Special Bonus Episode of Welcome to the OC, Bitches with Alan Sepinwall

Beyond the OC (Welcome to the OC)

Melinda Clarke

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke are back on the OC Main feed with some additional bonus content just in time for Chrismukkah!

Not only are we back to celebrate our 20th anniversary of the show, but also the book release of Welcome to the OC, written by legendary tv critic Alan Sepinwall and our captains, creator, Josh Schwartz and executive producer Stephanie Savage– that is on-sale now!!

Today's episode features our in-depth interview with Alan Sepinwall. Hear about how he came to write the Welcome to the OC book and what he uncovered while writing, a must watch or listen!

Lastly, we have an exclusive offer for our podcast listeners, https://www.hc.com/welcometotheoc and buy the book from HarperCollins. Enter the code The OC for free shipping and 15% off at check-out!

Please give @rachelbilson, @themelindaclarke and @sepinwall a follow on Instagram.

Please support our sponsor:

Ladies, give your man the gift of Manscaped this holiday season. Go to https://www.manscaped.com and use code OC20 for 20% off and free shipping.

Transcript

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0:24.1	This is super exciting. I know. Oh my gosh. I haven't seen you in so long. Okay. My little Rachel. Anyway guys if, if you could believe it, eh? Welcome to the O.C. Bitches.
0:26.7	We are back just in time to not only celebrate our 20th anniversary,
0:30.9	who, finally we can talk about it, of this wonderful show.
0:35.0	But the book release of Welcome to the O.C. written by Legendary TV Critic Alan Seppenwall
0:40.0	and our captains, creator Josh Schwartz, and executive producer Stephanie Savage.
0:44.4	This book is on sale now. Oh my gosh I know it's so exciting.
0:50.4	Welcome to the OC is the definitive oral history of the OC with
0:55.3	interviews from the cast and crew. It's a behind the scenes look into how the
0:58.7	show was made. The ups and downs and its legacy today. This is the book that fans have been waiting for and is the perfect gift for
1:05.6	Chris Maca. Hello! We have an exclusive offer for our podcast listeners. Go to
1:10.6	H.C.com slash welcome to the O.C. and buy the book from Harper Collins.
1:15.0	Enter the code the O.C. for free shipping and 15% off at checkout.
1:20.0	And with that, let's actually reintroduce, because he's back.
1:24.0	Our guest is none other than the great Alan Stepenwall.
1:27.2	Alan is Rolling Stones chief TV critic.
1:29.5	He is among the preeminent writers about television of the last 25 years and author of
1:34.4	multiple acclaimed books on the medium including the revolution was televised
1:39.1	breaking bad 101 and the New York Times bestsellers TV, the book, and the Sopranos sessions.
1:47.0	Welcome, Alan.
1:49.0	It's so exciting to have you here.
1:50.8	I'm so glad that we're able to do this. It wouldn't have felt like a
1:53.4	proper book launch if I wasn't able to come back for it. I know the strike ended just
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