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How to Pull Off a Real-Life Mockumentary

Jake Szymanski, director of ‘Jury Duty,’ and Ronald Gladden, star of the same, join the show to talk duping with and being duped by (respectively) the real-life mockumentary premise

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Matt is joined by Ronald Gladden, the star of Amazon Freevee’s new hit series Jury Duty, as well as the director of the show, Jake Szymanski. They go through the process of creating the show, how Jake managed to direct the actors on set without breaking the illusion, Ronald’s thoughts after learning it was all a show, whether this type of show could be replicated, and more. Matt finishes the show by making a prediction about the newly rebranded streaming service, Max.

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Ronald Gladden and Jake Szymanski
Producer: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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