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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 1H 16M

He Co-Created Detentionaire, Won an Emmy & Became a Private Eye

from The D'Ascenzo Zone · host Mike D'Ascenzo

Charles Johnston is an Emmy Award winning screenwriter, co-creator of the cult hit Detentionaire, filmmaker, critic, licensed private investigator and the author of the psychological thriller "Sleep Walk". In this episode, we talk about: • His journey & the craft of screenwriting• Co-Creating Detentionaire• Writing his debut novel and more_____________________________________________________________Follow Charles JohnstonWebsite: https://charlesjohnston.ca/Buy his book "Sleep Walk" here: https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000579327535_____________________________________________________________The D'Ascenzo Zone: ◼︎Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphk_rom3ggaW9qhFlIDrag?sub_confirmation=1◼︎ If you prefer to listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7FMIr4zzMZMgQhd3SBUYqz?si=vg_AaJS5QdO6cCQffTIFYw◼︎ TDZ Podcast Clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WZMSfDSoSI&list=PLr66TOUAOapLRR2rSvB5h3bgZns9tSexp◼︎TDZ Comedy Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzcC9ZcYotg&list=PLr66TOUAOapIT-m-6YqQl2c7xViPLVLeK◼︎ Check out my children's book: https://www.amazon.ca/Tiffy-Spiffy-Mr-Michael-DAscenzo/dp/B0CKGVFP72 ◼︎Mike's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikedascenz/?hl=en◼︎TDZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedascenzozone/◼︎Tik Tok: tiktok.com/@thedascenzozone◼︎For Business Inquiries: [email protected]_____________________________________________________________TDZ Episode 022 - Charles Johnston#podcast #tdz #writer #creativity #creative #novel #writer

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