In The Static

Brandon Keith Osborn

In The Static is a podcast about the making process before the finished thing exists. Every episode, host Brandon Keith Osborn sits down with filmmakers, musicians, writers, journalists and artists to talk about what it's actually like to work in the static that unformed, uncertain space between the idea and the moment the signal comes through clear.

Episodes

  1. Jul 2

    Ep.004 - Shooter Jennings | "An Extra Chapter With Him"

    Shooter Jennings — Grammy-winning producer, outlaw country torchbearer, and son of Waylon — sits down with Brandon Keith Osborn to go deep on Black Ribbons, the dystopian rock opera narrated by Stephen King (including how "keep bugging me" became a collaboration). Then: the thousand unlabeled sessions of his father's lost recordings, what it's like to mix Waylon's voice alone in an old studio, and the found-tape albums Songbird and Diamonds. Plus Robert Randolph, a Robbie Robertson studio complaint, Brandi Carlile, and why podcasts prove the album isn't dead. Recorded in Los Angeles for In the Static — conversations with artists, makers, and the signals hiding in the noise.

    Ep.004 - Shooter Jennings | "An Extra Chapter With Him"

  2. Jun 11

    Ep.003 - Killah Priest | "We're Already In Space"

    Killah Priest doesn't do small talk. He does octopuses, UAPs, simulation theory, and the kind of conversation that makes you pull over and write something down. Priest is a Brooklyn-born lyricist, Wu-Tang affiliate, and founding member of Sunz of Man. His 1998 debut Heavy Mental is considered a classic. J. Cole called his song NASA Case "like a book" and listened to it nine times. Flea walked through his garden alone just to tell him the album was great. We've known each other since the pandemic — I directed his music video for Heavier Mental and somehow ended up naming his album Rocket to Nebula at a bar one night. This conversation is the reunion. We talk about Wu-Tang's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, what it felt like to be in the room when Cream was being made, why retirement isn't a word that belongs in a creative's vocabulary, and what a mimic octopus can teach you about making art for thirty years. Oh, and we're already in space. He'll explain.

    Ep.003 - Killah Priest | "We're Already In Space"

  3. May 20

    EP.002 — BJ McDonnell | "The Best Job In The Film Business"

    BJ McDonnell has operated camera on over 100 films. You've seen his work. You just didn't know his name. From running around Pensacola with a camcorder and a VCR in a backpack, to steady cam on Top Gun: Maverick with an F-18 ten feet over his head, BJ built one of the most respected careers in Hollywood the old fashioned way. He paid his dues, surrounded himself with the right people, and never stopped trying to direct. We talk about what it actually takes to make something when the budget runs out, why the best film school is a film set, writing a Slayer prison riot video with no pitch and no plan, and what it feels like to watch AI change the industry you've given 25 years to. BJ is a DGA director, ICG Local 600 camera operator, and one of the most honest conversations we've had about what keeping the stoke alive actually looks like. In the Static is a podcast about what keeps creatives going when they're closest to quitting.

    EP.002 — BJ McDonnell | "The Best Job In The Film Business"

  4. Apr 30

    EP.001 — Hannah Smith | Making It Before You Know What It Is

    Episode Description: Hannah Smith is a podcast producer and co-creator of The Knife on Exactly Right Media. Before that she was a producer and host on The Opportunist. She has spent her career inside the making process, building shows, finding stories, and figuring it out in real time. In this conversation we talk about what it actually looks like to develop a show from nothing, how you know when something is working, and what keeps you moving when the picture hasn't come through yet. This is In The Static. A podcast about the making process — before the finished thing exists.

    EP.001 — Hannah Smith | Making It Before You Know What It Is
  • 4 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

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About

In The Static is a podcast about the making process before the finished thing exists. Every episode, host Brandon Keith Osborn sits down with filmmakers, musicians, writers, journalists and artists to talk about what it's actually like to work in the static that unformed, uncertain space between the idea and the moment the signal comes through clear.

Information

  • Creator
    Brandon Keith Osborn
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 In The Static
  • Show Website
    In The Static

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