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Supernatural Then and Now: Steve Hein, Producer | Interview
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Supernatural Then and Now producer Steve Hein interview 🎬 Mr. Hein talks Eric Kripke, his favorite Supernatural episodes, and the Bobby and Rufus spinoff fans deserve, on Denim-wrapped Nightmares, a Supernatural rewatch podcast.
For the mid-season bonus episode, Berly and LA sit down with Steve Hein, founder and CEO of StoryMill Media. Before StoryMill, he was an executive at Fox, Legendary, and NBC. After discussing our thoughts on Supernatural, Berly and LA ask Steve about Anomalie, a new podcast from StoryMill. Plus, a big thank-you to the patrons who keep this show running.
Episode Highlights:
- What a producer actually does, and why The Boys credits list more producers than cast members
- Producing short films for film school friends, including Eric Kripke, before YouTube existed
- From Fox to Legendary to NBC, where Steve built podcasts for The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Days of Our Lives
- Why Supernatural Then and Now is a love letter to Eric, Steve’s college roommate of six years
- Berly and LA guard a big Season 6 twist from Steve (hint: watch Chinatown)
- Steve’s favorite episodes from Seasons 1 through 5, and the two Berly calls overrated (how dare she)
- Hal Ozsan’s charisma burning through Zoom, just like John Emmet Tracy’s did
- Steve’s spinoff pitch: Bobby and Rufus as hot young hunters in the ’80s, with muscle cars and a rock country soundtrack
- The Boogeyman trilogy, and Kripke roasting it in Hollywood Babylon
- What comes after Season 15 for Supernatural Then and Now, plus a possible Winchesters rewatch
Berly is glad she asked about Steve’s background, because his bio doesn’t do him justice. She’d like him to brag a little more. LA was charmed by how easy he is to talk to, and Steve brings the same through-the-camera chemistry he admires in his guests.
Steve also shares more from StoryMill Media. Your Mom Is a Podcast is a parenting show with a Newlywed Game twist, co-hosted by Sandeep Parikh. Anomalie offers guided meditations set in Tolkien-style fantasy worlds, narrated by Ruth Connell, Todd Stashwick, and NC Gray. It won the Signals 2024 Listeners’ Choice Award for Most Innovative Audio Experience, and Season 2 is in the works.
“Sometimes these people have so much charisma, it burns through the Zoom.” – Steve Hein
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Denim-wrapped Nightmares is a Supernatural rewatch podcast hosted by Berly and LA, breaking down every episode of the Winchester saga with lore deep-dives plus cast and crew interviews. Special thanks to David Fesliyan and Fesliyan Studios.
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