Podcast Episodes

709 - Live at the Austin Film Festival 2025

Season 15 Episode 709

John and Craig return to Texas for their 11th show at the Austin Film Festival. They welcome writer Pamela Ribon (Nimona, My Year of Dicks) and showr…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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708 - Ambition Meets Fabrication

Season 15 Episode 708

John and Craig look at three tales of lies, betrayal and deceit and ask, How Would This be a Movie? Stories include a flamboyant show-business grifte…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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707 - After the Hunt

Season 15 Episode 707

John welcomes writer and actress Nora Garrett to look at how her first screenplay, After the Hunt, took her from being un-repped to working with di…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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161 - A Cheap Cut of Meat Soaked in Butter (Encore)

Season 15 Episode 161

John and Craig invite Aline Brosh McKenna back to celebrate the third anniversary of Scriptnotes. It's a jam-packed, glass-and-a-half of wine, listen…

3 months ago

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706 - Is TV Better Now?

Season 15 Episode 706

John and Craig wonder, how has TV changed in the last ten years? They compare what's better and worse, the tradeoffs between quality and quantity, ho…

3 months, 1 week ago

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705 - Short Films and Existential Threats

Season 14 Episode 705

John and Craig discuss short films: what makes a great short, when should you make one, and what should you realistically expect out of it? We also u…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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704 - Places, Everyone

Season 14 Episode 704

John welcomes back Liz Hannah (The Post, The Girl from Plainville) to discuss how to construct and communicate setting in a script. They talk about t…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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703 - Getting Period Right

Season 15 Episode 703

John and Craig ask, how do you keep your period films from being a boring history lesson? They offer ten tips to keep your setting from taking over…

4 months ago

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702 - Last Looks

Season 15 Episode 702

John and Craig welcome back producer Megana Rao, who has a question: how do you polish a script before sending it out? From obvious things like typ…

4 months, 1 week ago

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701 - Connections

Season 15 Episode 701

John and Craig examine how to best use your connections to help yourself and others. They look at ways to identify the strength of a connection, leve…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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