{"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":467,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292"},"episode":{"title":"What on earth is film 'testing'? | A podcast special, with Kevin Goetz","slug":"what-on-earth-is-film-testing-a-podcast-special-with-kevin-goetz","published_at":"2026-02-20T06:57:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/what-on-earth-is-film-testing-a-podcast-special-with-kevin-goetz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW8495900158.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW8495900158.mp3","summary":"The art of movie testing isn't just about researching finished films. It's also testing the very concept of a movie, that can determine both whether it gets made, and what it gets made for. In a special episode of the podcast, a man who you may not have heard of joins Simon. Yet Kevin Goetz has certainly had some impact on the films you watch. His new book - How To Score In Hollywood, written with Bob Levin - digs into this. And in this special chat, we uncover some of his work... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The art of movie testing isn't just about researching finished films. It's also testing the very concept of a movie, that can determine both whether it ge…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3807,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/episodes/what-on-earth-is-film-testing-a-podcast-special-with-kevin-goetz/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/what-on-earth-is-film-testing-a-podcast-special-with-kevin-goetz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}