Monkeying Around with Carleton Eastlake

About Carleton Eastlake: Carleton graduated from UCLA with degrees in political science and psychology and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School with a concentration in law and the social sciences. After a career in public policy and consumer protection law, being hired on Steven Spielberg's series seaQuest confirmed him as a television writer and producer.  He has shared an Edgar and Saturn Awards and is a former board member of the Writers Guild of America West and a past president of PEN Center USA and he is here today to talk about his book Monkey Business. In this episode, Mike and Carleton discuss:  The importance of having people who recognize your potential The truth about being a television writer Carleton's book, Monkey Business Key Takeaways:  Having a strong network of supportive people who recognize your potential helps in bringing out the best in you, which absolutely influences your success. Writing a novel is a lot different than writing for a TV series. The former is a very isolated process while the latter is more of a group effort. Working in show business is not always as glamorous as we imagine. It also has an underside, particularly when the show is run by a toxic team of producers vying for primate superiority. "There's politics everywhere because we are noisy monkeys - we are very smart apes and we have all the dominance moves, all those impulses pushing on our consciousness to find expression." - Carleton Eastlake Buy Monkey Business: Amazon Bookshop.org Connect with Carleton Eastlake: Website: https://carletoneastlake.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carleton.eastlake Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_eastlake LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carleton-eastlake-923b396/ Connect with Mike Carlon: Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/ Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco. Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices