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August 20, 2019 63 mins

John and Craig host How Would This Be a Movie with four stories in the news covering ice-cream truck wars, female rangers, con-artists, and deadly in-laws, imagining how they could become feature films.

We also answer listener questions about narrators, personal crises, and song titles.

Links:

  • The Shadows Casting Call John is looking for a 15 year old blind actress for the lead role — please help by sharing this link with anyone who might be a good fit!
  • Bonus Episode, Chernobyl Podcast
  • Scriptnotes Ep 50, How to Not Be Fat
  • Decoder Ring: Ice-Cream Truck Wars by Willa Paskin
  • The Pushcart War
  • Akashinga Women Rangers Fight Poaching in Zimbabwe Phundundu Wildlife Area by Lindsay M. Smith
  • The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge by Kera Bolonik
  • My In-Laws Are Careless About My Deadly Food Allergy by Heather Havrilesky
  • Game to Grow, support on Kickstarter here!
  • National Puzzler’s League
  • John August on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Outro by Med Dyer (send us yours!)
  • Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

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