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Minor IssuesThe Road to HyperinflationOn 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”...
2025-09-0600 min
Epictastic Live with Epictastic JoshuaThe Princess (2022) Live Commentary | Joey King Hulu Action Film | Epictastic JoshuaWe'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
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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...
2024-06-151h 42
Hollywood Wolfpack With Kaia Alexander7-figure co-writers of THE PRINCESS on playful process, perseverance and trust: Ben Lustig & Jake ThorntonBen 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...
2024-01-0759 min
Hollywood Wolfpack With Kaia Alexander7-figure co-writers of THE PRINCESS on playful process, perseverance and trust: Ben Lustig & Jake ThorntonBen 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...
2024-01-071h 01
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel goodThe writers strike conclusion and the magic of the movies with Jake ThorntonScreenwriter, 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...
2023-09-2848 min
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel goodPart 2 Disney's The Princess screenwriter, Ben Lustigsage + 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...
2023-06-1339 min
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel goodDisney's The Princess, screenwriter, Ben Lustigsage + 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...
2023-06-101h 04
Hard OutScreenwriting 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...
2023-05-241h 00
Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 68 - Check InHey 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.
2023-02-281h 04Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 67 - Stepping Away For A BitJoin 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!
2023-02-2759 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 66 - Finding The Way ThroughJoin us today as screenwriters Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton continue to outline their new spec screenplay: HellFire.
2023-02-271h 05Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 65 - Blending IdeasJoin Ben and Jake today as the screenwriting partnership continues to lay out the outline for their new spec screenplay.
2023-02-271h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 64 - The Parlapanides BrothersCome join us for our interview with Charlie and Vlas Parlapanides, creators of Blood of Zeus on Netflix.
2023-02-271h 37Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 63 - HellfireJoin us today as we talk some shop and continue the journey into our new Spec, now with the working title of Hellfire!
2023-02-141h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 62 - The Last Of UsJoin 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!
2023-02-1458 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 61 - Back After Our Short InterludeJoin us today as we talk a bit of industry and then dive right back into our spec screenplay outline.
2023-02-141h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 60 - Talking PitchesHey everyone! Join us today as we talk a little screenwriter shop.
2023-02-021h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 59 - The Re-Working Of SamCome join us today as we talk about screenwriting a bit and then keep pushing forward with our original spec screenplay.
2023-02-021h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 58 - ExhaustedHey folks, join us today as we continue the journey of writing our spec screenplay.
2023-02-021h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 57 - We're Making HeadwayJoin 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.
2023-02-021h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 56 - Revisiting The PastJoin 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 :-)
2023-02-011h 04Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 55 - Writing Is Re-writingJoin 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...
2023-01-191h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 54 - OutputJoin us today as continue with our film industry chats and push forward on our original Spec Screenplay.
2023-01-1944 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 53 - Lilith and Babylon The Great Walk Into A BarJoin us today as we continue to press forward with our original spec screenplay -- along with answering a screenwriting question from one of our viewers.
2023-01-191h 04Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 52 - Inner Demons | Planning For The FutureJoin us today for our 52nd episode as we dive back into the outline for our spec screenplay!
2023-01-131h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 51 - Are We Ever Going To Get Back Into This Outline???Join us today as we keep plugging away at our new spec screenplay
2023-01-1258 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 50 - This Is The Way...Join us today for our 50th episode of writing our spec screenplay.
2023-01-121h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 49 - Moving ForwardIt's time to push back into the outline of our new original spec screenplay.
2023-01-121h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 45 - Goodbye 2022!Our last episode of the year before we head in to the holidays.
2023-01-071h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 44 - Pre-Holiday ChatJoin us as we discuss various screenwriting questions about process and the business.
2023-01-061h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 48 - The Way Of ThingsHere 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.
2023-01-061h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 47 - Which Episode Is This?Join us today as we tackle the landmine of confusion Ben threw on the table yesterday.
2023-01-061h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 46 - Welcome To 2023!Join us as we come back from the holidays to continue working on our original spec screenplay.
2023-01-061h 06Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 43 - Interview with Screenwriter Daniel KunkaJoin 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.
2022-12-071h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 42 - Obstacles and Rising StakesJoin us as we move into our Act 2 outline for our spec screenplay, looking at the obstacles ahead.
2022-12-071h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 41 - Passing The Midpoint into 2.2Join us today as we push through the middle of the movie and start to outline the second half of our new spec screenplay.
2022-12-071h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 40 - What's Taking So Long?Join us as we keep plugging away at our latest spec screenplay... outlining is so much fun!
2022-12-071h 05Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 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?
2022-12-071h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 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.
2022-12-071h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 37 - Are We There Yet?Join us today as we continue down the yellow brick road of Act 2.
2022-12-071h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 36 - Continuing To Deepen Character As We Move Through Act 2Join us today as we take our conversation about villains from episode 35 and try to implement it into our act 2 outline.
2022-12-071h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 35 - Escalating ObstaclesJoin 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.
2022-12-061h 02Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 34 - Interview with Derek KolstadJoin 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.
2022-12-061h 11Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 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?
2022-12-061h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 32 - The Bog of Eternal Act 2Now we truly enter the slog of breaking down Act 2 in our outline. But hey, this is FUN!
2022-12-061h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 31 - Trying New Things and Taking RisksToday 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.
2022-12-061h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 30 - Entering Act 2Today we plan to start outlining Act 2. Probably the hardest section to write of a movie.
2022-12-061h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 29 - The Collision Of Heroes And VillainsOkay, so yesterday we didn't quite make it to our Act 1 climax -- but we're close... Maybe today?
2022-12-061h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 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.
2022-12-061h 26Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 27 - Going To Portland!Today we take our protagonist and thrust her into the adventure. Exciting!
2022-12-061h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 26 - The Daemon Goes HuntingStay with us as we write our screenplay LIVE.
2022-12-0659 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 25 - Monday Morning StretchJoin 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???
2022-12-051h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 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.
2022-12-0559 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 23 - Restructuring Is Part Of The ProcessWe 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!
2022-12-051h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 22 - The Journey ContinuesJoin us as we keep pushing ahead, bit by bit, on our spec screenplay.
2022-12-051h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 21 - Back From Having A Baby!We return to the livestream of our new spec screenplay!
2022-12-051h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 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.
2022-12-051h 022022-12-021h 06Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 18 - Getting Through Act 1... Maybe...Still trudging through the outline stage and hoping to find the end of Act 1 -- someday.
2022-12-021h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 17 - This Outlining Stuff Takes A While...Figuring out the next part. Solving problems. Etc...
2022-12-021h 07Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 16 - Keep On Keeping OnThe outlining continues... We continue to reveal new problems and work to find solutions.
2022-12-021h 08Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 15 - The Outline ContinuesSome days are about just continuing on the path and hoping you don't wander off...
2022-12-021h 112022-12-021h 04Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 13 - HankToday 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.
2022-12-021h 03Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 12 - The New TakeAfter yesterday's episode, we develop a new take on our screenplay.
2022-12-0259 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 11 - ConstantineIn this episode of our screenwriting live podcast, Ben talks about Constantine and we realize we need to change some things...
2022-12-011h 04Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 10 - The DaemonWe dive into the character of our second protagonist... the daemon.
2022-12-011h 33Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 9 - Diving Into Sam's CharacterIn this episode of our screenwriting live podcast, we delve further into our protagonist's character.
2022-12-011h 17Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 8 - From Midpoint To ClimaxWe discuss where the major betrayal will happen in the screenplay and the pros and cons to the different locations in the story.
2022-12-011h 19Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 7 - Laying Out Act 2In 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...
2022-12-0159 minBen and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 6 - Structure Revealing CharacterAs we start to lay out our spec screenplay structure, the choices of scenes starts to reveal new great backstory of our heroes...
2022-12-011h 06Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 5 - Free WillContinuing down the path of expanding our characters and finding their arcs.
2022-12-011h 01Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 4 - Angels and DaemonsVillains, antagonists, and who the hell is the bad guy in this script?
2022-12-011h 00Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 3 - Midnight Run meets The TerminatorJoin us as we keep pushing forward and talk about our homework from last night.
2022-11-1858 min
Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 2 - Continuing the idea stageHaving 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.
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2022-11-0759 min
3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW PodcastLustig & ThorntonHost 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.
2022-09-221h 01
Ben and Jake Write A MovieEpisode 1 - Let's crack an idea!We tackle the first and sometimes hardest part of writing a screenplay... coming up with an idea.
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2022-09-121h 00
FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHTFriday Family Film Night: THE PRINCESS reviewIn 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...
2022-07-1616 min
Act Two PodcastWriting With A Partner: Ben Lustig & Jake ThorntonHosts 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
2022-06-0856 min
StadionSprechStundeWie 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...
2018-12-2741 min
StadionSprechStundeWie die Bundesliga auch lustig sein kann - #018In 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...
2018-12-2741 min