Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written... more
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Many of the biggest AI models have been trained on film and TV dialogue, and writers are furious. John and... more
John and Craig welcome Brian Jordan Alvarez & Stephanie Koenig (English Teacher) and Jac Schaeffer (Agatha All Along, WandaVision) to... more
John welcomes playwright, novelist and screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes to discuss having his first two movies — Challengers and Queer —... more
John and Craig take a deep dive with the Devil, exploring the unholy trinity of satanic films: Rosemary’s... more
John and Craig analyze the iconic 1995 comedy Clueless, and why they’re majorly, totally, butt crazy in love with it.... more
John and Craig explore character agency in everything from scenes to entire series. They look at what agency looks like... more
John and Craig look at how writers (and other humans) handle the anxiety of uncertainty, from election nights to green... more
John and Craig make their triumphant return to the Austin Film Festival for a wild night full of Emmy winning... more
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