{"podcast":{"title":"Talkhouse Podcast","slug":"talkhouse-podcast-862006","podcast_index_feed_id":862006,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THI1720663445","website_url":"https://www.talkhouse.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/67cf2bf0-01a0-11eb-bb55-774eb3875d8a/image/TH-Podcast-Art-2023.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Talkhouse","episode_count":631,"summary":"Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. Explore more illuminating shows on the Talkhouse Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T18:22:59.493138+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkhouse-podcast-862006"},"episode":{"title":"Nobody's Ever Asked Me That: David Dastmalchian","slug":"nobody-s-ever-asked-me-that-david-dastmalchian","published_at":"2026-04-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkhouse-podcast-862006/nobody-s-ever-asked-me-that-david-dastmalchian","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkhouse-podcast-862006","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI3003394326.mp3?updated=1776913117","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI3003394326.mp3?updated=1776913117","summary":"On the latest episode of the Talkhouse Podcast’s spin-off series, host Nick Dawson sits down with actor, writer and all-around fascinating human David Dastmalchian, whose beautiful debut graphic novel Through was just published. In an engrossing and often very profound conversation, the two discuss David’s fascinating (and impressively genre-tinged) recurring nightmares, his mother’s emotional supernatural encounter with her first love, his childhood fear of hell, how “doing the work” led him to write Through … and much more, including why David insisted this episode be titled “Pedal to the Metal”! For more filmmakers talking film and TV, visit Talkhouse at talkhouse.com/film. Subscribe now to stay in the loop on future episodes of the Talkhouse Podcast. 0:00 — Intro 3:06 — Do you remember your dreams and/or nightmares? 6:01 — Recurring horror dreams, stress dreams, and lucid dreaming 12:47 — Do you believe in ghosts and the supernatural? 16:50 — Living “in the gray” between ideas and spiritual interconnectivity 20:19 — Concepts of religious hell and fearing hell as a child 22:55 — Favorite films about religion, and exploring religion in creative communities 25:35 — Titling podcast episodes - “Put the pedal to the metal” 26:51 — “Can you think of a time when you nearly gave up?” and addiction 30:08 — Attempting to take his own life 31:46 — Sobriety, relapsing, and managing his anxiety and depression 34:37 — Mining your own experiences in writing, and David’s new book, Through 38:58 — “How comfortable are you with discomfort?,\" coping mechanisms, and consumerism 44:49 — “What kind of a life would you want to live?” Find more illuminating podcasts on the ⁠⁠⁠Talkhouse Podcast Network⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠talkhouse.com⁠⁠⁠ to read essays, reviews, and more. Follow @talkhouse on ⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"On the latest episode of the Talkhouse Podcast’s spin-off series, host Nick Dawson sits down with actor, writer and all-around fascinating human David Das…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3022,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talkhouse-podcast-862006/episodes/nobody-s-ever-asked-me-that-david-dastmalchian/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkhouse-podcast-862006/nobody-s-ever-asked-me-that-david-dastmalchian.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}