Jett Road Studios Presents

Episode 12 of Jett Road Studios Presents in the pilot for My Life In-Between, a collection of short stories written and performed by Lori Plager. Lori is an entertainment executive and single mother, who has been living with Stage 4 cancer. She has only told a handful of neighbors on her tight knit block, mainly because of how awkward and sad those interactions can be. She has tried dating, but that has its own set of challenges. Does she tell them on the first date? When writing her profile, should she put "long-term relationship" in quotes?Lori reads three of her stories for the pilot, Oh My God, I'm Dying, Unsaid, and My Non-Sex Life. She has written many more. Her writing is blunt, nuanced, and often funny. Her performance is polished, but at times raw, as she shares her inner thoughts with the listener, thoughts she had been keeping to herself until now.If you would like to contact Lori about My Life In-Between, you can email her at [email protected] Jett Road Studios Presents is hosted by Will Becton & Amber Becton.------------------Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube------------------

Episode 11 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Audio Time Capsule, hosted by Will Becton. The first episode features an interview with Muddy Waters, recorded by Jeff Parrish in Westmont, Illinois. The year was 1976, and Muddy Waters had recently moved to the suburb of Chicago. Jeff Parrish was a local musician in the Chicago music scene. He was working for a local paper in Westmont when he got the opportunity to sit down with the blues legend. In the interview Muddy Waters tells Jeff about influential figures like Son House, Little Walter, and Robert Johnson. They also discuss his transition from acoustic and electric guitar, after the move from Mississippi to Chicago in the 1940s. The two men also speak candidly about race, bands like The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers, and whether white musicians were capable of carrying on the blues tradition when the old guard was no longer around.After writing that newspaper article almost 50 years ago, Jeff kept the recording "in a shoe box" for many years, and has only played the audio from the interview for a handful of people. When visiting LA one summer, Jeff played the recording for Will Becton at Jett Road Studios. Will and Jeff agreed any interview with Muddy Waters is significant, and should be shared, but it needed some context. Recently, Will and Jeff sat down to talk about the circumstances surrounding the interview, in order to tell the full story of that fateful morning in Westmont.------------------Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube------------------People & Places MentionedWillie DixonHowlin' WolfLittle WalterWillie MabonBaby Face LeroyJimmy RogersMemphis SlimElga EdmondsHound Dog TaylorElmore JamesSkip JamesMississippi Fred McDowellRobert JohnsonSon HouseJohnny BrownMississippi SheiksLonnie JohnsonChess RecordsThe Rolling StonesAllman BrothersThe Trieste LoungeEddy ClearwaterBlind BlakeBlind Willie McTell

***WINNER - 2025 Signal Award - Best Indie Podcast (individual episode)***Episode 10 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Dwelling with Lauren Weedman. Lauren is an actress who has recurring roles on shows like Hacks, Abbott Elementary, and Sirens. She is also an accomplished performer who is a host of The Moth, and has written two books. By almost any measure, Lauren Weedman has "made it," but that is not what this podcast is about. It is about her run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in Santa Monica, CA. Lauren has lived there for over 20 years, and has wanted to get out "since the day she moved in" with her ex-husband, who has since run off with the babysitter. As a single mother, Lauren tries to make her apartment feel like home, and yearns for connection with her neighbors. In the pilot episode, Lauren talks to friend and fellow Moth host Brian Finkelstein, as she embarks on her quest to get to know the people in her building. She also sits down for a revealing conversation with her upstairs neighbor Ella Mové, who is about to embark on a journey of her own.------------------Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTubeLauren WeedmanWebsiteInstagram

Episode 9 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Lady Killers, a scripted comedy series created and written by Kristine Kimmel. The show follows the misadventures of M.J. (Kristine Kimmel) and Annie (Julie Brister), cohosts of the true crime podcast Lady Killers. After a challenging (and humbling) period of working in the TV business, M.J. is now back at home in the Midwest, making a podcast out of her mother's (Pam Murphy) laundry room. The recording session is interrupted when M.J.'s husband Bill (Joel Spence) loses part of his thumb, and has to go to the hospital, where he makes a shocking discovery. Kimberly Clark rounds out the excellent cast as Kara, M.J. and Annie's manager. Directed by Jessie Gaskell. Lady Killers theme song by Brynna Campbell.LADY KILLERS: CastKristine Kimmel - M.J.Julie Brister - AnniePam Murphy - M.J.'s MomJoel Spence - BillKimberly Clark - KaraLADY KILLERS: CrewKristine Kimmel - Creator / WriterJulie Brister - ProducerJessie Gaskell - DirectorAmber Becton - Executive ProducerWill Becton - Producer / EngineerBrynna Campbell - Composer------------------Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube

Episode 8 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for miXed GENeration, hosted by Eddie Gorton. The podcast explores what it is like growing up mixed in America. Eddie Gorton is an elementary school principal and stand-up comedian, who is a part of The Loving Generation, a baby boom of mixed-race children born between 1967 and 1980. His father was black, and his mother was white, but he grew up in an all-white household, with little guidance of how to navigate the world as a black male in the Bay Area.For the pilot, Eddie sits down with Ashley Rouse, who is the Executive Director of the Edible Schoolyard Project at the Alice Waters Institute for Edible Education in Berkeley, CA. Ashley was also born to a black father, and white mother. Ashley also grew up in an all-white household, and had many unanswered questions while growing up in Atlanta, GA. In the fascinating conversation that follows, Eddie and Ashley compare notes on growing up mixed in America, "before looking American was cool."------------------Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTubeEddie GortonInstagram

Episode 7 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for THREE-DAY CHAMPION, "a storytelling podcast wrapped inside a game show," hosted by Christine Walters. Episode 1, "The Trucknuts of Behavior," features comedians Jon Gabrus, Andre Hyland, and Sarah Tiana as contestants, and comedy legend + gameshow aficionado Andy Richter as guest judge.THREE-DAY CHAMPION is sprung from the best part of every tv game show – the contestant interviews. Each episode we ask a rotating cast of comedian friends, “if you were a returning three-day champion on a game show, which three stories from your life would you choose to tell?” Our hilarious guests compete in game show-style rounds of play to tell their three best personal stories. Host, Christine Walters and our celebrity guest judge crown the best storyteller as Three-Day Champion Champion!Christine Walters is a writer, producer, and development executive for shows like Jon Glaser Loves Gear, Tacoma FD, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Will and Christine first met when both performed on house teams at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in the early 2000s. Jett Road Studios Presents is a podcast hosted by Will & Amber Becton, and every episode is a pilot for a different show.------------------Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTubeTHREE-DAY CHAMPIONInstagramHello Critter (Goat Yoga)Instagram

Episode 6 of Jett Road Studio Presents delves into the True Crime genre with the pilot for the future hit series "Bad Elizabeth." The show features one notorious Elizabeth from History or Pop Culture per episode. Whether they are murderers, scammers, or just shitty people, your hosts Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor will guide you through these sordid stories breezily, as if you overheard them at a cocktail party.Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor are old friends, but stress that they are definitely NOT old. They met while working on "TV Nation" with Michael Moore, and were office mates on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (the first go-around). Evans and Egan-Taylor have a shared-love of gallows humor, and are judgmental in a fair way.Our first Bad Elizabeth is the notorious TV writer Elisabeth Finch, who rose to prominence while working on the hit show Grey's Anatomy. The fact that Finch spells her first name with an "S" is bad enough, but the never-ending buffet of misdeeds she unleashed on those close to her is really something to behold. By the end of the episode Gideon and Kathy must decide if Elisabeth with an "s" Finch deserves the title of "Bad Elizabeth."----------------Part one of Vanity Fair article about Elisabeth FinchPart two of Elisabeth Finch article in Vanity FairAnatomy of Lies: Documentary about Elisabeth Finch------------------Recorded at Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube

Episode 5 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for History Around You, hosted by Krysta Gonzales. The show focuses on family stories that shed light on historical events, and tell a side of the story often glossed over in history book. Krysta is originally from Texas, and for the pilot she interviews her mother and grandmother about the San Elizario Salt War, which took place in the El Paso area in the late 1800s. Krysta is a direct decent of Sisto Salcido, a key figure in the conflict. A recent conversation with her mother inspired Krysta to find out more about this important event in her family's history, and the resulting interview (recorded in neighboring Socorro, TX) preserves this valuable knowledge.Krysta is an actor and writer who has voiced characters in films like Elemental and Inside Out 2. She and Amber Becton (co-host of Jett Road Studios Presents as well as a costume designer) met recently on a commercial shoot, where they bonded over their shared love of family history. In future episodes Krysta would interview other people with historically significant family stories to preserve.------------------Recorded at Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube

Episode 4 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Cowbell, a podcast about sketch comedy hosted by veteran comedy writers Andrés du Bouchet (The Tonight Show, CONAN), and Tim Saccardo (Community, American Dad!). It is produced and engineered by Will Becton (Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend, Life In Comedy).In the pilot episode of Cowbell, Andrés and Tim are joined by actor and writer Paul Rust (Love, Inglourious Basterds, Saturday Night) to talk about his favorite comedy sketches of all time. Classic Sketches like The Fairsley Difference (Mr. Show), Taco Mailman (The State) and Toonces the Driving Cat (SNL) are discussed in detail, and hilarity ensues.Andrés, Tim, and Paul are then joined by guest writers Andy Secunda (Late Night with Conan O'Brien) and Amanda Sitko (Brockmire) for a segment called Writers Room. They break down what makes a sketch work, and then pitch ideas to the room to demonstrate these concepts in action. It is a writers room without a show, where the show is the writers room.------------------Recorded at Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube------------------THE RABBIT HOLE!IT’S RABBIT HOLE TIME! Here is a list of links to every single TV comedy sketch we talked about in the episode. We kept them in the order they were mentioned, no matter how briefly. In cases where we couldn’t find the sketch on YouTube, we included a link to some other source of video, and in cases where we couldn’t find video at all, we included a link to something else related to the sketch! Also, correction: it’s yellow snow, not line.&nbsp;NUT SPOONPREPARATION H RAYMONDSTAR WARS TRIUMPHTHE INCREDIBLE MANDA WAR OF DA WOILDSTHE MOUSE PROBLEMPRE-TAPED CALL-IN SHOWWARRIOR WHO IS OBSESSED WITH WAHLBURGERSACTUAL ITEMSTOMORRY THE OSTRICHKISS ASS TURKEYTACO MAILMANED GRIMLYHANS &amp; FRANZTOONCES<a href="https://youtu.be/2AzAFqrxfeY?si=3z49MdC7766nZSFP"...

On Episode 3 of Jett Road Studios Presents, hosts Will &amp; Amber Becton introduce a pilot for the podcast Pilot Lounge, hosted by Daily Show co-creator and original showrunner Madeleine Smithberg. In this podcast Madeleine reunites with past collaborators to revisit failed pilots they made together, in a fun and cathartic way. In the first episode Madeleine talks to Marc Evan Jackson (The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Lauren Weedman (Hacks, Abbott Elementary), to talk about pilots they made for None Of Your Business, Little America, and The 5th Hour.Madeleine Smithberg has produced countless pilots. After creating The Daily Show with Lizz Winstead (and hiring people like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, and Ed Helms), Madeleine spent years of her life creating and selling TV shows -- for example, a topical comedy show based on the internet for Al Gore's CURRENT TV, and a late night series for BET called DON'T SLEEP! -- but oftentimes her projects were never seen by the general public. These pilots would be watched by a few development executives, and then die a slow death as networks changed hands, or other circumstances beyond Madeleine's control conspired to keep these comedic gems hidden from the world. In Pilot Lounge, Madeleine seeks to reclaim the original comedic joy of making these shows with people she loves and admires.None Of Your BusinessMarc Evan JacksonShandi FinnesseyZach WoodsMadeleine Smithberg (Executive Producer)Sarah North (Executive Producer)Janine Ditullio (Head Writer)Eric Drysdale (Writer)Eric Ledgin (Writer)Little AmericaMarc Evan JacksonMadeleine Smithberg (Executive Producer)Sarah North (Executive Producer)Butcher Bird StudiosThe 5th HourLauren WeedmanMolly ErdmanRon LynchPhil MorrisMadeleine Smithberg (Executive Producer)Sarah North (Executive Producer)Butcher Bird Studios------------------Recorded at Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube------------------Madeleine Smithberg@madInthekitch (Instagram)MadInTheKitchen (Website)MadInTheKitchen (YouTube)

On the second episode of Jett Road Studios Presents, hosts Will &amp; Amber Becton introduce a pilot for the podcast Genius Revisited, hosted by Rob Kutner and Marlene Sharp. The podcast examines significant historical figures from the world of entertainment, politics, and culture through the modern lens of neurodiversity. In the pilot episode Rob and Marlene welcome standup comedian Jeremiah Watkins, and autistic entertainment professional Chelsea Darnell, to discuss the legacy of the legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick is widely regarded as one of the most important directors in the history of cinema, but his behavior and tactics paint a picture of a complicated man. Was Kubrick's genius related to a condition like autism or ADHD? Or was he neurotypical? That is what is explored in this pilot episode of Genius Revisited.Rob Kutner is a TV comedy writer and author, who has worked on shows like The Daily Show, and CONAN. Rob also co-produces the standup showcase Let It Out, A Show For Neurodivergent Audiences at The Laugh Factory.Marlene Sharp works with groups like Autism In Entertainment, and Spectrum Laboratory to help autistic adults succeed in the world of entertainment.------------------Recorded at Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube

On the first episode of Jett Road Studios Presents, hosts Will &amp; Amber Becton introduce a pilot for the podcast Read Through, which presents table reads of as-of-yet unproduced scripts. This episode features a script for the animated pilot Gawayne The Arrogant (of Orlando).Larry Sullivan - WriterTim Saccardo - Show-runnerAndrés du Bouchet - Gawayne the ArrogantKatherine Blanford - CrystalSeth Morris - LelandDan Cronin - Colt PeppermillLevi MacDougall - JeremyJulie Brister - BarbWill Becton - Producer/Engineer------------------Recorded at Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTube

Jett Road Studios Presents is a new podcast where every episode is a pilot for a different show, hosted by Will and Amber Becton. In this teaser we hear a clip from Read Through, the first pilot to be released under the Jett Road Studios Presents banner. Read Through is a podcast that presents table reads of yet-to-be-produced scripts. The pilot episode features the animated script Gawayne the Arrogant (of Orlando), written by Larry Sullivan. The show runner is Tim Saccardo. The cast is Andrés du Bouchet, Seth Morris, Katherine Blanford, Dan Cronin, Julie Brister, and Levi MacDougall.------------------Recorded at Jett Road StudiosWebsiteInstagramYouTubeUrRHqUp9Twq4gS3CyjvF