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Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Everyone Has Egg on Their Face" w/ Drew MarquardtDrew Marquardt is an actor, writer, and director currently based in Los Angles CA. He’s spent a decade acting in Hollywood and the UK appearing in film and tv projects including Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and has more recently increased his focus on writing and directing. His short film Act of War which is somewhere between drama and dark comedy and he has directed a sports documentary titled Leonard George and the Tigers. He also produces one my favourite podcasts, Scriptnotes, a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters.Drew's InstagramDrew's We...
2024-06-051h 04Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"I Think I Got Halfway through and Went– NOPE!" w/ Cydnie TrenholmCydnie Trenholm is a Canadian author set to launch her sophomore novel in Sept 2024. Listen in as we talk about plotting vs. spontaneity, the power of questions, and making time to write as a stay-at-home mom.Cydnie on InstagramCydnie on FacebookCydnie's WebsiteBuy By My Own Betrayal (2021)Learn more about Dead & Buried (2024)!!Tim on InstagramTimothy Lenko Music on InstagramTim's Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-1645 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Purpose" w/ Noemi WeisDon't miss this incredibly special conversation with world class documentarian Noemi Weis. Filmblanc WebsiteFilmblanc InstagramMILK FilmConnecting the Dots FilmTim's InstagramTim's WebsiteRegina International Film Festival & Awards WebsiteRegina International Film Festival & Awards Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-0256 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Let the Song Carry You" w/ Jeffery StrakerListen to my conversation with Folks/Roots singer-songwriter Jeffery Straker.Jeffery on Instagram Jeffery's WebsiteJeffery's Music Andrew's Photography on InstagramTim on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-181h 01Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"It's Kinda Like Magic!" w/ Michael LealiListen to my conversation with middle grade author Michael Leali about the magic of story telling!Michael's WebsiteMichael on InstagramTim on InstagramThe Civil War of Amos Abernathy (2022)Matteo (2023)PREORDER The Truth About Triangles! Available May 21, 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-1057 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"He Literally Ripped it up in My Face!" w/ Kyla Wiebe ArtKyla Wiebe is a visual artist, writer, and performer based in Manitoba, Canada.• Kyla on IG• Kyla's Website• Tim on IG• Timothy Lenko Music on IG• Tim's Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0354 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Honestly... That's a Good Word" w/ Tim RyanListen to my conversation with author, Tim Ryan. Tim Ryan's Website Tim Ryan on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-2047 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Let Life Speak" w/ Troy LydiateTroy on InstagramScribe Music on InstagramApologetics Canada on InstagramScribe Music on Apple MusicScribe Music on SpotifyTim on InstagramTimothy Lenko Music on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-131h 02Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy LenkoSeason One Finale! w/ Jonathan BerryIt's been a wild few months! Thank you to those of you who've tuned in for it. Today, my final conversation of the season is musician and friend Jonathan Berry, a sing-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who joined me recently in a challenge where we posted music content for 30 days (we ended up taking breaks between some days to preserve our sanity!). Jon on Instagram Degenerate Fellows on YouTube Tim on Instagram Tim's Music on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-12-2025 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Take That, Bad Thing That Happened!" w/ Stephan Nance (AKA Sparkbird)Stephan Nance is a singer-songwriter and writer based in Portland. They make music under the name Sparkbird and has toured all over Japan, Europe, the US and beyond. They also write young adult fiction and are an Oregon LIterary Fellow and mentee under H.E. Edgemond through “We Need Diverse Books.” They are an avid birder, are Jewish, and lives with their partner Adam and two parrots, Fred and Georgie. Sparkbird on IG HelloStephan on X Sparkbird on Spotify Sparkbird on Apple Music Tim on IG TimothyLenkoMusic on IG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2023-12-1359 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"A Sense of Connection" w/ Braden DavidBraden David is a worship singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Calgary Alberta. His first single unexpectedly took off online and was rerecorded by Jaye Thomas from International House of Prayer Kansas City. He collaborates regularly with Tehillah Worship at his church First Assembly writing, recording, and playing live for the worship life of the church within and beyond their walls. I’m interested to hear about his life as an artist and how it’s both distinct from and massively overlapping with his Christian ministry. Braden on Instagram Tehillah Worship on Instagram Tim on Instagram Tim's website Hosted on...
2023-11-2953 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"The Pit of Despair" w/ John HendrixJohn Hendrix is a New York Times Bestselling illustrator and author of many children's books, including The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic, Shooting at the Stars, Drawing is Magic, Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler. His art is also published in a bunch of other authors’ work like the Ronan Boyle Series by Thomas Lennon. He lives in St. Louis MO where he is still drawing and writing and teaches illustration as a Professor of Art and Chair at the Sam Fox School of Art and Design at Wa...
2023-11-2932 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"The Time Between" w/ Matt FroeseMatt Froese a singer-songwriter, producer, and session musician (among many other things) and someone I’ve loved making music with. He put out his album Trees in 2019, produced half a dozen albums for other artist, engineered a bunch more, and played on more than I can count including Kyle Church, Jon Bryan, and Sykamore. His sound is indie folk pop and loves creating looping covers of pop songs. Matt Froese on YouTube Matt Froese on Instagram Matt Froese on Facebook Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay Tim on Instagram Timothy Lenko Music on Instagram Ho...
2023-10-1850 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Only an Inch in Front of My Face" w/ Kim FuKim Fu is a Canadian-born writer, currently living in Seattle. She studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia. She’s now the author of two novels, a collection of poetry, and most recently, a short story collection titled Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century. That collection won of the Pacific Northwest Book Award and the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, and was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Ignyte Awards, and the Shirley Jackson Awards.• Kim's Website.• Tim on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
2023-09-1447 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Speaking from Their Soul" w/ Jessica GaresJessica Gares is a director, actor, and writer known for her innovative devised play “lift/break” currently streaming on Broadway On Demand and her ubiquity on the Saskatchewan film scene. She’s working on indie and network projects for CBC and grassroots creatives both in Canada and across the pond in the UK. Jessica on Instagram "lift/break" on Broadway on Demand Tim on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-3052 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"The Sh*tty Clock Ticks" w/ Pamela Rae SchullerPamela Rae Schuller is an internationally known stand-up comedian and disability and mental health advocate based in New York City. She lives with Tourettes Syndrome, has navigated pretty serious mental health challenges, and takes what she’s discovered in her experience and uses comedy and storytelling to promote inclusion and belonging for individuals with disabilities and mental health struggles. She’s collaborated with other online personalities like Doctor Mike and Buzzfeed and appeared in the season one finale of Netflix’s “Jewish Matchmaking.” Why we need to talk about suicide | Mark Henick | TEDxToronto SORRY NOT SORRY: The Journey to Embrace My...
2023-08-1639 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"Just Say It" w/ Anna PaddockAnna Paddock is a Canadian born, Brooklyn NY-based musician. She is one half of The Lay Awakes, a husband-wife duo making really beautiful, diaristic indie folk pop. She is about to release a brand new solo EP “Cara,” an exploration of the birth of her daughter. Anna has a background in classical piano and earned a Masters of Music in Composition from New York University. NYU is where she first started songwriting and composing which has since taken her around the world to collaborate with dancers, film directors, artists, and fellow songwriters.IG: @annapaddockmusicAn...
2023-08-0234 minPutting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy LenkoMusic Therapy w/ Tinaya EntzTinaya Entz works as a music therapist with the Healing Arts Department at St Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon SK where she provides music therapy to hemodialysis patients and community outreach groups. She’s a guitarist, pianist, a gorgeous soprano, and did her training at Capilano University in North Vancouver. She’s currently conducting graduate studies at St. Mary of the Woods College in Indiana and recently co-authored a chapter in a forthcoming book published through University of Saskatchewan’s publishing house. And much of this has happened as she’s navigated the recent birth of her beautiful...
2023-07-191h 05Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"That Deeper Level" w/ Bradley SomerBradley Somer is an author from Alberta Canada. He holds degrees in Archaeology and Anthropology, where his studies focused on paleoenvironments and human prehistory in North America. His third novel, EXTINCTION, is available from HarperCollins UK & Blackstone Publishing. His two previous novels, IMPERFECTIONS (2012) and FISHBOWL (2015) are have been described as deliciously different while similarly satisfying. Bradley lives with his husband at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, enjoys snowshoeing and hiking, and spent many years working in wilds of northern Alberta and Saskatchewan as an archaeologist. Despite having yearly ‘bear awareness’ training and countless bear enco...
2023-07-051h 04Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy Lenko"They Rushed the Stage!" w/ Luke McMasterLuke McMaster was once half of the famed Canadian heartthrob duo, McMaster & James. He's opened for acts like Christina Aguilera and N'Sync and written music for Rihanna and Nick Lachey. Today, his journey to celebrate and advance Motown and Soul music has brought him new friendships with Smokey Robinson and the late, great Lamont Dozier. Don't miss this inaugural episode of Putting the Squid to bed where Luke shares his musical origins and current creative pursuits. Presave his upcoming single "Some Summertime" a perfect bop for your summer BBQ playlist dropping June 30th!...
2023-06-211h 03Putting the Squid to Bed w/ Timothy LenkoPutting the Squid to Bed TrailerPutting the Squid to Bed is a podcast about creative people and their craft. Projects are rarely finished as much as they are surrendered. They can be like trying to tuck a squid into its bed. Just when you get two or three arms under the covers another four or five have popped back out! And that journey of discovery, creation, and surrender is what this show is about. Subscribe to Putting The Squid to Bed wherever you get your podcasts and join me as we talk about that journey together.Host IG...
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Film Industry | johnaugust.comThe One with Patton OswaltJohn and Craig welcome comedian, actor, writer and Jeopardy! champion Patton Oswalt to discuss joke structure and building standup specials. Patton pulls back the curtain on his writing process, how he develops a comedic premise, and earning an audience’s trust.
We also dissect M.O.D.O.K., punching up other people’s scripts, and the art of adaptation. We then answer a listener’s question about writing films that include standup comedy.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss characters who keep secrets for no reas– there’s no time to explain!
2023-02-2800 minQandA | johnaugust.comThe One with Patton OswaltJohn and Craig welcome comedian, actor, writer and Jeopardy! champion Patton Oswalt to discuss joke structure and building standup specials. Patton pulls back the curtain on his writing process, how he develops a comedic premise, and earning an audience’s trust.
We also dissect M.O.D.O.K., punching up other people’s scripts, and the art of adaptation. We then answer a listener’s question about writing films that include standup comedy.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss characters who keep secrets for no reas– there’s no time to explain!
2023-02-2800 minHWTBAM | johnaugust.comToldja! The Nikki Finke MovieJohn and Craig discuss a doppelgänger murder, the true life of a Hollywood rebel, an unexpected roadtrip, and more in this week’s installment of How Would This Be A Movie, where we analyze how stories in the news would translate onscreen.
We also follow up on Chat GPT, Celebrity Jeopardy, and writing in other people’s voices. We then answer an embarrassed listener’s question on unfavorable movie reviews.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss overpowered characters in D&D and how character strengths factor into our own writing.
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2023-02-1400 minNews | johnaugust.comToldja! The Nikki Finke MovieJohn and Craig discuss a doppelgänger murder, the true life of a Hollywood rebel, an unexpected roadtrip, and more in this week’s installment of How Would This Be A Movie, where we analyze how stories in the news would translate onscreen.
We also follow up on Chat GPT, Celebrity Jeopardy, and writing in other people’s voices. We then answer an embarrassed listener’s question on unfavorable movie reviews.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss overpowered characters in D&D and how character strengths factor into our own writing.
Links...
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