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Nick talks with Jasmine, a recent grad of Loyola Marymount University in California with a masters in Screenwriting - and how they are both selling their souls for the entertainment industry. They talk the history of screenwriting as well as personal tactics.

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Welcome & Guest Host
03:04 - Seen anything good recently?
            Writing & Fellowships
            'Black k Klansman' (in theaters)
            'Christopher Robin' (in theaters)
05:57 - Extinction (Netflix)
07:04 - 'Disenchantment' (Netflix)
07:45 - 'Saga' (Image comics)
11:05 - News
            
Scarlett Johansson is the highest paid actress of 2018
12:58 - Jasmine submits script for the Nichols Fellowship
14:16 - Academy Awards adds a new category for Achievement in Popular Film
18:40 - Main Topic: Screenwriting
20:14 - Reading/ purchasing scripts
23:44 - Different types of scripts
25:36 - Breaking screenwriting rules
27:33 - Writing specific Genres
31:19 - Case Study: 'The Princess Bride'
34:09 - # of scripts written
36:10 - Screenwriting resources
42:06 - Inspirational writers
44:33 - Favorite movies
48:50 - Director vs Writer (who should get credit?)
51:02 - Original vs Adapted screenplays
54:38 - What are you looking forward to?
            
'Beautiful Boy' (Oct 12)
            'Boy Erased' (Nov 2)
            'Mary Queen of Scots' (Dec 7)
56:30 - 'First Man' (Oct 12)
            'Jurassic Park' rerelease (Sep 16)
            'Jack Ryan'/ 'Ozark' S2 (Aug 31)
01:01:30 - Sign off