Write Your Screenplay Podcast

Write Your Screenplay Podcast


Latest Episodes

Opus: ‘Elevated’ Horror and Allegory
August 22, 2025

In this episode of the Write Your Screenplay Podcast, Jacob Krueger breaks down Mark Anthony Greens Opus to reveal how elevated horror and screenwriting allegory can emerge organically from what alre

Hypnosis for Writers: Break Through Writers Block with Jacob Krueger
August 08, 2025

Learn a powerful self-hypnosis technique to break through past trauma and writers and more deeply connect to your characters and your voice as a writer. Jacob Krueger shares life-changing tools drawn

Sinners: Theme, Tone & the Sea Change
July 25, 2025

Explore how sea change, bifurcated characters, and mythic symbolism power the structure and politics of Ryan Cooglers Sinners. Join us for a Special Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing

Adolescence Episode 4: Should You Write a Limited Series?
July 11, 2025

This episode pulls it all together, with a deep dive into the structure of Adolescence Episode 4 and how it fits into the overall structure and series engine of Adolescence and how to know if your pro

Adolescence Episode 3: Adolescence, The Wire and Pattern Based Engine
June 27, 2025

Learn how Adolescence Episode 3 (building upon structural techniques from The Wire) uses a Pattern Based Series Engine to navigate rare changes in characters and narrative form while still preserving

Adolescence Episode 2: Dialectical Screenwriting
June 13, 2025

Learn how to use dialectical structure to deepen your screenplays theme, character arcs, and emotional impact through a deep analysis of Adolescence Episode 2. Join us for a Special Thursday Night W

Adolescence Episode 1: Playing at the Top Of Your Intelligence
June 06, 2025

Learn how Adolescence grabs its audience in the first ten secondsand what screenwriters can take from its naturalistic style, one-shot structure, and emotionally grounded approach to character. Join

Thunderbolts: Theme in Action Movies
May 30, 2025

Discover how Thunderbolts uses theme to explore depression, trauma, and healing within the structure and genre of a big budget superhero action movieand how to bring emotional depth to your own scree

The Last of Us Season 2: Resetting Your Series Engine
May 16, 2025

Learn how The Last of Us Season 2 resets its story engineand what it teaches about rebuilding character dynamics, stakes, and tension in your own TV series. Join us for a Special Thursday Night Writ

Nickel Boys and Shawshank Redemption: Primary and Secondary Structure
May 02, 2025

Learn how Nickel Boys and Shawshank Redemption use secondary structure to shape audience expectationsand how to apply these techniques to the structure of your screenplay. Join us for a Special Thur