As a child, Mac desperately wanted to believe that there was a magical world in which anything was possible. Later, when he began working with children, he began to realize that world was real, and that he could help to shape it.

Branan shares a story of guilt and conscience from his own family history. And it's a doozy. Extra music for this episode was provided by Jason Shaw under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution license. To hear the track "Hoedown" go here.

In 2002, Xzibit was offered a role in a movie which he accepted. And then reality hit: he wasn't an actor. Yet. Join us for this short, but entertaining story of how Alvin Joiner made the transition from rapping to acting.

When Alvin Joiner was sixteen, he lost his home, his family, and his direction in life. Eventually, after living a life of violence and anger, he decided to make a change. But his past would come back to haunt him in a strange but familiar voice,

Most writers will tell you that their most useful weapon is self-discipline. During our interview with Todd Komarnicki, he shared with us a useful insight into this concept. All that, and take a hike with Branan and Anson as they try to uncover the w...

Todd produced what has become one of the seminal Christmas movies of all time: "Elf". Join us as Todd unveils the little-known cookies hidden inside his film that allude to many other holiday classics, and why Christmas movies have to power to make us...

Writer/Producer Todd Komarnicki is a man of profound love and profound faith. Both have served his pursuits as an artist. Join Anson & Branan as they venture deep into a Christmas story that took them over a year to unearth: how Todd once lost his fa...

We're back!  Anson and Branan give an update about the upcoming Season 2 and Branan shares a story of gross bodily injury. 

Anson and Branan recap the first season of The Well Podcast and talk about plans for season 2.  Also, Anson talks about filming "Star Trek: Discovery" and what it's like to join the larger Star Trek family.  Oh...

Playfulness is it at the heart of the creative process and it can take many surprising forms. Lou Barlow has been playing with his sound, his process and his ideas since he was a kid. In this episode of THE WELL we look at the importance of staying loo...