Scriptnotes Podcast

How do you keep doing creative work when the world is falling apart around you? To sift th... more

Craig welcomes writer and showrunner Joshua Zetumer, creator of the limited series Say Not... more

Hearken well! John sitteth in discourse with the learned Robert Eggers, weaver of dreadsom... more

Structure is the fundamental skeleton of every story ever told, so why does it flummox so ... more

After a difficult few weeks in Los Angeles, John welcomes writer, director and actor Jesse... more

After a week of devastating fires in Los Angeles, we’re revisiting John’s conversation wit... more

John and Craig look at three extraordinary news stories and ask, How Would this be a Movie... more

John welcomes Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Homeward Bound) to ta... more

Live from the Austin Film Festival, John joins panelists Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia)... more

Many of the biggest AI models have been trained on film and TV dialogue, and writers are f... more

John and Craig welcome Brian Jordan Alvarez & Stephanie Koenig (English Teacher) and Jac S... more

John welcomes playwright, novelist and screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes to discuss having his... more

John and Craig take a deep dive with the Devil, exploring the unholy trinity of satanic fi... more

John and Craig analyze the iconic 1995 comedy Clueless, and why they’re majorly, totally, ... more

John and Craig explore character agency in everything from scenes to entire series. They l... more

John and Craig look at how writers (and other humans) handle the anxiety of uncertainty, f... more

John and Craig make their triumphant return to the Austin Film Festival for a wild night f... more

John and Craig answer twenty listener questions on craft, career, and the future of the in... more

Why is screenwriting so difficult, even for the smartest people? John and Craig look at th... more

John and Craig welcome back Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Fleishman is in Trouble) for a deep div... more