Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and t
John welcomes back Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) t
John and Craig revisit their legendary conversation with screenwriter-turned-psychotherapist Dennis
John and Craig open the mailbag to answer a swath of listener questions that make Craig’s blood boil
John and Craig welcome back Ryan Reynolds for an in-depth look at his creative process bringing the
John welcomes journalist/screenwriter Max Read to look at the emerging sub-genre “halogencore” – s
In this compendium episode, John and Craig look at two of the most fundamental building blocks of
John and Craig stand waist-deep in rotten tomatoes and ask, what can we learn from bad movies? Resis
John welcomes writer-director Betsy Thomas (Superior Donuts, Superstore) to finally discuss writing
John and Craig welcome back Megana Rao to look at rituals and what they can tell us about our charac
John and Craig finally become writing partners and edit the opening to one chapter of the upcoming S
John welcomes back Mike Schur (The Good Place, Parks and Recreation) to ask, how do you fix an overw
John and Craig welcome Aline Brosh McKenna to look at what writers mean by a “voice,” and how it dev
John welcomes Simon Rich (Man Seeking Woman, Miracle Workers) to look at how he crafts a comedic pre
John welcomes back Aline Brosh McKenna to help figure out how to say goodbye… in your story. Using e
In this compendium episode, John and Craig fast-forward to the third act to talk about endings. How
John and Craig decode the current state of software in the film and television industry. With dozens
John welcomes Meredith Scardino (Girls5eva) and Jen Statsky (Hacks) to discuss the highs and lows of
