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Austin Film Festival's On Story Podcast is the companion to Austin Film Festival's television show, On Story. Get an uncensored inside look at the creative process of film making through the eyes of some of the entertainment industry's most prolific writers, directors and producers.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAustin Film Festival's On Story Podcast is the companion to Austin Film Festival's television show, On Story. Get an uncensored inside look at the creative process of film making through the eyes of some of the entertainment industry's most prolific writers, directors and producers.
Austin Film Festival's On Story is hosted by Austin Film Festival. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Studio, with Alex Gregory" (23 September 2026, 56 minutes), "Inside the Writers Room: Hacks" (9 September 2026, 60 minutes), and "On Abbott Elementary, with Patrick Schumacker" (26 August 2026, 36 minutes).
Austin Film Festival's On Story publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Austin Film Festival's On Story is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Austin Film Festival's On Story requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Austin Film Festival's On Story's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #20
This week on On Story, a conversation on the hit comedy The Studio, with co-creator and showrunner Alex Gregory. The Studio stars Seth Rogen as Matt Remick, the newly-appointed head of a faltering production studio who...
Episode #19
This week on On Story, a conversation on Hacks with its co-creator and co-showrunner Jen Statsky. Hacks follows the odd-couple antics of trailblazing standup comedian Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, and struggling...
Episode #18
This week on On Story, a conversation on Abbott Elementary with its co-showrunner Patrick Schumacker. Abbott Elementary is ABC's hit mockumentary sitcom set at a chaotic, underfunded elementary school in West...
Episode #16
This week on On Story, a conversation on the writer-producer relationship with Celine Song and Christine Vachon. Celine Song began her writing career as a playwright. Her first film, Past Lives, follows the relationship...
Episode #15
This week on On Story, a conversation with Joanna Calo, showrunner of the character-driven dramedy The Bear. Joanna delves into her experience sharing showrunning duties with creator Christopher Storer, and discusses...
Episode #14
This week on On Story, a conversation with screenwriter Michael Arndt. Arndt began his screenwriting career on a high when he wrote the script for the family road trip dramedy Little Miss Sunshine. That script earned...
Episode #13
This week on On Story, we're joined by comedian and screenwriter Tim Herlihy for a look back at the beloved 90s romcom The Wedding Singer. Set in 80s New Jersey, the film follows the romantic misfortunes of Robbie Hart...
Episode #12
This week on On Story, a conversation with Shane Black on his work co-writing and directing The Nice Guys. Set in 70s Los Angeles, The Nice Guys stars Ryan Gosling as Holland March, a down-on-his-luck private detective...
Episode #11
This week on On Story, a conversation with Brian Helgeland on his work writing and directing the 2001 medieval sports-comedy A Knight's Tale. A Knight's Tale stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, an ambitious...
Episode #10
This week on On Story, we'll travel back to the 90s with a retrospective on the crime thriller Se7en, with its screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker. Directed by David Fincher, Se7en stars Brad Pitt as David Mills, an...
Episode #9
Next Up, we're joined by three accomplished writers, Virgil Williams, Nicole Perlman, and Scott Rosenberg, for a conversation on finding and maintaining inspiration. <br /> Virgil Williams began his career in...
Episode #8
This week on On Story, a conversation with screenwriters Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, on the years-long labor of love that brought Wicked from the stage to the big screen. Wicked takes us back in time to before the...
Episode #7
<p>This week on On Story, we're taking a trip back in time to an interview with writer, creator, and showrunner Graham Roland, as he discusses developing his AMC series Dark Winds. Roland joined us to share the origins...
Episode #6
<p >This week on On Story, Clint Bentley will talk to us about his work writing and directing Train Dreams. </p> <p >Train Dreams recounts the life of Robert Granier, an early 20th century logger and railway...
Episode #5
<p >This week on On Story, we're joined by screenwriter Austin Kolodney for a conversation on the historical crime thriller Dead Man's Wire. </p> <p >The film is based on the true story of a 1977 kidnapping carried out...
Episode #4
<p >This week on On Story, we're joined by a titan of the action genre, Christopher McQuarrie, for a behind the scenes deep dive into Top Gun: Maverick. </p> <p> </p> <p >But before we ride into the sunset, we recommend...
Episode #3
<p >This week on On Story, we're talking to Rian Johnson about his process writing and directing Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. </p> <p >This third installment of the Knives Out series follows an ambitious...
Episode #2
This week on On Story, a conversation on the prestige miniseries with Craig Mazin and Marissa Jo Cerar. Craig Mazin is the creator, writer, and executive producer of HBO's Emmy-winning limited series Chernobyl...
Episode #1
<p>This week on On Story, we're joined by Susan Soon He Stanton for a look inside the writers room of the hit HBO drama, Succession.<br /> <br /> Succession centers on the Roy family, the ultra-rich owners of a global...
Episode #16
This week on On Story, a conversation on the animated tragicomedy series Bojack Horseman with two of its writers, Alison Flierl and Joe Lawson. The series follows Bojack, a washed-up former sitcom star who's trying to...
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