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Writer John Whittington (The Lego Batman Movie, When We First Met, Boy 21) talks about his live action/animation writing career and the surprising script that changed everything.

Writer Ed Solomon ("Now You See Me," "Men in Black," "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure") wrote the HBO six-part series "Mosaic" as well as the eight-hour storytelling app that goes with it. Here he discusses objective and subjective storytelling and talks about how he breaks and rewrites his scripts.

Doug Jones, star of the Golden Globe winning film "The Shape Of Water," reveals how he brings silent and non-human characters to life.

Writer Matthew Aldrich and writer/co-director Adrian Molina discuss their approach to story, pay-off and world building for "Coco," the winner of the 2018 Golden Globe for animated feature.

Jennifer Julian and Holly Payberg of June Bug Pictures talk about the techniques they use to hook a listener in a two-minute pitch.

Alan Jenkins, President of The Opportunity Agenda, and Jon Fitzgerald, author of "Filmmaking for Change," discuss ways to change the world through film, TV and documentary storytelling.

Writer Brian Turner returns to talk about his new job writing for the Netflix series "Trolls" and helps Pilar answer more questions from her neglected e-mail inbox.

Career-coach Lee Jessup returns to talk about the changes we saw in 2017 and writing trends ahead for 2018.

Pilar and Aadip review log lines sent in from listeners! Who will be the winner?

Non-binary characters don't fit into classic male or female molds. Writers Laura Erickson-Schroth and Sonya Ellis discuss the challenges and creative opportunities. Pilar's 17-year-old daughter Ezra Rae Dodson leads the way.