DreamPath Podcast

folks. We get practical and tactical in this chat. How do writers stayed focused and productive? What are the pros and cons of writing partners? Are writer’s rooms all their cracked up to be? How does he write and produce for so many Hollywood shows while living in Portland?

We also talk about his popularity as a fast food critic on social media and how that has blossomed into him becoming an expert in the field. In fact, dubbed him the Gordon Ramsay of fast food and what was once a fun frolic and detour on Instagram is now resulting in appearances on the History Channel’s Food That Built America, and on Somebody Feed Phil on .

We of course talk about writing and producing on , Mission Hill, Close Enough on and many other shows, but this chat goes beyond biography and into the practical.

Aspiring writers, listen up as Bill drops industry wisdom!

Another clip from my chat with and . They are currently at with DP showing their documentary short Long Line of Ladies, which they co-directed. First Sundance. Now SXSW. Next stop ?

Interview links in the bio.

Documentary filmmakers and sat down with me to talk about their doc Long Line of Ladies, which they co-directed. Premiered at and is at this week. A story that has never been told on film, shot by the talented .

Great film. Great chat. Episode link in the bio.

Last tribute episode post. This one is a clip from my chat with about Mark’s “one in a billion” voice. Check out the full tribute episode for Moby’s entire take on the late great Mark Lanegan, a guy who put on the map, and was part of a movement that changed indie rock in the PNW forever. So much talent, gone too soon.

Another clip from our tribute episode. This one from my chat with the Forrest Gump of Rock and Roll himself, the preeminent . He talks about how he met Lanegan (the lovely and talented ) and how that meeting led to recording and album and then becoming Mark’s touring guitarist for 12 years. Jeff also pulls off an incredible Scottish accent here!

Jason Moore and I launched a Mark Lanegan tribute episode today, featuring clips from my chats with Moby Mark Pickerel and Jeff Fielder. What a loss to the music community, and of course to his friends and family. .

Thank you to Moby, Mark Pickerel, and Jeff Fielder for sharing stories about Lanegan.

Episode link in the bio.

folks. Extraordinary career producing films like Salt with , Enchanted starring and , and now the dystopian thriller Last Survivors starring and .

We talk about how Sunil broke into Hollywood, how he balances work on big budget studio blockbusters with his passion for producing indie films, and advice for folks who want to produce films.

Last Survivors now available on VOD. Great thriller! Also, be on the lookout for his sequel to Enchanted which he recently shot in Ireland - Disenchanted.

Episode links in the bio.

Josef Kubota Wladyka made a great thriller called Catch The Fair One starring professional boxer Kali Reis, , Lisa Emery, Kevin Dunn, and . He developed the story for years with Kali and you can tell a lot of thought went into every aspect of the film. Josef was kind to share his story. We talk about film school in NYC, being the first American director of , the challenges of being an indie filmmaker, how he pays the bills (directing episode television) which subsidizes his passion - indie film making. Great guy. Someone to watch!

Check out Catch The Fair One on VOD and listen to my chat with Josef at the link in my bio.

You will not find a screenwriter with more drive, more hustle, than . He rose from the ashes like a phoenix after his first film stumbled at the box office and had to create a new identity to get his screenplays read. After years of writing 6 screenplays a year under various pen names his screenplay Watcher sold, got produced, made it to Sundance, and now it’s been picked up by and . Great thriller starring and . Directed by Chloe Okuno, this film stood out at with great acting, tight and efficient storytelling, and a real ending. Not your typical “let the audience draw their own conclusions” bu****it art house ending. Zack is going places folks. He has a lot of wisdom to share in our chat. Link in the bio.