Terms of Endearment: Real Life with Movie Stars
Terms of Endearment: Real Life with Movie Stars  
Podcast: Voiceover: Movies that Move Us
Published On: Mon Mar 02 2026
Description: Hubbel Palmer joins Heather to discuss Terms of Endearment, a film that premiered the year his mother died of cancer. Hubbel and Heather discuss whether male writers can capture the honesty of women's lives. Hubbel Palmer is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing A Minecraft Movie; Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life; Masterminds; and the Oscar-nominated short film Ninety-Five Senses, all with frequent collaborator Chris Bowman.