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Minor Issues
The Road to Hyperinflation
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton takes a provocative look at America’s path toward hyperinflation. Mark walks through Mises’s three stages of inflation, contending the US is moving from complacency to active flight from cash, and he ties today’s risks to sanctions policy, BRICS efforts to bypass SWIFT with gold-leaning systems, and foreign central banks rotating from Treasuries into gold. At home, Mark sees households hedging with real estate, older savers turning to precious metals, and younger investors to crypto: classic signs of eroding demand for dollars.Additional Resources"The Gold-Silver Ratio”...
2025-09-06
00 min
Epictastic Live with Epictastic Joshua
The Princess (2022) Live Commentary | Joey King Hulu Action Film | Epictastic Joshua
We're back after a small little hiatus, we're doing another live commentary for a movie that was released on Hulu (but has now since been taken off and available to watch or rent on YouTube) that got mixed reactions, but I was one of those people that has enjoyed it the few times I've seen it and that is The Princess, starring Joey King #ThePrincessHulu #ThePrincessMovieReview #ThePrincessMovie #JoeyKing *Disclaimer:* Under copyright guidelines and restrictions, I am unable to show footage of 'The Princess' during the Live stream watch along. To watch along with me, make sure to have your...
2024-06-15
1h 42
Hollywood Wolfpack With Kaia Alexander
7-figure co-writers of THE PRINCESS on playful process, perseverance and trust: Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton
Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton burst on the scene when their spec WINTER’S KNIGHT sparked a 5-studio bidding war before selling to Sony for 7 figures. A fantasy-adventure about a Viking warrior whose epic journey leads him to become the legendary Santa Claus, the script established the duo as imaginative masters of adaptation. Since then, they have penned multiple projects for Sony, Amazon, Universal, and Warner Brothers, including a sci-fi adventure inspired by the life of H.G. Wells, an animated series about werewolves in ancient Rome, and a pilot based on the juggernaut videogame franchise, Final Fantasy.In 2...
2024-01-07
59 min
Hollywood Wolfpack With Kaia Alexander
7-figure co-writers of THE PRINCESS on playful process, perseverance and trust: Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton
Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton burst on the scene when their spec WINTER’S KNIGHT sparked a 5-studio bidding war before selling to Sony for 7 figures. A fantasy-adventure about a Viking warrior whose epic journey leads him to become the legendary Santa Claus, the script established the duo as imaginative masters of adaptation. Since then, they have penned multiple projects for Sony, Amazon, Universal, and Warner Brothers, including a sci-fi adventure inspired by the life of H.G. Wells, an animated series about werewolves in ancient Rome, and a pilot based on the juggernaut videogame franchise, Final Fantasy.In 2...
2024-01-07
1h 01
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
The writers strike conclusion and the magic of the movies with Jake Thornton
Screenwriter, author, producer, director, Jake Thornton, sums up the wins of the writers strike and shares insights into the war of art and commerce in Hollywood as well as the wonder and awe upon first discovering the world of entertainment.Jake Thornton was born in London, and attended the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Upon graduating, worked as an actor with credits at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in London’s West End. He worked with acclaimed director, Robert Wilson, and musician Tom Waits on The Black Rider, which toured to A.C.T. in Sa...
2023-09-28
48 min
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
Part 2 Disney's The Princess screenwriter, Ben Lustig
sage + blush wellness founder, Siri Baruc Thornton, drops in deeper conversation with professional screenwriter, Ben Lustig, (Disney's The Princess) questions about his process as a screenwriter over the decades. Ben shares the heart wrenching process of being an authentic creative in Hollywood, with all it's highs and lows. He shares advise from mentors, how patience, relentless perseverance, visioning, chanting, therapy, being grateful for the groundedness of family life, and staying open for the millions of possibilities of story ideas to come floating in, is the key to never giving up in this game.Siri Baruc Thornton is...
2023-06-13
39 min
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
Disney's The Princess, screenwriter, Ben Lustig
sage + blush wellness founder, Siri Baruc Thornton, guides professional screenwriter, Ben Lustig, (Disney's The Princess) through an effective meditation you can drop in on with them. Then Ben shares with us the intimate details of his oldest memories of being a creative artist, a daydreamer and all the challenges and struggles he faced in life and internally. Ben shares how he used his buddhist practice, hard work, vision boarding, visualizations and just being open to manifest impossible worlds into reality. We learn how he and his 15 year writing partnership with screenwriting partner, Jake Thornton, started out and what benefits...
2023-06-10
1h 04
Hard Out
Screenwriting Duo Lustig & Thornton Dish on Getting Dumped by Disney, Studio Corporatization, AI, Streamers, and Writer Leverage in the Strike!
Title of this one kinda says it all. Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton (no relation—unfortunately, given the power of nepotism in Hollywood)!) broke in with a million dollar spec sale of their epic Santa origin story Winter's Knight to Sony and have since written such high profile projects as TV adapts of Old Man's War and Final Fantasy, but their first produced feature—Hulu/Disney+'s THE PRINCESS—was tragically part of the Mouse House' recent avaricious and unceremonious 50+ project dump to catch a tax break. PS - Going audio-only for the foreseeable future and most of our previo...
2023-05-24
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 68 - Check In
Hey everyone, we've been busy working on other screenplays, but wanted to check in with you all to share a bit about the process we've been going through.
2023-02-28
1h 04
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 67 - Stepping Away For A Bit
Join Ben and Jake today as the screenwriting partnership continues to talk movie industry shop and push forward with their original spec screenplay, LIVE. This may be the last episode for a beat so come with all your questions!
2023-02-27
59 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 66 - Finding The Way Through
Join us today as screenwriters Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton continue to outline their new spec screenplay: HellFire.
2023-02-27
1h 05
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 65 - Blending Ideas
Join Ben and Jake today as the screenwriting partnership continues to lay out the outline for their new spec screenplay.
2023-02-27
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 64 - The Parlapanides Brothers
Come join us for our interview with Charlie and Vlas Parlapanides, creators of Blood of Zeus on Netflix.
2023-02-27
1h 37
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 63 - Hellfire
Join us today as we talk some shop and continue the journey into our new Spec, now with the working title of Hellfire!
2023-02-14
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 62 - The Last Of Us
Join us today as we talk a bit of shop before jumping in to the outline of our spec screenplay. There's a fun surprise reveal too!
2023-02-14
58 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 61 - Back After Our Short Interlude
Join us today as we talk a bit of industry and then dive right back into our spec screenplay outline.
2023-02-14
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 60 - Talking Pitches
Hey everyone! Join us today as we talk a little screenwriter shop.
2023-02-02
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 59 - The Re-Working Of Sam
Come join us today as we talk about screenwriting a bit and then keep pushing forward with our original spec screenplay.
2023-02-02
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 58 - Exhausted
Hey folks, join us today as we continue the journey of writing our spec screenplay.
2023-02-02
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 57 - We're Making Headway
Join us today as we continue to outline this awesome new Spec Screenplay. The ideas are coming together in an exciting way and it's feeling great.
2023-02-02
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 56 - Revisiting The Past
Join us today a we re-imagine the prologue and act 1 of our original spec screenplay. Stop in for a minute or stay the whole time. And don't forget to SUBSCRIBE please :-)
2023-02-01
1h 04
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 55 - Writing Is Re-writing
Join us today as we continue to re-imagine our original Spec screenplay into something that continues to get better and better. And maybe talk a little shop as well...
2023-01-19
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 54 - Output
Join us today as continue with our film industry chats and push forward on our original Spec Screenplay.
2023-01-19
44 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 53 - Lilith and Babylon The Great Walk Into A Bar
Join us today as we continue to press forward with our original spec screenplay -- along with answering a screenwriting question from one of our viewers.
2023-01-19
1h 04
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 52 - Inner Demons | Planning For The Future
Join us today for our 52nd episode as we dive back into the outline for our spec screenplay!
2023-01-13
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 51 - Are We Ever Going To Get Back Into This Outline???
Join us today as we keep plugging away at our new spec screenplay
2023-01-12
58 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 50 - This Is The Way...
Join us today for our 50th episode of writing our spec screenplay.
2023-01-12
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 49 - Moving Forward
It's time to push back into the outline of our new original spec screenplay.
2023-01-12
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 45 - Goodbye 2022!
Our last episode of the year before we head in to the holidays.
2023-01-07
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 44 - Pre-Holiday Chat
Join us as we discuss various screenwriting questions about process and the business.
2023-01-06
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 48 - The Way Of Things
Here we go again, let's push forward on our original SPEC screenplay today, now having worked through the dilemma from the last two days and ready to make changes.
2023-01-06
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 47 - Which Episode Is This?
Join us today as we tackle the landmine of confusion Ben threw on the table yesterday.
2023-01-06
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 46 - Welcome To 2023!
Join us as we come back from the holidays to continue working on our original spec screenplay.
2023-01-06
1h 06
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 43 - Interview with Screenwriter Daniel Kunka
Join us for a talk with fantastic screenwriter, Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds and the upcoming Lift), about his process. And then we’ll get around to some continued work on our spec screenplay.
2022-12-07
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 42 - Obstacles and Rising Stakes
Join us as we move into our Act 2 outline for our spec screenplay, looking at the obstacles ahead.
2022-12-07
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 41 - Passing The Midpoint into 2.2
Join us today as we push through the middle of the movie and start to outline the second half of our new spec screenplay.
2022-12-07
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 40 - What's Taking So Long?
Join us as we keep plugging away at our latest spec screenplay... outlining is so much fun!
2022-12-07
1h 05
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 39 - We're Back!
It's been a while, but we're back at it after the Thanksgiving Holiday... Join us as we write our newest spec screenplay LIVE. Will we even remember what we were doing before the break?
2022-12-07
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 38 - Interview with Matthew Sand (Deepwater Horizon)
Join us for what is sure to be an amazing interview with our mentor and friend, the amazingly talented Matthew Sand.
2022-12-07
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 37 - Are We There Yet?
Join us today as we continue down the yellow brick road of Act 2.
2022-12-07
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 36 - Continuing To Deepen Character As We Move Through Act 2
Join us today as we take our conversation about villains from episode 35 and try to implement it into our act 2 outline.
2022-12-07
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 35 - Escalating Obstacles
Join us today as we move forward in our outline of our spec screenplay and start to work out the details of the Act 2 obstacles that need to get harder and harder the further we go.
2022-12-06
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 34 - Interview with Derek Kolstad
Join us for our interview with our producing partner on The Princess and creator of the John Wick franchise as well as Nobody, Derek Kolstad, talking about his process. Then stick around for some more outlining of our new Spec Screenplay.
2022-12-06
1h 11
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 33 - Hiding Exposition... Or Not?
Moving forward in Act 2, we're about to need some serious on the run exposition moments to help the audience. But how do we make those scenes compelling?
2022-12-06
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 32 - The Bog of Eternal Act 2
Now we truly enter the slog of breaking down Act 2 in our outline. But hey, this is FUN!
2022-12-06
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 31 - Trying New Things and Taking Risks
Today we continue to outline Act 2 of the new spec screenplay we are writing -- along with a conversation about trying new things in both process and craft.
2022-12-06
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 30 - Entering Act 2
Today we plan to start outlining Act 2. Probably the hardest section to write of a movie.
2022-12-06
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 29 - The Collision Of Heroes And Villains
Okay, so yesterday we didn't quite make it to our Act 1 climax -- but we're close... Maybe today?
2022-12-06
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 28 - Interview With Dave Matalon || The Climax Of Act 1!
Join us today as we outline toward our big climax of Act 1 in our new spec screenplay that we are writing LIVE! And as a bonus, we have an interview with screenwriter Dave Matalon talking about his process in approaching a new script.
2022-12-06
1h 26
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 27 - Going To Portland!
Today we take our protagonist and thrust her into the adventure. Exciting!
2022-12-06
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 26 - The Daemon Goes Hunting
Stay with us as we write our screenplay LIVE.
2022-12-06
59 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 25 - Monday Morning Stretch
Join us as we come back from the weekend and continue our mission to write our spec screenplay. Our first 24 episodes have brought us into a deep outline and new discoveries are happening every day. What we will learn today???
2022-12-05
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 24 - Are We Ever Going To Get Out Of Act 1?
Join us as we continue to flesh out the first act of our spec screenplay.
2022-12-05
59 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 23 - Restructuring Is Part Of The Process
We discovered in yesterday's episode that we needed to flip some things in Act 1 to set up our protagonists properly... so let's do it!
2022-12-05
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 22 - The Journey Continues
Join us as we keep pushing ahead, bit by bit, on our spec screenplay.
2022-12-05
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 21 - Back From Having A Baby!
We return to the livestream of our new spec screenplay!
2022-12-05
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 20 - Holy Shit, We've Done 20 Of These!
We'll be talking something industry related for the first bit, then more outlining of our spec screenplay.
2022-12-05
1h 02
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 19 - The Episode BEFORE Our 20th Episode
Yes, we're still going.
2022-12-02
1h 06
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 18 - Getting Through Act 1... Maybe...
Still trudging through the outline stage and hoping to find the end of Act 1 -- someday.
2022-12-02
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 17 - This Outlining Stuff Takes A While...
Figuring out the next part. Solving problems. Etc...
2022-12-02
1h 07
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 16 - Keep On Keeping On
The outlining continues... We continue to reveal new problems and work to find solutions.
2022-12-02
1h 08
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 15 - The Outline Continues
Some days are about just continuing on the path and hoping you don't wander off...
2022-12-02
1h 11
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 14 - Let's Start Outlining!
Today we start building our outline.
2022-12-02
1h 04
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 13 - Hank
Today we start by talking about why budget can be important when crafting your story and then discuss our newest addition to the cast of characters, Hank the daemon hunter.
2022-12-02
1h 03
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 12 - The New Take
After yesterday's episode, we develop a new take on our screenplay.
2022-12-02
59 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 11 - Constantine
In this episode of our screenwriting live podcast, Ben talks about Constantine and we realize we need to change some things...
2022-12-01
1h 04
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 10 - The Daemon
We dive into the character of our second protagonist... the daemon.
2022-12-01
1h 33
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 9 - Diving Into Sam's Character
In this episode of our screenwriting live podcast, we delve further into our protagonist's character.
2022-12-01
1h 17
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 8 - From Midpoint To Climax
We discuss where the major betrayal will happen in the screenplay and the pros and cons to the different locations in the story.
2022-12-01
1h 19
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 7 - Laying Out Act 2
In this episode, we talk tonal ideas based on Jake's viewing of Legion and then begin the structuring process of Act 2 of the screenplay. As always, it all comes back to character...
2022-12-01
59 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 6 - Structure Revealing Character
As we start to lay out our spec screenplay structure, the choices of scenes starts to reveal new great backstory of our heroes...
2022-12-01
1h 06
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 5 - Free Will
Continuing down the path of expanding our characters and finding their arcs.
2022-12-01
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 4 - Angels and Daemons
Villains, antagonists, and who the hell is the bad guy in this script?
2022-12-01
1h 00
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 3 - Midnight Run meets The Terminator
Join us as we keep pushing forward and talk about our homework from last night.
2022-11-18
58 min
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 2 - Continuing the idea stage
Having moved in the right direction yesterday with story ideas, we still need to lock in on our idea for this spec screenplay and then expand outward. YouTube: https://Youtube.com/@lustigthornton https://twitter.com/jakethornton https://twitter.com/Ben_Lustig Join our FB page! https://www.facebook.com/lustigthornton/ #screenwritingtips #writerscommunity #livestream #screenplay #screenplays #screenwriting #screenwriter #screenwritersoftiktok #screenwritersofinstagram #filmmaking #makingithappen #masteryourdestiny #theprincess #joeyking #screenwritingtwitter #writers #writerslife #hollywood #amwriting #writing #writenow
2022-11-07
59 min
3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast
Lustig & Thornton
Host Susie Singer Carter talks with writers Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton about smashing gender roles and fairytale tropes in their action-packed Hulu film The Princess.
2022-09-22
1h 01
Ben and Jake Write A Movie
Episode 1 - Let's crack an idea!
We tackle the first and sometimes hardest part of writing a screenplay... coming up with an idea. #screenwriting #screenwriterslife #writeyourspec #screeplay #hollywood #makingmovies #writing
2022-09-12
1h 00
FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT
Friday Family Film Night: THE PRINCESS review
In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE PRINCESS (2022) which is currently streaming on Hulu. The film, written by Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton, is directed by Le-Van Kiet. The story follows a Princess (Joey King), who has decided she doesn't want to marry the suitor being forced on her. This leads to trouble as her suitor, Julius (Dominic Cooper), is hell bent on securing the kingdom for himself. The film mixes decent action sequences and a bit of humor as the Princess must use all her abilities to thaw Julius' diabolical plans and save herself, her fami...
2022-07-16
16 min
Act Two Podcast
Writing With A Partner: Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk with Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton about being writing partners: their process, schedule, how they met, their first sale, and a ton more... Also, Ben and Jake discuss their (incredible) upcoming movie, THE PRINCESS. Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the great Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg
2022-06-08
56 min
StadionSprechStunde
Wie die Bundesliga auch lustig sein kann - #018
In dieser achtzehnten Ausgabe unseres Podcasts, der StadionSprechStunde, haben wir mit Peter K. Wagner und Fabio Schaupp vom Podcast DBLDW („Die beste Liga der Welt“) gesprochen. Und zwar über die Herbstsaison in der österreichischen Fußball-Bundesliga. Der besten Liga der Welt. Folge Nummer 18 ist ein Rückblick auf die Herbstsaison der Bundesliga 2018. Wenn das kein Zufall ist. Wir, Lukas Lorber und Maximilian Werner, haben uns ein weiteres Mal zwei Gäste, diesmal Peter K. Wagner und Fabio Schaupp vom österreichischen Fußball-Podcast „Die beste Liga der Welt“, geladen und versuchen mit diesen, aus der Tabelle für die ersten 18...
2018-12-27
41 min
StadionSprechStunde
Wie die Bundesliga auch lustig sein kann - #018
In dieser achtzehnten Ausgabe unseres Podcasts, der StadionSprechStunde, haben wir mit Peter K. Wagner und Fabio Schaupp vom Podcast DBLDW (“Die beste Liga der Welt”) gesprochen. Und zwar über die Herbstsaison in der österreichischen Fußball-Bundesliga. Der besten Liga der Welt. Folge Nummer 18 ist ein Rückblick auf die Herbstsaison der Bundesliga 2018. Wenn das kein Zufall ist. Wir, Lukas Lorber und Maximilian Werner, haben uns ein weiteres Mal zwei Gäste, diesmal Peter K. Wagner und Fabio Schaupp vom österreichischen Fußball-Podcast “Die beste Liga der Welt”, geladen und versuchen mit diesen, aus der Tabelle für die ersten 18 Spie...
2018-12-27
41 min