Skip to Content
Talkhouse home
Talkhouse home
Podcast

251 | Writing with Your Partner (in Life & Work): Joe Forte on Collaboration, Mentorship, and Creative Retreats

By The Screenwriting Life

10:26 AM EDT on June 9, 2025

JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS: https://tslworkshops.circle.soWhat’s it like to collaborate creatively with your spouse — and still want to have dinner together after? This week, we’re joined by Joe Forte, screenwriter (Firewall) and longtime writing partner (and husband!) of Meg LeFauve.We talk candidly about the unique dynamics of working with your life partner — the communication hurdles, the unexpected benefits, and how to protect both the relationship and the work. Plus, Joe shares the power of writing retreats, how he thinks about mentorship, and what it really means to support another writer’s voice while honoring your own.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

Related Stories

974. – Brandon Flowers

July 24, 2026

Kelsey Lu

July 24, 2026

Debbii Dawson: Everybody’s Missing Their Medullas (Psychophysics with Daw-An Wu)

Everybody’s Missing Their Medullas: Investigating the Phenomenon of Perception with Psychophysics

July 23, 2026

Debbii Dawson: Everybody’s Missing Their Medullas (Psychophysics with Daw-An Wu)

Everybody’s Missing Their Medullas: Investigating the Phenomenon of Perception with Psychophysics

July 23, 2026

James Smith (Yard Act) talks with Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) on the Talkhouse Podcast

 "Early rap or early punk and all that stuff is exciting because no one's in it for the money."

July 23, 2026