575 - The Billion Dollar Episode
John welcomes writer/performer Matt Rogers (Fire Island, Las Culturistas) for a new installment of How Would This Be A Movie. From crypto crashes to lotto longshots, this week they look at money-themed stories in the news and why they’re worth adapting. Matt shares his background getting started as a comedy writer and tips for non-icky networking. We also answer listener questions on neglectful agents and pitching in drag. In our bonus segment for premium members: What is culture? John and Matt define and test the bounds of what constitutes culture. Links: Matt Rogers on Instagram and Tiktok Have You Heard of Christmas? December 2nd on Showtime and on tour, buy tickets here! Binance Pulls Out of Deal to Acquire Rival Crypto Exchange FTX by David Yaffe-Bellany for NYT Michael Lewis FTX Book Billion Dollar Lotto Ticket OnlyBans.com Titanique Musical in New York Dialogue episode where we sampled Las Culturistas Scriptnotes Episode 438 Las Culturistas on Twitter, listen to the podcast here Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! Craig Mazin on Twitter John August on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Owen Danoff (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here.