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The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D Calhoun: Screenwriting Podcast — 158 episodes
Ep 311 - Why Fan Service Is Killing Movies
Ep 310 - I Was Hospitalized for Suicide (No One Talks About This)
EP 309 – Vertical Series Are Changing Indie Filmmaking
Ep 308 - How YouTubers Are Replacing Movie Stars
Ep 307 - Is Story Dead? What Five Nights at Freddy’s Says About Hollywood
Ep 306 - Why Rewriting Too Early Kills Your Script
Ep 305 - Should You Take Writing Jobs You Don’t Care About?
Ep 304 - What Algorithms Mean for Screenwriters in 2026
Ep 303 - Why Empathy is the Real Screenwriting Superpower
Ep 302 - Are Streamers Making Writers Dumb Down Their Scripts?
Ep 301 - Netflix vs. Warner Bros: What This Means for Screenwriters
Ep 300 - How to Fix a Boring Act 2
Ep 299 - How to Survive Indie Filmmaking Without Burning Out
Ep 298 - Are You Letting Bad Advice Shape Your Script?
Ep 297 - Do You Really Need To State Your Theme?
Ep 296 - When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Break Screenwriting Rules
EP 295 - Anu Valia on Voice, Casting, and Indie Momentum
Ep 294 - Breaking In to the Industry Without Breaking Down
Ep 293 - Why Most Screenwriters Fail to Stand Out with Paul Chitlik
Ep 292 - What to Do When Your Screenwriting Career Stalls
Ep 291 - Do You Really Need to Live in LA to Be a Screenwriter?
EP 290: Netflix's Black Rabbit with Director Ben Semanoff
Ep 289 - The Future of A.I. 'Actors' in the Film Industry
Ep 288 - Subtext, & Protecting Writers from Scammy “Producers”
Ep 287 - Weapons Was Wild, But 28 Years Later Split the Room
Ep 286 - The Conjuring, Red Sonja & Logline Tips
EP 285 - Horror Binge, The Film Industry, and Bad Writing Advice
Ep. 284 – Making a Good Script Great with Linda Seger
Ep 283 – Dave Trottier’s Screenwriting Secrets from The Screenwriter’s Bible
EP 282 - From Script to Streaming: How Twisted Vines Became an InkTip Success
Ep 281 - Inside Event Horizon: Writing One of the Scariest Sci-Fi Horror Films Ever
Ep 280 - Why We Needed The Naked Gun
Ep 279 – Fantastic Four: Why This Version Finally Gets It Right
Ep 278 - Paul Etheredge on Writing 'The Other' and Reinventing Indie Horror
Ep. 277 – "Superman" Film Analysis: Subversion, Subtext, & Stakes
Ep 276 - From 48 Hour Films to Apple TV: William McGregor on Directing The Buccaneers
Ep 275 - Why Hollywood Said “No” to Euphoria – And How Ron Leshem Proved Them Wrong
Ep 274 – Behind Pandorum & Infinity Chamber with Travis Malloy
EP 273 - From Roommates to Slamdance: The Wild Journey Behind Race Walkers
Ep 272 - From Nicholl Semifinalist to Feature Film: Evan Ari Kelman on 'Barron’s Cove'
Ep 271 - The Street Party That Shook a Nation – Jose Maria Cabral on 42nd Street
Ep 270 – Band on the Run: How 3 Friends Made a Feature in 8 Days
Ep 269 - Joe Carnahan on Shadow Force, Boss Level, and Making Movies That Matter
EP 268 - Inside the making of Yellowjackets with Director Ben Semanoff
Ep 267 - Breaking the Blacklist: Frank Monteleone’s Script Summit Success Story
Ep 266 - Creating On Call: From Short Form Concept to Amazon Prime Hit
Ep 265 - Script Leads & How to Break Into the Industry Without an Agent
Ep 264 - Inside 'Locked' with Director David Yarovesky
Ep 263 - Building Worlds & Beating the Odds – Neil Chase on 'Spin the Wheel'
Ep 262 - Script Summit Winner Kim Hornsby on Breaking Into Hollywood
Ep 261 - Lyndal Simpson on Winning Script Summit & Landing an Option
Ep 260 - How a Short Film Went Viral with Fritz Frauendorf
EP 259 - Companion – AI Horror, Love, and the Fight for Autonomy
EP 258 - Subverting the Werewolf Genre with The Wolfman
EP 257 - Nosferatu: A Gothic Masterpiece or Missed Opportunity?
Ep 256 - Telling Stories That Matter: Mark Freiburger on 'Between Borders'
Ep 255 - Lead and Copper: Exposing the Flint Water Crisis
Ep 254 - Pursuing Your Vision: Writing, Producing, and Raising Funds with William Mikita
Ep 253 - From “Just Friends” to Emmy Nods: Adam Tex Davis on Screenwriting Success and Versatility
Ep 252 - Elevated Horror with David Smallwood on 'Sad Blue Dan' Script Summit Winner (2024)
Ep 251 - Exploring The Heroine’s Labyrinth with Douglas A. Burton
Ep 250 - Breaking Boundaries: Lina Suh on HBO Max, Sony, and Creating Impactful Films
Ep 249 - Musical Madness or Misfire? Analyzing Joker: Folie à Deux
Ep 248 - Making an Impact with Short Films: Alexandra Essoe and Alexis Iacono on The Carnal Soul
Ep 247 - Simon Barrett on Azrael and Crafting Nonverbal Storytelling
Ep 246 - Crafting Authentic Characters in Horror-Comedy with Cynthia Mersten
Ep 245 - Contests, Feedback, and Writing Hacks Every Screenwriter Needs to Hear.
Ep 244 - Midnight Taxi: Indie Filmmaking in the Pandemic with Bertie & Samantha Speirs
Ep 243 - The Life of a Homicide Detective with Mike Hammond
Ep 242 - From Community Backing to Theatrical Release: TJ Noel-Sullivan's 'Midas'
Ep 241 - From Concept to Tubi: Discussing "Rumors" with Nicole Vernarec & Matthew Darcy Vieira
Ep 240 - Inside the Shudder Original: Nightwatch Demons Are Forever with Ole Bornedal
Ep 239 - Marketing Strategies for Screenwriters with Chris Brennan
Ep 238 - Marc Guggenheim on Arrow and Crafting Iconic TV Pilots
Ep 237 - Rod Blackhurst on Directing "Blood for Dust"
Ep 236 - Legacy Documentaries with Eriksen Dickens
Ep 235 - Nicholl's Finalist Victoria Male on Crafting Her Script, 'Showstopper'
Ep 234 - Behind the Brand: How Influencers Use Authenticity on Social Media with Megha Bajaj
Ep 233 - Marc Guggenheim: From TV and Comics to His New Novel 'In Any Lifetime'
Ep 232 - Viki King on "How to Write A Movie in 21 Days"
Ep 231 - The Shift with Brock Heasley
Ep 230 - The Crow Reimagined: Indie Filmmaking Brilliance with Justin Mane
Ep 229 - The Truth About Catfishing
Ep 228 - History of Evil with Bo Mirhosseni (Shudder Original)
Ep 227 - Cryptologist & Embedded Special Forces Technician - J.L. Hancock
Ep 226 - Essential Legal Advice for Screenwriters with Joshua Lastine (Entertainment Lawyer)
Ep 225 - Screenwriting Insights & AMA with Geoffrey D. Calhoun | Guest Host Mary Scheyder
Ep 224 - Unlocking Your Comedy Genius: Tips from Standup to Screenwriting
Ep 223 - Slamdance Winner - 'Chaperone' with writer/director Zoe Eisenberg
Ep 222 - Elevating Your Screenplay: Key Strategies from 'Rewrite' by Paul Chitlik
Ep 221 - Exploring the Power of AI and Touch in Filmmaking with Eric Rudnick
Ep 220 - Crafting Suspense in Screenwriting: Lessons from Ghosts of the Void
Ep 219 - Haris Orkin's Writing Strategies: From Screenwriting & Video Games to Novels
Ep 218 - Creating a Viral Animated YouTube Show
Ep 217 - Blending Comedy & Tragedy: Filmmaking Brilliance in "Me, Myself, & the Void"
Ep 216 - The Birth of "Dragonfly": An Oscar-Qualifying Journey with Julia Morizawa
Ep 215 - Breaking Boundaries in Indie Filmmaking: "As We Know It" with Director Josh Monkarsh
Ep 214 - Terissa Kelton: A Producer's Journey into the Heart of Filmmaking
Ep 213 - Cracking the Hollywood Code with Carole Kirschner
Ep 212 - 101 Reasons Why with Peyton McDavitt
Ep 211 - Egghead and Twinkie with Sarah Kambe Holland
Ep 210 - How to Know When You Are Ready for a Screenwriting Career with Tracee Beebe
Ep 209 - The Inhabitant - Revealing the Horrors Within - Film Analysis
Ep 208 - Mastering the Art of Filmmaking with Warren Skeels |The Man in the White Van
Ep 207 - Crafting Chills: Screenwriting The Winchester with Tom Vaughan
Ep 206 - Unveiling Horror: Owen Egerton on Writing and Directing Blood Fest
Ep 205 - Writing Brilliance: Vera C. on Winning Best TV Pilot for 'Aftermath' Script Summit 2023
Ep 204 - Foil with Zach Green & Devin O'Rourke
Ep 203 - Award-Winning Brilliance: Kelly Lamphear-Dash on 'A Stop Along the Road' Script Summit 2023
Ep 202 - Crafting Brilliance: Duane Graves on 'East Jesus' - Best Feature Screenplay Script Summit 2023
Ep 201 - Deciphering Cinematic Excellence: The Artifice Girl Film Analysis
Ep 200 - The Antihero's Journey with Christoper Vogler
Ep 199 - 365 Short Stories with Timothy Michael Cooper
Ep 198 - Writing Unblocked with Laura Cayouette
Ep 197 - Do The Right Thing: Diversity in Screenwriting with Karla R. Fuller
Ep 196 - Olympic Coach Sue Humphrey
Ep 195 - Pitch Your Script with the Pitch! Screenwriting Podcast
Ep 194 - How Michael Wiese Changed Screenwriting: Onward And Upward
Ep 193 - Game Day with Edgar Michael Bravo and Dean Simone
Ep 192 - Love Gets A Room with Writer/Director Rodrigo Cortes
Ep 191 - A.I. Screenwriting Software with StoryPrism.IO Creators Jon and Matt Firman
Ep 190 - DSS Agent Ron Holloway
Ep 189 - NYPD Detective Vic Ferrari
Ep 188 - FBI Profiling & Behavior Analysis with Jack Schafer
Ep 187 - WGA Strike with Michael Jamin
Ep 186 - CIA Officer Larry Jones on Counter Intelligence & Polygraph
Ep 185 - Creating a Webtoon with Krimanga
Ep 184 - A Small Light (Disney +, Hulu, & National Geographic) Showrunner & Cast Interview
Ep 183 - Directing Perry Mason (HBO Max) with Marialy Rivas
Ep 182 - The Writers Room Survival Guide with Niceole Levy
Ep 181 - FBI Undercover Special Agent Michael McGowan
Ep 180 - SXSW Week - Only The Good Survive with writer/director Dutch Southern
Ep 179 - SXSW Week - Americana with writer/director Tony Tost
Ep 178 - SXSW Week - The Artifice Girl with writer/director Franklin Rich
Ep 177 - SXSW Week - Metal Man with Show Creator Tomas Pais
Ep 176 - SXSW Week - If You Were The Last with Director Kristian Mercado
Ep 175 - Christopher O'Bryant - In The Spotlight - guest host Katie Presto
Ep 174 - Decentralized Filmmaking (Film.io) with Ian Lewinter
Ep 173 - Biomedical Engineer Dr. Amanda Randles
Ep 172 - Conquering Hollywood with Gary W. Goldstein
Ep 171 - Infinity Pool - Film Analysis
Ep 170 - Smile vs. It Follows - Film Analysis
Ep 169 - Blank - Film Analysis with Chris Cookson from InkTip
Ep 168 - Creating content & Films for YouTube with Art School Dropouts
Ep 167 - Neuroscientist Leah Elson
Ep 166 - Birds of Empire with Jason Lew
Ep 165 - The Three Wells of Screenwriting with Matthew Kalil
Ep 164 - (Con Artistry) Social Engineer Hacking with Jenny Radcliffe
Ep 163 - Directing Leimert Park with Mel Jones (Producer of Dear "White People")
Ep 162 - The Menu - Film Analysis with Kristy Leigh Lussier
Ep 161 - CIA Clandestine Operations with Marc Polymeropoulos
Ep 160 - Hacking & Cyber Security with Karim Hijazi
Ep 159 - Writing Mr. Malcolm's List feat. Suzanne Allain
Ep 158 - What Are You Laughing At? Feat: Brad Schreiber
Ep 157 - The Rings of Power ep 7 & 8 with Kristy Leigh Lussier
Ep 156 - Go Ahead And Ask with Paul E. Zeidman
Ep 155 - The Rings of Power ep 5 & 6 with Kristy Leigh Lussier
Ep 154 - Hellraiser (Hulu) Film Analysis with Katie Cross