriad of subjects. We get deep into…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Gus Dominguez

Mar 24, 2026 43m

Lighting Director and Emmy multi-nominee Gus Dominguez joins B Smith's Second Sticks on the pod! We travel back in time to Gus' humble beginnings, pivoting from work in a Mexican restaurant to…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Mande Whitaker

Mar 20, 2026 1h

There have been a number of people who have helped advance the cause of reality workers in the past 25 years; prominent among those people would be Mande Whitaker. B Smith's Second Sticks caught up…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Jon Dockery

Mar 16, 2026 39m

B Smith's Second Sticks chops it up with Jon Dockery, an assistant cameraman and old co-worker from the Hell's Kitchen days. We check in to see what's up with Doc, reminisce about the old days of HK…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Jeff "Bone" Hamby

Mar 13, 2026

B Smith's Second Sticks gets a shot of adrenaline with our guest today, Jeff "Bone" Hamby! The surfer-for-life joins us to talk about his illustrious history in the business, from starting as a fight…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Christina Chin

Mar 09, 2026 38m

We had a great chat with audio person Christina Chin on B Smith's Second Sticks! Christina and I got into the current production environment, talked about her beginnings in the music biz, and her…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Tori Himes

Mar 06, 2026 37m

Ru Paul's Drag Race 1st AD/Associate Director Tori Himes joins the pod! We get into her origin story and mercurial rise to stage managing the Emmy-award winning show, talk about overcoming stigmas…

B Smith's Second Sticks- Rich Kim

Mar 03, 2026 45m

Rich Kim, one of the preeminent Directors in the non-scripted genre, joins us today on B Smith's Second Sticks. We are in the midst of a production shake-up in the reality world, to say the least,…

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