{"podcast":{"title":"Doc Walks","slug":"doc-walks-7327673","podcast_index_feed_id":7327673,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/576985/rss","website_url":"http://www.docwalkspod.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/8/b/3/88b35d9d7d68506bd959afa2a1bf1c87/DOCWALKS_Artwork.png","author":"Doc Walks","episode_count":59,"summary":"Documentary filmmakers, Keith Maitland (TOWER, DEAR MR BRODY) and Ben Steinbauer (WINNEBAGO MAN, CHOP & STEELE), host this lively walk & talk podcast featuring conversations with today's best non-fiction storytellers. DocWalks takes the conversation to the street (or nature trail), offering candid insight into the art & industry of documentary filmmaking for an audience of emerging filmmakers and doc-lovers alike.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-walks-7327673"},"episode":{"title":"EP032 - Podcasts Are The New Mayonnaise w/ Scott Ballew","slug":"ep032-podcasts-are-the-new-mayonnaise-w-scott-ballew","published_at":"2025-12-04T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-walks-7327673/ep032-podcasts-are-the-new-mayonnaise-w-scott-ballew","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-walks-7327673","url":"https://docwalkspod.com/ep032-podcasts-are-the-new-mayonnaise-w-scott-ballew","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/769d52a5-d399-4750-a0ce-f637076f16a6/DW_EP032_SCOTTBALLEW_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4997995","summary":"Keith's out this week, so Ben is strutting Travis Heights solo with his good pal Scott(y) Ballew. Scott's a lesson in cutting-against the grain and getting more for it. You might know him from his work as the former Head of Content at Yeti, making 100+ branded docs with one rule: no product placement. Scott's path is pure chaos theory - starting with a UT football national championship ring, spending time as an insurance salesman, working the ol' LA PA grind to end up changing how brands tell stories (all while writing and recording his own songs), Scott's tried it all. We dig into the decade-long golden era at Yeti where he worked with 20 filmmakers at once (including Ben on the TOOTSIE film), and how he learned directing on the job from his inspirations. Scott breaks down Terry Allen's \"follow the muse\" philosophy (including how it sent him on his own musical journey), the surreal Telluride premiere of ALL THAT IS SACRED (his Jimmy Buffett/Tom McGuane film that premiered the day Buffett died), and why he'd rather make films with friends than chase a Townes Van Zandt-type of obsession (learning in part by documenting Townes' son, J.T.). Plus: exploring classic Texas cinema with Jeff Nichols, why loving your subjects beats gotcha filmmaking, and the eternal truth that podcasts are the new mayonnaise. This episode is sponsored by our friends at The Long Time—a 5-acre event-space and playground for your imagination. It's also the home field of The Texas Playboys (the sandlot baseball team that both Ben and Scott play for). For more information go to thelongtime.com and follow along on IG @thelongtimetexas Discussion Links: WINNEBAGO MAN (2009) | GREENBERG (2010) | DIG! (2004) | BE HERE TO LOVE ME (2004) | THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (2005) | NO DIRECTION HOME (2005) |…","meta_description":"Keith's out this week, so Ben is strutting Travis Heights solo with his good pal Scott(y) Ballew. Scott's a lesson in cutting-against the grain and gettin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doc-walks-7327673/episodes/ep032-podcasts-are-the-new-mayonnaise-w-scott-ballew/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-walks-7327673/ep032-podcasts-are-the-new-mayonnaise-w-scott-ballew.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}