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Pilar Alessandra
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Mar 27, 2026 • 55min

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.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 41min

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.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 1h 56min

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.
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Mar 6, 2026 • 45min

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."
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Feb 27, 2026 • 40min

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.
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Feb 20, 2026 • 40min

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.
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Feb 13, 2026 • 1h 12min

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.
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Feb 6, 2026 • 39min

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.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 1h 30min

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.
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Jan 23, 2026 • 53min

974. It's OK To Change Your Mind

After graduating UNCSA, fimmaker Kat Street made decisions about what she really wanted to do as she filmed a web series and developed screenplays.

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