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  "textContent": "**Episode 201: Christian Duguay Interview**\n\nThis is the After Show for _Valley Heat_ , featuring Andrew’s interview with creator **Christian Duguay**.\n\nA longtime admirer of _Valley Heat_ , Andrew finally gets the chance to sit down with Christian for a conversation about the unusual path that led to the creation of the podcast. Unlike many guests on the show, Christian didn’t come up through traditional TV comedy writing. Rather than climbing through sitcom writers’ rooms, his background includes music, improv at The Groundlings, and years working in reality television before eventually creating the suburban world of _Valley Heat_.\n\nThe conversation explores how the podcast first came together, the trial and error involved in finding its voice, and the meticulous process behind creating each episode. Christian also talks about the challenge of adapting such a specifically audio-based comedy into a visual format.\n\nIt’s a funny and wide-ranging conversation about creativity, persistence, and making something completely its own thing.\n\nSave the date for the next live _Dead Pilots Society_ show at the Elysian Theater on July 12. We will have more info and a link for tickets soon.",
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