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Feb 23, 2026 1 hr 22 min

The Art Life

from Chillpak Hollywood Presents ... Hosted by Dean and Phil and Jon Lawlor

For the past several years, Dean Haglund, Phil Leirness, and Jon Lawlor have been getting together almost weekly to hold each other’s feet to the fire in the pursuit of creating art that is filled with life, while also learning how to live more artfully. Now, Chillpak Hollywood Presents … “The Art Life” as a regular podcast! This week’s topics include … *The AI-generated fight sequence that has sent shock waves throughout Hollywood and that has filmmakers fearing for their livelihood *Stephen Colbert vs. the FCC and CBS *CBS and its parent company (Paramount) vs. Netflix *Wim Wenders and the Berlinale (the Berlin Film Festival) in political hot water *The need for a new Declaration of Independence for artists today (an art manifesto, if you will) Chillpak Hollywood Presents ... is a listener-supported publication. To receive new shows and support our work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deanandphil.substack.com/subscribe

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