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EP. 225 — The Audacity of Carl Erik Rinsch w/ Beth Stelling
What’s poppin’ congregation? This week, comedian Beth Stelling joins the show to discuss Carl Erik Rinsch who sold a sci-fi series. Netflix paid more than $50 million for a show, but it never existed. Stay Schemin’!
Check out Beth Stelling’s Netflix special entitled Beth Stelling: If You Didn’t Want Me Then. https://www.netflix.com/title/81713592 It’s real and it’s really funny.
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Research by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/business/carl-rinsch-netflix-conquest.html
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