In today’s edition of “How Would This Be a Movie?” John and Craig convert felonies into films. Together, they take a few crime-related news stories and decide how they might be adapted for the screen.
They also discuss paracosms and the importance of daydreaming for budding screenwriters.
In our bonus segment for premium subscribers, John and Craig discuss prediction markets. Bet you can guess how that goes.
Episode Links:
- Paracosm
- Jerome Singer’s research on Daydreaming
- Bob Ross
- Freud’s 1908 essay “Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming”
- Michele Root-Bernstein’s study on childhood worldplay
- $500 Million Estate Dispute
- Luggage Tag Scheme
- Uncrewed Narco Subs
- Florida Cop Stalks Woman
- The 40-Year-Old Man-Child by Megan Garber
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