{"podcast":{"title":"Scriptnotes Podcast","slug":"scriptnotes-podcast-314036","podcast_index_feed_id":314036,"rss_url":"https://scriptnotes.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/e/3/13e333701a5fee02/scriptnotes-1400.jpg","author":"John August","episode_count":20,"summary":"Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036"},"episode":{"title":"729 - Endings Compendium, Part II","slug":"729-endings-compendium-part-ii","published_at":"2026-03-24T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036/729-endings-compendium-part-ii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036","url":"https://scriptnotes.libsyn.com/729-endings-compendium-part-ii","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/scriptnotes/729standard.mp3?dest-id=143783","summary":"In our first sequel compendium, John and Craig revisit four of their best segments dedicated to crafting a satisfying and emotional ending to your story. They look at rooting your ending in character, the function of the denouement, what makes a memorable farewell, how and why our endings can change, and how to bring everything full-circle. In our bonus segment for premium members, John and producer Drew continue a discussion that Drew Goddard started on character sides and the process of casting minor characters. Links: Our first endings compendium, Episode 524 – The Home Stretch A video essay of our farewell scenes discussion with Aline Brosh McKenna Episodes 44 – Endings for beginners , 366 – Tying Things Up , 648 – Farewell Scenes , and 392 – The Final Moment Dan Harmon story circle Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book! Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Become a Scriptnotes Premium member , or gift a subscription Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube Scriptnotes on Instagram and TikTok John August on Bluesky and Instagram Outro by Eric Pearson ( send us yours! ) Segments originally produced by Stuart Friedel , Megan McDonnell , Drew Marquardt and Megana Rao . Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli . Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here .","meta_description":"In our first sequel compendium, John and Craig revisit four of their best segments dedicated to crafting a satisfying and emotional ending to your story.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3863,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scriptnotes-podcast-314036/episodes/729-endings-compendium-part-ii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036/729-endings-compendium-part-ii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}