Today on the show, Giles Alderson and co-host Tobias Vees welcome 3-time Emmy-winning writer & producer Michael Price. His long lists of credits include The Simpsons, The Simpsons Movie (2007), several Lego Star Wars Specials, F is for Family and many more!
Mike dives deep into his writing career, how he got his first jobs, how he deals with rejection, and h ... Show More
Sep 8
The Business of Film Special: The Hidden UK Indie Boom, Sales Agents & Surviving the Distribution & Box Office Market
Filmmakers, welcome back to the pod! Today we are stripping away the craft and diving headfirst into the absolute engine room of our industry: The Business of Film. Giles Alderson is joined by a massive powerhouse panel to dissect the current state of the market, the realities of ... Show More
1h 25m
Sep 3
Directing PRACTICAL MAGIC 2: Susanne Bier on Magic, Studio Sequels & A-List Casts + Giles Announces his latest project
Filmmakers, we have an absolutely magical episode for you this week! While Giles Alderson has been out in Bulgaria producing his latest feature film, the brilliant Conor Boru steps into the host chair to sit down with the phenomenal director Susanne Bier to discuss her massive ne ... Show More
37m 52s
Aug 19
Dexter Fletcher on Indie Debuts to Studio Blockbusters: Rocketman, Ghosted & Directing Action [From the Vault]
[From the Vault] Directing Blockbusters: Dexter Fletcher on Rocketman, Ghosted & Surviving Studio Pressure While we prep our upcoming Business of Film Special, we are unlocking the vault to revisit one of our most popular masterclasses with the brilliant actor-turned-director Dex ... Show More
53m 31s
Feb 2025
Write On: Comedy Writing with Brent Forrester
<p dir="ltr">"My recommendation to anybody who is writing animation is to take advantage of the things you can do in animation that you can't do in live action, which is to spend an infinite amount of money, right? If you and I are going to write a scene and you say, 'Oh, let's s ... Show More
41m 50s
Jul 2020
Episode 06: Rob McElhenney On How Desperation Created "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"
Writer/Creator, Producer, Director, and Actor Rob McElhenney joins Pete for Episode 06 of the pod. With “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” entering its record breaking 15th Season on FXX and “Mythic Quest” preparing for season two on Apple TV+, they sat down to discuss how writi ... Show More
1h 9m
Jun 2024
David Koepp (Jurassic Park; Spider-man; Mission Impossible)
Jurassic Park, Spider-man, Mission: Impossible, Carlito's Way, Indiana Jones, Bad Influence, Kimi, Snake Eyes, Panic Room, Presence, Black Bag, and even more. We're lucky to have David Koepp on today's episode. Want to participate in a writing workshop this summer with Ben Blacke ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 2023
#583 — Mike Birbiglia, Brian Duffield
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees comedian, actor, writer, director and future King of England, Mike Birbiglia, drop by the podbooth to have an extended, but very funny, natter with Chris Hewitt about Birbiglia's one-man show, The Old Man And The Pool, which is on no ... Show More
1h 52m
Nov 2024
Dean Lorey (Creature Commandos)
In this craft-centered episode, Dean Lorey (showrunner of Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, Poppa's House, Creature Commandos, and Harley Quinn) discusses running multiple shows, writing drama so that the comedy shines, defining Harley Quinn as a solo act, shepherding James Gunn's vision for ... Show More
43m 8s
<p>In an episode parodying the process of TV comedy writing, we welcome back WGA writer <a href="https://twitter.com/nickwiger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nick Wiger</a> (also from the podcasts <a href="https://www.patreon.com/doughboys" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Doughb ... Show More
