The Curiosity Codex

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Welcome to the Curiosity Codex! We’re here to help people navigate the strange waters of geek culture.

  1. Act One: Hold On To That Feelin’

    02/07/2024

    Act One: Hold On To That Feelin’

    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.

    40 min

  2. SEASON 5 TRAILER

    Cracking the Spine on 2024

    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.

    2 min
  3. Chapter 16: 150 Bazillion Mistakes

    05/24/2023

    Chapter 16: 150 Bazillion Mistakes

    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!

    1h 20m
  4. A Weaponized Nostalgia Christmas Special

    12/21/2022

    A Weaponized Nostalgia Christmas Special

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year, where filmmakers are going right for your heartstrings with mistletoe and holly clenched in their teeth. But are their intentions dancing with sugarplums or dark as coal? On today’s chapter, special guests Pete Wright and Rob Kubasko join me to revisit the subject of “Weaponized Nostalgia” with an eye toward a selection of this year’s high profile nerdy Xmas projects: A Christmas Story Christmas, Spirited and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. And we’ll be making a few stops along the way to discuss our personal favs.

    1h 19m
  5. Chapter 15: Who Cares About The Trees?

    09/14/2022

    Chapter 15: Who Cares About The Trees?

    In today’s chapter, we enter into the stormy seas of post-production. Mandy Fabian gives us an update on the thousand little pieces that contribute to a final film: VFX, the trailer, the website, the score, opening titles, closing titles and the weird world of coloring. But first things first, we’ll talk about her recent return to the stage.

    1 hr
  6. Chapter 14: The Flow Of What Shows Up

    08/24/2022

    Chapter 14: The Flow Of What Shows Up

    We’ve reached the end of the shoot. But what happens when you call cut for the last time? Mandy Fabian takes us through the frantic last minutes on set, trying to get all the magic she needed before the clock struck twelve. But then what? Now begins the post-production period! Music, sound, color, all of them require their own separate processes. But now, we begin at the ending...

    1h 6m
  7. Wars vs Trek: Nostalgia Fan Service vs. Canon Busting Nostalgia

    08/02/2022

    Wars vs Trek: Nostalgia Fan Service vs. Canon Busting Nostalgia

    Star Wars - Obi Wan Kenobi and Star Trek - Strange New Worlds. Two different shows from two different long running science fiction franchises. But each approach their established canons in different ways, and have had polarizing reactions from fans. Rob Kubasko has returned to the Codex to discuss these shows and ask: how should we deal with fan nostalgia?

    59 min
  8. Chapter 13: A Nerd For Entendres

    06/01/2022

    Chapter 13: A Nerd For Entendres

    Today Mandy Fabian takes us through all the planning that has to happen before a shoot. From shotlists and storyboards, finding out which songs you can use and even what brands you’re allowed to show, she’ll tells me what she’s learned. Plus, we’ll talk about working with actors, including how she directed an actor in a very intimate moment.

    1 hr
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Welcome to the Curiosity Codex! We’re here to help people navigate the strange waters of geek culture.

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  • Creator
    TruStory FM
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © TruStory FM
  • Show Website
    The Curiosity Codex