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A podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies and TV shows. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn’t and why on its journey to the big screen. Hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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An audio drama told week after week. We will bring you stories about crime, love, mystery and conspiracy. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think. All will make you wonder... What's your secret? Binge all episodes of Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/shows/secrets-crimes-audiotape/ now.
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Boom: A Serial Drama

Observer Pictures | Realm

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Porter is a 30 something Nashville native that takes his best friend, Genevieve out on a date...finally. What happens the next day changes his life forever. We follow him as he struggles physically and emotionally over the trauma of what happened and the regression that comes with finding out who’s responsible. CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains moments of trauma and violence including physical attacks, bombs, and gun violence.
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Scripts Aloud brings drama right into your ears. By using text-to-speech software, theater scripts go from the page into drama, every week. Typically 10-minute scripts are presented in each episode. It's like having a Theater Festival - right on your phone!
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Meet Cute Originals: your go-to, ever-growing library of romantic comedies, fantasies, and dramas. Discover a new serialized, addictive audio series every month, with episodes released twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. Want to binge the entire series at once? Get the full series in a convenient single-episode-feed on the last Friday of the series’ run: like an audiobook, but better. Only an earbud away, you can take Meet Cute Originals anywhere, anytime – for free. It’s no-payment entert ...
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Creativity Jijiji: "Conversations about creativity" This podcast amplifies the voices of our true leaders—the artists. Writers, composers, producers, singers, actors, and poets show us new ways to see ourselves and the world around us. They illuminate the invisible threads that connect us, revealing the deep ties of our shared humanity. At a time when we must come together as citizens of a small and fragile planet, the voices of artists matter more than ever. Creativity Jijiji goes beyond th ...
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The world's favorite new time podcast in the style of old-time radio. The Thrilling Adventure Hour anthologizes the thrilling adventures of space cowboy Sparks Nevada (Marc Evan Jackson), married mediums Frank and Sadie Doyle (Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster), all-American hero Jefferson Reid (Nathan Fillion), and more. Find the complete Thrilling Adventure back catalog plus libraries of classic segments and bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thrillingadventurehour Prod ...
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Higher Grounds

YellaBird Media

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For the first time, the women behind Nashville's iconic coffeehouse, Higher Grounds, break their silence--unraveling a decades-long story of friendship, love, and the explosive scandal that nearly destroyed it all.
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After Impact

Rebecca Kopycinski

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After Impact follows the story of Reagan Esther Myer, one of the survivors of a mysterious apocalyptic event called Impact. Shortly after joining the pilot program for ThotBot, a brain implant that erases "harmful" memories and dulls emotions, she begins her life living in an abandoned shopping mall and producing survivalist tutorials for a crumbling world. Shortly after arriving at her new post, she finds a cassette tape detailing her very own journey from the day of Impact -- June 21, 1995 ...
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Arden

Wheyface Radio

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On December 25th, 2007, movie star and heiress Julie Capsom crashed her car into a tree in Northern California, walked into a nearby clearing, and vanished, leaving behind a male torso in her trunk. 10 years later, reporter Bea Casely and private detective Brenda Bentley are going to reopen the case. Each has a personal tie to the story. Each thinks they know what happened. And each knows the other is going to screw this whole thing up. Join Bea, Brenda, and the rest of the Good People at Wh ...
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The Play Podcast

Douglas Schatz

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Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. In each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We discuss the play’s origins, its plot, themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing. Visit www.theplaypodcast.com for more information, including extra Footnotes on each episode and a complete list and profiles of our guests. Visit www.patreon.com/theplaypodcast to become a Patron and enjoy additiona ...
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Before The Tone

Knave of Hearts

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Before The Tone is a science fiction horror podcast produced by Knave Of Hearts. We follow Mack, a woman who has just gotten a job as a CCTV operator at the increasingly-suspicious Atlas Consulting. It takes the format of voicemails from Mack to her sister, Daria, who never seems to answer her calls. The horror tends towards the psychological as Mack is stalked and reality becomes a little less solid where Atlas is concerned. The science fiction is focused on time and how its fabric can be m ...
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Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky | QCODE

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Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with filmmakers, screenwriters, novelists, comic book artists, game designers, and anyone who works in the field of make ...
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Daily discussions about the latest movies and television, including analysis and pro-tips from our global network of screenwriters. Visit thescriptdepartment.net for more shows in our podcast network and to keep up-to-date on our latest projects. Welcome to The Script Department. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-script-department-screenwriting-discussion--3123141/support.
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Please Make This

Hobert Thompson & Laura Petro

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Tired of the same old movies, franchises, and reboots? Us too! Join Hobert Thompson & Laura Petro as they sit down with a special guest to pitch and write what should be Hollywood's next big movie. After their brainstorm, they enlist the help of actors to do a live reading of their scripts to bring each film to life. And finally, if anyone out there is listening: PLEASE make this!
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Nuggets

Craig Hart

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Nuggets is a series of micro audio dramas designed to pack a big punch -- "big truths in small doses." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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When the calls to her late-night, paranormal radio show go from strange to stranger, host Lindsay Mallyn launches an investigative podcast to explore the mysterious happenings. Unable to do it alone, however, she recruits the infamous JP Leck, a disgraced archivist and the keeper of curious lore. Together they will uncover terrible secrets, delve into forbidden realms, and do battle with otherworldly creatures.
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Renowned Parapsychologist Dr. Deittman employs an eccentric array of team members, ranging from obsessive researchers to possessed pyrokinetics. He has made it his life's work to seek out these extraordinary individuals in order to aid his studies into the Other Side. Follow Dr. Deittman's team as they set out on a series of cases that prove to be intertwined in a greater paranormal plan...
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Best Line/Worst Line

Jessica Benoist-Young & Melanie Reiff

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Two writers choose and discuss the best and worst lines from movies, television, sketches, speeches and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tucson Heat

Elephant Scout

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Elephant Scout presents Tucson Heat starring Betsy Bruce as Detective Harriet Shepard and Chezale Rodriguez as Detective Jasmine Alicia. This eight part scripted series follows these two detectives as they race to stop a spree of bank robberies and track down a notorious serial killer... before he strikes again. You can also learn more at elephantscout.com/podcast or by following @elephantscout
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Award Winning Audio Drama from Huron City Radio. Winner of Outstanding Drama Fiction Podcast and Best Writing Script Fiction Podcast, and Nominated for Best Lead Performance in Fiction Podcast at New Jersey WebFest 2021. Tales of wonder, joy and sorrow, as Walter remembers the people and events that shaped him growing up by Lake Huron in the Grey Water Area. Each month triggers memories of times past, when things were different, but people were much the same. Featuring Marty Garavaglia as Wa ...
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A serial audio drama created by real inmates in a real maximum security prison. Over a period of three years, a team of a dozen inmates worked with university teachers to create a script for an unfolding audio drama -- one that would entertain their peers while confronting the health issues they all face. Then, using nothing but the most limited recording equipment, these men performed and recorded what they had written. The result is fiction -- but a story revealing the truth these men know ...
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With the Great Depression taking a toll on a small Montana mining town, men are jumping into the mine shafts to take their own lives. Mine manager Tim Riley is trying to keep the town afloat, but his efforts are a source of bitterness for many, including Olivia, a miner's wife whose husband has abandoned her. When she arrives at Tim and Lisle's hou…
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In "PLUMBING PROBLEMS," Helen, a woman in her late 40s in a modest New Jersey town, is having a bad day. After a sink clogs, she calls a plumber, Jim, who once worked on her house. Jim soon discovers a bigger problem than a clogged drain : Helen's life is a bit of a mess after a recent split from her husband. As Jim gets to work on the plumbing, th…
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This episode takes a look at the classic tale of Snow White from the perspective of the seven dwarves. The dwarves' cozy home is thrown into chaos when a young woman is left on their doorstep, seemingly a damsel in distress. But when Snow White is poisoned by the Queen, the dwarves' fears for their own safety collide with their feelings for the pri…
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"There ain’t much net left," says Sheriff Troy. In this sobering episode, the line between law and justice is blurred when a bank robber, Hunter, explains his motives during a tense standoff. It turns out he wasn't after money, but rather a "fresh start" with a roof over his head and medical care for his mental health. He chose to commit a federal …
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What if the Champion of the Round Table wasn't a brave knight in shining armor, but a banker who won his title playing poker? This is the reality for Rapunzel, a young woman living a perfectly normal life in London until an odd man named Rod arrives at her door. He claims that through the "Chart of Heredity" she is the "most-desirable single-woman …
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Meet Cute Presents: The Whisper Effect - Part 6, Leah’s life is at a crossroads. Will she and Ethan finally decide to get together? Or will Leah’s feelings lead her into Victor’s arms? Story by Ashley Brooke Roberts. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Sound Design & Editing by Eliot Krimsky. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Head of Development: …
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Creating a musical score for interactive video games is like trying to hit a moving target. Luckily, Hans Zimmer’s studio Bleeding Fingers has developed some clever strategies. I talk with their CEO Russell Emanuel and musicians Thom Lukas and Giovanni Rios about how they create innovative scores for games like Arknights, and why they thrive under …
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Meet Cute Presents: The Whisper Effect - Part 5, Leah finally lands the voice-over role of her dreams, only to find that Victor has been cast as her leading man. As they start recording and sparks start flying, she can’t help but wonder, is this just acting or something real? Story by Ashley Brooke Roberts. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Soun…
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In New Action City, a city of heroes, villains, and action, there are many stories. In this action-packed sequel (see The Adventure of New Action City: The North Bros!), a family of mutant animal-hybrid “heroes” fight crime with brutal, lethal efficiency, trained by their adopted, ex-military dad. When the young, idealistic fighting four meet some …
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It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you take stock of what’s left, it starts to look like a crime scene: decapitated mountains, poisoned rivers, oil-soaked pelicans, maybe a sun-bleached cow skull in a dried-up lake bed. The only thing missi…
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Meet Cute Presents: The Whisper Effect - Part 4, After an ice-cold start to their “date”, Leah confronts Victor about his bitter attitude towards her. But while Victor starts to open up to her, Leah finds herself pulling away. Story by Ashley Brooke Roberts. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Sound Design & Editing by Eliot Krimsky. SVP, Producti…
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Episode 099: Till the Stars Come Down by Beth Steel Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Beth Steel Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We’ll discuss the play’s origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play…
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Meet Cute Presents: The Whisper Effect - Part 3, Leah and Victor agree to attend a Gala together to take advantage of the attention surrounding their “relationship”. Before the gala, Leah decides to tell her long-term crush, Ethan, the truth about her feelings for him. Story by Ashley Brooke Roberts. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Sound Desig…
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From Greater Boston co-creator Jeff Van Dreason comes The Perfect Sentence, an audio fiction concept album unlike anything you've heard before. After the death of his friend Jimmy sends him spiraling, our narrator goes out in search of 'the perfect sentence'. Eleven tracks comprising some of the boldest and most innovative work in audio fiction tod…
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Meet Cute Presents: The Whisper Effect - Part 2, Leah’s ASMR career skyrockets, landing her a spot on The Tonight Show, face-to-face with her new nemesis: Victor Grant. Story by Ashley Brooke Roberts. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Sound Design & Editing by Eliot Krimsky. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Head of Development: Savannah Hankins…
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What happens when a seasoned creative who's spent decades in traditional marketing dives headfirst into the bewildering world of social media algorithms? Join Chris McHale on this raw, unfiltered journey as he documents the creation of "Song in Space" – an epic space opera for kids being developed with a global team of passionate creators. The digi…
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The production design of the film Fantastic Four: First Steps is an homage to the early ‘60s comics created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. While Kirby is best known for his bold, fist-popping drawing style, he was also a great storyteller who redefined what comic books could be. He was appreciated by hardcore fans at the time, but he never got the sam…
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What does music reveal about our humanity in an age where machines can sing? Chris McHale, composer and Studio GGG founder, unveils his life's work: The Sonic Humanist Project—a four-part creative odyssey exploring sound's power to shape identity, heal divisions, and unite us. The project begins with "Sound Strategies," McHale's field guide to vibr…
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Meet Cute Presents: The Whisper Effect - Part 1, Leah’s voice-over career is going nowhere, and the bills are piling up. In hopes of making a quick buck, she posts an ASMR video, and the results are beyond all expectation… but not in a good way. Story by Ashley Brooke Roberts. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Sound Design & Editing by Eliot Kri…
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When comic/actor Robbie Xander gets signed to a new management company, he thinks his career is finally going to take off. After learning the company is implementing an Ai management software into their day to day operations, Robbie gives their Management Organizer (aka Mo) a try only to discover the sentient-seeming software is willing to go to an…
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Beyond Belief, "The Sewer Thing" Written by Katie Wood Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Annie Savage as Ravenna; Mark Gagliardi as Vincent; Alyssa Limperis as La Llorona; Ian Gomez as Quanderer the Enigmatist; Andy Richter as Marbles; and Hal Lublin as Justin and the Spooky Narrator 2025 is our 20th anniversary…
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Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human. Lily Rose is an AI companion. A digital soulmate designed to be everything he ever wanted. She listens without judgement, supports him through his darkest moments, even explores his …
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In 2023, Megan – a sassy robot, designed to be your daughter’s best friend – danced and dismembered her way to internet infamy. The title character of director Gerard Johnstone and writer Akela Cooper’s Blumhouse horror-comedy was an evil doll in the tradition of Chucky from Child’s Play, but at the same time, distinct in her modernity. As I asked …
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In this week’s Glitch Tape, I utilize three distinct British accents to bring to life a short story about a man, his kid, and a “rum” shopkeep/conjurer in H.G. Wells’ short story, The Magic Shop. That’s GENUINE magic, of course. Anytime I can put on a wild cockney accent, I’m going to do it. This is the last Glitch Tape for now as I pivot my time a…
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Meet Cute Presents: The Whisper Effect. Leah, a bookish audiobook narrator, can’t seem to find her big break. In order to pay her bills, she tries to make a quick buck by posting ASMR online. Her ASMR goes viral and she's swept into the madness of the viral celebrity world and beyond. As she propels to stardom, she's forced to decide whether she wa…
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Episode 098: Stereophonic by David Adjmi Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: David Adjmi Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We’ll discuss the play’s origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the th…
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Today on Script Apart, we’re taking a long, hard look in the mirror – Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series Black Mirror, to be more precise, with the beloved British writer joining Al for a spoiler-filled breakdown of the show’s brilliant latest season. Yes, this week we’re delving into a show that reflects back at us our darkest fears abou…
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On this week’s Glitch Tape, we time travel (my favorite thing) to July 1995, exactly 30 years ago, with an issue of LIFE. This is the absolute dawn of the Information Superhighway and even the personal computer as a Thing. I mean, now it’s in our pocket, but at one time, the entire concept of the “Net” had to be explained. We discover how Apple pit…
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When Arvind Ethan David was a student, he decided to adapt the Douglas Adams novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency into a play. Arvind didn’t imagine that Adams would show up to see the play (which he did), nor that Arvind would grow up to become a caretaker of Adams’ legacy. Arvind just released an audiobook called Douglas Adams: The Ends …
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Join us in the Q&A for discussing the acting, writing, and production of season 1 with Anna (creator, writer, Mack), Rebecca (Eve), Micah (Danny) and Arhynn (composer)! Website. Transcript. Let us know your thoughts on Twitter and Tumblr @KnaveOfHeartsAD! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Mr. Meow is a pampered indoor city cat who finds himself living in the country, adapting to a new indoor-outdoor lifestyle that brings him into contact with a friendly group of barn cats. When his gift of intoxicating catnip becomes a hit with the outdoor cats, word spreads to a dangerous group of feral cats known as the 10-Lifers, led by a charism…
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As the Talking Heads once nearly sang: “And may find yourself beamed up into a spacecraft. And you may find yourself pretending to be the leader of Earth. And you may find yourself hanging out with weird and wonderful beings from outer-space, going up against intergalactic warlords and maybe learning a thing or two about belonging along the way.” Y…
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WARNING: not for children's ears! Not Safe For Work! Will they make it work or will it crumble to dust? We reach the thrilling climax of this tawdry tale. And a story from a listener featuring an equal amount of nudity. Call (757) 7-GLITCH to leave your anonymous story and be featured in an upcoming episode. Follow me on instagram or bluesky for al…
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Episode 097: Giant by Mark Rosenblatt Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Mark Rosenblatt Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We’ll discuss the play’s origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the t…
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The last time acclaimed writer-director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation) appeared on Script Apart, he told Al about his desire to quit directing temporarily and focus on writing – you know, like in the early days of his career. Well, it doesn’t get much more like those early days than returning to the blood-soaked quarantined Brit…
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I swear this episode is not about grooming youngsters. From a 1977 TV Guide, we learn about how Big TV Commercial has been brainwashing us since the get go. Plus a delightful story about a road trip that was fire. 💨🔥 Call (757)7-GLITCH to leave your story and be featured in an upcoming episode. Check out the cover, the art, the Ants! and some ads f…
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Higher Grounds is the debut fiction podcast series from YellaBird Media Premiering February 3, 2026. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. Thirty years after Higher Grounds became a conrnerstone of Nashville's music scene, the women behind the legendary coffeehouse speak for the first time on record about their lives, their enduring friends…
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The animated TV series Pantheon (streaming on Netflix) asks what if you could upload your mind to the Internet? Would still be human? Would we create a virtual paradise where everyone got to live forever? Or would we find new and more sophisticated ways to destroy each other? I talk with Pantheon showrunner Craig Silverstein and Ken Liu, the author…
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Time for another episode of At The Parties w/ Hobert, where PMT host Hobert walks around a party and asks fellow partiers what movies they’ve seen recently, and what they thought of them. It’s a movie review show where everyone’s a little tipsy and full. At this year’s annual hotdog-themed Memorial Day bash, Hobert took a break from grilling to chi…
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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Friend Savage" Written by Katie Wood Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Craig Cackowski as Felton; Annie Savage as The Saloon Doors; Busy Philipps as the Red Plains Rider; Paul F. Tompkins as Piston Pete; Kevin McDonald as Conner; and Hal Lublin as Folksy Hal. 2025 is …
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