5 Tips for actors - the infamous three takes; how to fool noise removal; breaking through writer's block; using room tone.  Much gibbering.

Music by Antonio Gervasoni

I talk about upcoming stuff in the show, read some fan mail, and then talk about research, and why to do it - and finally focus on the naming of characters, particularly in a historical context.

Music by Buz Hendricks and Somewhere Near Jazz Street.

I start a series of pieces about personality types, with a focus on how they can help a writer create character types they may not be as conversant with.  Then, I discuss creating interesting villains.
Music by Josh Woodward