Ryan Murphy takes us back to 1981 with 'The Shards'

Ryan Murphy has become one of the most prolific forces in television over the past decade, with series across genres ranging from "Glee" to "9-1-1" to "American Horror Stories." His latest is "The Shards," co-created with Bret Easton, who is the author of the novel by the same name. The program is set in Los Angeles in 1981 and follows a group of friends (and a teen serial killer) at a prep school. Following a discussion of the show, the hosts discuss Murphy's journalism background and the success others have had crossing from reporting into entertainment, including Cameron Crowe and David Simon. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, managing editor of the National Newsroom for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY