Founded in 2020

THE DIVERSITY HIRES is a podcast that focuses on the business and culture of writing for film and television from a distinctly Black point of view. Hosted by professional screenwriters Sherman Payne and Shukree Hassan Tilghman, the show explores the craft, business, art, and commerce of the screenwriting trade - along with a dose of current events -  through interviews with a range of industry guests and discussion topics Shukree and Sherman would normally just talk to each other about on the phone. Instead, they’ve decided to lay these screenwriting gems in your ear.