{"podcast":{"title":"Story and Craft with Marc Preston","slug":"story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873","podcast_index_feed_id":5077873,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/450dac6f-a0c8-4883-ba43-229f0fbc2c2f","website_url":"https://www.storyandcraftpod.com/","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/12/23/9/e977794e-6f28-4090-a271-c8e25c1742ad_0-8280359.jpg","author":"Marc Preston Productions, LLC","episode_count":104,"summary":"Story & Craft is Marc Preston’s venue for offering up entertaining, insightful and inspiring conversations. Marc has spent over three decades as a successful actor, voiceover talent, and nationally syndicated radio host. He’s endlessly curious and enjoys great conversations that inspire. Each episode, Marc welcomes film, television and voiceover actors, storytellers, influencers and creative personalities that have intriguing points of view to offer. Marc’s unique interview style provides insight into the origins of what made his guests successful, as well as how they stay at the top of their game. Whether you work in the industry, or simply enjoy great conversation, you’re invited to grab a cup of coffee and enjoy a sit down with Marc and his guests as they talk story, share a moment and inspire.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T18:19:55.533620+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873"},"episode":{"title":"Olivia Taylor Dudley | Aliens & Nerdy Magic","slug":"olivia-taylor-dudley-aliens-nerdy-magic","published_at":"2026-03-24T02:57:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/olivia-taylor-dudley-aliens-nerdy-magic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873","url":"https://www.storyandcraftpod.com/","audio_url":"https://audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/2cb89149-bfdc-4d08-ab37-cdfa813e2c27/stream.mp3","summary":"On this episode of “Story and Craft,” Marc sits down with actor and producer Olivia Taylor Dudley to talk sci-fi, horror, and why aliens have been a lifelong fascination — so much so that all three of her rescue dogs are named after extraterrestrial-inspired references, including SETI. Olivia breaks down how she “fell into” producing through early YouTube-era work on “Five Second Films.” She shares her unconventional path into acting, dropping out of school due to anxiety, moving to LA at 17, and finding structure and comfort on set. They dive into her new film “Touch Me,” a weird sci-fi/horror/comedy about an alien, and mental health themes, plus her time on “The Magicians,” voiceover/audiobook work, and why horror can feel comforting. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 02:53 Rescue Dogs and Hairless Breeds 04:12 Producing and Wearing Many Hats 05:43 ADHD and Loving the Edit 07:45 Five Second Films Origins 10:35 Patton Oswalt Connection 11:32 Dropping Out and Moving to LA 12:59 The Exorcist and Finding Acting 15:29 Horror Sci Fi Upbringing 17:52 SETI Aliens and Disclosure Talk 21:12 Touch Me Alien Horror Comedy 24:42 Family Background Horses and Ranch 25:43 Grandma the Space Nerd 26:03 Ranch Stargazing Mysteries 27:46 Touch Me Origins 32:33 Inside The Magicians 35:24 Why Horror Works 37:06 Theatrical Versus Streaming 41:20 Upcoming Projects Update 42:07 The Seven Questions","meta_description":"On this episode of “Story and Craft,” Marc sits down with actor and producer Olivia Taylor Dudley to talk sci-fi, horror, and why aliens have been a lifel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/episodes/olivia-taylor-dudley-aliens-nerdy-magic/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/olivia-taylor-dudley-aliens-nerdy-magic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}