Scriptnotes Podcast

Why is it so satisfying to watch a highly-skilled character complete their goals? And why ... more

John and Craig welcome writer and showrunner David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal... more

John welcomes writer and showrunner Courtney Kemp (Power, Nemesis) to ask, how do you find... more

John welcomes back Phil Hay (Destroyer, The Invitation) to ask, how do you get a movie mad... more

John and Craig welcome back Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Crazy Ex-Girlfrien... more

John and Craig go back to the beginning to examine the mechanics of the flash-forward open... more

John and Craig welcome back Katie Dippold (Widow's Bay, Ghostbusters) to ask, what advice ... more

John welcomes five-time Emmy-winning writer Ali Barthwell (Last Week Tonight) to ask, can ... more

John welcomes writer/showrunner Haley Z. Boston for a post-mortem on her terrifying new se... more

John and Craig flip the idea of motivation on its head and ask, what are your characters r... more

There's a brand new agreement between the WGA and the AMPTP! And since John was the co-cha... more

John and Craig connect the dots on transitions and how they can be just as important as th... more

John sits down with the Northwest Screenwriters Guild at an event to promote the Scriptnot... more

In our first sequel compendium, John and Craig revisit four of their best segments dedicat... more

John welcomes back Drew Goddard (Project Hail Mary, High Potential) to ask, how do you tur... more

John and Craig revisit a favorite episode focused on a single topic: bad movies and how th... more

John and Craig tackle the scourge of free work and offer strategies to avoid it. They look... more

John welcomes writer-directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh (Two People Exchanging... more

John and Craig gather our listeners' favorite news articles and ask, How Would This Be a M... more

John welcomes writer and director Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value, The Worst Person in th... more