Cole Haddon

5AM StoryTalk

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Why does art matter in our chaotic world? Join screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon for 5AM StoryTalk, a weekly deep dive into 21st century culture and global issues through the lens of storytelling. Main episodes feature screenwriting deep dives, cultural analysis, and intimate conversations with artists and thought leaders like John August (Scriptnotes), Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange), Dr. Kevin Hand (NASA), and Sen. Fatima Payman (Australian politician). Bonus eps offer craft and arts industry insights and "mini masterclasses'"breaking down seminal pieces of art from guests’ lives.

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Cole Haddon

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Screenwriter Hart Hanson Isn't Sure If He's an Artist ('Bones' - 'The Finder' - Backstrom') 17.04.2025 50:13

Welcome to 5AM StoryTalk! I'm joined by screenwriter and author HART HANSON, best known as the creator of “BONES” – a TV juggernaut that ran for 12 seasons. But he’s created multiple other series and had his name on almost 20 over the course of his 35-year career. He has two novels out, too, which you should check out. You can learn more about him and his work at his website, but you can also find...

BONUS: Hart Hanson Talks the 'Northern Exposure' Pilot 16.04.2025 31:14

'BONES' creator HART HANSON returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from his life – the TV pilot episode of “NORTHERN EXPOSURE”. You can find links to what we discuss in our artist-on-artist conversation in the links list below. This bonus episode was released half a year earlier than it became available on Spotify. To get access to all bonus episodes like this one upon initial release, become a...

Actor Thomas Jane Is Trying to Save Himself ('The Expanse' - 'The Mist' - 'Boogie Nights') 10.04.2025 45:04

Today I’m joined by actor, filmmaker, and comic book creator THOMAS JANE (BOOGIE NIGHTS, DREAMCATCHER, THE PUNISHER, THE MIST, “HUNG”, “THE EXPANSE”, and a little Amazon show I recently wrote on called “TROPPO”). This is a wide-ranging conversation about the power of art as a way to save ourselves and the next generation of freaks and weirdos as lost as us. A bonus episode will follow, in which To...

BONUS: Thomas Jane Talks 'Seconds' 09.04.2025 33:08

Actor, filmmaker, and comic book creator THOMAS JANE (THE EXPANSE, THE MIST, BOOGIE NIGHTS) returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from his life: John Frankenheimer's SECONDS (1966). This bonus episode was released half a year earlier than it became available on Spotify. To get access to all bonus episodes like this one upon initial release, become a paid subscriber to 5AM StoryTalk at Apple or...