The Fingers of the Industry: Aroma Cafe Regulars Roll Call
The panel introduces themselves as the 'fingers' of Hollywood—the screenwriters and content creators who haunt the Aroma Cafe in North Hollywood, working on projects rather than for money.
"I am Brandon Awareness, and I am a screenwriter and a regular here at Aroma Cafe."
"I'm a writer at Aroma Cafe and a mother of four."
"I am a notion haver, concept weaver, ruminator of impossible equations."
The regulars of Aroma Cafe introduce themselves, ranging from a mother of four to a Russian artist and a pair of 'lone wolf' bards who haunt the corners of the shop.
"I am Brandon Awareness and I am a screenwriter and a regular here at Aroma Cafe."
"My name is Mama Joy, that's what they call me around my household."
"I am a notion haver, concept weaver, ruminator of impossible equations."
The panel introduces themselves as the 'fingers' of the industry: the screenwriters who haunt North Hollywood coffee shops, including a mother of four and a Russian artist.
"I am Brandon Awareness and I am a screenwriter and a regular here at Aroma Cafe."
"My name is Mama Joy, that's what they call me around my household."
"I work out of Aroma Cafe with creative partners and make lots of short film ideas together."
Stewart Ostrov defends his diet of twice-daily M&M cookies and free meat from his butcher roommate, while the others discuss the 'grind' of the metaverse.
"For me, big M&M cookie and that's it."
"My roommate works at the butcher, so I get a lot of meat for free."
Brandon Awareness discusses his viral moment calling Aaron Sorkin a slur and explains his controversial stance that women don't understand screenplays.
"I saw you go viral because you called Aaron Sorkin a fucking!"
"Women don't write screenplays, and so they don't understand like raw, in-touch emotion."
Stewart Ostrov begins to comment on his love for watching people eat before the podcast is interrupted by a lengthy pharmaceutical advertisement for Cosentyx.