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Series
On Story
US
An inside look at the creative process behind some of our most popular and beloved movies and television shows. All episodes feature recorded conversations between acclaimed and award-winning screenwriters, TV creators, and filmmakers from the Austin Film Festival's annual conference and year round events.
Seasons & Episodes
E1
Northeast Front
2011-04-16
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E2
Tadpoles
2011-04-23
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E3
Sleep Study/My Biggest Weakness
2011-04-30
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E4
Red Wednesday
2011-05-07
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E5
Western
2011-05-14
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E6
Bringing Mad Men and The Wire to Life
2011-05-21
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E7
War on the Big Screen
2011-05-28
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E8
Script to Screen
2011-06-11
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E9
Untitled Moon Project
2011-06-18
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E10
The Suspense and the Release
2011-06-25
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E11
Martha
2011-07-02
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E12
Weight of the World & Eulogy Maker
2011-07-16
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E1
Creating New Characters
2012-05-26
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E2
The Comedy That Resonates
2012-06-02
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E3
Action!
2012-06-09
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E4
Exporting Comedy
2012-06-16
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E5
Based on a True Story
2012-06-23
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E6
Creators
2012-06-30
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E7
Heart of Film
2012-07-14
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E8
Silence of the Lambs
2012-07-21
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E9
Buck Henry
2012-07-28
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E10
Creating Complex Characters
2012-08-11
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E11
The Humor & Heart of Animation
2012-08-18
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E12
Raising Stakes, Reversals, and Payoffs
2012-08-25
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E1
A Conversation with Chris Carter
2013-04-20
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E2
Explosive Action Building Action Through Character
2013-04-27
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E3
Re-Imagining the Classics
2013-05-04
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E4
Elements of Horror
2013-05-11
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E5
Constructing Comic Book Movies
2013-05-18
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E6
A Conversation with Damon Lindelof
2013-05-25
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E7
James Franco: A Look Inside 127 Hours
2013-06-01
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E8
The Evolution of Funny: TV Comedy with Larry Wilmore
2013-06-07
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E9
Heroes and Anti-Heroes: Loving the Villain
2013-06-14
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E10
Romantic Comedies
2013-06-21
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E11
A Conversation with Brian Hegleland
2013-06-28
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E12
Writing the Fantastical: A Conversation with David McGee
2013-07-05
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E1
Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan
2014-04-18
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E2
Frank Darabont: A Filmmaker's Journey
2014-04-25
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E3
Alien: Deconstructing a Sci-Fi Classic
2014-05-03
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E4
House of Cards: A Conversation with Beau Willimon
2014-05-09
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E5
Time Travel and the Filmmaker's Trek
2014-05-16
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E6
Thelma & Louise: A Conversation with Callie Khouri
2014-05-23
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E7
Unforgiven: Deconstructing an Anti-Western
2014-05-30
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E8
Men in Black: A Conversation with Ed Solomon
2014-06-06
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E9
Rectify: Ray McKinnon on Characters & Culture
2014-06-13
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E10
Philadelphia: A Look Back
2014-06-20
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E11
Deconstructing Dog Day Afternoon
2014-06-27
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E12
Neo Noir: The Modern Day Film Noir
2014-07-05
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E13
Greaser's Palace with Jonathan Demme & Paul Thomas Anderson
2014-07-12
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E14
Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson: A Conversation
2014-07-19
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E1
Mad Men: A Conversation with Matthew Weiner.
2015-04-18
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E2
Fargo & True Detective: Television Anthologies
2015-04-25
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E3
A Conversation with John Ridley
2015-05-02
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E4
Deconstructing "The Fly"
2015-05-09
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E5
Selling Non-Fiction to an Audience: A Conversation with Terry George
2015-05-16
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E6
The Left and Write: Politically Driven Narratives
2015-05-23
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E7
Indie Filmmaking in Hollywood: A Conversation with Jay Duplass
2015-05-30
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E8
Groundhog Day: Deconstructing the Comedy Classic
2015-06-06
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E9
Planet of the Apes: Reimagining a Sci-Fi Franchise
2015-06-13
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E10
Dead Poets Society: Deconstructing the Acclaimed Classic
2015-06-20
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E11
Tommy Lee Jones: Bringing the Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada to Life
2015-06-27
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E12
Scott Frank: A Screenwriter's Design
2015-07-04
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E13
Justified: Inside the Writers' Room
2015-07-11
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E14
Better Call Saul: A Conversation with Peter Gould
2015-07-18
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E1
John Singleton's Classic Influences
2016-04-16
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E2
Norman Lear - A Retrospective
2016-04-23
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E3
Zombie and Groot - Bringing Comics to Life
2016-04-30
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E4
Rodrigo Garcia on Writing Relationships
2016-05-07
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E5
The Path of an Action Writer: A Conversation with Robert Kamen
2016-05-14
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E6
Daredevil: Behind the Screen
2016-05-21
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E7
Carl Reiner: A Conversation with a TV Legend
2016-05-28
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E8
Awkward Black Girl: A Conversation with Issa Rae
2016-06-04
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E9
Chris Cooper: A Conversation on Acting
2016-06-11
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E10
Se7en: Script to Screen w/Andrew Kevin Walker
2016-06-18
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E11
Gary Ross on Drive and Inspiration
2016-06-25
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E12
America Ferrera on the Storyteller's Responsibility
2016-07-02
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E13
Charles Burnett: Film as a Means for Social Change
2016-07-09
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E14
Saving Mr. Banks: Script to Screen
2016-07-16
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E15
A Conversation with Jason Reitman
2016-07-23
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E1
Loving: Jeff Nichols Brings History to the Screen
2017-04-15
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E2
The Jungle Book: Justin Marks on Updating a Classic
2017-04-22
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E3
Arrested Development to Veep: A Conversation with Tony Hale
2017-04-29
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E4
"I'll Be There for You" A Conversation on Friends(hips) with Marta Kauffman
2017-05-06
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E5
John Patrick Shanley: Writing for the Stage and Screen
2017-05-13
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E6
Comedy is Queen: A Conversation with Paula Pell
2017-05-20
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E7
Freaks & Muppets: A Conversation with Jason Segel
2017-05-27
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E8
Creed: A New Legend
2017-06-03
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E9
Deconstructing Billy Wilder
2017-06-10
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E10
Complicated Relationships: A Conversation with Nancy Meyers
2017-06-17
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E11
A Conversation with Jim Sheridan
2017-06-24
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E12
Script to Screen: Motorcycle Diaries
2017-07-01
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E13
Script to Screen: The Revenant
2017-07-08
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E14
Writing Dumb: A Conversation with Bobby Farrelly
2017-07-15
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E15
Psychological Thrillers
2017-07-22
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E16
Deconstructing Jane Austen
2017-07-29
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E17
Trail Stories: The Making of Lonesome Dove
2017-08-05
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E18
From the Golden Age to the Platinum Age: A Conversation with Ed Begley Jr.
2017-08-12
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E19
Treat Yo Self: A Conversation with Alan Yang
2017-08-19
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E20
Frank Marshall on Producing from the Creative Side
2017-08-26
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E1
A Conversation with Greta Gerwig
2018-04-14
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E2
A Conversation with Keenen Ivory Wayans
2018-04-21
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E3
A Conversation with Kenneth Lonergan
2018-04-28
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E4
Script to Screen: Arrival
2018-05-05
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E5
A Conversation with Dan Gilroy
2018-05-12
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E6
A Conversation with Gale Anne Hurd
2018-05-19
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E7
Script to Screen: Pete's Dragon
2018-05-26
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E8
A Conversation with Misha Green
2018-06-02
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E9
A Conversation with Mark Frost
2018-06-09
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E10
The People v. O.J. Simpson: A Conversation with Scott Alexander
2018-06-16
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E11
A Conversation with Robert Townsend
2018-06-23
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E12
Revisiting Westerns: A Conversation with Scott Frank & Walter Hill
2018-06-30
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E13
Bloodline: A Conversation with Todd A. Kessler
2018-07-07
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E14
Power: A Conversation with Courtney Kemp
2018-07-14
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E15
American Gods: A Conversation with Michael Green
2018-07-21
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E16
Great Adaptations
2018-07-28
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E17
A Conversation with Noah Hawley
2018-08-04
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E18
The Shape of Water: A Conversation with Vanessa Taylor
2018-08-11
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E19
Script to Screen: Snowpiercer: A Conversation with Kelly Masterson
2018-08-18
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E20
LBJ: A Conversation with Woody Harrelson & Rob Reiner
2018-08-25
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E1
A Conversation with Larry Wilmore
2019-04-13
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E2
A Conversation with Linda Woolverton
2019-04-20
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E3
Avengers: A Conversation with Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
2019-04-27
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E4
Script to Screen: A Quiet Place
2019-05-04
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E5
Portals to the Past
2019-05-11
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E6
A Conversation with Peter Hedges
2019-05-18
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E7
A Conversation with Tony Gilroy
2019-05-25
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E8
A Conversation with Ali LeRoi
2019-06-01
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E9
The Disaster Artist: A Conversation with Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
2019-06-08
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E10
A Conversation with Roger Corman
2019-06-15
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E11
Wild Wild Country: A Conversation with Maclain & Chapman Way
2019-06-22
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E12
Deconstructing Nora Ephron
2019-06-29
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E13
A Conversation with Graham Yost
2019-07-06
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E14
A Conversation with Pamela Ribon
2019-07-13
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E15
A Conversation with Kevin McDonald
2019-07-20
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E16
A Conversation with Sasheer Zamata
2019-07-27
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E17
A Conversation with Dana Gould
2019-08-03
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E1
On Writing Chernobyl
2020-04-11
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E2
A Conversation with Lulu Wang
2020-04-18
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E3
On Writing Game of Thrones
2020-04-25
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E4
On Writing To All the Boys I've Loved Before
2020-05-02
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E5
A Conversation with Catherine Reitman
2020-05-09
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E6
A Conversation with Felicia D Henderson
2020-05-16
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E7
Telling True Crime Stories
2020-05-23
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E8
A Conversation with Megan Amram
2020-05-30
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E9
A Conversation with Virgil Williams
2020-06-06
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E10
On Writing Veep
2020-06-13
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E11
A Conversation with Lawrence Kasdan
2020-06-20
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E12
On Writing GLOW
2020-06-27
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E13
A Conversation with Ron Bass
2020-07-04
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E1
A Conversation with Gina Prince-Bythewood
2021-04-03
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E2
A Conversation with Akiva Goldsman
2021-04-10
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E3
A Conversation With Brenda Chapman
2021-04-17
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E4
A Conversation With Kevin Willmott
2021-04-24
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E5
A Conversation With Damon Lindelof
2021-05-01
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E6
A Conversation With Liz Hannah
2021-05-08
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E7
A Conversation with Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
2021-05-15
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E8
A Conversation With Gillian Flynn
2021-05-22
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E9
A Conversation With Mara Brock Akil
2021-05-29
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E10
A Conversation With John Logan
2021-06-05
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E11
On Writing Horror
2021-06-12
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E12
On Writing Barry
2021-06-19
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E13
A Conversation With Kemp Powers
2021-06-26
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E14
A Conversation With Ed Solomon
2021-07-03
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E1
A Conversation With Michael Schur
2022-05-28
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E2
A Conversation With Dave Callaham
2022-06-04
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E3
Fact V Fiction: A Conversation with Crowther and Baylin
2022-06-11
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E4
A Conversation With David Koepp
2022-06-18
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E5
On Writing Mare of Easttown: A Conversation with Brad Ingelsby
2022-07-02
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E6
On Writing/Directing Hustle & Flow: A Conversation with Craig Brewer
2022-07-09
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E7
On Writing John Wick: A Conversation with Derek Kolstad
2022-07-16
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E8
On Producing: A Conversation with Stephanie Allain
2022-07-23
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E9
On Adapting Stories: A Conversation with Eric Roth
2022-07-30
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E10
On Writing Pig: A Conversation with Michael Sarnoski
2022-08-06
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E11
On Writing The Humans: A Conversation with Stephen Karam
2022-08-13
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E12
On Directing Miss Juneteenth: A Conversation with Channing Godfrey Peoples
2022-08-20
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E13
On Showrunning: A Conversation with Glen Mazzara
2022-08-27
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E14
On Creating Mayans M.C.: A Conversation with Elgin James
2022-09-03
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E15
On Writing Sci-Fi: A Conversation with Lisa Joy
2022-09-10
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E1
Stephen Merchant: A Conversation
2023-04-22
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E2
On Writing Ghosts with Joe Wiseman
2023-04-29
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E3
A Conversation with Nikyatu Jusu
2023-05-06
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E4
On Writing Action with Chris Fedak
2023-05-13
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E5
A Conversation with James Grey
2023-05-20
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E6
On Writing Dark Winds with Graham Roland
2023-05-27
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E7
A Conversation with Dede Gardner
2023-06-03
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E8
Re-living Palm Springs with Andy Siara
2023-06-10
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E9
On Writing: Never Have I Ever with Lang Fisher
2023-06-17
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E10
A Conversation with Edward Neumeier
2023-06-24
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E11
From Fact to Fiction: Turning a True Story into a Series
2023-07-01
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E12
A Conversation With Rob Thomas
2023-07-08
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E13
Sci-Fi Storytelling with Marc Bernardin & Beau DeMayo
2023-07-15
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E14
A Conversation With Sarah Polley
2023-07-22
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E15
A Conversation with Darren Aronofsky
2023-07-29
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E1
The Bear: A Conversation with Joanna Calo
2024-04-22
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E2
Inside the Making of Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2024-04-29
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E3
On Making American Fiction
2024-05-06
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E4
On Past Lives: A Conversation with Celine Song
2024-05-18
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E5
Script to Screen: Dolemite is My Name
2024-05-25
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E6
On Writing Severance: A Conversation with Dan Erickson
2024-06-01
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E7
A Conversation with Lauren Shuler Donner
2024-06-08
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E8
Script to Screen: Warrior
2024-06-15
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E9
The Bikeriders with Jeff Nichols
2024-06-22
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E10
A Conversation with Karyn Kusama
2024-06-29
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E11
Film to TV Adaptations: A Conversation with Noah Hawley
2024-07-06
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E12
A Conversation with Max Borenstein
2024-07-13
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E13
A Conversation with Katrin Benedikt
2024-07-20
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E14
Writing a Period Piece
2024-07-27
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E15
A Conversation with Lee Eisenberg
2024-08-03
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E1
On the Last of US: A Conversation With Craig Mazin
2025-04-26
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E2
A Conversation With Kathleen Kennedy
2025-05-03
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E3
On the Making of Sing Sing
2025-05-10
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E4
Script to Screen: American Psycho
2025-05-17
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E5
On Vida: A Conversation With Tanya Saracho
2025-05-24
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E6
Script to Screen: Twisters
2025-05-31
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E7
On the Making of They Cloned Tyrone
2025-06-07
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E8
Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica
2025-06-14
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E9
A Conversation With Meg LeFauve
2025-06-21
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E10
On Shogun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo
2025-06-28
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E11
Script to Screen: Bojack Horseman
2025-07-05
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E12
On Challengers: A Conversation With Justin Kuritzkes
2025-07-12
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E13
On YA Drama: A Conversation With Julie Plec
2025-07-19
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E14
The Last Showgirl With Gia Coppola
2025-07-26
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E15
A Conversation With Rian Johnson
2025-08-02
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