5AM StoryTalk
By Cole Haddon
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Episodes: 84
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Why does art matter in our chaotic world? Join screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon for 5AM StoryTalk, a weekly deep dive into 21st century culture and global issues through the lens of storytelling.
Main episodes feature screenwriting deep dives, cultural analysis, and intimate conversations with artists and thought leaders like John August (Scriptnotes), Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange), Dr. Kevin Hand (NASA), and Sen. Fatima Payman (Australian politician). Bonus eps offer craft and arts industry insights and "mini masterclasses'"breaking down seminal pieces of art from guests’ lives.
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Talkin’ Bout a (Cinema) Revolution | The Brew
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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20 Years of 'Superman Returns': Brandon Routh on His Fall and Rise as the Man of Steel
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Show Me on the Doll Where Christopher Nolan Hurt You | The Brew
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Director Greg McLean | Finding Fresh Terror in Familiar Horror
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Why Time Off From Writing Can Be Hell | The Brew
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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How I Prep for My 2nd Draft | The Brew
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Bored of 'Star Wars'? As a Screenwriter, I Can Tell You Why
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Why AI Destroys the Real Meaning of Filmmaking | The Brew
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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The Cultural Necessity of Awe | Psychologist Dacher Keltner
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May 26, 2026 |
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Notes Survival Guide for Screenwriters & Authors
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May 19, 2026 |
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Overcomplicating your world-building? | The Brew
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May 12, 2026 |
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Actor David Dastmalchian | Letting the Darkness Speak
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May 05, 2026 |
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How I Picked My Next Spec Screenplay | The Brew
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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'Project Hail Mary' Is the Blueprint to Save Hollywood (and Our Future)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Immigration Researcher Zoe Gardner | The Migration 'Crisis' Is a Myth
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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A Screenwriter's Real-Life Ghost Story (Or: How I Wasted 6 Months of My Life)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Why Screenplay Templates Are Making You a Hack (and What to Do About it) | The Brew
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Screenwriters Meg LeFauve & Joe Forte | Breaking Your Story (and Life)
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Why ‘Sinners’ Really Lost Best Picture | The Brew
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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The F*cked Up Amount of Work It Takes to (Not) Sell Something in Hollywood Today
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Comedian Riki Lindhome | The Freedom of No Opportunities
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The Brew | Hustle culture 'religion' • 'I can't do this anymore' • 'Marty Supreme'
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Sen. Fatima Payman | Defiance, Gaza & Free Speech in Australia
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Director Justin Simien | Predicting the Future by Telling the Truth in Your Art Today
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The Brew | Death of cinema? • Horror's killer year • Screenwriter's waiting game
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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The Brew | Turned in my pilot script! • Bondi Beach attack and Rob Reiner • holiday message
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Why You'll Never Get Tired of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Actress Erin Cahill Is Counting Down to Another Hallmark Christmas ('Christmas at the Catnip Café' - 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' - 'Power Rangers')
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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The Brew | Big personal news • my favorite Christmas film • what punk really means
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Screenwriter Cinco Paul Keeps Gambling on Himself ('Schmigadoon!' - 'Despicable Me' - 'The Secret Life of Pets')
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America ('Awake Is the New Sleep' - 'Ripe' - 'I'm Fun!')
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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The Brew | Thanksgiving trauma • del Toro's 'Frankenstein' • are we creators or monsters?
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Cyborg Anthropologist Amber Case Wants to Design a Better Future
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Screenwriters: Don't Save the Cat...Put It in the Blender Instead!
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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The Brew | Challenging screenplay form • 'Sinners', at last • artists as magicians
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Writer Emily St. James On Letting Go Of The Past ('Yellowjackets' - 'Woodworking' - 'Arden')
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Digital Rights Activist Lizzie O'Shea Knows How to Change the Future (co-founder + chair, Digital Rights Watch)
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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The Brew | Breakfast with a rock star • screenwriting trick to get past page 1 fast • something my therapist said
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Writer-Director Scott Derrickson Isn't Scared Anymore ('Black Phone 2' - 'Doctor Strange' - 'Sinister')
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 4
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 3
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Brew | Am I a workaholic? • trading headphones for thinking time • Soviet cinema and Sergei Bondarchuk
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 2
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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The Cairnes Brothers Know What Makes a Great Horror Film (writer-directors: 'Late Night with the Devil' - 'Scare Campaign' - '100 Bloody Acres')
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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DEI Pioneer Karen Horne Wants You to Do It For the Money
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The Brew | Jimmy Kimmel • AI despair • KPop Demon Hunters
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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How to Survive the Sad, Uncertain Life of an Artist
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Historian Surekha Davies Knows Where Monsters Really Come From ('Humans: A Monstrous History')
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The Brew | Mental health check-in • the waiting game • Yumi and Monster
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Writer-Director Kelly Fremon Craig Is Searching For Something True ('The Edge of Seventeen' - 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' - 'Ordinary Angels')
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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TRAILER: 5AM StoryTalk Podcast Season 2
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Mike Jackson Doesn't Care If He Ruffles Feathers (Get Lifted / 'Underground' / 'Rhythm & Flow')
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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BONUS: Mike Jackson Talks Kwame Brathwaite's Photography
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Director Sophie Hyde Wants To Make It Hard For Herself ('Jimpa' / 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' / '52 Tuesdays')
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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BONUS: Sophie Hyde Talks 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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When Did We Stop Dreaming of a Better Future?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Dark Horse Founder Mike Richardson on Taking the Big Risks ('Hellboy' / 'The Umbrella Academy' / 'The Mask')
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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BONUS: Mike Richardson Talks the Art of Frank Frazetta
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Artist Blak Douglas Isn't Here to Paint You Flowers (Indigenous Australian / free speech / political art)
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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BONUS: Blak Douglas Talks the 1966 Australian $1 Banknote
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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How 'Andor' Blows Up Star Wars' Obsession With Moral Absolutism
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Screenwriter Joe Barton Can't Help Himself ('Black Doves' / 'Giri/Haji' / 'Amadeus')
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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BONUS: Joe Barton Talks 'Wonder Boys'
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Epidemiologist Anne Rimoin Knows All This Has Happened Before (and It Will All Happen Again) (epidemiologist: bird flu / Covid / pandemics and art)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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BONUS: Dr. Anne Rimoin Talks Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca's 'E Moyo'
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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How to Write Better Dialogue (While Becoming a Better Person)
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Screenwriter Liz Hannah Wants to Get Crazy ('The Post' - 'The Girl From Plainville' - 'Lee')
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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BONUS: Liz Hannah Talks 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Producers Erica Lee and Blye Pagon Faust on the Future of Hollywood ('John Wick' - 'Spotlight' - 'Sicario' - 'LulaRich')
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May 29, 2025 |
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BONUS: Erica Lee & Blye Pagon Faust Talk the Future of Hollywood
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May 29, 2025 |
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Screenwriter John August Wants to Make Things Happen ('Scriptnotes' - 'Big Fish' - 'Corpse Bride')
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May 22, 2025 |
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BONUS: John August Talks the 'Modern Family' Pilot
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May 21, 2025 |
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What I Learned From My First Hollywood Script Sale
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May 15, 2025 |
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Actress Amber Tamblyn Is Going to Do It Again Tomorrow ('Joan of Arcadia' - "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' - 'Paint It Black')
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May 08, 2025 |
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BONUS: Amber Tamblyn Talks 'Legend'
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May 07, 2025 |
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Veronica Sullivan Knows the Real Value of Art (Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival)
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May 01, 2025 |
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BONUS: Veronica Sullivan Talks C.S. Lewis's 'The Magician's Nephew'
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Astrobiologist Kevin Hand Is Ready for a Revolution (Director of NASA's Ocean Worlds Lab)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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BONUS: Dr. Kevin Hand Talks 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Screenwriter Hart Hanson Isn't Sure If He's an Artist ('Bones' - 'The Finder' - Backstrom')
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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BONUS: Hart Hanson Talks the 'Northern Exposure' Pilot
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Actor Thomas Jane Is Trying to Save Himself ('The Expanse' - 'The Mist' - 'Boogie Nights')
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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BONUS: Thomas Jane Talks 'Seconds'
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Apr 09, 2025 |