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Seasons 1-13





SEASON 13

A Conversation with Stephen Merchant

On Writing Ghosts with Joe Wiseman

A Conversation with Nikyatu Jusu

On Writing Action with Chris Fedak

A Conversation with James Grey

On Writing Dark Winds with Graham Roland

A Conversation with Dede Gardner

Re-living Palm Springs with Andy Siara

On Writing: Never Have I Ever with Lang Fisher

A Conversation with Edward Neumeier

A Conversation with Rob Thomas

Sci-Fi Storytelling with Marc Bernardin & Beau DeMayo

A Conversation with Sarah Polley

A Conversation with Darren Aronofsky

SEASON 12

A Conversation with Michael Schur

 

 

A Conversation with Dave Callaham




Fact vs Fiction: A Conversation with Jihan Crowther and Zach Baylin




A Conversation with David Koepp




On Writing Mare of Easttown: A Conversation with Brad Ingelsby



On Writing/Directing Hustle & Flow: A Conversation with Craig Brewer




On Writing John Wick: A Conversation with Derek Kolstad




On Producing: A Conversation with Stephanie Allain



On Adapting Stories: A Conversation with Eric Roth



On Writing Pig: A Conversation with Michael Sarnoski


On Writing The Humans: A Conversation with Stephen Karam

On Directing Miss Juneteenth: A Conversation with Channing Godfrey Peoples

On Showrunning: A Conversation with Glen Mazzara

On Creating Mayans M.C.: A Conversation with Elgin James

On Writing Sci-Fi: A Conversation with Lisa Joy


SEASON 11

A Conversation with Gina Prince-Bythewood

A Conversation with Akiva Goldsman

A Conversation with Brenda Chapman

A Conversation with Kevin Willmott

A Conversation with Damon Lindelof

A Conversation with Liz Hannah

A Conversation with Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski

A Conversation with Gillian Flynn

A Conversation with Mara Brock Akil

A Conversation with John Logan

On Writing Horror

On Writing Barry

A Conversation with Kemp Powers

A Conversation with Ed Solomon

SEASON 10

On Writing Chernobyl

A Conversation with Lulu Wang

On Writing Game of Thrones

On Writing To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

A Conversation with Catherine Reitman

A Conversation with Felicia D Henderson

Telling True Crime Stories

A Conversation with Megan Amram

A Conversation with Virgil Williams

On Writing Veep

A Conversation with Lawrence Kasdan

On Writing GLOW

A Conversation with Ron Bass

SEASON 9

A Conversation with Larry Wilmore

A Conversation with Linda Woolverton

Avengers: A Conversation with Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely

Script to Screen: A Quiet Place

Portals to the Past

A Conversation with Peter Hedges

A Conversation with Tony Gilroy

A Conversation with Ali LeRoi

The Disaster Artist: A Conversation with Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber

A Conversation with Roger Corman

Wild Wild Country: A Conversation with Maclain & Chapman Way

Deconstructing Nora Ephron

A Conversation with Graham Yost

A Conversation with Pamela Ribon

A Conversation with Kevin McDonald

A Conversation with Sasheer Zamata

A Conversation with Dana Gould

SEASON 8

 

A Conversation with Greta Gerwig


 

A Conversation with Keenen Ivory Wayans



 

A Conversation with Kenneth Lonergan

 

On Story’s 2018 Lone Star Emmy winning episode!

Script to Screen: Arrival

 

A Conversation with Dan Gilroy

 

 

A Conversation with Gale Anne Hurd

 

 

Script to Screen: Pete's Dragon

 

 

A Conversation with Misha Green

 

 

A Conversation with Mark Frost

 

 

The People v. O.J. Simpson: A Conversation with Scott Alexander

 

 

 

A Conversation with Robert Townsend

 

 

Revisiting Westerns: A Conversation with Scott Frank & Walter Hill

 

 

Bloodline: A Conversation with Todd A. Kessler

 

 

Power: A Conversation with Courtney Kemp

 

 

American Gods: A Conversation with Michael Green

 

 

Great Adaptations

 

 

A Conversation with Noah Hawley

 

 

The Shape of Water: A Conversation with Vanessa Taylor

 

 

Script to Screen: Snowpiercer: A Conversation with Kelly Masterson

 

 

LBJ: A Conversation with Woody Harrelson & Rob Reiner

SEASON 7

 

Loving: Jeff Nichols Brings History to the Screen

 

 

The Jungle Book: Justin Marks on Updating a Classic

 


 

Arrested Development to Veep: A Conversation with Tony  Hale

 

 

"I'll Be There for You" A Conversation on Friends(hips) with Marta Kauffman

 

 

John Patrick Shanley: Writing for the Stage and Screen

 

 

Comedy is Queen: A Conversation with Paula Pell

 

 

Freaks & Muppets: A Conversation with Jason Segel

 

 


Creed: A New Legend

 


Deconstructing Billy Wilder

 

 

Complicated Relationships: A Conversation with Nancy Meyers

 

 

A Conversation with Jim Sheridan

 

 

Script to Screen: Motorcycle Diaries

 

 

Script to Screen: The Revenant

 

 

Writing Dumb: A Conversation with Bobby Farrelly

 

 

Psychological Thrillers

 

 

Deconstructing Jane Austen

 

 

Trail Stories: The Making of Lonesome Dove

 

 

From the Golden Age to the Platinum Age: A Conversation with Ed Begley Jr.

 

 

Treat Yo Self: A Conversation with Alan Yang

 

 


Frank Marshall on Producing from the Creative Side

SEASON 6

 

A Conversation with Jason Reitman.

 

 

Saving Mr. Banks: Script to Screen. Featuring director John Lee Hancock and writer Kelly Marcel.

 

 

Charles Burnett: Film as a Means for Social Change.

 

 

 

 

America Ferrera on the Storyteller's Responsibility. 

 

 

 

 

Gary Ross on Drive and Inspiration.

 

 

 

Andrew Kevin Walker - Se7en.

 

 

Chris Cooper: A Conversation on Acting.

 

 

Awkward Black Girl: A Conversation with Issa Rae.

 

 

A Conversation with Carl Reiner.

 

DaredevilBehind the Screen. Featuring writers Christos and Ruth Fletcher Gage.

 

 

The Path of an Action Writer: A Conversation with Robert Kamen. Short film, Foo's Your Daddy?, by Luke Patton.

 

 

Rodrigo Garcia on Writing Relationships. Short film, Blitz, by Faraday Okoro.

 

Zombie and Groot - Bringing Comics to Life. Featuring Guardian of the Galaxy's Nicole Perlman and The Walking Dead's Angela Kang.

 

 

Norman Lear - A Retrospective.

 

 

John Singleton's Classic Influences.

 

SEASON 5

 

Better Call Saul: A Conversation with Peter Gould.

 

Justified: Inside the Writers' Room. Featuring Chris Provenzano, Wendy Calhoun, Dave Andron, and VJ Boyd.

 

 

Scott Frank: A Screenwriter's Design.

 

 

Tommy Lee Jones: Bringing The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada to Life. Short film Formosa, TX by Roy Rutngamlug.

 

Dead Poets Society: Deconstructing the Acclaimed Classic. Featuring Tom Schulman.

 

 

Planet of the Apes: Reimagining a Sci-Fi Franchise. Featuring Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.

 

 

Groundhog Day: Deconstructing the Comedy Classic. Featuring Danny Rubin.

 

 

Indie Filmmaking in Hollywood: A Conversation with Jay Duplass. Short film Future Hero by Ramin Serry.

 

 

The Left and the Write: Politically Driven Narratives. Featuring Beau Willimon and Eli Attie. Short film The Hustle by Topher Field.

 

 

Selling Non-Fiction to an Audience: A Conversation with Terry George. Short film Under by Dean Loxton.

 

 

Deconstructing The Fly. Featuring Mick Garris and Alvaro Rodriguez.

 

 

A Conversation with John Ridley. Short film Siren by Alex Clark.

 

 

Fargo & True Detective: Television Anthologies. Featuring Noah Hawley and Cary Fukunaga. Short film Entrain by Elaine Poon.

 

Mad Men: A Conversation with Matthew Weiner. Short film Full Windsor by Faraday Okoro.

SEASON 4

 

A Conversation with Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson.

 

 

Greaser's Palace. Featuring Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson. Short film Grandma's Not a Toaster by Andrew Napier.

 

 

Neo Noir: The Modern Day Film Noir. Featuring Shane Black and Brian Helgeland.

 

 

Deconstructing Dog Day Afternoon. Featuring Robin Swicord and Peter Craig.

 

Philadelphia: A Look Back. Featuring Ron Nyswaner. Short film Puzzled by Oliver Kember.

 

 

Rectify: Ray McKinnon on Characters and Culture. Short film Spanola Pepper Sauce Company by Ray McKinnon and Graham Gordy.

 

 

Men in Black: A Conversation with Ed Solomon. 

 

 

Unforgiven: Deconstructing an Anti-Western. Featuring Kirk Ellis and Robert Knott. Short film The Well by Christian Baker.

 

 

Thelma and Louise: A Conversation with Callie Khouri. Short film Pistachio Milk by Avram Dodson.

 

 

Time Travel and the Filmmaker's Trek. Featuring Rian Johnson, Richard Kelly, and Roberto Orci. Short film A Conversation About Cheating With My Time Traveling Future Self by Pornsak Pichetshote.

 

House of Cards: A Conversation with Beau Willimon. Short film Colera by Artiz Moreno.

 

 

Alien: Deconstructing a Sci-Fi Classic. Featuring John August and Ashley Miller. Short film Delicacy by Jason Mann and Frieda Luk.

 

 

Frank Darabont: A Filmmaker's Journey. Short film Aniversario by Jeffrey DeChausse.

 

 

Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan. Short film Euthanas, Inc. by Victor Nores.

SEASON 3

 

Writing the Fantastical. Featuring David Magee. Short film The Return by Jeremy Mackie.

 

 

Conversation with Brian Helgeland. Short film Hector is Gonna Kill Nate by Ari Issler.

 

Romantic Comedies. Featuring Abby Kohn, Dana Stevens, Geoff LaTulippe, and marc Silverstein. Short film Do Over by David Fabelo.

 

 

Heroes and Anti-Heroes. Featuring Jenny Lumet, Paul Feig, and Aline Brosh McKenna. Short film Mentiroso by Will Shipley.

 

The Evolution of Funny. Featuring Larry Wilmore. Short films Love, Emily by Chris Bourke & Kevin Harger and 036 by Andrea Gomez.

 

 

A Look Inside 127 HoursFeaturing James Franco. Short film Voice Over by Martin Rosete.

 

 

A Conversation with Damon Lindeloff. Short film Metro 7 Bis by Dean Loxton.

 

 

Constructing Comic Book Movies. Featuring Zak Penn, Michael Green, John Turman, and Ashley Miller. Short film Super Powers by John Mitchell.

 

The Elements of Horror. Featuring Mick Garris, Steve Niles, Pen Densham, and Eric Hoeber, and Eric Heisserer. Short film Strangeface by Lynne Vincent McCarthy.

 

Re-Imagining the Classics. Featuring Bruce Joel Rubin, Evan Daugherty, John August, and Herschel Weingrod. Short film Jack & Jill by Spencer and Lloyd Harvey.

 

 

Explosive Action! Featuring Ric Waugh, Scott Burns, Barry Josephson, Scott Rosenberg, and Michael Brandt. Short film Pigeon: Impossible by Lucas Martell.

 

 

A Conversation with Chris Carter. Short film Sea Pavilion by Todd Somodevilla and Marysia Makowska.

SEASON 2

 

Raising Stakes, Reversals, and Payoffs. Featuring Shane Black. Short film Blind Spot by Matthew Nayman.

 

 

The Humor and Heart of Animation. Featuring Jonathan Aibel and Glen Berger. Short film Dreamgiver by Tyler Carter.

 

 

Creating Complex Characters. Featuring Rodrigo Garcia. Short film Who Lasts Longer by Gregorio Muro.

 

Buck Henry. Featuring the short film The Ballad of Friday and June by Tate English.

 

 

Silence of the Lambs. Featuring Ted Tally. Short film In the Middle by Thomas Ward.

 

 

The Heart of Film. Featuring Caroline Thompson and John Lasseter. Short film Playing Ghost by Bianca Ansems.

 

Creators. Featuring Hart Hanson and Rob Thomas. Short films 0507 by Ben & Chris Blaine and Smile by Lauren Elmer.

 

 

Based on a True Story. Featuring Pamela Gray, Ron Howard, Scott Silver, and Nicholas Kazan. Short film Overnight Stay by Daniela Sherer.

 

Exporting Comedy. Featuring Phil Rosenthal and Shane Black. Short film First Anders by Kristian Anderson.

 

 

Action! Featuring John Turman, Rhett Reese, Scott Rosenberg, and Álvaro Rodriguez. Short film Sold by John Irwin.

 

Comedy That Resonates. Featuring Paul Feig and Alec Berg. Short film Spit by Benjamin Hayes.

 

 

Creating Memorable Characters. Featuring Shane Black, Sydney Pollack, and David Milch. Short film The Lab by Ryan Scheer.

SEASON 1

 

Weight of the World & Eulogy MakerFeaturing Álvaro Rodriguez, Shane Black, John Turman, Randall Wallace, and Melissa Rosenberg. Short films by Jenny Goddard and Leslie Langee .

 

Martha. Featuring John Wells, Herschel Weingrod, and William Broyles, Jr. Short film by Katja Straub.

 

 

The Suspense and the Release. Featuring Shane Black, Christopher McQuarrie, Ted Tally, and Daniel Petrie, Jr. Short film Unawakening by Jack Daniel Stanley.

 

 

Untitled Moon Project. Featuring Mike Judge, Bill Wittliff, and Robert Rodriguez. Short film by John Spotswood Moore.

 

Script to Screen. Featuring Danny Boyle, Jason Reitman, and Ed Burns. Short film The Printer by Berndt Mader.

 

 

War on the Big Screen.  Featuring Oliver Stone and John Milius. Short film Veterans by Miguel Alvarez.

 

 

Bringing Mad Men and The Wire to Life. Featuring Matthew Weiner and David Simon. Short film Drama by Timica Seretti.

 

 

Western. Featuring John Lee Hancock, David Peoples, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas. Short film by Lucas Millard.

 

Red Wednesday. Featuring Ron Howard and Steven Zaillian. Short film by Nazanin Shirazi.

 

 

Bringing Comedy to the Big Screen. Featuring Harold Ramis, Judd Apatow, Buck Henry, and Jon Lucas. Short films Sleep Study by Kerri Lendo & John Merriman and My Biggest Weakness by Bradley Jackson.

 

 

Tadpoles. Featuring David Hayter, Roberto Orci, Damon Lindeloff, and Robert Rodriguez. Short film by Miguel Alvarez.

 

The Screenwriter's Path. Featuring Lawrence Kasdan, Shane Black, and Randall Wallace. Short film Northeast Front by Angela Torres Camarena.