{"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":"Thomas Jane | Throwing Dreams Into Space","slug":"thomas-jane-throwing-dreams-into-space","published_at":"2025-11-17T11:37:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/thomas-jane-throwing-dreams-into-space","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/d47452eb-83b2-4f74-93e2-4c0a959fa4ee/stream.mp3","summary":"On this episode of The Story & Craft Podcast, we sit down with actor,Thomas Jane from the Amazon Prime Video film “Play DIrty”, as well as projects such as The Expanse and Boogie Nights.  We cover Jane's impressive body of work, as well as his journey from modest beginnings in Maryland to becoming a notable actor in Hollywood. We discuss Thomas’ passion for storytelling, the joys and challenges of being an actor, and the importance of authentic human experiences in film. Thomas also reveals his graphic novel projects and his deep dive into writing a book about visiting aliens. Tune in for an enlightening conversation that covers everything from chocolate to extraterrestrials!SHOW HIGHLIGHTS03:26 Thomas Jane's Early Life and Career Beginnings13:54 Playing Mickey Mantle08:48 The Expanse and Sci-Fi Genre18:34 High School and Early Acting27:47 Reflections on Education and Society36:32 Independent Films and Future Projects43:17 Sci-Fi and Authentic Stories44:26 Advice to Aspiring Actors46:00 Family and Personal Life48:38 Memories of Paul Reubens53:31 Working with Talented Directors55:38 The Seven QuestionsListen and subscribe on your favorite podcast app.  Also, check out the show and sign up for the newsletter at  www.storyandcraftpod.com...#podcast #PodcastInterview #Storytelling #ActorInterview #HollywoodInterview #FilmNerd #ThomasJane #PlayDirty #TheExpanse #Troppo #PrimeVideo #MarkWahlberg #Actor #Acting #StoryAndCraft #GraphicNovels #SyFy #Aliens #IndieFilm ","meta_description":"On this episode of The Story & Craft Podcast, we sit down with actor,Thomas Jane from the Amazon Prime Video film “Play DIrty”, as well as projects su…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4969,"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/thomas-jane-throwing-dreams-into-space/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/thomas-jane-throwing-dreams-into-space.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}