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Act Two Podcast — 314 episodes · page 1 of 4
The World-Building Series for Screenwriters: How to Write Scene Description That Builds Your World
What Jurassic Park's Act Two Teaches Screenwriters || Tension, Turning Points & Setups and Payoffs
How to Break the Cliches in Action Sequences || The Screenwriting Craft
Note Behind the Note Series || Decoding "What's Your Series?" and "You Should Start Your Story Later"
10 Things Every Screenwriter Should Know
How Summer 2026 Blockbusters Are Inspiring Us to Write Original Screenplays
REPOST - The Art of Adaptation: Interview w/ Christopher Yost (THOR: RAGNAROK, COWBOY BEPOP)
REPOST - Networking and Making Connections
How to Become a Writer's Assistant | What the Job Really Is & How to Get It
5 Hacks for a Must-Read Screenplay
REPOST - 10 Signs of a Great Screenplay
Screenplay Structure 101 | Every Major Turning Point, When It Happens & Why It Matters
5 Tips for Nailing Your TV Writers' Room Interview
How Portal A is Changing the Game for Screenwriters & Directors | Producer Jacob Motz Interview
REPOST - Staying Proactive And Being An Advocate For Yourself.
Listener Q&A: Screenwriting from Abroad, Writing Around a Day Job & Why AI Won't Teach You to Write
REPOST — Getting Repped — All the Ways to Get a Manager or Agent
How to Rewrite Your Screenplay
What to See This Summer | 2026 Movie Picks
How Their Stolen Short Film Led to a Hollywood Feature Deal | Interview: Ryan Polly & Matt Black
Listener Q&A: When a Movie Kills Your Script & Script Submission Rules Hollywood Expects You to Know
How to Pitch a Screenplay | Producer & Pitch Coach Emmeline Yang Hankins on What Actually Works
Go Forth and Write Your Spec
The Agent Series with Mark Hartogsohn: What is a Lit Agent and How to Get One? (REPOST)
Rewriting for Yourself vs. Rewriting as a Professional Writer
The Art of the Cheer Moment | How to Write Scenes That Excite Audiences
Good Writing Isn't Enough | The "Other" Skills Every Screenwriter Needs to Succeed
Don't Send That Script Yet: Rewrites, Feedback & Knowing When Your Screenplay is Ready
Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? Yes - Here's Why (Part 2)
Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? The Ugly Truth (Part 1 of 2)
We Read Our Old Script Coverage (and It's Brutal) | 2025 Oscar Nominee Reactions
What TV Execs Wish You Knew: Pitching, Development & Breaking In With Legendary's Anna Halligan
Screenwriting Q&A: Free Work, Producer Conflicts & February: Are You Excited?
Inside Studio Coverage: How Story Analysts Evaluate Scripts at Major Studios
Selling Out Isn't Wrong -- It's a Strategy
Free Work as Screenwriters: How to Decide, Set Boundaries, and Protect Yourself
Why You? - The Question Every Screenwriter Needs to Know How to Answer
How Post-Production Can Make You a Better Writer: Insights from an Editor
Interview with Scott Glassgold: Selling Your Short Story (REPOST)
How to Actually Hit Your 2026 Screenwriting Goals
Wins, Misses and Takeaways: Our 2025 Goal Wrap-Up
How to Plan Your Screenwriting Year for Success: A Month-by-Month Guide
The Writing Behind Tomb Raider: the Legend of Lara Croft Season 2
5 Tips on Telling a Compelling Story
Living Outside LA, Pitching Update, Mighty Nein - Plus: Are You Excited?
How to Get Unstuck in Your Writing: Screenwriting Tips that Actually Work
Writing THE MIGHTY NEIN: Interview with Showrunner Tasha Huo
Holiday Gifts -- What to get Reps and Producers (REPOST)
Staying Relevant: How to Have a Long Career as a Screenwriter
How to Write Great Villains | Halloween Special for Screenwriters
Ready or Not? How You Know Your Script is Ready
Networking Dos and Don’ts & Are You Excited: October 2025 Edition
Write Better Dialogue: Tasha Huo's Secret Hack
How do you write for animation? Interview with Francisco Angones (THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA, DUCK TALES)
Which Screenwriter Personality Are You?
Are You Excited?: September 2025 Edition + TWIW
Writing Action and Staying Relevant with Derek Kolstad (JOHN WICK, NOBODY)
How Agents Work for Screenwriters: David Boxerbaum (Partner, Verve)
How to Multitask as a Screenwriter: Balancing Multiple Projects
Are Pro Screenwriters Just Like Pro Athletes?
Writing RED SONJA: From Script to Screen with Tasha Huo
Is San Diego Comic-Con good for Screenwriters? + Are You Excited?: August Edition
Are You Excited?: July 2025 Edition
Social Media in your Screenwriting Career: Interview w/ Nic Curcio and Kristen Tepper
Where to Spend Time: IP or Spec?
MAILBAG: Ready to Send Your Script? Writer’s Groups, Pitching & More
Animated to Live Action Adaptation: LILO & STITCH and HTTYD (Part 2)
Animated to Live Action Adaptation: LILO & STITCH and HTTYD (Part 1)
When Life Happens, How to Keep Writing
RE-RELEASE: How to Stay in Screenwriting Shape
Are You Excited? JUNE 2025 EDITION
Top Tips for Aspiring Screenwriters
A Writer's Tools: The Oversized Sketchpad
8 Famous Improv Moments Writers Can Learn From
Know Your Story
A Screenwriter's Self-Talk Cycle
Writing for the Audience (and not sell out)
Framing Devices: What They Are and When They Work
How to Advocate for Yourself
How to Get Repped (REPOST)
Starting Your Story Through Location
A Physical Therapist on Writers' Pains with Melody Garcia
Should You Outline?
Why Now? - What It Means, How to Answer It
The Oscars 2025 Episode! W/ Dave Levinson
MAILBAG: Pilots, Day Jobs, Meetings, and More!
The Screenwriter’s Brand: Find Your Lane
One Room. Lots of Drama. Writing Contained Movies w/ Dave Levinson
Writing To "Cheer Moments"
Writing in a Crisis
Los Angeles Fire Wellness Check-In
2025 Goals (Part 2)
2025 Goals (Part 1)
Nolan Corn
The Holiday Edition: Blacklist Winners, Holiday Gifts, Staying Productive
Christmas Genre Mashups: Why They Work
Is a Work/Life Balance possible as a Screenwriter?
How to Turn Meetings into Opportunities
The Training Montage
Mailbag: Call to Action vs. Inciting Incident, Adapting IP, and more!