Season 1 Episodes

Episode 38: Thank You
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Episode 38: Thank You

On this Thanksgiving Week, my gratitude to guests and listeners. Also, I talk about season two of the podcast for 2024.

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Episode 36: Ty Leisher
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Episode 36: Ty Leisher

I talk with Ty Leisher, co-founder of Exit 44 Entertainment, a production company which specializes in mind bending horror and adrenaline pumping action films.

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Episode 33: Laurel Harris
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Episode 33: Laurel Harris

I talk with Laurel Harris, producer and star of 47 and founder of Laurel Leaf Productions. In this episode, Laurel and I discuss the moving and deeply personal story behind 47; how hard it is to make a film as a multihyphenate talent, her perspective on telling personal stories in film, and what's next for her new production company.

I'm so so proud to talk to Laurel and share her story, the story of 47. And I hope you enjoy this important conversation.

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Episode 32: Scott Monahan (Part 2)
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Episode 32: Scott Monahan (Part 2)

I conclude my conversation with the director of ANCHORAGE, Scott Monahan. How can you not be cheering for a guy who promotes others before he promotes his own film and says what he's most proud of is making this film with his friends?

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Episode 31: Matthew Baren
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Episode 31: Matthew Baren

I talk with Matthew Baren, creative director of LP Films, about the upcoming documentary M ON THE BUND, a story about the fabulous life of the restaurant in Shanghai.

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Episode 30: Scott Monahan (Part 1)
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Episode 30: Scott Monahan (Part 1)

I talk with Scott Monahan, director of ANCHORAGE, in a wide-ranging conversation about his superb first feature film and the overall state of independent film.

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Episode 29: Keith Patterson
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Episode 29: Keith Patterson

I talk with Keith Patterson about his new documentary series, Beer City USA.

Pretty sure you can’t make it through the entire episode without thinking, yep, it would be cool to spend the day in Beer City, USA.

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Episode 28: Daniel Brown
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Episode 28: Daniel Brown

I talk with Daniel Brown, director of YOUR LUCKY DAY, arriving in theaters November 10th.

We talk about the amazing work of Angus Cloud; the wild story of turning down people who wanted to make the film into a feature 13 years ago; the shorts v. feature debate (of course); the virtue of quick run-times for marriages; what indie filmmakers should do for their second act; and how this wonderful feature came to life. What a story he has to tell.

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Episode 27: Kiyoka “Kex” Rhodes
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Episode 27: Kiyoka “Kex” Rhodes

I talk with director Kiyoka “Kex” Rhodes, DC’s Filmmaker of the Month for September, about her new film, DESOLATE DREAMS.

In our conversation, we talk about how she got into filmmaking – it’s not the usual story – her views on working in the nation’s capital, her new film which she is putting together now, and her advice for students at American University, which she is a guest lecturer.

The District of Columbia has one of the most vibrant indie film scenes in the United States, and Kex Rhodes is a big part of the reason why.

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