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5AM StoryTalk — 81 episodes
Why Time Off From Writing Can Be Hell | The Brew
How I Prep for My 2nd Draft | The Brew
Bored of 'Star Wars'? As a Screenwriter, I Can Tell You Why
Why AI Destroys the Real Meaning of Filmmaking | The Brew
The Cultural Necessity of Awe | Psychologist Dacher Keltner
Notes Survival Guide for Screenwriters & Authors
Overcomplicating your world-building? | The Brew
Actor David Dastmalchian | Letting the Darkness Speak
How I Picked My Next Spec Screenplay | The Brew
'Project Hail Mary' Is the Blueprint to Save Hollywood (and Our Future)
Immigration Researcher Zoe Gardner | The Migration 'Crisis' Is a Myth
A Screenwriter's Real-Life Ghost Story (Or: How I Wasted 6 Months of My Life)
Why Screenplay Templates Are Making You a Hack (and What to Do About it) | The Brew
Screenwriters Meg LeFauve & Joe Forte | Breaking Your Story (and Life)
Why ‘Sinners’ Really Lost Best Picture | The Brew
The F*cked Up Amount of Work It Takes to (Not) Sell Something in Hollywood Today
Comedian Riki Lindhome | The Freedom of No Opportunities
The Brew | Hustle culture 'religion' • 'I can't do this anymore' • 'Marty Supreme'
Sen. Fatima Payman | Defiance, Gaza & Free Speech in Australia
Director Justin Simien | Predicting the Future by Telling the Truth in Your Art Today
The Brew | Death of cinema? • Horror's killer year • Screenwriter's waiting game
TRAILER: 5AM StoryTalk Season 3
The Brew | Turned in my pilot script! • Bondi Beach attack and Rob Reiner • holiday message
Why You'll Never Get Tired of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Actress Erin Cahill Is Counting Down to Another Hallmark Christmas ('Christmas at the Catnip Café' - 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' - 'Power Rangers')
The Brew | Big personal news • my favorite Christmas film • what punk really means
Screenwriter Cinco Paul Keeps Gambling on Himself ('Schmigadoon!' - 'Despicable Me' - 'The Secret Life of Pets')
Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America ('Awake Is the New Sleep' - 'Ripe' - 'I'm Fun!')
The Brew | Thanksgiving trauma • del Toro's 'Frankenstein' • are we creators or monsters?
Cyborg Anthropologist Amber Case Wants to Design a Better Future
Screenwriters: Don't Save the Cat...Put It in the Blender Instead!
The Brew | Challenging screenplay form • 'Sinners', at last • artists as magicians
Writer Emily St. James On Letting Go Of The Past ('Yellowjackets' - 'Woodworking' - 'Arden')
Digital Rights Activist Lizzie O'Shea Knows How to Change the Future (co-founder + chair, Digital Rights Watch)
The Brew | Breakfast with a rock star • screenwriting trick to get past page 1 fast • something my therapist said
Writer-Director Scott Derrickson Isn't Scared Anymore ('Black Phone 2' - 'Doctor Strange' - 'Sinister')
The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 4
The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 3
The Brew | Am I a workaholic? • trading headphones for thinking time • Soviet cinema and Sergei Bondarchuk
The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 2
The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1
The Cairnes Brothers Know What Makes a Great Horror Film (writer-directors: 'Late Night with the Devil' - 'Scare Campaign' - '100 Bloody Acres')
DEI Pioneer Karen Horne Wants You to Do It For the Money
The Brew | Jimmy Kimmel • AI despair • KPop Demon Hunters
How to Survive the Sad, Uncertain Life of an Artist
Historian Surekha Davies Knows Where Monsters Really Come From ('Humans: A Monstrous History')
The Brew | Mental health check-in • the waiting game • Yumi and Monster
Writer-Director Kelly Fremon Craig Is Searching For Something True ('The Edge of Seventeen' - 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' - 'Ordinary Angels')
TRAILER: 5AM StoryTalk Podcast Season 2
Mike Jackson Doesn't Care If He Ruffles Feathers (Get Lifted / 'Underground' / 'Rhythm & Flow')
BONUS: Mike Jackson Talks Kwame Brathwaite's Photography
Director Sophie Hyde Wants To Make It Hard For Herself ('Jimpa' / 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' / '52 Tuesdays')
BONUS: Sophie Hyde Talks 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'
When Did We Stop Dreaming of a Better Future?
Dark Horse Founder Mike Richardson on Taking the Big Risks ('Hellboy' / 'The Umbrella Academy' / 'The Mask')
BONUS: Mike Richardson Talks the Art of Frank Frazetta
Artist Blak Douglas Isn't Here to Paint You Flowers (Indigenous Australian / free speech / political art)
BONUS: Blak Douglas Talks the 1966 Australian $1 Banknote
How 'Andor' Blows Up Star Wars' Obsession With Moral Absolutism
Screenwriter Joe Barton Can't Help Himself ('Black Doves' / 'Giri/Haji' / 'Amadeus')
BONUS: Joe Barton Talks 'Wonder Boys'
Epidemiologist Anne Rimoin Knows All This Has Happened Before (and It Will All Happen Again) (epidemiologist: bird flu / Covid / pandemics and art)
BONUS: Dr. Anne Rimoin Talks Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca's 'E Moyo'
How to Write Better Dialogue (While Becoming a Better Person)
Screenwriter Liz Hannah Wants to Get Crazy ('The Post' - 'The Girl From Plainville' - 'Lee')
BONUS: Liz Hannah Talks 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'
Producers Erica Lee and Blye Pagon Faust on the Future of Hollywood ('John Wick' - 'Spotlight' - 'Sicario' - 'LulaRich')
BONUS: Erica Lee & Blye Pagon Faust Talk the Future of Hollywood
Screenwriter John August Wants to Make Things Happen ('Scriptnotes' - 'Big Fish' - 'Corpse Bride')
BONUS: John August Talks the 'Modern Family' Pilot
What I Learned From My First Hollywood Script Sale
Actress Amber Tamblyn Is Going to Do It Again Tomorrow ('Joan of Arcadia' - "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' - 'Paint It Black')
BONUS: Amber Tamblyn Talks 'Legend'
Veronica Sullivan Knows the Real Value of Art (Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival)
BONUS: Veronica Sullivan Talks C.S. Lewis's 'The Magician's Nephew'
Astrobiologist Kevin Hand Is Ready for a Revolution (Director of NASA's Ocean Worlds Lab)
BONUS: Dr. Kevin Hand Talks 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Screenwriter Hart Hanson Isn't Sure If He's an Artist ('Bones' - 'The Finder' - Backstrom')
BONUS: Hart Hanson Talks the 'Northern Exposure' Pilot
Actor Thomas Jane Is Trying to Save Himself ('The Expanse' - 'The Mist' - 'Boogie Nights')
BONUS: Thomas Jane Talks 'Seconds'