Best Liz Manashil Podcasts (2024)

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Kyra Knox - Telling Your Truth to Make Your Filmmaking Dreams Happen! 1:07:23

4h ago1:07:23

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This week we welcome Producer and director Kyra Knox on the show to talk about directing her first feature film, Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia, making the leap into filmmaking and the amazing journey her filmmaking has taken her on. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihp…

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Tom Huang - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:27:16

1h ago1:27:16

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 253 from March 2020 with writer director Tom Huang who talks about making his feature film Find Me and his filmmaking philosophy, which I thought was a good match for Clinton because we got into a little bit of his philosophy of filmmaking as well. After that we play ano…

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107: We're Getting "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" All Wrong, with Chloé Valdary 1:02:14

2h ago1:02:14

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Chloé Valdary is an American writer and entrepreneur whose company “Theory of Enchamtment” teaches social and emotional learning in schools and diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies. Theory of Enchantment Enchanted Dojo TED: How Love Can Help Repair Social Inequality, with Chloé Valdary If You Liked This Conversation, You'll …

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Clinton Cornwell - Shooting First Feature 12 Months for Over 18 Months! 1:11:21

5h ago1:11:21

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This week we welcome writer and director Clinton Cornwell on the show to talk about making his first feature 12 Months, how he approached making the film and why he decided to shoot a movie over the period of over a year versus shooting it all at once. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Make sure to check out Clinton's podcast tha…

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Derek Presley and Jason Starne - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:11:50

1d ago1:11:50

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 298 from December 2020 with director Derek Presely and producer Jason Starne who talk about making their 2nd feature Red Stone and how it’s lead directly into their next feature. Alrik thought this was a good match for Ty and Rodes because Derek and Jason are another dir…

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106: Making Media for the Middle Ground in an Era of Extremes, with Gen Kimura 54:59

14d ago54:59

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Gen Kimura is a YouTube creator and documentary filmmaker tackling controversial political topics via on-the-ground reporting with average citizens and inquisitive interviews with relevant experts. Gen's YouTube Channel Bridging the Bias newsletter Squatters Invaded America. Here's How. - YouTube If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like…

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Rodes Phire and Ty Gordon - The Producer Director Collaboration and Making Your Movies! 1:07:09

10d ago1:07:09

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This week we welcome Producer actor Rodes Phire and Director actor Ty Gordon on the show to talk about collaborating on their feature Never Forgotten. After that Liz is going to talk about her process in setting up the crowdfunding for her next feature BFF, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review …

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Melanie Addington - BONUS Throwback Interview! 45:30

15d ago45:30

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 368 from April 2022 with Tall Grass Film festival director and producer Melanie Addington who talks about working at film festivals and producing her own work at the same time. We felt Melanie was a good match for Rachel because they are both film festival directors who …

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105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy 1:05:47

10d ago1:05:47

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Carrie Poppy and Ross Blocher are the hosts of Oh No, Ross and Carrie!, an investigative podcast with over half a million downloads monthly. Whether it's joining secretive religious cults, searching for the paranormal, or experimenting with alternative medicine, they bring a skeptical yet open-minded approach to uncovering the truth. Oh No, Ross an…

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Rachel Belofsky - Producing Movies and Running Screamfest! 1:06:00

11d ago1:06:00

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This week we welcome Producer Screamfest Festival director Rachel Belofsky onto the show about starting Screamfest, how she runs the festival and managing the festival and producing her own films in between. Screamfest is open for submissions now so get your films in by July 10th! After that we play another round of THE GAME but first, Alrik, how a…

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Jesse Handsher - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:28:04

15d ago1:28:04

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 201 from March 2019 with director Jesse Handsher who talks about making his feature documentary, Being Napoleon, which we felt was a good match for Brenton because these are both stories about making feature documentaries and they both work in corporate video to pay the …

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104: The War for Critical Minerals and Our Electrified Future, with Ernest Scheyder 53:25

18d ago53:25

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Ernest Scheyder is a senior correspondent for Reuters and the author of The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives. The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives Ernest Scheyder at Reuters If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next: 101: Uncovering…

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Brenton Gieser - Switching Careers to Become a Filmmaker! 1:07:02

18d ago1:07:02

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This week we welcome first time feature director Brenton Gieser on the show to talk about directing his feature The 50 after switching careers to filmmaking just a few years ago. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcas…

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Katie J. Stone - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:02:13

1M ago1:02:13

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 186 from December 2018 with writer actor Katie J. Stone and I thought this was a nice pairing for Deborah because they both are actors who have other roles in the industry, Katie is a writer and producer, currently working on the new show Splinter Cell which is currently…

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103: Making Movies is Hard (But Worth It), with Liz Manashil 54:50

25d ago54:50

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Liz Manashil is a feature film writer and director, a distribution consultant for independent films, and the co-host of Making Movies is Hard, a podcast about the trials and tribulations of independent filmmaking. Bread and Butter (2014) Speed of Life (2019) Making Movies is HARD!!! Podcast lizmanashil.com If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Pro…

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Deborah Smith - Acting and Producing Movies in Hollywood! 1:07:48

25d ago1:07:48

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This week we welcome Actor and Producer Deborah Lee Smith on the show to talk about freelance producing, acting and how she balances her many jobs to get a sustainable career in filmmaking. She also talks about working as a producer on Butterfly in the Sky, the documentary about Reading Rainbow. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy! …

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Jonathan Kiefer - BONUS Throwback Interview! 55:13

29d ago55:13

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 289 from October 2020 with writer and director Jonathan Kiefer who talks about writing and collaborating on his first feature film, Around the Sun which Alrik felt was a good match for our episode with Charles because they are both filmmakers who wrote a feature that was…

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102: The Art and Technique of Directing Actors, with Judith Weston 1:12:38

1M ago1:12:38

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Judith Weston is a sought-after coach and teacher to first-class filmmakers and actors around the world, and has been supporting them with workshops, consultations and books for nearly 40 years. Her first book, Directing Actors, was originally published in 1996 and a 25th Anniversary Edition came out in 2021. Her second book, The Film Director’s In…

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Charles Pieper - Writing An Over The Top Horror Comedy Feature for Shudder! 1:04:46

1M ago1:04:46

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This week we welcome Writer Charles Pieper on the show to talk about writing his first feature film Destroy All Neighbors, which premiered on Shudder! After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The way to fix th…

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Paulina Lagudi - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:14:48

1M ago1:14:48

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 174 from September 2018 with writer and director Paulina Lagudi who talks about making her first feature Mail Order Monster after having co produced a feature before hand. I thought Paulina was a good match for Zoe because they both talk about making their first feature …

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101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada 55:19

1M ago55:19

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Carlos Lozada is an opinion columnist at The New York Times and co-host of the “Matter of Opinion” podcast. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, and is the author of What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era. His new book, The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians, is out now. The Washington Book: …

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Zoe Eisenberg - Premiering at Slamdance with First Feature Chaperone! 1:05:59

1M ago1:05:59

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This week we welcome writer and director Zoe Eisenberg on the show to talk about making her solo directorial debut Chaperone and how she pulled the movie together. After that we play another round of You're The Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The …

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Greg Barker - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:19:48

2M ago1:19:48

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 263 from May 2020 with Greg Barker about moving from career in documentaries to making his first narrative feature for Netflix. I thought this was a good pairing for Stefon because both their first narrative features were produced by Netflix, under very different circums…

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100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga 1:00:22

2M ago1:00:22

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Andrew Boryga is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. His debut novel Victim, from Doubleday Books, is out now. Victim andrewboryga.com If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next: 44: The Unresolvable Tension of Overlapping Identities, with Tomiwa Owol…

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Stefon Bristol - Leveling Up By Directing A List Actors for Feature #2! 59:08

2M ago59:08

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This week we welcome director Stefon Bristol on the show to talk about his 2nd feature Breathe which he made with Thunder Road, being mentored by Spike Lee and how he got his first feature produced by Netflix. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads …

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Rebecca Cutter - BONUS Throwback Interview! 48:43

2M ago48:43

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 359 from Februrary 2022 with writer and show runner Rebecca Cutter who talks about working her way up in the writers room and creating her own show, Hightown! I thought Rebecca was a good match for Debby because they both worked their way up in writers rooms before runni…

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99: How to Reset and Retrain Our Brains, with Tali Sharot 54:10

2M ago54:10

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Dr. Tali Sharot is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT and University College London, and the founder and director of the Affective Brain Lab, a cognitive neuroscience research laboratory dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the human brain. She’s the author of The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain, The Influenti…

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Debby Wolfe - Creating and Writing Lopez vs. Lopez! 51:19

2M ago51:19

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This week we welcome writer and showrunner Debby Wolfe on the show to talk about being the creator/showrunner of Lopez vs. Lopez and how she landed that show after working her way up in writers rooms. After that we play another round of Ask The Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show …

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Kevin O'Brien - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:21:11

2M ago1:21:11

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 222 from August 2019 with writer director Kevin O’Brien who talks about making his first feature film At The End of the Day and making the movie in his home town. I thought this was a nice pairing for Nathan because they both raised the budgets for their films on their o…

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98: The Corrosive Costs of Vulture Capitalism, with Grace Blakeley 53:16

2M ago53:16

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Grace Blakeley is an economist, journalist, and political commentator. She is the author of Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialization, The Corona Crash: How the Pandemic will Change Capitalism, and her newest: Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom. Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor …

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Nathan Blackwell - Making a Prop Heavy Feature in Your Own Town! 1:01:10

2M ago1:01:10

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This week we welcome Writer Director Nathan Blackwell to talk about writing and directing his latest feature The Last Movie Ever Made which he made on a shoestring budget in a small Arizona Town. After that we play another round of Ask the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which…

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Ian James Duncan - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:41:36

2M ago1:41:36

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 152 from way back in April of 2018 with Ian James Duncan who talked about making a web series fan film based on Half Life which received over a million views online. We thought this was a good match for the Ren team because they both talk about web series and how they ca…

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97: Climate Change Comes for Small-Town America, with Jonathan Vigliotti 1:00:31

3M ago1:00:31

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Jonathan Vigliotti is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award–winning CBS News national correspondent and the author of Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America. Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These E…

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Ren: The Girl with The Mark - Getting Millions of Views on Your Web Series! 1:06:11

3M ago1:06:11

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This week we welcome Ren: The Girl with The Mark Co Creators/Directors/Writers, Kate Madison and Christopher Dane and current showrunner DP and Writer Neil Oseman on the show to talk about how they made two seasons of a Fantasy web series on roughly a $40k budget. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all list…

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Ben Hickernell - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:06:13

3M ago1:06:13

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 336 from September 2021 with director Ben Hickernell who talks about raising the funds for his features, especially his fifth feature What We Found which is a Who Done It but set in high school. We thought this was a good match for Travis because they both made who done …

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Travis Burgess - Making a Micro Budget Who Done It! 1:09:17

3M ago1:09:17

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This week we welcome Writer Director Travis Burgess on the show to talk about writing and directing his first feature film Hayseed and how he made a who done it on a budget. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our num…

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Howard Franklin - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:35:54

3M ago1:35:54

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 160 with Howard Franklin about his long career in hollywood as a writer and director. I thought he was a good match for Adam because Adam also wrote many features before directing his first feature, just like Adam. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy! A b…

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A Very Special Crossover Episode with the Converging Dialogues Podcast 1:11:29

3M ago1:11:29

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This is a Very Special Crossover Episode with Xavier Bonilla, host of Converging Dialogues - a podcast focused on honest conversations about philosophy, psychology, politics, and important social issues. Listen to Converging Dialogues Where We Go Next will return as a weekly show on April 2nd! ---------- Email: michael@wherewegonext.com Instagram: …

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Adam Cooper - Writing Studio Features to Directing Feature #1 Starring Russell Crowe! 53:21

3M ago53:21

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This week we welcome writer/director Adam Cooper on the show to talk about his career as a screenwriter and making his first feature film as a director, Sleeping Dogs starring Russel Crowe. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! Sleeping Dogs releases Only in Theaters on Friday, March 22 so make sure to get your tickets now! …

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Luis Prieto - BONUS Throwback Interview! 45:34

3M ago45:34

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 354 from January 2022 with director Luis Prieto who talk about how he got into directing features, directing comedies in Italy before making his first english speaking film with Shattered. I thought they Luis was a good match for Gabriel because they both made movies in …

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Gabriel Abrantes - Crafting Your 2nd Feature After Massive Success with the 1st! 57:47

3M ago57:47

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This week we welcome writer/director Gabriel Abrantes on the show to talk about making his horror feature Amelia’s Children, what it was like to play Cannes with his first feature, Diamantino and his process in writing the film. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.y…

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Leah McKendrick - BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:10:30

3M ago1:10:30

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 271 from June 2020 with writer, director, producer and actor Leah McKendrick I thought this was a nice match for Laura Adkin episode since they both do it all, did more acting then writing/directing and forged their way to produce and direct their own movies. After that …

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96: America's Broken Primaries are Tearing Us Apart, with Nick Troiano 39:45

3M ago39:45

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Nick Troiano is the founding executive director of Unite America, a philanthropic venture fund that invests in nonpartisan election reform to foster a more representative and functional government. Since 2019, Unite America has invested over $50 million to help win three major statewide ballot initiatives and over a dozen state legislative and muni…

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Laura Adkin: Doing It All on First Feature Re: Uniting! 55:53

4M ago55:53

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This week we welcome actor, writer, producer and director Laura Adkin on the show to talk about writing and directing her first feature Re: Uniting that premiered at the Austin Film Festival, big shout out to Eric Tom’s for going out there and grabbing this interview. After that we play another round of You're the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all …

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Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch: BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:12:22

4M ago1:12:22

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 322 from August 2021 with director Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch who talk about their filmmaking careers, going from indie features to directing the 2019 remake of Pet Cemetary and directing episodes of the The Scream TV show. I thought they were a good match for the N…

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Ian and Eshom Nelms: Inking a Deal for Your Seventh Feature with Top Talent! 1:09:18

4M ago1:09:18

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This week we welcome writers and directors Ian and Eshom Nelms back on the show to talk about their latest feature Red Right Hand starring Orlando Bloom, Andie McDowell and Garret Dillahunt. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch A…

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Kate Forsatz and Meredith Veach: BONUS Throwback Interview! 1:01:47

4M ago1:01:47

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 323 from June 2021 with star and co-director Kate Forsatz and editor Meredith Veach who talk about making their feature Threebound, a romantic comedy that they shot in NYC in eleven days! I thought this was a nice match for Leila and Jesse’s episode since they made their…

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95: The Government Is Seizing Innocent People’s Property, with Billy Binion 52:09

4M ago52:09

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Billy Binion is an associate editor at Reason magazine, where he writes about criminal justice and government accountability. He has been published in Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, HuffPost, The Saturday Evening Post, and the Washington Examiner, among other publications, and his work has been cited by The New York Times, The Atlantic, Nat…

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Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall: Yes, And-ing Your First Comedy Feature! 1:09:50

4M ago1:09:50

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This week we welcome writers and actors Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall on the show to talk about making the absurd romantic comedy Love Dump which is also their first features as writers and stars. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Here's the ticket link to get your seat for the festival now! https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/…

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BONUS: Throwback Interview with Justin Warren! 1:23:15

4M ago1:23:15

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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 211 from May 2019 with director Justin Warren who talks about making his first feature film and willing the movie into existence. I thought this was a nice pairing for Theo because they both pulled their films together however they could and got them distributed on their…

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