John and Craig answer twenty listener questions on craft, career, and the future of the industry. Questions include: How do... more

Why is screenwriting so difficult, even for the smartest people? John and Craig look at the relationship between intelligence and... more

John and Craig welcome back Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Fleishman is in Trouble) for a deep dive on 2011’s sports... more

John and Craig are on opposite sides of the world this week, so they’re revisiting an episode from 2016 to... more

John welcomes back Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) to look at three... more

John and Craig revisit their legendary conversation with screenwriter-turned-psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo to discuss writer’s block, procrastination, partnerships and more. It’s... more

John and Craig open the mailbag to answer a swath of listener questions that make Craig’s blood boil. They offer... more

John and Craig welcome back Ryan Reynolds for an in-depth look at his creative process bringing the character of Deadpool... more

John welcomes journalist/screenwriter Max Read to look at the emerging sub-genre “halogencore” – stories of corporate malfeasance that... more

In this compendium episode, John and Craig look at two of the most fundamental building blocks of compelling... more