How the Arts were Won

A “quietly intense” chat about TV storytelling + a bts glimpse into being staffed on a series, with writer Sean Collins-Smith (Chicago PD). BONUS CONTENT, YOU’RE WELCOME: a brief exploration of Peggy from Mad Men.

Battling disinformation is difficult—unless you have an illustrated guide with neat pictures. Author Samuel C. Spitale talks about his unprecedented book “How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality.”

Warning: this is another episode drawing lines between sports and the arts. But it’s fascinating. Promise. Winner of Script Pipeline’s First Look Project with his time-loop thriller “Court 17,” Elad Ziv talks about getting repped, making the Black List, and finding his path to screenwriting.

Did you know writing 3,000 words a day is harder than it seems? November is National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo), which is a rad if you have the time and the motivation and a story idea. This episode features a bonus opening musical number for FREE, so you’re welcome.

The Coffee Table Book has evolved. We have proof. Author of ‘Men to Avoid in Art and Life’ and ‘Friends to Keep in Art and Life,’ writer and generally humorous Twitterer Nicole Tersigni reveals the origins of her already-popular and soon-to-be-iconic-one-day-if-we-had-to-bet book series.

What a snoozefest topic … but wait! It isn’t! Not really anyway! A short but in-depth chat about the current state and future of conferences in the arts. With a metaverse twist and special mystery guest, self-proclaimed “conference junkie” J***** B*******.

There are many parallels between artists and athletes, and--lucky you--we touch upon some of them here for a small but fervent dose of inspiration. Guest: documentary filmmaker and co-founder of the new sports empowerment company GameChange, Jack Baric.

A two-hander with comments on the state of streaming and movies, actors playing roles they "shouldn't" be playing, and biblical levels of nepotism.

The second part of Episode 1, where we fall deep in the weeds on the culture of comedy ... Guests: stand-up comics / writers / newly minted playwrights Bret Raybould and Cristian Duran, writers of "Race: The Movie: The Play."

How to be funny in an unfunny world, featuring a special apology to Kellogg’s. Guests: stand-up comics / writers / newly minted playwrights Bret Raybould and Cristian Duran, writers of "Race: The Movie: The Play." Swear to God, that’s the title.