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Gene’s having an eventful last day of college. His papers are due, he’s trying to breakup with his girlfriend, and he wants to make some time to attend his school’s last day festivities. While navigating his way through this difficult day, he starts to notice something strange: a man who looks just like him, desperately following him wherever he goes. Who is this mysterious stranger, what do they...

On this week's Please Make This Minisode, Spencer sits down with his roommates Tad Walters and Reed Bustraan to review Uncle Drew, the 2018 film based on a 2012 Pepsi commercial. Will Tad's love of highlights win over Spencer's hatred of sports movies? Or will the overuse of the term "youngblood" annoy everyone? Warning: Partial nudity ahead!

Tim and Jim have never really gotten along. Neighbors since the births of their sons, they’ve felt a competitive spirit between them that has, over the years, started to erode their sanity. On the eve of their sons joint 21st birthdays their competition reaches a fever pitch, with both men spending and scheming to make sure their respective party is the most memorable 21st. As the parties devolve...

PMT’s Hobert sits down with his father, Mark, to talk about his first foray into playwriting: “Just Another Big Dog”. A “veterinary thriller” about an animal hospital held hostage by bank robbers in need of medical attention that features onstage surgery, intense stakes, and a pair of goofy local radio hosts. Sit back and listen to one amateur writer’s decade-long road to bring his vision to life!

Bryan and Ryan Tucci are the darlings of daytime TV. America’s favorite gossips, beloved by audiences and critics alike, they host the incredibly popular Tea Time with the Tuccis. But backstage they rule their show with iron fists, belittling and abusing the hardworking staff that keeps the daily show afloat. Tired of the abuse, the crew bands together to give the Tuccis an episode they won’t forg...

Host and aspiring erotic novelist, S.D. Blair gives a sneak preview of his first work, The Forbidden Lusty Forest, in this week’s Please Make This Minisode. WARNING: This episode contains graphic depictions of what the author believes is heterosexual sex. Starring:Liz Getty as BeatriceBrandon Kirkman as GaryHobert Thompson as Ones and Twos

Demi Alvarez is a lonely boy. Friendless and ignored, he’s always wanted someone in his life to care about him. Luckily for Demi, a friend suddenly appears to him in the form of a disembodied voice, calling to him from a mask he felt compelled to make for art class. With the demon Azathoth whispering in his ear and some help from his iconoclastic art teacher and an occult obsessed high schooler, D...

Eee-hee-hee! Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with Nico Thomas to talk about his mirror-murder gore-fest, Doppledemon: the tale of a boy who becomes possessed by a demon every time he looks in a mirror. Full of edge-lord dialogue, fountains of blood and gore, and Jeff Goldblum’s exploding head, can Nico ever make this demonic thriller to life? Or are some scripts better off dead? BRING OUT YER DEAD!

Angeline Zellner is an advertising executive in Chicago, IL, with an opportunity before her: an opportunity for revenge. Back in high school a boy named Tony D’Augustino ditched her at the biggest dance of the year, and now Tony’s humble clock shop in the suburbs is her agency’s newest account. Angeline has a perfect pitch for an ad that will destroy Tony’s life… until her purposefully bad ad catc...

On this week's Please Make This Minisode, Richie sits down with Lara McCann-Moran (Horseplay) and Melissa Lynn Moore (Love, Constance) to do a Before & After about Hulu's hit documentary Fyre Fraud. Before & After is a minisode where somebody who has no idea what the movie they're about to see is about, makes a prediction as to what the movie will be about before they watch...

Odessa is a proud young woman, and for good reason. She is the bravest of the brave, the strongest of the strong, the cleverest of the clever. When her friends want to go out for a night of party-hopping, it’s only natural that they turn to her to lead them. Can Odessa lead a motley crew of young drunks (including her naive little sister) around Chicago and make it back in time to snuggle up to he...

Eee-hee-hee! Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with Paula Skaggs to talk about a road trip film about feminist icons Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton (or Carry Nation, depending on how exciting you want it to be) traveling the East coast in a horse in buggy. It’s a film that was born as a film, became a sketch, and died in an improv scene. Can Paula and Hobert resurrect the corpse of this love l...

Time ticks by slowly in Sauna City. Like a bead of sweat running down your face or film that’s just one scene too long. Steve Gerard, film critic, knows this all too well. Steve’s been spending way too much time online, and he’s started to notice something he worries no one else has seen: a killer, lurking sites and bragging about a string of mysterious murders of online personalities. Can Steve c...

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all thro’ the cast,Spencer was recording a pilot that was fun and was fastThe actors each read their scripts with love and careWith the hopes that listeners soon would be there. Happy Holidays from the Please Make This Crew! Written by Spencer D BlairStarring:Jared McBain as GasparAlex Collyard as Balthasarand Alosha Robinson as Melchior

The Please Make This boys are coming to you live from Chicago’s Beat Kitchen as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival! Enjoy this tale of family traditions, punch experimentation, and grandmother death. A big thanks to the Festival for having us and everyone who came to out to hear us verbally abuse Zachary Quinto! Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/sYzw4RStarring:Lisa AlbanoSpencer D BlairAlex C...

On this week’s Please Make This Minisode, Richie shares a portion of the first draft of a short he would like to make, tentatively titled “What’s Real”. If you’d like to read the whole draft or have any feedback, reach out to Richie on any social media! With: Alex Borkowski as Pool Woman 1 / Pool GuyAmar Risbud as Pool Woman 2 / Tyler Richie Owens as Doctor Gerard MulcahyLily Reed as GeorgiaElsie...

Finn felt adrift, bored, and alone till “Student Film” came into her life. While browsing for something to watch one night, Finn stumbles on this enigmatic work of cinema by a mysterious artist, A. Guy, that changes her perspective on the world forever. Inspired, she sets out to find A. Guy, sharing the film and creating new die-hard fans as she goes. With a minor cult forming behind her and a clu...

Eee-hee-hee! Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with his friend Mike to talk about their dead TV concept: Time Neighbors, a tale of friendship, gentrification, and mind-melting timeline architecture. Mike and Hobert dig up an old doc of notes and perform an autopsy on their series that never was, highlighting the project’s least filmable qualities, including an opening scene set in ancient China, actor...

For years Lauren and Molly have watched and practically worshipped their local weatherman, Tim Skillet. When Tim’s girlfriend, Chicago politician Ellen Degeneray, proposes to him during a live broadcast, their lives are sent into a spiral. With Lauren’s dim-witted husband in tow, they set off on a poorly thought out crime spree to make sure Tim remains single…even if it means getting rid of Ellen...

Richie sits down with his friend Chris Blake to have a quick conversation about Chris' favorite movie: The Usual Suspects.

The Carlsburg family solves its problems on the battlefield. Well, the simulated battlefield. And now on the eve of another LARPing event they’ve invited their friends, the Knights, to participate in a weekend of padded armor, foam swords, and a single quest: Parents vs Kids, with gaming privileges on the line. Taking up sword and bow, the children of the two families hold up in a besieged fortres...

This All Hallow's Eve, join your host Spencer Blair as he takes you on a terrifying tale of his own invention. Before you enjoy this episode, make sure all the lights are on and all the doors are locked. Happy Halloween!

Casino World is the greatest casino and resort on the planet, maybe in the whole galaxy. It’s a hive of fun and excitement where gamblers, partiers, tourists, spies, super-criminals, magicians, celebrities, and mad scientists kick back and unwind, or maybe even find themselves wrapped up in a caper or two! On this night in the famous casino Lady Luck must be feeling super weird, as the normal goin...

Spencer and Hobert sit down with B-Movie Master Justin Fiocca and some film-pals to be introduced to the Jame-Bond-Lite John Stamos vehicle Never Too Young To Die. This movie’s got it all: bad acting, inexplicable twists, boring action scenes, weird sex scenes, and more stereotypes than you can shake pointy metal finger at. John Stamos stars as Lance Stargrove, a junior spy with a dead dad (George...

The Urzar family has been through some tough times up in Minnesota’s Iron Range. Grandson Riley hasn’t seen his family in years while his grandfather Fritz feels trapped by growing concern about his physical and mental health since his wife’s passing. As they all gather at the Urzar cabin to mourn, two men burdened by anger and regret are thrown together. What connection do they have to the monste...