My Job is to Play (Conversations on Creativity with Erin Mallon)

About My Job is to Play (Conversations on Creativity with Erin Mallon)

My Job is to Play is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Author, Playwright and Audiobook Narrator Erin Mallon. In each episode Erin interviews an amazing creative mind and together they deep dive into what it means to live a creative, playful life. Season Two is a special 20-episode exploration of Women in Television.

Publisher

Erin Mallon

Category

arts · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2023

Latest episode

7 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Aug 2025

   See You in September!

   We are officially on a summer hiatus until September. Thank you all so much for tuning in to Season Two so far. I've had a blast chatting with all these great Women in Television. Feel free to stay in touch over the next six weeks or so through my website at erinmallon.com. I'd love to hear about what you're watching and loving and who you'd like to hear interviewed on the show. 'Til then, thanks again for your support have a wonderful rest of the summer.

2. 

   25 Jul 2025

   Ep 50 - SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FX/Hulu's Dying for Sex, Showtime's Shameless) on the Research of Writing

   Today we have SHEILA CALLAGHAN on the show. In 2010, Sheila was profiled by Marie Claire as one of “18 Successful Women Who Are Changing the World.” She was also named one of Variety magazine’s “10 Screenwriters to Watch.” Sheila was a longtime writer/producer on the hit Showtime comedy Shameless and a founder of the feminist activist group The Kilroys. She was nominated for a 2016 Golden Globe for her work on the Hulu comedy series Casual and a 2017 WGA Award for her Shameless ep...

3. 

   10 Jul 2025

   Ep49 - RACHEL VINE (Disney Channel's The Owl House, Duck Tales) on Writing for Animated Television

   Today we have RACHEL VINE on the show! Rachel is a feature and TV writer who has worked on many animated series. Some of those include My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, DC Super Hero Girls, Wander Over Yonder and DuckTales. Rachel was story editor for Peabody Award-Winning The Owl House. This conversation was really cool for me, since I knew not a thing about working in the world of animation. I hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did. Rachel's Instagram Erin's Instagram

Who has been a guest on My Job is to Play (Conversations on Creativity with Erin Mallon)

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Aja Gabel
• MADHURI SHEKAR
• ELEANOR BURGESS

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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