Craig and John look at the year ahead, from resolutions (we don’t have any) to reunions (20th!). Along the way, we discuss archery, piano and left-hand weakness.

The bulk of the episode is a discussion of Charlie Kaufman’s BAFTA speech about screenwriting and screenwriters, artistry and artifice. Which of us comes down on the side of self-examination and the purity of intentions? The answer may surprise you!

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LINKS:

• Austrian wines
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
• Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
• Zen Driving by K. T. Berger
• BAFTA: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
• Charlie Kaufman speech at BAFTA
• Transcript of his speech as a .pdf
• Craig’s short story Lightning in a Bottle
• John’s short story The Variant
• John’s short story Snake People on Kindle
• INTRO: HBO 1983 intro
• OUTRO: Man in the Mirror (Acoustic) by James Morrison

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 1-9-12: The transcript of this episode can be found here.