PlotPoints Podcast

By Mark Sevi

Mark Sevi, a professional scriptwriter, with a motley crew of professional filmmakers, students and oddballs, talks about show business with an emphasis on writing and scriptwriting techniques and tip... more

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How many episodes does PlotPoints Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 255 episodes available.

PlotPoints Podcast episodes:

May 29, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 336, 2026.05.29
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Continuous Since 2017
Mark Sevi
Show Notes May 29, 2026 Episode #336
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
The 4th, incredible volume
~*~
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:04:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING
#shield #rush #documentaries #
00:09:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#book #script #classes #seminars #ghostwriting
00:11:00 TOP 5 TV SHOWS THAT STARTED IN 2025 or 2026
#youngsherlock #deptQ #pitt #ballard #deadloch
00:18:00 RANT/PEABODY AWARDS
Be Good, Not Trendy
00:20:00 QUOTE/BUH BYE
We owe it to each other to tell stories. = Neil Gaiman
Need a Writing Class?… Read the rest
...more
20min
May 15, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 335, 2026.05.14
By Writers, For Writers - Scriptwriting Elevated.
...more
24min
May 01, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 334, 2026.05.01
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Continuous Since 2017
Mark Sevi
Show Notes April 03, 2026 Episode #332
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
The 4th, incredible volume
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:03:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING
#ncis #chicagofire #youngsherlock
00:06:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#book #script #classes #seminars #ghostwriting
00:101:00 TOP 5 COP SHOWS 2000-2026
#bosche #shield #southland #waterrats #thewire
00:15:00 RANT
Write responsibly.
00:17:00 QUOTE/BUH BYE
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. ~ Rudyard Kipling
Need a Writing Class?… Read the rest
...more
19min
April 17, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 333, 2026.04.17
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Continuous Since 2017
Mark Sevi
Show Notes April 03, 2026 Episode #332
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
The 4th, incredible volume
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:03:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING
#pitt #mcleodsdaughters #ncissydney
00:06:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#book #script #classes #seminars #ghostwriting
00:11:00 TOP 5 DRAMAS 2000-2026
#livesofothers #greenbook #coda #findingneverland #hiddenfigures
00:15:00 RANT
#rebootyourself
00:19:00 QUOTE/BUH BYE
Need a Writing Class? For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org
#ocscreenwriters @ocscreenwriters
www.ocscreenwriters.com – by writers for writers. Be Inspired, Do Good Work!… Read the rest
...more
22min
April 03, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 332, 2026.04.03
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Continuous Since 2017
Mark Sevi
Show Notes April 03, 2026 Episode #332
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
The 4th, incredible volume
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:02:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING
#arcticair #limitless #allsaints
00:05:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#book #script #classes #seminars
00:09:00 TOP 5 LIST BEST OF BEST
#spotlight #greenbook #kingspeech #greenbook
00:13:00 RANT
#subconsciousmind
00:18:00 QUOTE/BUH BYE
There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.… Read the rest
...more
21min
March 20, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 331, 2026.03.20
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Continuous Since 2017
Mark Sevi
Show Notes March 20, 2026 Episode #331
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
The 4th, incredible volume
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:02:00 USELESS CHATTER
#oscars
00:05:00 BLOOD FICTION, V.4
00:07:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING
00:10:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#book #script #classes #seminars
00:15:00 OUR OSCAR PICKS
00:22:00 QUOTE / BUH BYE

Need a Writing Class? For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org
#ocscreenwriters @ocscreenwriters
www.ocscreenwriters.com – by writers for writers. Be Inspired, Do Good Work!
QUESTIONS?… Read the rest
...more
21min
March 06, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 330, 2026.03.06
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Continuous Since 2017
Mark Sevi
Show Notes March 06, 2026 Episode #330
R.I.P. Robert Duvall
and
Rev. Jesse Jackson
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
The 4th, incredible volume
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:02:00 USELESS CHATTER
#robertduval
00:04:00 WRITER’S GUILD / WHAT ARE WE WATCHING
#wga #deadloch #puzzlelady #hildago
00:04:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#book #script #classes #seminars
00:15:00 TOP 5 ROBERT DUVAL FILMS
#lonesomedove #greatsantini #godfather #openrange
00:22:00 QUOTE / BUH BYE

Need a Writing Class? For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org… Read the rest
...more
24min
February 20, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 329, 2026.02.20
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Continuous Since 2017
Mark Sevi
Show Notes February 20, 2026 Episode #329
R.I.P. Robert Duvall
and
Rev. Jesse Jackson
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
Tips, Tricks, Essays on Writing
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:02:00 USELESS CHATTER
00:04:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?
##cagneyandlacey #hapandleonard
00:06:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#scwa #book #script #classes #seminars
00:10:00 TOP 5 AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOVIES
#fivebloods #hiddenfigures #blackpanther #hiddenfigures spikelee #ryancoogler #chadwickboseman
00:15:00 QUOTE / BUH BYE

Need a Writing Class? For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org… Read the rest
...more
19min
February 06, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 328, 2026.02.06
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Mark Sevi
Show Notes February 06, 2026 Episode #328
R.I.P. Kathryn O’Hara
This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING
CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
Tips, Tricks, Essays on Writing
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:02:00 KATHRYN O’HARA
00:04:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?
#ludwig #bones #thisisgonnahurt #brockmeir #thefollowing
00:06:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#scwa #book #script #classes #seminars
00:10:00 TOP 5 TV SHOWS OF THE 90’s
#friends #sopranos #lawandorder #northernexposure #murphybrown #xFiles #allymcbeal #simpsons
00:13:00 RANT
00:15:00 QUOTE / BUH BYE
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.… Read the rest
...more
18min
January 23, 2026 Plotpoints Podcast Episode 327, 2026.01.23
SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!
Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!
Mark Sevi
Show Notes January 23, 2026 Episode #327

This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com
With Co-Host Christopher Stires
GO HERE FOR INFO ON SCRIPTWRITING
CLASSES and SEMINARS

SHAMELESS PROMOS:
Final Draft – Articles by Mark Sevi for Final Draft
and
JUST RELEASED!
Tips, Tricks, Essays on Writing
~*~
CURIOUS? CONFUSED? CONFOUNDED?
On Amazon, Ebook or Paperback
_______________________________________________________________________
A Scriptwriting Manual for All Writers!
On AMAZON
SHOW DETAILS
00:00:00 INTRO
Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi, Interstitial Music by MaxCo Music
Seminars and Classes
00:03:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?
#deepspacenine #starfleetacademy #southland #veronicamars #veronica-mars
00:7:00 RANT – Just Write!
00:09:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
#script #book #ghostWriting #article #anthology
00:12:00 TOP AMAZON CHOICES OF 2025
#totallykiller #blacksnow #maigret #greatestShowman #reacher #bones #bluelights
00:19:00 QUOTE / BUH BYE
“Stuff your eyes with wonder,live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds.… Read the rest
...more
21min

FAQs about PlotPoints Podcast:

How many episodes does PlotPoints Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 255 episodes available.