{"podcast":{"title":"Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking","slug":"making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342","podcast_index_feed_id":1342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/2oTJk36x","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/making-movies-is-hard/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9ac24d5b-fd2a-4077-830f-57c8111889ef/f32fec27-a3ba-455a-b1cc-98c712cab250/3000x3000/square-logo-image-fixed.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell, Bleav","episode_count":600,"summary":"Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about \"making it,\" it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342"},"episode":{"title":"Marc Smolowitz - BONUS Throwback Interview!","slug":"marc-smolowitz-bonus-throwback-interview","published_at":"2026-04-30T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/marc-smolowitz-bonus-throwback-interview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/making-movies-is-hard/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=808","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae/episodes/ecc07171-6d15-4d0f-932d-9c09b69e7086/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae&awEpisodeId=ecc07171-6d15-4d0f-932d-9c09b69e7086&feed=2oTJk36x","summary":"On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 378 from July 2022 featuring producer Marc Smolowitz! I thought this was a good match for our live show from Monday because this is the last time we did a live podcast recording in front of an audience, so I thought it would be fun to put these shows together. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 378 from July 2022 featuring producer Marc Smolowitz! I thought this was a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5055,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/episodes/marc-smolowitz-bonus-throwback-interview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/marc-smolowitz-bonus-throwback-interview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}