VertiGals

About VertiGals

VertiGals is a podcast about the titillating craft of writing Vertical Micro Dramas, hosted by two hilarious pros who are eager to bring some comic relief to the wild world of smacks, whacks, and malicious mother-in-law attacks. Each episode offers candid conversations with industry voices, explores the creative process and tackles tough questions like how to keep the viewers attention over 50+ episodes? The show also addresses other facets of this fast-growing format including the latest news in vertical entertainment, platform trends, and which actors have the best six packs.

Publisher

Natalie Gergely & Alison Bonn

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Dec 2025

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   How Platforms and Producers can work with the WGA with Joelle Sellner

   The VertiGals chat with Joelle Sellner about her varied writing journey and how the vertical industry can start working with the WGA in a way that works for everyone. As an advertising copywriter, Joelle worked in various media including TV, print, digital and radio. This experience, and her passion for storytelling, has inspired her to become proficient across many genres in entertainment. Joelle has written several produced romantic comedies including Hallmark Channel’s Paris, Wine & Romance and AMC’s Saving Christmas Spirit, which was shot in the Scottish Highlands. Her most recent project is the pop musical vertical drama Playback, for Holy Water/Fox Entertainment. In addition to film and TV work, Joelle is an experienced comic book and videogame writer, with books published by Blizzard, DC, Lion Forge, Marvel, and Zenescope Entertainment. Graphic novels include a reboot of Saved by the Bell, and her most recent original YA graphic novel Werewoofs. She has also appeared as a superhero expert on the Minor Adventures With Topher Grace podcast. In addition to her comics work, Joelle has written for a variety of animated TV shows and web series, including DC Super Hero Girls, LEGO Friends, and Al Roker Entertainment’s Weather Hunters. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Joelle lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two very spoiled cats.

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Elevating The Slap with Danny Farber

   The VertiGals chart the evolution of verticals since 2023 with prolific vertical director, writer, and actor Danny Farber. Danny Farber is a director, actor, writer, and producer born and raised in Chicago, IL. With over a decade in the entertainment industry, Farber's diverse filmmaking portfolio includes vertical dramas, music videos, commercials, narrative projects, and branded content. Farber has a home base in Los Angeles, California but considers himself “globally local” after finding success working in various international markets as a Microdrama Vertical Director and actor. Farber has worked with countless big name brands and corporations, such as (but not limited to) Marvel, NBC, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Universal Music Group, Warner Records, and Chance the Rapper. Over his career, his projects have garnered tens of millions of views across all social platforms. His work has been honored at various film festivals, winning awards such as Best Director, Best Dark Comedy, Best Short Film, and Best Supporting Actor. Since 2023, Farber has directed over twenty feature-length vertical dramas for various platforms including (but not limited to) ReelShort, Dramabox, Goodshort, Dramapops, KalosTV, etc. Farber works as a director on these vertical micro-dramas across the world. He has directed in Los Angeles, Istanbul, London, and Vancouver. Additionally, he wrote, directed, and starred in the award-winning short film "Thoughts and Prayers," executive produced by Amy Poehler. As an actor, Farber has appeared in critically acclaimed TV shows like "1923," “Chicago Fire,” and "Proven Innocent." He landed a five episode arc playing Lance Corporal Hoss in "A Grunt’s Life" and secured a strong-supporting role in the 90’s indie crime feature film, "The Eighth Day.” Farber has also starred in national ad campaigns for companies such as Chase, Home Depot, and Subway, and hosted the viral true-crime show "Killer Bites" on Facebook Watch. In digital comedy, Farber has performed in sketches for Cracked and has been featured on Funny or Die as well as The Onion. He has trained at Second City, The Groundlings, UCB, and iO (in Chicago). Powered by creative anxiety and restless ambition, Farber continues to act and direct in projects that he creates for himself.

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   The AIGC Gold Rush with (former) DramaBox Producer Kay Zhang

   Kay Zhang is a director-producer and creative executive whose work has screened at Cannes and received honors from the Directors Guild of America and the Student Academy Awards. She began her career in independent film before moving into literary management at Range Media Partners, where she supported writers, creators, and screen-based IP. Zhang later emerged as a leading executive in the vertical microdrama space, serving as an executive producer at two of the category's leading platforms. At GoodShort, she produced four of the platform's ten most commercially successful titles. She most recently produced exclusively for Dramabox, where she has produced multiple hit series that have contributed to the platform's top-grossing performance through the first three quarters of 2026. Across her work, the titles she has produced have generated more than 2 billion combined views.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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