The White Meat Podcast

On this episode we talke to filmmaker  Kayla Naomi Watkins  on how she illuminate Black history in  her work for PBS  and how she celebrates twerking, Black bodies, and Trini culture in her new short  Bumpa . Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On our Season Four premiere we talk to Jared Leaf , writer/director of Spilled Milk about working with Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw, the joy of Black audiences, and how to do previz with LEGO. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode  Alex Hillman  returns to see how the  advice he gave in season one  worked out. Spoiler alert: It worked. We discuss how pre-crowdfunding seeded the ground for  a successful $60k Kickstarter  campaign for White Meat: Appetizer and what lessons we learned along the way. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

This episode we talk to playwright (and  White Meat: Appetizer  actor)  Gauri Mangala  about her new work Badmaash: An Internet-y Play and the role of artists during a time of social and political upheaval. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

This episode we talk to Joanna Goldberg of the  Media Film Festival , where White Meat: Appetizer will be screening, about the mainstreaming of horror, our favorite subgenres, and how to Trojan horse your friends into enjoying horror. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode we talk to writer/director  Eunice Levis  about building worlds in horror and sci-fi, getting shorts onto Netflix, and the best music to listen to while writing. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode we talk to White Meat: Appetizer costume designer  Azalea Fairley  about the iconic looks she created for the zombies in our short. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

In this episode we preview what to expect for  White Meat  and  White Meat: Appetizer  in the coming year. Our hopes. Our dreams. And how you can stay up to date. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode to we talk to author and professor  Dr. Brent Satterly (a.k.a. Clitty Umbridge)  about queerness in horror and horror in queerness and all of the opportunities horror onscreen presents us with to confront and reckon with horror offscreen. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

In this episode we speak to our sound guy Timothy Day about the sounds of horror and how he got into recording and creating sounds for cinema. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

In this episode we talk to  White Meat: Appetizer  choreographer  Lela Aisha Jones  about witnessing, embodiment, and all of the other concepts informing the movement of zombies in our film. The White Meat website Follow us on Insta Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode we talk to cinematographer  Jalen Ramseur-Williams  about his work on  White Meat: Appetizer , his influences, and the challenges of shooting on an iPhone. Learn mroe about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode we talk to horror filmmaker and immersive storyteller  Wi-Moto Nyoka  about her new film  Affordable Housing  and the value of face-to-face communications. Her latest event,  Black Girls Are Scary Live! , is happening October 16th, 2025. Learn more about White Meat . Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode we talk to Doug Mooney, President of the  Philadelphia Archeological Forum  about the bodies buried beneath Washington Square Park and the battle for control of the land where African American ancestors reside. Read  Reverie in an Ancient Potters Field  (on page 167) Meet me and our producer Stephanie Malson at the  Delco Horror Haven Invasion  on September 27th. Learn more about ...

In this episode we talk to  Billie Swiggard  who plays Rich Lady in  White Meat: Appetizer  and whose real life backstory involves going from acting on Brodway to fighting AIDS as a doctor to transitioning at 67 years old. Learn more about White Mea t. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

This episode we talk to White Meat: Appetizer production assistant (and high school student) Elliot West about his love of zombie movies as well as his adventures on set. Learn more about White Meat at our website and follow us on Instagram . Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode we talk to  Breaking Mayberry  co-host  Dan Ludwig  about the Puppet Master series and other beloved li’l killers from Chucky to the dolls of Tales from the Hood. Learn more at whitemeatmovie.com and vote for our SXSW panel, Black FXellence: Unsung Women of Color in FX . Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

This episode we talk to  White Meat: Appetizer  production designer  Jai Monee  about how she uses objects and color to turn a real restaurant into a fake coffee shop. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

We begin season three by welcoming our first return guest, makeup and FX artist  Fre Howard , to discuss her work on  White Meat: Appetizer . Also check out our new theme by Gangstagrass . Learn more at whitemeatmovie.com . Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

We finished shooting! I reminisce about how it felt to be on set, tell some tales, and let you know just how far folks will travel to be a part of the experience. Learn more at whitemeatmovie.com . Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

In this episode we talk to author  Madison Wheatley  about her  latest novel  Ambrosia  and how it deals with the fear that comes with how we think we should look, how she approaches writing villains, and her own inspirations as a writer. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by Gangstagrass

On this episode we talk to horror buff  David Katznelson  about his project to watch every horror film from 50 years prior to the current year. So right now it’s 2025. He’s looking at movies from 1975. Back in ’24 he was looking at ’74 and so on. Find out what hidden gems he’s found and how horror’s changed over the past half century. Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Learn more ab...

On this episode we talk to interpretive specialist, tour guide, and horror fanatic  Sarah Stopper  about the hidden histories of Washington Square Park and Philadelphia in general and the struggle to preserve history in a time when those in power would rather we forget. Learn more at whitemeatmovie.com Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme by...

On this week’s episode we talk to film composer  Clayton Worbeck  about what it’s like to score horror and how it differs from composing for other genres. We also talk about his favorite film composers and why heavy metal seems to pair so well with scary movies. In other news we got  a write up in The Philadelphia Citizen  and we found  a location for our short ! Learn more about White Meat at whi...

In this episode we to talk to  Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?  cohost  Dalton Deschain  about extending Universal’s failed attempt at a horror version of the MCU into nearly 30 “fake” movies that people love as much as if they were real. Learn more about White Meat at https://whitemeatmovie.com/ . Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com Follow us on Insta White Meat Podcast theme b...