John and Craig look at three extraordinary news stories and ask, How Would this be a Movie? Stories include the United Healthcare CEO assassination, a small town’s process for licensing fortune tellers, and a harrowing I.V.F. mixup. We also follow up on AI, Flightplan’s source material, Craig’s Belfast accent, and answer a listener question on the order of surnames for writing partners. In our bonus segment for premium members: Hey Alexa, play John and Craig’s conversation about home automation. I don’t think she heard– HEY ALEXA, PLAY JOHN AND CRAIG’S CONVERSATION ABOUT HOME AUTOMATION. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_Spins">The Wheel Spins</a> by Ethel Lina White</li> <li><a href="https://poets.org/poem/conundrum-workshops">The Conundrum of the Workshops</a> by Rudyard Kipling</li> <li><a href= "https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-12-09/openais-controversial-text-to-video-tool-sora-is-widely-released"> OpenAI’s controversial Sora is finally launching today. Will it truly disrupt Hollywood?</a> by Wendy Lee for LA Times</li> <li><a href= "https://www.404media.co/email/e5a7bfdd-83ef-495c-b219-450ea8b33c25/"> I Went to the Premiere of the First Commercially Streaming AI-Generated Movies</a> by Jason Koehler</li> <li><a href= "https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-b5ff640798d799271ddd8db9f3d2a20e"> A timeline of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and search for his killer</a> by Michael R. Sisal and Cedar Attanasio for Associated Press</li> <li><a href= "https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/how-do-you-license-a-fortune-teller/"> How do you license a fortune teller?</a> by Paul Debole</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/magazine/ivf-clinic-mixup.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"> An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice</a> by Susan Dominus for NYT Magazine</li> <li><a href= "https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048224/monsters-aliens-and-holes-in-the-ground/"> Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground</a> by Stu Horvath</li> <li><a href= "https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62954159/quantum-theory-of-consciousness-wellesley-college/"> Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe</a> by Manasee Wagh for Popular Mechanics</li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://inneresting.substack.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li>Craig Mazin on <a href= "https://www.threads.net/@clmazin">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Instagram</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johnaugust.bsky.social">BlueSky</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@johnaugust">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a>, and <a href= "https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust">Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/machelli">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/671standard.mp3">here</a>.

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