# Macon Blair (The Toxic Avenger)

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Podcast: [The Writers Panel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writers-panel-1063873)
Published: 2025-08-26T08:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/nerdistwriters/episodes/68a786bbe2f63983a74bb952
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Writer/director Macon Blair ( The Toxic Avenger ; I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore ) discusses managing a bigger production for his second feature, "handmade" films, balancing tones, writing a movie that's not "accidentally stupid," and lots more. LIVE STUFF! A live Dead Pilots Society in LA (or available to stream on demand) on Sunday 9/14 2-4pm at the Elysian Theater. With scripts by Lisa Muse Bryant ( The Four Seasons ; Black-ish) and Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton ( Animal Control ; Mixed-ish ). Starring Amber Riley ( Glee ), Yvette Nicole Brown ( Community ), Kyla Pratt ( One On One ), Dan Gregor ( The Naked Gun co-writer), Phil Lamarr ( King of the Hill; Futurama ), Marcel Spears ( The Neighborhood ), Brian Safi ( Throwing Shade ), Jessica McKenna ( Dropout ), and more. Get live or streaming tickets here. The Thrilling Adventure Hour celebrates its 20th anniversary with shows in NY and London! Come see Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Janet Varney , and more this fall! https://thrillingadventure.live for details. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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