{"podcast":{"title":"The 50/50 Podcast","slug":"the-50-50-podcast-7299121","podcast_index_feed_id":7299121,"rss_url":"https://feeds.castos.com/nz69q","website_url":"https://www.5050fest.com","image_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/67e9c4924ee350-83326482/images/podcast/covers/c1a-zq59d-gp3w6v90idxz-ezwbbs.jpg","author":"Wyatt Sarkisian","episode_count":59,"summary":"50% Business, 50% Creative. Hosted by 50/50 founder Luke Steinfeld, and 50/50 Head of Talent Wyatt Sarkisian, the podcast builds on the mission of the platform: to nurture and empower the next generation of industry talent. Join us every tuesday as we sit down with voices from all corners of the entertainment industry, offering educational insight into process, production, and execution.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T06:18:49.704680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-50-50-podcast-7299121"},"episode":{"title":"HOW TO: Establish Your “Why” as a Comedy Filmmaker (with Ali Rosenthal)","slug":"how-to-establish-your-why-as-a-comedy-filmmaker-with-ali-rosenthal","published_at":"2026-03-10T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-50-50-podcast-7299121/how-to-establish-your-why-as-a-comedy-filmmaker-with-ali-rosenthal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-50-50-podcast-7299121","url":"https://the-5050-podcast.castos.com/episodes/how-to-establish-your-why-as-a-comedy-filmmaker-with-ali-rosenthal","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/67e9c4924ee350-83326482/2388799/c1e-4wv1db8gz48ao9okpd-gp5gdonjc9o7-wuo3bi.mp3","summary":"This week, 50/50 Festival WINNER Ali Rosenthal traces her path towards comedic purpose; after cutting her teeth in New York City, she forged her voice as a comedy filmmaker at Stanford, where she made ICE QUEENS a self-described “fiercely feminist fantasy.” We then dive into her breakout short TEEN MARY - making the film at AFI while managing the creative risk of approaching religion from a fresh, comedic perspective—and why that very risk pushed her to make the film in the first place. From there, we move to bigger questions: why pitching yourself can sometimes be harder than pitching a project, what truly separates a comedic short film from a sketch, and why a strong director’s statement can be essential to articulating your artistic purpose, especially in comedy. We wrap by discussing the project Ali is currently taking out to town and the process of refining drafts with her manager—plus the perennial question: how do you know when a script is actually ready to pitch? TEEN MARY - Instagram ICE QUEENS (Stanford Short) Submit Your Comedy Short","meta_description":"This week, 50/50 Festival WINNER Ali Rosenthal traces her path towards comedic purpose; after cutting her teeth in New York City, she forged her voice as…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-50-50-podcast-7299121/episodes/how-to-establish-your-why-as-a-comedy-filmmaker-with-ali-rosenthal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-50-50-podcast-7299121/how-to-establish-your-why-as-a-comedy-filmmaker-with-ali-rosenthal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}