Christopher Vogler’s seminal work The Writer’s Journey distilled the key lessons of Joseph Campbell’s classic The Hero With A Thousand Faces in a way that took first Hollywood and then the world by storm. It’s influence over the last 25 years has been profound, yet while it remains as relevant as ever (see: the box office results of the Marvel Comic Universe for a few billion dollars of evidence), Vogler has hardly remained static. His upcoming, updated edition of the book will add even MORE amazing tools to the storyteller’s arsenal and he teases some of them here with me. This is the longest episode yet but it flies by, and we are already planning the sequel. Enjoy! MORE: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources

This show is on hiatus until September, but I wanted to let you know about another podcast I just released that I think you’ll like, too. This week on my other show, “How China Works”, my cohost Yingying Li & I had our first “HCW Live!” event at The Bookworm in Beijing. We interviewed a force of nature businesswoman named Fu Han, along with special guests. Learn more about it below, and I’ll see you again here soon!

MORE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/fuhan

Writer-Producer-Director Kevin Geiger & I had a long-running “bonus feature” on my old show called the “Fretful Laowai Radio Hour”, which was a chance for us - two American entertainment guys in China - to chop it up in a free-form conversation about all sorts of current events and issues we were dealing with. I’m very pleased to bring the Fretful Laowai to THIS show as a recurring feature. Enjoy!

KEVIN GEIGER links:
Peewee Frogbooks http://peeweefrog.com/news.html
Magic Dumpling Entertainment www.magicdumpling.com

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Michael Wiese has lived an extraordinary life as a writer, artist, filmmaker, philosopher, businessman, & much more. His namesake company Michael Wiese Productions (MWP) is the leading publisher of film, tv, & media books in the world, & his Divine Arts imprint produces spiritually-focused works of similar consequence. We discuss the 60s, Bali, Bucky Fuller, Michael Murphy & Esalen, Cornwall, and treating Parkinson's disease with ayahuasca in the jungles of Peru, among many other topics. Enjoy!

Michael Wiese LINKS:
MWP: https://mwp.com
Divine Arts: https://divineartsmedia.com 

Bucky Fuller: Wiki bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller Critical Path: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Path_(book) Synergetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synergetics_(Fuller) 

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GREG LOFTIN is a screenwriter, director, editor, & professor, and the author of Writing For The Cut. He has developed an innovative approach to crafting screen stories that starts by considering how they will end up in the final edit. We talk about how his method improves upon the traditional writing process, what he's learned from Walter Murch & other legends, and much more.

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interregnum [ in-ter-reg-nuh m ], noun: any pause or interruption in continuity. I’m just back from one myself, which I briefly (~5 mins) explain the reasons for here. Plus: a quick look back, and a happy look ahead. Please enjoy!

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Nick Cheng is a popular British comedian based in Beijing, and a natural storyteller. And he has some great stories to tell: some are funny, most are fascinating, and a few - discussing a family member’s suicide attempts, his coming out while a member of the Royal Navy - are wrenching. But all are worth hearing, and I am glad to share them with you on this very special LAST REGULAR EPISODE of “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom”, cross-posted here. Please enjoy! LINKS: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources

This week I want to tell you about another of my podcasts, “How China Works”. My co-host Yingying Li interviews 2-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Malcolm Clarke about his new film BETTER ANGELS. If you like THIS show, I think you’ll like THAT one, too, so I hope you’ll check it out!

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Michael Nakan is the founder of Clipper Media Capital, a London-based production and packaging company. He cut his Hollywood teeth on the US version of “House of Cards” and then in NYC at HBO before returning home to the UK to work in development for DARKEST HOUR director Joe Wright. He's also established a China office of his UK firm and is successfully bridging the gap between the two markets. A great talk!

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Weiko Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan, & he continues to work throughout Asia, but it’s in Hollywood that he’s really made his name. His upcoming book, Crazy Screenwriting Secrets (Michael Weise Productions, avail July 1) is both a solid art & craft writing manual, AND a knowledgable how-to on navigating the often-treacherous waters between China and the global cinema industry, as epitomized by Hollywood. If you follow the world entertainment business with any degree of seriousness, YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS SHOW. Just sayin’. Enjoy! MORE: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/weiko   WEIKO LIN book: Crazy Screenwriting Secrets - Pre-Order now on AMAZON:  https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Screenwriting-Secrets-Capture-Audience/dp/1615933018   BRENDAN DAVIS on “The Carl King Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-carl-king-podcast/id1202709564?i=1000440895085 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/carlkingdom/brendan-davis-interview-carl-king-podcast-15-060619 or SEARCH “The Carl King Podcast” in your favorite podcatcher   SEARCH “If I Knew You Better” in all podcatchers OR listen / learn more here: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-i-knew-you-better/id1457785319 / WEB PLAYER: http://ifiknewyoubetter.libsyn.com/website/ LINKS https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources