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Episode - 63

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November 13, 2012 Follow Up, Scriptnotes, Three Page Challenge, Transcribed

Craig and John dive back into the Three Page Challenge entries, along with an overview of the 500+ contenders that have been submitted.

In response to listener curiosity, John and Craig also talk about their recording set-ups, and then follow-up on Star Wars, Karateka and Derek Haas’s busy schedule.

All this and more on the 63rd installment of Scriptnotes.

  • Audio Technica AT2020 USB microphone
  • Sony MDR7506 headphontes
  • Heil Sound PL-2T boom
  • Dan Benjamin’s guide to podcasting gear
  • Michael Arndt writing new Star Wars from EW
  • Karateka
  • The Right Hand, a novel by Derek Haas
  • Three pages by Mark Cowling
  • Three pages by Kelli Bowlden
  • Three pages by Nick Scott
  • Three pages by Steve Marcarelli & Billy Lalor
  • Reach Gum Care Soft Woven Mint Floss, the best floss in the world
  • INTRO: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
  • OUTRO: Total Recall by Flosstradamus (Flosstradamus on iTunes)

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You can download the episode here: AAC.

UPDATE 11-16-12: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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