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Pilar Alessandra

  • 38 minutes 14 seconds
    985. Company Retreat

    Creating involved character bios and being ready for the script shifting at a moment's notice; LaNisa Renee Frederick talks about the acting-plus-improv process involved in the unconventional Amazon series, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat.

    10 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 45 minutes 14 seconds
    984. Producing in the UK

    Veteran producer Eleanor Greene talks about the ways she discovers and develops stories, often "beginning at the end" to help a project find its way.

    3 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 54 minutes 58 seconds
    983. Screenwriting in South Africa

    Zunaid Mansoor, a leading professional script editor and consultant in South Africa, shares his wisdom about screenwriting, the entertainment marketplace and the future of storytelling for his country and beyond.

    27 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 41 minutes
    982. How to Be a Screenwriter

    Phil Stark, screenwriter and licensed therapist, talks about his latest book, How to Be a Screenwriter, covering how to network, get an agent, develop with producers and take notes.

    20 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 55 minutes
    981. Oscar Talk 2026

    Pilar and her friends Brian Pope, Mike Musa and Alex Troxler get together in person for one last time for their annual discussion about the best screenplay and best adapted screenplay Oscar nominees.

    13 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 44 minutes 32 seconds
    980. Blacklisted

    Writer Chris Hill, the host of the podcast Blacklisted, talks about his personal screenwriting journey and what he's learned talking to writers who've made the coveted "Blacklist."

    6 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 39 minutes 52 seconds
    979. Killing It

    Following years as a successful screenwriter, Irene Turner talks about the work and fun that went into writing and producing the Ambie Award-nominated fictional podcast Lady Killer for Audible.

    27 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 39 minutes 38 seconds
    978. A Cinematographer's Eye

    Writer/Director Jethro Waters talks about the ways that cinematography reflects emotion and how that is shown in his new independent feature Gunfighter Paradise.

    20 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    977. Back with Bax

    "Dapper" David Bax, host of the long-running podcast Battleship Pretension, returns to talk about the movies that had the most impact on him over the past 10 years.

    13 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 39 minutes 20 seconds
    976. Five Across, Six Down

    Craig Brewer, Writer/Director of Song Sung Blue, Dolemite is My Name and Hustle and Flow, talks about his inspiration and script writing process.

    6 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    975. Danielle Pinnock … Superstar!

    Actor/writer Danielle Pinnock gives an actor's take on the writers' room, drawn from five seasons of playing the iconic "Alberta" on the CBS hit series Ghosts.

    30 January 2026, 10:00 am
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