{"podcast":{"title":"BELOW THE LINE PODCAST","slug":"below-the-line-podcast-812194","podcast_index_feed_id":812194,"rss_url":"https://www.belowtheline.biz/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.belowtheline.biz","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3415894/Below_The_Line_02_updated.jpg","author":"Skid - DGA Assistant Director","episode_count":297,"summary":"Welcome to Below the Line, the film industry podcast that looks at moviemaking from the crew’s perspective. My name is Skid — I’m a former Assistant Director and your host. Each week I sit down with production friends, both old and new, to share stories from their time on set. Each episode dives into a specific film, television series, or theme relevant to working in Hollywood. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or browse the episodes below — you might discover something new about one of your favorites. Have thoughts about an episode or feedback on the podcast? I’d love to hear from you: skid@belowtheline.biz","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T04:22:22.058368+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-line-podcast-812194"},"episode":{"title":"S25 - Ep 4 - Navy Public Affairs in Hollywood","slug":"s25-ep-4-navy-public-affairs-in-hollywood","published_at":"2025-11-11T12:33:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-line-podcast-812194/s25-ep-4-navy-public-affairs-in-hollywood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-line-podcast-812194","url":"https://www.belowtheline.biz/e/s25-ep-4-navy-public-affairs-in-hollywood/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7bwvvdcyq7w7gyh3/S25Ep4NavyPublicAffairsHollywood.mp3","summary":"Before there were military consultants on movie sets, there were officers like Jon McBride — servicemen who understood how stories shape public perception. On this Veterans Day episode of Below the Line, we look at how the Navy’s storytellers helped connect the worlds of service and cinema. This week, Skid is joined by Jon McBride, a former U.S. Navy officer whose service from 1964 to 1968 led him from the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk to the Navy’s Public Affairs Office in Hollywood — bridging two worlds that rarely meet but often influence one another. We explore: Jon’s path from Yale graduate to Naval officer during the Vietnam War era, and how chance and persistence steered him toward public affairs Life aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, where he volunteered for the ship’s public information role — discovering a talent for storytelling under pressure How a Pentagon connection set Jon on the path to Hollywood, joining the Navy’s West Coast Public Affairs Office on Sunset Boulevard The Navy’s relationship with the film industry — reviewing scripts, assigning project officers, and shaping depictions of sailors on screen Behind-the-scenes memories from Operation: Entertainment, Yours, Mine and Ours, and an unexpected day serving as Dionne Warwick’s “agent” Encounters with Ray Charles, the Blue Angels, and the surreal overlap between show business and service How McBride’s later work with the grassroots Beyond War movement reframed his understanding of conflict and communication Episodes like this one reflect a recurring theme for Below the Line — the shared discipline, teamwork, and creative purpose that link filmmaking and military service. Jon’s story captures that connection with humor, humility, and a deep sense of how storytelling itself can serve a mission…","meta_description":"Before there were military consultants on movie sets, there were officers like Jon McBride — servicemen who understood how stories shape public perception…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3275,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/below-the-line-podcast-812194/episodes/s25-ep-4-navy-public-affairs-in-hollywood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-line-podcast-812194/s25-ep-4-navy-public-affairs-in-hollywood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}