Writer-director Chris Sparling joins John and Craig to discuss his new film Mercy, and what it’s like to make a movie for Netflix. Then it’s another round of How Would This Be a Movie, with stories including ex-girlfriends, fake news, and permafrost ivory.

Plus we answer listener questions on cosplay, criticism and parallel structures.

Links:

• Mercy Trailer
• Dear Mike’s New Girlfriend
• How a Fake News Writer Earned Donald Trump the White House
• 9 'Onion' Articles Taken Seriously
• How One Amazon Kindle Scam Made Millions of Dollars
• The Mammoth Pirates
• Seasonal Flu Shot
• USB-C
• Rise of the Boogeyman
• John August on Twitter
• Craig Mazin on Twitter
• John on Instagram
• Get your 250 episode USB
• Find past episodes
• Outro by Pedro Aguilera (send us yours!)

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