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Somebody Write This
by Hannah Keefer
A podcast where we take a randomly-generated plot synopsis and try to turn it into something someone might actually write.Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episodes
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Françoise Hemingway & the Spaceship (Episode 163, w/ Zach Taylor)
"A tequila factory heiress stays alive and the fallout is catastrophic." Why does her life cause such fallout? Is she Françoise Hemingway? And how exactly is a spaceship involved? Our guest Zach Taylor is going to make it all fit together! Follow him on @zachtaylorbooks on Instagram & TikTok,...
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University College, Dublin (Episode 162, w/ Kent Minson)
"Laid-back Internal Affairs agent Andy brings her home to meet the parents, in Central Park." Who is Andy bringing home? Why are the parents in Central Park? And how is this Dublin college connected? Our guest Kent Minson is going to make it all fit together! Our links: Patreon:...
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You Leave Paris For the Simpler Life in the Country (Episode 161, w/ Kemdi Nwosu)
"A ruthless biography of the 16th sheriff." Who's the 16th sheriff? What makes a biography ruthless? Is the sheriff from Paris or the country? Thankfully our guest Kemdi Nwosu is here to work through it all! Check out his short film "Stone" @eyesssofstone on Instagram, and find his podcasts…
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Serene Long-Buried Secrets (Episode 160, w/ Eoin Smith)
"In Amish country, an official but other megachurch first lady is magically shrunken down to insect size." What made her shrink? What secrets does she discover in Amish country? Our guest Eoin Smith is here to put it all together! You can find Eoin at @eoincreates. His Instagram bio includes a...
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The Investigative Robin Choy (Episode 159, w/ Timothy G. Stevens)
"A former CART champion receives the savage murders that drive her to demand 2,000,000 dollars." We had to do a little research to figure out what a CART champion is... and we had to get creative to figure out how murders made someone demand money. Our guest Timothy G. Stevens is here to work out...
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Las Vegas Mob Enforcers (Episode 158, w/ Kevin Ryan)
"In a class about care-giving, there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community. The story is told from the perspective of author Rudyard Kipling." Well, that's a mouthful, and an unexpected narrator. Our guest Kevin Ryan is here to work through the confusion,...
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Off-Shore Account #9 (Episode 157, w/ Brian Hazzard)
"Anne Ryan is two fraternal twin brothers who meet a seedy rock band manager on a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country and invites them to 1947." Excuse me? Anne Ryan is two people? How do you invite someone to a year? And who has the off-shore bank account? Our guest Brian Hazzard is here to...
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My Baby (Episode 156, w/ J.F. Garrard)
"A group of friends kill a housewife, and John uncovers human sacrifices." Is the housewife going to be sacrificed? Is John one of the friends? And who is "my baby"? Glad our guest J.F. Garrard is here to help us work it out! Follow her online at jfgarrard.com and check out her work with Dark…
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Quint's Contest (Episode 155, w/ D.M. Kannapan)
"Told from a pair of feuding colleagues’ perspective, we see a volcanologist couple’s unorthodox healing practices." How do these two groups interact? What are their healing practices? Is one of them named Quint? Our guest D.M. Kannapan is here to figure it out with us! Find her and her work…
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Rearrange the Deck Chairs on the Titanic (Episode 154, w/ A.M. Pennyfeather)
"Honorably discharged soldier Katia Wiggin’s life changes forever when she meets hard middle-aged couple Sean Hunting." How is Sean Hunting two people? How do they change Katia's life? And are they on the Titanic? Our guest A.M. Pennyfeather is here to make it all make sense! Check out her Fires…
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The Harsh Wilderness of Indiana Espionage (Episode 153, w/ Andy Barker)
"An astronaut becomes desperate as he tries and fails to approach with another agenda." What is the astronaut approaching? What is his agenda? And what does it have to do with spies in Indiana? This episode in some TRULY wild directions, thanks to the wonderfully zany brain of our guest Andy...
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Mayhem (Episode 152, w/ Jim from Vaguely Scientific)
"The jilted Prince Charming moves in with an English spice baron, and being Captain America comes at a price." Who is being Captain America? Is there a romance between Prince Charming and the spice baron? Where does the mayhem come in? Our guest Jim is here to help us figure out the details!…
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The Legend of a Road Trip Back to their Hometown (Episode 151, w/ Milo Denison)
"A prom queen faces a scandal involving rocket ships." What kind of scandal is that? Who's going back to their hometown? Milo Denison returns to the Somebody Write This podcast to help us work out the details! Find him online at milodenison.com and on the 80s and 90s Uncensored podcast, and check...
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Return to a Country Mansion (Episode 150, w/ LP Maxa)
"When a Southern mobster figures out what's happening, she sets out with a mysterious box, a heavy-weight champion, and an energy experiment to investigate a drug invasion." How do these characters know each other? What's inside the box? And whose mansion is it? Our guest LP Maxa is here to work…
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An Official Letter (Episode 149, w/ Jason Stein)
"The international life of a notorious escapee who struggles to deal with the scandal and the important speech of a local homicide detective." What scandal is this escapee dealing with? What is this important speech about? And who is the letter from? Our guest Jason Stein is bringing it all...
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The 20th Cricket (Episode 148, w/ Will Munn)
"Brothers are lured into trying to prevent a terrorist attack with the promise of software, only to find that his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened." We've got a tech-centric thriller that also, I guess, has to involve crickets in some way. Our guest Will Munn will help it all...
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The Legend of a Prison Surrounded by the Infected (Episode 147, w/ Korri Hero)
"An unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man who has spent all their life in the colorful future ends up in 1977, and must play in Major League Baseball." How does this time travel happen? Is the hit-man the one in jail? And who's infected in 1977? Well, our guest Korri Hero is here to help us...
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Cheap Stolen Cars (Episode 146, w/ Lydia J. Nightingale)
"An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when an Irish bomber witnesses the whole thing." What's this ancient prophecy? What does the Irish car bomber witness? And how are the cars connected? Our guest Lydia J. Nightingale is here to work through it! Check out her debut novel "Drawn" when it...
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A Teen Bursting With Scientific Curiosity (Episode 145, w/ AndyGames)
"A devious biopic of Grives, the computer hacker who takes Tony to a Harley Street hypnotherapist, threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city, and becomes a television star." How does Grives do all this? Is he the scientifically curious teen? And who on earth is Tony? Our guest AndyGames...
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The Tough Police Sergeant's Overbearing Mothers (Episode 144, w/ Jacob Keefer)
"A grieving man develops a disturbing ability to stop at nothing to get to the top." How does he develop this ability? What is he grieving? And who are his mothers? Jennie's away this week, so Hannah invited both her husband Jacob and her sister Bethany to help her make sense out of this one. And...
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The Angry Mickey Lowrey (Episode 143, w/ Naomi Laeuchli)
"A Werewolf Film about William Burroughs, who is recruited by the International Military but cannot enter a TV talent show competition." Wait, isn't William Burroughs a real person? Why can't he enter the talent show? And where's the werewolf? Returning guest Naomi Laeuchli is here to figure out...
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Don't Resist Returning to His Farm Raiding Ways (Episode 142, w/ Kaneshi Hart)
"A fast-talking temp agent is transferred to the country." A simple prompt, but... why are they transferred? Are they going to go raid some farms? Our guest Kaneshi Hart is here to make it make sense somehow. Check out her podcast, "Build a Better Business," and you can find her and her work on...
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Student of the Seaside Mansion (Episode 141, w/ Michelle Lee Steiner)
"Told from a beloved heroic character’s perspective, we see a single woman’s day-to-day family routine." What makes this woman's routine interesting? What beloved heroic character is telling this story? And who is the student of the seaside mansion? Our guest, Michelle Lee Steiner, is here to…
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Rumplestiltskin (Episode 140, w/ Richie Billing)
"Richter Kimble, a prostitute, and cab driver Morgan Gilmore must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after their father's funeral." What is this relationship? What do they need to survive? And, excuse me, why is Rumpelstiltskin part of this? Our guest Richie Billing will...
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Don't Become Drawn Into a Web of Sexual Politics and Intrigue (Episode 139, w/ KC Broadhead)
"A psychologist learns important life lessons from an Italian mobster." What kinds of life lessons? How did these two get connected? And will the psychologist get drawn in, even though the title says not to? Our guest co-host Josh Garcia-Cotter and our special guest KC Broadhead are here to make…
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Death in Austria (Episode 138, w/ Jamie Hughes)
"A delivery man in a place somewhere in time and space discovers that terminal illness causes a train robber to come after Harry." Who's Harry? Where is this delivery man? Really, just what does any of this mean? Jennie's out this week, but fortunately we have guest co-host Josh Garcia-Cotter AND...
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Don't Challenge His Fairytale Friends (Episode 137, w/ Mike Paine)
"A wife enrolls in a school of hysteria, where she fails to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick." Excuse me, what's a school of hysteria? Why does she think Stanley Kubrick will be there? And what's up with his fairytale friends? Our guest Mike Paine is here to work through those details with…
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A Dirty Bride-to-Be (Episode 136, w/ Jaye Pool)
"Nearly a decade after a small wooden box arrives on the doorstep, the crew of a spaceship engulfs Europe in war." What doorstep? How is the box linked to the war? And who exactly is the bride-to-be in this scenario? Our guest Jaye Pool is here to figure out! Check out her work at jayepool.com…
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All Things Considered (Episode 135, w/ Matt Betts)
"A newly recruited night security guard finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else, much to two droids’ annoyance." Why do the droids care about this? What crime is he connected to? Our guest Matt Betts is here to figure it out with us! Check out mattbetts.com for more of his…
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E.L.I.O.T. and Weapons of Mass Destruction (Episode 134, w/ Becky Morrow)
"Mafia lawyer Richard Darcy has reason to believe that his wife Lensky in secret is a posse of cowboys." How can one person be a posse of cowboys? How is the mafia going to get involved? And excuse me, weapons of mass destruction are part of this too? Our guest Becky Morrow is going to somehow…
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Mid-1800s England Two Former Texas Rangers (Episode 133, w/ Katie Ibarra)
"Her marriage-minded mother in a frenzy must try to save the day when Sleeping Beauty threatens to engulf Europe in war." What on earth is going on with Sleeping Beauty? How will her mother save the day? And that's not one of our better titles... Thankfully, repeat guest Katie Ibarra (you may...
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The Last of the New Boyfriends (Episode 132, w/ Joe Curdy)
"Four 'businessmen' are drawn out of hiding to make a short film." Why "businessmen" in quotes? What makes this film so important? And which one of them is the last new boyfriend? Our guest Joe Curdy joins us to figure out all the details! And our links: Patreon:...
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Before I Join a Shabby Theatre Troupe (Episode 131, w/ Josh Garcia-Cotter)
"A dead body knows the secrets of his death in order to save their legendary Templar Treasure." How does the dead body get to do anything? What are the secrets of his death? And how does theatre get involved? Returning guest Josh Garcia-Cotter is here to work out this nonsense -- and talk more...
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A Man Who Communicates Only Through Jokes and Humor and Two Jedi (Episode 130, w/ Jen DeHaan)
"The vengeful ghost of a scorned woman makes it their life-long mission to go to his ancestral home in Newfoundland and battle hijackers." Whose ancestral home is this? How is she going to battle the hijackers? And, uh, excuse me, why are there Jedi in Canada? Our guest Jen DeHaan is here to…
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Long Lost Siblings Wander Between Arcane Corner Offices (Episode 129, w/ Michael Todd Gallowglas)
"Four 'businessmen' share a forbidden romance with a powerful victim." Why "businessmen" in quotes? What makes this victim powerful? And is that the worst title we've ever had on this show? Returning guest Michael Todd Gallowglas is here to figure all this out with us! Find him and his work…
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The Orphans (Episode 76, w/ Gail Carson Levine) -- Repost
Hannah goofed up this week and sent the wrong files to our editor... so you all get a repeat this week! We should be back with a new episode in two weeks. In the meantime, listen to this episode with Gail Carson Levine -- one of the guests we were most excited to welcome! "A kidnapped Princess is...
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The Hotel Clerks (Episode 128, w/ Samuel Stoddard)
"Women hire a good-hearted ex-con to get him back." Who is she getting back? And wait, ALL the women want him back? Are all the women hotel clerks? Returning guest Samuel Stoddard is here to figure all this out! You can find him and his writing at rinkworks.com (and occasionally you may even find...
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The Cleveland Mafiosos (Episode 127, w/ Zach Meikle)
"Dispatched to the moon on a unique mission, ghost Colin tries to make it in Hollywood, his lunar nightclub." Why did they send a ghost to the moon? Why is he starting a nightclub there? And how do the mafiosos from Cleveland play into this? Our guest Zach Meikle will help us figure it out! Check...
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After an Aircraft Battle (Episode 126, w/ Colton Petry)
"The evil kingpin who put them behind bars wakes up to find that his terminal illness has become letters." Who did he put behind bars? Whose aircraft battle is this? And, excuse me, his terminal illness did what? Well, fortunately our guest Colton Petry will help us work it out! Check out his…
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Max and the Hilarious Case of Mistaken Identity (Episode 125, w/ Heather Stapf)
"When a middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned, a man of mystery must race to get kidnapped." How will getting kidnapped help? Will this save the couple's marriage? And whose identity is mistaken? Our guest Heather Stapf will help us work out the details! Listen along to hear how...
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Disarming Young Couples (Episode 124, w/ Brett Kelley)
"Terrifying monster Sarah Flynn’s life changes forever when she meets promising hitman Oscar Bennet." Is this a romance? Or a thriller? Are they the promising young couple? Our guest Brett Kelley will help us work it out! Check out him and his work on Instagram @bkartworks And our links: Patreon:...
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A Famous Night Club in Harlem (Episode 123, w/ MB Mooney)
"Elizabeth Bennet embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to obsess over becoming a bird." Is this the same Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice? Why does she want to become a bird? And how on earth does Harlem factor in? Our guest MB Mooney is here to help us figure out! Find his work…
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The Natural Ark of the Covenant (Episode 122, w/ Mary Mascari)
"A group of five boys, led by Captain Snopes, are tasked with collecting corporate downsizing that can change the fate of the shower." How do you collect corporate downsizing? What does that have to do with showers? And how did the Ark of the Covenant show up in this story? Returning guest Mary...
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The Accused Wife-Murderer of a Synagogue in San Francisco (Episode 121, w/ Sarah Aho)
"A phobic biopic of Benedict, an attorney who hopes to impress the young woman, talks to the wall, and daydreams throughout his day." What makes this a *phobic* biopic? How is Benedict connected to the wife-murderer? And... excuse me, he talks to the wall? (You will hear Hannah completely unable…
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My Short Film (Episode 120, w/ Milo Denison)
"King George VI has been accused of a double-murder with the help of God." Whoa! God and the King are working together on murder? And who's filming it? Our guest Milo Denison is going to help figure it all out! Find his podcast 80s & 90s Uncensored wherever you get your podcast, and follow him...
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Lizzy Hogan & The Real World (Episode 119, w/ Mike & Brittany Sherman)
"A socially awkward fourteen-year-old who, after everything gets thrown into turmoil, decides to become the queen of evil witches but must continually prove along the way that she's capable of making a thinly-veiled campaign move." ...Well. That's a mouthful. At least we have two guests instead…
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A Privileged British Politician and Imprisoned Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Episode 118, w/ Omar Siddiqui)
"When their love lives interconnect, she threatens the students by taking a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted." That's a lot of people, and our title this time is almost as long as our whole synopsis! Fortunately, we have our guest Omar Siddiqui to make sense of the whole…
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Genetic Evolutions (Episode 117, w/ Randy Kirkpatrick)
"When the tapes vanish, she teams up with his late dad's assistant by coming to the aid of a single mother." What tapes? Who is the single mother? Heck, who are ANY of these people and how are they genetically evolving? Friend of the pod Randy Kirkpatrick returns to help us work all this out! And...
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Return to the Wookiee Homeworld of Kashyyyk (Episode 116, w/ Josh Garcia-Cotter)
"Men with short-term memory loss, Kurt and Michael, are barely functional humans with Luke Skywalker." Our frequent guest Josh Garcia-Cotter is here to write yet more Star Wars fan fiction with us, I guess...co-starring Kurt and Michael. And our links: Patreon:...
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The Pressures of Wars (Episode 115, w/ Christine Nielson)
"Comedy writers Johannes and Jack are neither naive nor attractive with an Irish bomber." What does their attractive naivete have to do with this? How is this Irish bomber involved? And what wars are coming into this? Our guest Christine Nielson helps us put it all together! You can find more...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast where we take a randomly-generated plot synopsis and try to turn it into something someone might actually write.Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
HOSTED BY
Hannah Keefer
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What is Somebody Write This about?
A podcast where we take a randomly-generated plot synopsis and try to turn it into something someone might actually write.Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Somebody Write This is created and hosted by Hannah Keefer.
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