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Scriptnotes Podcast

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John August and Craig Mazin

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.

#20

712 - Something Wicked This Way Comes

John and Craig welcome back Dana Fox (Wicked, The Lost City) for a magical flight through ... more

Yesterday

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:06

Yesterday

#19

711 - The State of Pitching

John welcomes back Aline Brosh McKenna (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Devil Wears Prada) to ask... more

11 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:43

11 Nov 2025

#18

710 - What Happened To Weird?

John and Craig look at all the pleasant, normal people around them and ask, what happened ... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:02

04 Nov 2025

#17

709 - Live at the Austin Film Festival 2025

John and Craig return to Texas for their 11th show at the Austin Film Festival. They welco... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:47

28 Oct 2025

#16

708 - Ambition Meets Fabrication

John and Craig look at three tales of lies, betrayal and deceit and ask, How Would This be... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:12

21 Oct 2025

#15

707 - After the Hunt

John welcomes writer and actress Nora Garrett to look at how her first screenplay, After t... more

14 Oct 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:37

14 Oct 2025

#14

161 - A Cheap Cut of Meat Soaked in Butter (Encore)

John and Craig invite Aline Brosh McKenna back to celebrate the third anniversary of Scrip... more

07 Oct 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:47

07 Oct 2025

#13

706 - Is TV Better Now?

John and Craig wonder, how has TV changed in the last ten years? They compare what's bette... more

30 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:25

30 Sep 2025

#12

705 - Short Films and Existential Threats

John and Craig discuss short films: what makes a great short, when should you make one, an... more

23 Sep 2025

58 MINS

58:20

23 Sep 2025

#11

704 - Places, Everyone

John welcomes back Liz Hannah (The Post, The Girl from Plainville) to discuss how to const... more

16 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:31

16 Sep 2025

#10

703 - Getting Period Right

John and Craig ask, how do you keep your period films from being a boring history lesson? ... more

09 Sep 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:45

09 Sep 2025

#9

702 - Last Looks

John and Craig welcome back producer Megana Rao, who has a question: how do you polish a s... more

02 Sep 2025

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:54

02 Sep 2025

#8

701 - Connections

John and Craig examine how to best use your connections to help yourself and others. They ... more

26 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:57

26 Aug 2025

#7

700 - The Live Call-In Show

To celebrate our 700th episode, John and Craig open the phone lines for a live late-night ... more

19 Aug 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:30

19 Aug 2025

#6

699 - How to Talk About Yourself

Every writer has to pitch themselves, but how do you do it without sounding like a tool? J... more

12 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:36

12 Aug 2025

#5

698 - Movies that Never Were

John and Craig descend into development hell to look at films that almost but never quite ... more

05 Aug 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:49

05 Aug 2025

#4

697 - We Wrote a Book!

The Scriptnotes Book is real, and now available for preorder! John and Craig take a look t... more

29 Jul 2025

59 MINS

59:27

29 Jul 2025

#3

696 - A Screenwriter's Guide to Directors

In this compendium episode, John and Craig set their focus on directors — and how to work ... more

22 Jul 2025

54 MINS

54:18

22 Jul 2025

#2

695 - Advice to a Young Film Student (with Scott Frank)

John and Craig welcome back Scott Frank (The Queen's Gambit, Dept. Q) to offer their best ... more

15 Jul 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:02

15 Jul 2025

#1

694 - Reviving the Spoof Movie

John welcomes back Dan Gregor and Doug Mand (Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers, Pretty Smart) t... more

08 Jul 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:08

08 Jul 2025

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