The Curiosity Codex TruStory FM

The Codex is open again, and it’s the start of a whole new conversation. Your ardent enthusiast is chatting with stage actress Dolores Mendoza, who just directed her first play. But before we get to that, we’ll talk about her rocky journey to the stage, through a bitter rivalry about Edgar Allen Poe, disappearing in front of her father’s eyes and her special connection to the world’s favorite extinct bird. 

Welcome back to the Curiosity Codex. Your ardent enthusiast has returned to indulge his obsessions in a brand new season of the award-ignored podcast. But before we start delving deep into the new topics, this episode finds us reading up on where we’ve been and where we’re going. 

The movie has premiered. Jess Plus None is in the world now and Kyle has seen it. This week, Mandy Fabian is back to talk about the whirlwind of activity leading up the premiere, reflections on the film’s love language, and what it means to just let actors … act.

Learn more about Jess Plus None right here!

It’s time to revisit the topic of Weaponized Nostalgia but with an eye on the holiday stories. Rob Kubasko and Pete Wright return to discuss the Christmas feelings they got, or didn’t get, from Spirited, A Christmas Story Christmas and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

We are now into the stormy seas of post-production. In this chat, Mandy Fabian gives us an update on the thousand little pieces that contribute to a final film.

All things must come to an end. We’ve gotten to the last day on set with Mandy Fabian: what happens when the shooting is done?