Podcast Episodes

727 - Free Work

Season 15 Episode 727

John and Craig tackle the scourge of free work and offer strategies to avoid it. They look at established norms, potential remedies, the things that …

8 hours ago

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726 - So you've been nominated for an Oscar

Season 15 Episode 726

John welcomes writer-directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh (Two People Exchanging Saliva) to ask, what happens when your short film is nom…

1 week ago

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725 - Torn from the pages of Squash Magazine

Season 15 Episode 725

John and Craig gather our listeners' favorite news articles and ask, How Would This Be a Movie? Stories include an underground network delivering men…

2 weeks ago

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724 - Introductions with Joachim Trier

Season 15 Episode 724

John welcomes writer and director Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value, The Worst Person in the World) to ask, how do you introduce your characters and t…

3 weeks ago

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723 - Blank Meets Blank

Season 15 Episode 723

John and Craig ask, what makes a useful comp? Writers often use comparisons when pitching or discussing projects, but what separates good comps fro…

1 month ago

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722 - Orality, or Writing to be Spoken

Season 15 Episode 722

John and Craig ask, are screenwriters just oral storytellers who happen to write things down? They compare the literate and oral markers of the mediu…

1 month ago

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721 - Preparing to Direct (with Eva Victor)

Season 15 Episode 721

John and Craig welcome the actor-writer-director of the acclaimed indie Sorry, Baby to discuss preparing to direct your first feature.

Eva Victor's y…

1 month, 1 week ago

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720 - Watch Your Tone

Season 15 Episode 720

John welcomes back Susanna Fogel and David Iserson (The Spy Who Dumped Me) to steal their secrets on creating an original tone in their new series PO…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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719 - When Good Enough Isn't Enough

Season 15 Episode 719

John and Craig consider all the words they have to write and ask, how do you know when something deserves your best effort? They offer a useful rubri…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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718 - No Worries if Not

Season 15 Episode 718

John and Craig circle back on all the euphemisms and stock phrases that float around Hollywood. Using some favorite examples, they attempt to define …

2 months ago

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