Creative Principles

Ep484 - BenDavid Grabinski, Co-Creator Netflix’s ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I wanted to direct movies. That’s all I ever wanted to do. I never had a plan to write movies,” says BenDavid Grabinski. ‘In college one summ...

Ep483 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 15

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep482 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 14

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep481 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 13

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep480 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 12

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep479 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 11

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep478 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 10

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep477 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 9

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep476 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 8

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep475 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 7

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep474 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 6

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep473 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 5

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep472 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 4

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep471 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 3

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep470 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 2

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep469 - Ink by the Barrel (Audiobook) - Chapter 1

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Creative Principles! In this special episode, we’re sharing the audiobook version of Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers by...

Ep468 - Lee Eisenberg, Screenwriter ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ ‘The Office,’ and ‘Jury Duty’

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I moved out to LA in 1999 with my best friend from high school. Every summer in college, we would write a screenplay. We were waiters during the da...

Ep467 - Abe Forsythe, Screenwriter & Creator Peacock’s ‘Wolf Like Me’

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The son of an actor, Australian screenwriter Abe Forsythe grew up around creatives. “I spent a lot of time backstage as a kid,” he says. “Sittin...

Ep466 - Daniel Willcocks Returns, Horror Author ‘Dream’ & Creator 50K Writing Camp

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“You get to a point where it hurts more not to make than to make,” says author and writing coach Daniel Willcocks. “I know how I work best.” ...

Ep465 - Dennis Paoli, Screenwriter ’Suitable Flesh,’ ‘Re-Animator,’ & ‘Body Snatchers’

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I met Stuart Gordon in high school,” began Dennis Paoli. “We overlapped in several ways. We had the same sense of humor and loved the same movi...

Ep464 - George Olson, Creator SyFy’s ’Surreal Estate’

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I spent most of my career in advertising,” says George Olson. “I had always wanted to write for movies and television, but I live in Colorado, ...

Ep463 - Anna Zlokovic, Writer-Director Hulu’s ‘Appendage’

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I always had a camera growing up. I know that’s cheesy, but I didn’t know it could be a job,” says writer-director Anna Zlokovic. “I didn’...

Ep462 - Scott "the Story Guy" McConnell, Script Developer & Story Consultant

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Scott McConnell is a story consultant and script developer who helps ambitious producers and screenwriters develop their concepts, themes and plots to...

Ep461 - ‘On Fire’ Director Nick Lyon & Editor Don Money

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The film ‘On Fire’ “follows a family who lives in a trailer home in the woods and are suddenly confronted by a wildfire. Survival becomes their ...

Ep460 - Jennifer Hamady, Author ‘The Art of Singing Series’ & Founder ‘Finding Your Voice’

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Hamady started her career as a professional singer. “There was no Plan B,” she said. “But I never fancied myself a writer.” She loved...

Ep459 - Michael Jai White, Star ‘Outlaw Johnny Black,’ ‘Spawn,’ & ‘Black Dynamite’

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bitten by the acting bug in college, while teaching, Michael Jai White began auditioning for commercials and acting gigs on weekends and summer breaks...

Ep458 - Kate Holland & Marlowe Mitchell, Screenwriters & ISA Winners ’Offsiders’

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Writing is always something I did for my own delight and enjoyment,” said Kate Holland. “I would have these stories playing in my head, a scena...

Ep457 - Ariane Hahusseau, Screenwriter & ISA Winner ‘Shattered Faces’

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I’ve always loved reading, so it started more with books than movies,” said screenwriter Ariane Hahusseau. “That’s how I developed a passio...

Ep456 - Filmmaker Alejandra Márquez Abella & Astronaut José Hernández talk 'A Million Miles Away'

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I think it's very important that the film demonstrated that it was an effort not done by one individual who started working as a farm worker and beca...

Ep455 - Alex Mandel, Animator & Composer 'The Inventor', 'Brave' & 'East Side Sushi'

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Mandel began his career as a composer at Pixar by providing the score for the Ratatouille DVD short "Your Friend the Rat" and was later selected ...

Ep454 - Paul Fairweather and Chris Meredith, Hosts of 'The Common Creative'

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Fairweather is a Brisbane-based, speaker, author, mentor, architect, and artist who believes we are makers at heart, and who is on a mission to ...

Ep453 - Jason Hellerman, Writer for 'No Film School'

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Hellerman is an award-winning film and TV writer. His feature screenplay, Shovel Buddies, made the top ten of the annual Black List and was purc...

Ep452 - Sue Ellen Thompson, Poet & Mentor 'Sea Nettles: New & Selected Poems'

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sue Ellen Thompson’s poems have been read more than a dozen times on National Public Radio by Garrison Keillor, have been featured in U.S. Poet Laur...

Ep451 - Nathan Pyle, Author - Artist - Creator Apple TV+’s ‘Strange Planet’

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I moved to New York fifteen years ago. Didn’t really have much interest in drawing at that time—vaguely interested, but when I found Threadless...

Ep450 - Melanie Figg, Poet-Mentor-Coach 'Trace'

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melanie Figg has been writing poetry since college. Since then, her poems, essays, and reviews have been published in more than 70 print and online li...

Ep449 - Rich Cohen, Author 'When the Game Was War' & 'The Adventures of Herbie Cohen'

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Cohen is a New York Times bestseller writer best known for his books 'The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse', 'The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life...

Ep448 - Jesse V. Johnson Returns, Director 'Triple Threat', 'Avengement" & 'Debt Collectors"

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse V. Johnson is a British film director, screenwriter, and stunt coordinator, who is most known for 'Triple Threat', 'Avengement" & 'Debt Collecto...

Ep447 - Ed Solomon Returns, Talks ‘Full Circle’ & Blacklist Workshop ‘Word by Word’

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“One of the only real skills that I seem to have cultivated is patience,” jokes screenwriter Ed Solomon. “Once you realize nothing is going to h...

Ep446 - Jordan Morris, Screenwriting Coach, Founder of 'The Screenplay Factory'

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Morris is an award-winning producer and director of films like Nintendo Quest and multiple festival Best Documentary winner, Missing Mom. He ha...

Ep445 - Alyson Levy & Alissa Nutting, Creators 'Teenage Euthanasia’

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A former runaway teen mom is accidentally resurrected in her family's funeral home, giving her a second chance to raise her now-teenage daughter. This...

Ep444 - Brooks Elms, Screenwriting Coach, Creator of 'Answer the Call' & 'Unleash Your Superpower'

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brooks Elms is a screenwriter and independent filmmaker who has written over 25 screenplays, including one with Brad Peyton as Executive Producer, and...

Ep443 - Katelyn Brooke, Stunts 'American Horror Story', 'Westworld' & 'Tenet'

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I grew up playing soccer, basketball; multiple layer athlete, so I knew what I was able to learn, how coachable I was, the amount of teamwork I was a...

Ep442 - David Gyasi, Actor 'The Diplomat', 'Interstellar' & 'Annihilation'

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"My nursery teacher called my parents and said to them 'You know, you should really take this kid to a drama school because he has something'", says a...

Ep441 - Amy Johnston, Stunts 'Deadpool 2', 'Captain America The Winter Soldier' & 'Suicide Squad'

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Johnston is a stuntwoman, actress, and motion capture performer, best known for her work on Deadpool, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Sui...

Ep440 - Olivia Hillier, Author ‘Shadow & Shifter Series’ & ‘Social Games Trilogy’

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“When you are exploring with writing, particularly in the start, you don’t really know where your voice is going to go %100, so you gotta play aro...

Ep439 - Cheryl Lewis, Stunts ‘I Am Legend,’ ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ & ‘Captain America Civil War’

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cheryl Lewis is a unique, multi-discipline performer on the stage and screen, member of SAG-AFTRA/AEA/AGVA/AGMA. She is a stunt performer, martial art...

Ep438 - Michael Tennant, Screenwriter-Producer-Star Film ‘Pretty Problems’

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Tennant grew up San Diego with a “disdain” for Los Angeles. “You’re taught the Dodgers are the devil,” he jokes. “LA is the worst....

Ep437 - Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Actor ‘Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss’ & ‘Severance’

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I think it would have killed my career if I would have graduated from drama school and gotten all the lead parts and everything”, says actor Óla...

Ep436 - Julia Fabris McBride, Leadership Developer & Author ‘When Everyone Leads’

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“When Everyone Leads it’s a book about how people — wherever you are in your organization, your community, your company, your family — how you...

Ep435 - Ali Siddiq, Comedian ‘The Domino Effect’ & ’The Domino Effect Part 2’

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ali Siddiq got his start at an Open Mic in Houston, on Apollo night. In a fresh suit, like he had seen stand-ups on television wear, he “got boo’d...

Ep434 - Dani Pettrey, Christian Author 'Deadly Shallows' & 'The Shifting Current'

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I don’t ever set out with a theme,” says author Dana Pettrey. “I’m gonna teach these or these is the lesson. I just write the story and whe...

Ep433 - Lauro “Lash” Chartrand-Del Valle, Stunts ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ & ‘The Last Samurai’

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I wanted to become a stuntman since I was eight years old,” Lauro “Lash” Chartrand-Del Valle told me. In this interview, Lash talks about his...

Ep432 - Herbert James Winterstern, Writer-Director Storm Chasing Film ’Supercell’

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As an eight-year-old, Herbert James Winterstern would sneak downstairs to watch movies with his dad. These movies, classics like Planet of the Apes (1...

Ep431 - Robert Rippberger & Devin Keaton, Filmmakers & Founders Ascent Studios in North Carolina

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning filmmaker Robert Rippberger, filmmaker Devin Keaton, and business magnate Nathan Edwards have announced the groundbreaking of Ascent Stu...

Ep430 - Friederike Fabritius, Neuroscientist & Author ‘The Brain-Friendly Workplace’

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I’ve always been very interested in people. Originally, I wanted to study philosophy, but by accident, I stumbled into a psychology seminar,” s...

Ep429 - Maurice Willams & Ian Edelman, Screenwriters Kid Cudi’s ‘Entergalactic’

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I’d always been a big fan of the written word, from childhood, in different mediums,” says Maurice Williams. “Whether it be youthful song wri...

Ep428 - Peter Gould, Screenwriter ‘Breaking Bad’ & Creator ‘Better Call Saul’

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“In the beginning, the two shows were very different, at least for me,” says Peter Gould, in regards to writing for Breaking Bad and then being th...

Ep427 - David West Read, Screenwriter ‘Schitt’s Creek’ & Showrunner ‘The Big Door Prize’

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I don’t know what made me want to be a writer, but I loved doing it a very early age,” says screenwriter David West Read. “I started making m...

Ep426 - Dana Stevens, Critic & Author ‘Camera Man Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema...'

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dana Stevens is a film critic for Slate and the author of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century, a...

Ep425 - Paul Lieberstein & Aaron Zelman, Creators AMC’s ‘Lucky Hank’

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I was particularly interested in writing comedy,” says Paul Lieberstein, who is best known for playing Toby on The Office, but has writing credit...

Ep424 - Diedrich Bader, Actor ‘The Drew Carey Show,’ ‘American Housewife,’ & ‘Lucky Hank’

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Diedrich Bader grew up in Paris, watching movies from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Fred Astaire. Through some unique circumstances, he ended up...

Ep423 - Mireille Enos, Actress ‘Lucky Hank,’ ‘The Killing,’ & ‘World War Z’

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mireille Enos followed her brother’s footsteps into acting at an early age, which eventually led her to New York City to study acting. Today, she’...

Ep422 - George Tillman Jr., Director ‘Big George Foreman,’ ‘Men of Honor,’ & ‘The Hate U Give’

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Tillman Jr. recalls going to see his first movie while at church summer school. “Ever since then, I caught the bug,” he told me. “I start...

Ep421 - Javicia Leslie, Actress ‘Batwoman’ & ‘Double Life’

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Javicia Leslie was always a performer, whether that’s performing in front of family members or now, in front of millions of people. Today, she’s b...

Ep420 - Jemima Khan, Screenwriter ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Before getting involved with screenwriting and producing, Jemima Khan was a journalist for publications like Vanity Fair and The New Statesman. She’...

Ep419 - Andrew Newman, Children’s Book Author & Creator Conscious Stories

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Newman loves all things spiritual and creative. He’s written books for families - like ‘The Hug Who Got Stuck’ or ‘The Great Love of Ro...

Ep418 - Joe Hart, CEO Dale Carnegie Training & Co-Author ‘Take Command’

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a teenager, Joe Hart learned about Dale Carnegie from his father. As a young lawyer, he took Carnegie’s book, ‘How to Win Friends and Influence...

Ep417 - David + Jon Moscow, Father-Son Authors ‘From Scratch - Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting...'

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Described as a “rambunctious child,” David Moscow started his acting career reading sides for ‘Stand By Me.’ While he wasn’t cast in this ma...

Ep416 - Cynthia Covey Haller, Co-Author Stephen Covey’s ‘Live Life in Crescendo’

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Why do you think I get up everyday?” joked Stephen Covey, author of ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.’ His daughter, Cynthia, had jus...

Ep415 - Bill Nye the Science Guy, Creator Peacock’s ‘The End is Nye’

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Bye, a self-described tinkerer, likes to make things. At an early age, he became a mechanical engineer, worked at Boeing, but was obsessed with c...

Ep414 - Cole Schafer, All-Around Writer + Creator ‘Honey Copy’

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“That’s the moment I realized how powerful words can be,” writer Cole Schafer told me. Cole lives by the phrase “Live fast, write often.” As...

Ep413 - Sharlene Royer, Stunt Woman ‘X-Men Days of Future Past’ & ‘Star Trek Beyond’

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sharlene Royer got her start as a dancer in Canada when she was discovered for the film, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, as a stand-in for actress Rosar...

Ep412 - David Hollander, Author ‘How Basketball Can Save the World’

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

in ‘How Basketball Can Save the World,’ NYU Professor and Author David Hollander takes us out of the classroom to present a beautiful new philosop...

Ep411 - Christopher Glatis, Filmmaker & Author ‘When Your Mind Screams’

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In ‘When Your Mind Screams,’ filmmaker and lifelong personal growth enthusiast Christopher Glatis explores anxiety from the lens of a creative,...

Ep410 - Jesse Atlas, Writer-Director Bruce Willis Film ‘Assassin’

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Atlas is a writer/director that crafts high-concept, character-driven genre thrillers. His feature debut "Assassin" hits theaters in the spring ...

Ep409 - Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker, Screenwriters ‘Harley Quinn’ & ‘Abbott Elementary’

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“We were interns together at A Band Apart Productions, which was Quentin Tarantino’s production company,” says Justin Halpern, about his partner...

Ep408 - Nic Brown, Author Drummer Memoir ‘Bang Bang Crash’

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From an early age, Nic Brown was interested in writing and playing the drums. If you listened to 90s alt rock, you’ve probably heard the song “Wha...

Ep407 - C.J. Box, Author Joe Pickett Series Including ‘Storm Watch’

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I think if you’re a writer, you’re just hard-wired to be one,” said author C.J. Box. As a kid, C.J. said he would imagine his name on the she...

Ep406 - Chris McKay, Director ‘The Lego Batman Movie,’ ‘The Tomorrow War,’ & ‘Renfield’

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Watching movies, reading graphic novels, going to DisneyLand… these things made a heavy influence on Chris McKay, the Director of films like Robot C...

Ep405 - John Swab, Director Frank Grillo Film ‘One Day as a Lion’

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

'One Day as a Lion' stars Frank Grillo, Scott Caan, and J.K. Simmons. The plot reads, “Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from fo...

Ep404 - Anna Katherine Clemmons, Sports Journalist ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Men’s Health

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Katherine Clemmons has always loved writing. Anna Katherine (Clemmons) Clay is a freelance writer and an Assistant Professor of Practice in the D...

Ep403 - Lee Sung Jin, Creator Ali Wong - Steven Yeun Series ‘Beef’

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I was an economics major and I thought I was going to get into investment banking,” says Lee Sung Jin (who also goes by Sonny Lee). “Didn’t f...

Ep402 - Timothy Scott Bogart, Writer-Director ‘Spinning Gold’

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“My father’s life was a very visible one,” says writer/director Timothy Scott Bogart, son of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, the co-founder o...

Ep401 - Matt Ruskin, Writer-Director Keira Knightley Film ‘Boston Strangler’

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While working at a restaurant in Boston, as somewhat of a chef’s apprentice, Matt Ruskin decided he really wanted to pursue film. Coincidentally, th...

Ep400 - Tim Roth, Actor ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘Lie to Me,’ & 'Punch’

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fascinated by Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Tim Roth and a friend auditioned for Dracula Spectacula. Despite being terribly nervous during the...

Ep399 - Annette D’Agostino Lloyd, Author ‘Harold Lloyd - Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses’

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I was not destined to be a writer,” said author Annette Lloyd. She discovered the work of silent film star Harold Lloyd at age 17 and has since w...

Ep398 - Michael Maren, Writer-Director Michael Shannon Film ‘A Little White Lie’

11 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Maren started his career as a journalist in Africa. Inspired by movies like The African Queen, Jason and the Argonauts, and Beau Geste, Maren ...

Ep397 - Scott Andrew James, Instant Poet & Keynote Speaker

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Andrew James is an instant poet. About ten years ago, Scott felt disconnected from the world, which led him to poetry, thanks to the advice of h...

Ep396 - James Traylor & Max Collins, Authors ’Spillane - King of Pulp Fiction’

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When James Traylor and Max Collins found out that they were both writing a book about author Mickey Spillane, they decided to collaborate rather than ...

Ep395 - Lesley Paterson, Screenwriter Oscar-Nominated ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I was a rugby player and a ballet dancer,” said Lesley Paterson, triathlete and co-screenwriter of the Oscar nominated All Quiet on the Western F...

Ep394 - Jim Gaffigan, Stand-up Comedian + Actor ‘Troop Zero’ & ‘Linoleum’

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Honestly, I pursued acting and standup at the same time, but I never really got as many opportunities in acting. In standup, you have a little more...

Ep393 - Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka, Screenwriters Apple’s ‘Sharper’

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka met in the Graduate program at Columbia Film School. Gatewood says, “We weren’t friends. We didn’t really h...

Ep392 - Sara Dosa, Director ‘Fire of Love,’ ‘The Seer and the Unseen,’ & ‘The Last Season’

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Growing up, I thought I would be either a professor of cultural anthropology or a non-fiction, long-form writer, but then I fell in love with cinem...

Ep391 - Christopher Landon, Screenwriter ‘Disturbia,’ ‘We Have a Ghost,’ & ’Paranormal Activity 2’

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I grew up watching horror films,” Christopher Landon said. “I started at a pretty early age, inappropriately so, probably when I was about six....

Ep390 - Drew Birnie, Content Manager for ‘The Subtle Art…’ Author Mark Manson

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Drew Birnie was in the middle of a PDH program in neuroscience when he started working with Mark Manson. “That came out of left field,” he told me...

Ep389 - Jason Woliner, Director ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ & ‘Paul T. Goldman’

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a child actor, Jason Woliner knew he wanted to be a Director. He started with a mini DV camera and set out to make a feature for Sundance. He dropp...

Ep388 - Mo Amer, Comedian ‘Mohammed in Texas,’ ‘Black Adam,’ & Netflix’s ‘Mo’

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Most people don’t know stand up is an indigenous art form to the states,” said Mohammed Amer. “It’s jazz, hip hop, and stand up comedy, as ...

Ep387 - Gabe Liedman, Screenwriter ‘Big Mouth,’ ‘Kroll Show,’ ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gabe Liedman got his start doing stand-up. Because people were familiar with his voice, he started getting writing jobs on shows like Inside Amy Schum...

Ep386 - Branden Jacob-Jenkins, Showrunner FX - Hulu Series ‘Kindred’

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“I’m pretty sure that what started me writing was reading,” said Branden Jacob-Jenkins. “I was always bookish and I remember a day when I read...

Ep385 - Alex Bach & Daniel Powell, Co-Presidents Production Company Irony Point

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Peabody and Emmy winning production company has signed a multi-year production commitment overall deal with Netflix, with a first-look component f...