{"podcast":{"title":"The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna","slug":"the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505","podcast_index_feed_id":436505,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/screenwriting-life","website_url":"https://www.facebook.com/thescreenwritinglife","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ba07d48c-d888-11ed-960d-6781f880e4fe/image/3437137-1607025567699-1e6d20507a136.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna","episode_count":320,"summary":"Welcome to The Screenwriting Life, a podcast where Oscar-nominated writer Meg LeFauve and Emmy-nominated writer Lorien McKenna discuss not only the craft and business of Screenwriting, but also the emotional life: the ups and downs of being a creative, to remind you that you are not alone and to keep writing.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:10.825853+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 297 | The Craft Of Creating An IP Based Action Film w/ Jeremy Slater","slug":"ep-297-the-craft-of-creating-an-ip-based-action-film-w-jeremy-slater","published_at":"2026-05-07T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/ep-297-the-craft-of-creating-an-ip-based-action-film-w-jeremy-slater","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI5006079060.mp3?updated=1778125364","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/tracking.swap.fm/track/8fvJdZ1Y8SQ0SkCuaYDp/traffic.megaphone.fm/THI5006079060.mp3?updated=1778125364","summary":"Mortal Kombat II is out in theaters this weekend! Joe Forte chats with writer Jeremy Slater about taking on the second installment of an iconic video game turned film franchise. With so many characters and plot points to navigate, fight sequences to think about and beyond, how does one put that on the page and keep it fresh and exciting for all involved and all who hope to enjoy it? Jeremy provides a plethora of gems on the business and the craft in this thought provoking, action packed episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Mortal Kombat II is out in theaters this weekend! Joe Forte chats with writer Jeremy Slater about taking on the second installment of an iconic video game…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3468,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/episodes/ep-297-the-craft-of-creating-an-ip-based-action-film-w-jeremy-slater/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-screenwriting-life-with-meg-lefauve-and-lorien-mckenna-436505/ep-297-the-craft-of-creating-an-ip-based-action-film-w-jeremy-slater.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}