John and Craig question questions themselves. What’s really happening when a character asks a question? How many types of questions can be asked? What can questions tell us about our characters and the power dynamics within a scene? Are these leading questions or rhetorical questions? And will John and Craig answer them all?

We also answer questions from listeners about turning a screenplay into a book and first jobs in the industry. But first, we follow up on the GameStop movie, pitch decks and a groovy listener outro.

In our bonus segment for premium members, we look at the financial backgrounds of superheroes and their villains, and the strange patterns of inherited wealth.

Links:

• DUMB MONEY Trailer
• Lost in the Shuffle: A Double-Dealing Puzzle Game by Spencer Beebe
• Mass production of rebar in a Japanese factory
• CEOs in Comics: Villains Earn, Heroes Inherit by Julian Sanchez
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• Outro by Nico Mansy (send us yours!)
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