{"podcast":{"title":"Film Stories with Simon Brew","slug":"film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292","podcast_index_feed_id":606292,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW9690202599","website_url":"https://www.filmstories.co.uk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a124f724-f565-11ee-9b07-eb88e20847a5/image/bf3309cce106a7d399248fe48280f173.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Simon Brew","episode_count":473,"summary":"Film Stories with Simon Brew is a podcast that looks to dig into the stories behind popular movies.From troubled productions, to rights issues, to difficulties with release to films nearly falling apart, the podcast will be looking at the stories that don't always seem apparent when watching a movie! The podcast is hosted by Simon Brew, the founder of Den Of Geek. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/simonbrew. Thank you!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T12:19:44.304652+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292"},"episode":{"title":"In conversation with Paul Mercurio - Strictly Ballroom, Exit To Eden, and, er, homebrew beer","slug":"in-conversation-with-paul-mercurio-strictly-ballroom-exit-to-eden-and-er-homebrew-beer","published_at":"2026-06-12T07:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/in-conversation-with-paul-mercurio-strictly-ballroom-exit-to-eden-and-er-homebrew-beer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW7056911860.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW7056911860.mp3","summary":"Over 30 years since its original release, Strictly Ballroom - the debut feature from Baz Luhrmann - is back in cinemas with a 4K remaster. In a Film Stories special, Simon chats to its star - Paul Mercurio - about the making of the film, and looking back on it now. Plus! Paul talks homebrew, cooking, and making Garry Marshall's S&M comedy, Exit To Eden... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Over 30 years since its original release, Strictly Ballroom - the debut feature from Baz Luhrmann - is back in cinemas with a 4K remaster. In a Film Stori…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/episodes/in-conversation-with-paul-mercurio-strictly-ballroom-exit-to-eden-and-er-homebrew-beer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/in-conversation-with-paul-mercurio-strictly-ballroom-exit-to-eden-and-er-homebrew-beer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}