The Curiosity Codex

Act One: Hold On To That Feelin’

The Codex is open again, and it’s the start of a whole new conversation. Your ardent enthusiast is chatting with stage actress Dolores Mendoza, who just directed her first play. But before we get to that, we’ll talk about her rocky journey to the stage, through a bitter rivalry about Edgar Allen Poe, disappearing in front of her father’s eyes and her special connection to the world’s favorite extinct bird.  --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website [https://trustory.fm/join/] to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts: * Cool Time Dice Hour [https://trustory.fm/cool-time-dice-hour/] * The Story Well with Kyle Olson [https://trustory.fm/the-story-well/] * The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society [https://trustory.fm/the-swashbuckling-ladies-debate-society/]

Cracking the Spine on 2024

Welcome back to the Curiosity Codex. Your ardent enthusiast has returned to indulge his obsessions in a brand new season of the award-ignored podcast. But before we start delving deep into the new topics, this episode finds us reading up on where we’ve been and where we’re going.

Chapter 16: 150 Bazillion Mistakes

The movie has premiered. Jess Plus None is in the world now and Kyle has seen it. This week, Mandy Fabian is back to talk about the whirlwind of activity leading up the premiere, reflections on the film’s love language, and what it means to just let actors … act. Learn more about Jess Plus None right here! [https://www.jessplusnone.com/] --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website [https://trustory.fm/join/] to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts: * Cool Time Dice Hour [https://trustory.fm/cool-time-dice-hour/] * The Story Well with Kyle Olson [https://trustory.fm/the-story-well/] * The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society [https://trustory.fm/the-swashbuckling-ladies-debate-society/]

A Weaponized Nostalgia Christmas Special

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, where filmmakers are going right for your heartstrings with mistletoe and holly clenched in their teeth. But are their intentions dancing with sugarplums or dark as coal? On today’s chapter, special guests Pete Wright and Rob Kubasko join me to revisit the subject of “Weaponized Nostalgia” with an eye toward a selection of this year’s high profile nerdy Xmas projects: A Christmas Story Christmas, Spirited and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. And we’ll be making a few stops along the way to discuss our personal favs.  --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website [https://trustory.fm/join/] to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts: * Cool Time Dice Hour [https://trustory.fm/cool-time-dice-hour/] * The Story Well with Kyle Olson [https://trustory.fm/the-story-well/] * The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society [https://trustory.fm/the-swashbuckling-ladies-debate-society/]

Chapter 15: Who Cares About The Trees?

In today’s chapter, we enter into the stormy seas of post-production. Mandy Fabian gives us an update on the thousand little pieces that contribute to a final film: VFX, the trailer, the website, the score, opening titles, closing titles and the weird world of coloring. But first things first, we’ll talk about her recent return to the stage. --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website [https://trustory.fm/join/] to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts: * Cool Time Dice Hour [https://trustory.fm/cool-time-dice-hour/] * The Story Well with Kyle Olson [https://trustory.fm/the-story-well/] * The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society [https://trustory.fm/the-swashbuckling-ladies-debate-society/]