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Creative Principles

Creative Principles Podcast

Welcome to Creative Principles, I"m your host Brock Swinson. Here I"ll be speaking with writers, directors, actors, musicians and more. We"ll discuss the habits, routines, and methods of a creative life.

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Ep682 - Becca Topol, Co-Producer & Story Editor...

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2025/11/28

Becca Topol is co-producer and story editor of MARVEL’S SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS, which follows the adventures of Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and Miles Morales as they team up with Super Heroes to defeat foes.A writer of both film and television series, Topol's writing credits include Disney Jr.'s Emmy and Imagen Award-winning ELENA OF AVALOR, and the live-action feature film THE RAMEN GIRL. In this interview, we talk about her transition to entertainment and shift to writing, moving through

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00:27:27

Ep681 - Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, Creators ‘Black...

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2025/11/25

Zach Baylin and Kate Susman are a successful husband-and-wife creative duo and the co-founders of the production company Youngblood Pictures. Baylin is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who achieved prominence for his debut feature, KING RICHARD - where Will Smith won the Oscar, and has since co-written major films including CREED III, THE ORDER, GRAN TURISMO.Susman, a producer and screenwriter, is his primary creative partner, and together they co-created, co-wrote, and served as executive

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00:15:57

Ep680 - Michael Shannon, Actor ‘Death by Lightning’ &...

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2025/11/21

Michael Shannon is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Tony Award-nominated actor with a distinguished career in film, television, and theater. This fall, he stars opposite Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in the historical drama NUREMBERG and plays President James Garfield in the Netflix series DEATH BY LIGHTNING. DEATH BY LIGHTNING dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield and his admirer, Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him. In this interview,

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00:21:53

Ep679 - Nora Garrett, Writer ‘After the Hunt’

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2025/11/14

Nora Garrett is a writer and actress. She is a 2024 honoree of Variety’s annual “10 Screenwriters to Watch” issue and was recently staffed on Ed Solomon’s new series THE SPOT for A24 and Hulu. Nora wrote the new film AFTER THE HUNT, directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, and Michael Stuhlbarg. The film follows a college professor who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her

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00:27:33

Ep678 - Derek Kolstad, Creator ‘Splinter Cell:...

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2025/11/07

Derek Kolstad is a screenwriter and producer best known as the creator of the global blockbuster JOHN WICK franchise and the writer of its first three films. He is also the creator, writer, and director of Netflix’s upcoming animated series SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCH, based on Tom Clancy and Ubisoft’s acclaimed video game franchise. In addition to his film work, he was the writer and co-executive producer of Marvel’s Emmy-nominated series THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER. In this interview, we

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00:29:32

Ep677 - John-Michael Powell, Filmmaker ‘Violent Ends’

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2025/10/31

John-Michael Powell is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and co-founder of Midnight Road Entertainment. His latest feature, VIOLENT ENDS, will be released theatrically by IFC Films.VIOLENT ENDS is a southern-gothic revenge thriller set deep in the Ozark Mountains. The film chronicles the life of Lucas Frost, an honest man and one-half of a pair of star-crossed lovers, whose fate is inextricably tied to the crime family that raised him—a family whose only enduring legacy is violence. In this

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00:27:39

Ep676 - Bekah Brinkmeier, Author & Self Publishing...

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2025/10/29

Bekah Brinkmeier is a USA Today bestselling author and ghostwriter behind more than 85 novels. When she’s not deep in a draft, she’s teaching at AutoCrit, speaking at author events, or coaching fellow writers—especially neurodivergent creatives—on how to wrangle their ideas and actually finish what they start. In this interview, we talk about her path to becoming a full-time writer, her ghostwriting experience and the lessons learned, the business and marketing side of publishing, AutoCrit, and

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00:28:35

Ep675 - David Weiner Returns, Director ‘In Search of...

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2025/10/27

David is the director, writer and producer of the IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS trilogy for CreatorVC, which debuted in 2019 as a critically acclaimed four-and-a-half-hour documentary about ’80s horror movies. The long-form follow-ups IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS: PART II (2020) and IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS: PART III (2022) were highly lauded by fans and critics alike and extended the journey through ’80s horror cinema to an epic 14-and-a-half hour film experience. The trilogy can be seen on Shudder, Amazon Prime and

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00:27:29

Ep674 - Marcus Kliewer, Author ‘We Used to Live Here’...

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2025/10/25

Marcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel WE USED TO LIVE HERE began life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel.His new novel, THE CARETAKER, comes out next year (April 21, 2026) and follows a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist only to discover the position has consequences far

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00:27:11

Ep673 - Ilona Six, Film Business Strategist & Film...

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2025/10/23

Ilona Six is an independent film producer best known for producing and selling THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE trilogy. A cult horror classic that became a worldwide success. She has worked across development, production, sales, and distribution on a wide range of bold independent films. Today, through The Film Business Club, she mentors the next generation of filmmakers, helping them with the business side of filmmaking. In this interview, we discuss the shift in the film industry's business, including how to

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00:22:56

Ep672 - Aziz Ansari, Writer & Director ‘Good Fortune’

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2025/10/17

Aziz Ansari is an award-winning writer, director, producer, actor, and stand-up comedian.This fall, Ansari makes his feature film directorial debut with GOOD FORTUNE, which he wrote and stars in opposite Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Sandra Oh, and Keke Palmer. The film follows a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel who meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist. Previously, Ansari starred, wrote, directed, and executive produced MASTER OF NONE, a

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00:28:37

Ep671 - Will Tracy, Writer ‘Bugonia,’ ‘The Menu’ &...

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2025/10/15

Will Tracy is an Emmy-winning writer and producer. He wrote the screenplay for BUGONIA, the latest film from director Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. The film is based on a South Korean film, and it follows two conspiracy-obsessed men who kidnap the CEO of a powerful company, believing her to be an alien responsible for environmental collapse and the dying of the bees. Prior to this in film, he co-wrote and executive-produced THE MENU –we interviewed his co-writer Seth

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Ep670 - David DiGilio, Showrunner ‘The Terminal List:...

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2025/10/13

David DiGilio is the writer, showrunner, and executive producer of Amazon’s hit series THETERMINAL LIST, starring Chris Pratt, Constance Wu, and Taylor Kitsch, and based on the NYTimes best-selling novels written by former Navy SEAL, Jack Carr (see Episode 548). The show’s character-driven action and authenticity have sparked not just a second season, but also a prequel titled THE TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF, starring Kitsch, Pratt, Tom Hopper, Luke Hemsworth, and more. In this interview, we talk

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00:28:08

Ep669 - Craig Davidson (Nick Cutter), Author ‘The...

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2025/10/10

Craig Davidson has published five books of literary fiction, including RUST AND BONE, which was the inspiration for a Golden Globe–nominated feature film of the same name; the Scotiabank Giller Prize–nominated novel CATARACT CITY; and the novel THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB, which was a finalist for the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize.He also writes horror fiction under the name Nick Cutter: THE TROOP, THE DEEP, LITTLE HEAVEN, THE HANDYMAN METHOD, and THE QUEEN, amongst others. In this

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00:38:58

Ep668 - Best of Horror with James DeMonaco, Drew...

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2025/10/08

It’s almost Halloween! To celebrate, we've curated a compilation of the best moments from our interviews with the masters of horror. First, we have James DeMonaco, who shares with us the origin of THE PURGE, which was inspired by a real-life road rage incident. Then we have Drew Hancock talking about his film COMPANION, which he describes as “Barbie with bloodstains,” followed by Bruce Campbell, who details the dangerous stunts from his early work on THE EVIL DEAD. After that, we have Sam Lansky,

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00:26:17

Ep667 - Seth Reiss, Writer ‘A Big Bold Beautiful...

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2025/10/06

Emmy-nominated writer Seth Reiss made his feature film debut with Mark Mylod’s THE MENU in 2022, which he co-wrote and executive produced with Will Tracy, and received a WGA nomination for Searchlight Pictures. He is currently a supervising writer on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, for which he has received five Emmys and five WGA nominations. Reiss’ new writing and producing project includes Sony Pictures’ A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL

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00:42:56

Ep666 - Brad Ingelsby, Writer ‘Task,’ ‘Mare of...

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2025/09/26

Brad Ingelsby is an EMMY AWARD-NOMINATED writer, producer, and creator. He gained widespread acclaim as the creator, writer, and executive producer of HBO's hit limited series, MARE OF EASTTOWN, which starred Kate Winslet. Ingelsby has since created and written the new HBO limited series, TASK, starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey. His recent film work includes the Apple TV+ thriller ECHO VALLEY and THE LOST BUS, an adaptation of Lizzie Johnson's book about the 2018 Camp Fire, starring Matthew

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00:26:52

Ep665 - Abigail Rubenstein, Managing Editor of...

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2025/09/12

Abigail Rubenstein has over a decade of experience writing and editing. She got her start at Law360, a news service for business lawyers. Abby also helped run the newsroom at two digital media startups focused on business and academic research. In this interview, we talk about Morning Brew's identity and content, their editorial process, the challenges around the news industry, and much more. Want more? Steal my first book, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS, right now for free

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00:20:45

Ep664 - David Gelb, Director & Producer ‘Chef's...

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2025/08/26

David Gelb is an award-winning director and producer. He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed documentary JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, which ushered in a new wave of food-focused cinematography and storytelling.Following the success of Jiro, Gelb went on to create Netflix’s longest-running series, Chef's Table, now in its tenth season, as well as a new companion series, Street Food. The series has been nominated for multiple Emmys and has won multiple James Beard awards. In this

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00:21:08

Ep663 - Gary Oldman, Actor ‘Slow Horses’ & ‘Darkest...

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2025/08/25

With a career spanning over 25 years, Gary Oldman is one of the most respected and recognized actors of his generation. He has earned critical acclaim for his iconic roles, including Sirius Black in the HARRY POTTER series, Commissioner Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan's BATMAN trilogy, and Winston Churchill in DARKEST HOUR, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. He has received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including three Academy Award nominations and two Emmy

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