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Seriously?Thought Experiment, Part 2 (Ghosting Social Media)Send us a textIn this episode, I detail my intention to ghost social media - specifically, Instagram - and how after a full 4 years on Instagram I managed to accrue only about 30 followers. 2025-04-3016 min
Seriously?Script Deal Update Part 3 - The Studio RespondsSend us a textMy little coup d'etat (accent missing somewhere in there) may have just worked. The studio has responded to the director's cut, and it's, er, pretty much as I expected. 2025-04-0207 min
Seriously?I've Finally Settled on a Name!Send us a textYes. I finally have a name for this podcast. A permanent one. Welcome to... (and you have to say this with the right amount of annoyance)... "Seriously?"2025-03-0504 min
Seriously?Plot Twist! My Script Rewrite Just Turned Into A Dumpster FireSend us a textThis episode should give you enough shadenfreude to last you the rest of the year. 2025-03-0224 min
Seriously?My 2025 Thought ExperimentSend us a textWhat happens when you go from checking the (mainly depressing and apocalyptic) news five to 10 times a day to completely ignoring it? The results have been subtly profound...2025-02-2412 min
Seriously?WTF is this podcast even about, lolSend us a textJust a quick reference/index episode explaining why this podcast exists and its "origin story", in case anyone happens to land on the website and is wondering that. Just for fun I put the title into Millennial/Gen Y language. Translated for GenXers and Baby Boomers it's: "Why did I create this podcast?"2025-01-3005 min
Seriously?Update on My Script Deal (and Script)Send us a textIn this episode, I provide an update on how the rewrite process is going on my script, the one the studio is paying me to rewrite with the director. As a teaser, think of a car dismantled to its chassis... 2025-01-0607 min
Seriously?Well that was ... interestingSend us a textMy reaction to the 2024 election results. 2024-11-1107 min
Seriously?Daylight Savings Time, ExplainedSend us a textWhat is daylight savings time? When is daylight savings time? When does daylights savings time end permanently? Here's a quick mini-guide on daylight savings time.2024-11-0306 min
Seriously?Let's Not Mince Words: The Upcoming Election is TERRIFYINGSend us a textA quick 4-minute rant on how terrifying the upcoming election is - illustrated via a skiing story from a few years ago.2024-11-0205 min
Seriously?The Crazy Story Behind My First Major Script Deal (yay!)Send us a textIn this episode, I tell the story of how my first major script deal came about. This was earlier this year when the deal actually began to happen, but I wrote the first draft of this screenplay ... --wait for it-- ... 12 ... f-ing ... years ... ago.2024-11-0217 min
Seriously?My "Rebrand" + What Makes the TV Show Beef So BrilliantSend us a textIn this episode, I explain why I have rebranded from the Deep Shit podcast to the Mark Simborg podcast and very poorly articulate why the Netflix show Beef is so brilliant. One correction: I say the show is now into Season 2 but it's not. Season 2 hasn't started yet. It did, however, just get renewed for Season 2. Beef official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-GX-2-AKcs2024-11-0209 min
Seriously?The Time I Was Living in An Episode of Curb Your EnthusiasmSend us a textI recount the most Curb Your Enthusiasm moment of my life, which happened earlier this year when a stranger approached my wife and said, "Good to see ya."----------------------------------------------------------------Ava Keenan's "Insta": https://www.instagram.com/ava.keenan/The National Brotherhood of Skiers: https://www.nbs.org/Utah Olympic Park: https://utaholympiclegacy.org/location/utah-olympic-park/2024-07-3011 min
Seriously?The Time I Pitched a TV Pilot In Person to a Major NetworkSend us a textIn the very first episode of my podcast, I talk about my unique experience, back in 2014, of pitching a TV pilot in person to a major network. Learn how to get a TV pilot into a network, how the pitching works, and what happens when the director decides to change the name of your show to "Young, Fabulous and Broke."2024-06-2630 min