{"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":"Thom Harp | From \"The Donor Party\" to \"Home Delivery\" | Embracing the Ridiculous","slug":"thom-harp-from-the-donor-party-to-home-delivery-embracing-the-ridiculous","published_at":"2026-05-04T11:37:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/thom-harp-from-the-donor-party-to-home-delivery-embracing-the-ridiculous","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/5c4bcd58-9acd-44cb-acfd-ec0264380496/stream.mp3","summary":"Marc Preston sits down with Writer and Director Thom Harp from \"The Donor Party\" and \"Home Delivery\" to discuss his new project, career, and personal stories. Thom brings a fantastic energy to the conversation, sharing how his background as a cinematographer in Seattle eventually shaped his approach to humane comedy. We talk about the importance of giving actors the space to just play and trust their instincts on set. It’s always fun getting to hear about the process behind creating those incredibly messy, yet hilariously relatable human moments that define his style. We also get into some great stories about his unique writing methods and the undeniable influence of an \"explosive diaper\" moment changed the trajectory of his creative choices. Thom reminds us that life is pretty ridiculous, and sometimes the best way to deal with the madness is just to point a camera at it and embrace the laughs. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [00:02:19] - Guitars, The Cars, and safely navigating a midlife crisis. [00:09:31] - How Monty Python's Flying Circus completely rewired his creative brain. [00:21:28] - Cultivating a safe, playful environment on set for actors. [00:23:48] - The strategic genius of casting dramatic actors in comedic roles. [00:30:10] - Thom’s unique \"magnet\" method for developing script ideas. [00:34:35] - Why the best comedy requires putting your hero in the absolute worst situation. [00:38:57] - Casting Joe Pantoliano against type to find the moral heart of the film. [00:46:24] - The \"explosive diaper\" moment that forever changed his view on comedy. [00:55:33] - The Seven Questions.","meta_description":"Marc Preston sits down with Writer and Director Thom Harp from \"The Donor Party\" and \"Home Delivery\" to discuss his new project, career, and personal stor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3810,"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/thom-harp-from-the-donor-party-to-home-delivery-embracing-the-ridiculous/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/thom-harp-from-the-donor-party-to-home-delivery-embracing-the-ridiculous.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}