623 - A Very Special Christmas Episode
John and Craig are joined by the ghosts of Scriptnotes past and present (Megana and Drew) for a festive competition: discussing the perils of studio bake-offs \u2014 pitting writer against writer for one coveted job \u2014 while simultaneously judging three of LA\u2019s finest holiday cookies.
We also look at Netflix\u2019s recently released viewership data, follow up on homonyms, AI coverage and voting, and answer a listener question on the definition of a drafts. But first, we investigate the origin of a very useful word that\u2019s new to John and Craig.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we travel to holidays past to discuss the best presents we ever received \u2014 and the gifts that got away.
Links:
- Netflix Viewership Data
- The absolutely legitimate, incredibly useful Indian English word you\u2019re not using\xa0by Diksha Madhok
- Homographs
- The Very Best Cookie In The Whole Wide World
- DeLuscious Cookies
- Levain Bakery
- Clue Conspiracy
- Dessert Person\xa0by Claire Saffitz
- Upright Steamer
- The Kelly Clarkson Connection
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Check out the Inneresting Newsletter
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription\xa0or\xa0treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on\xa0Threads\xa0and\xa0Instagram
- John August on\xa0Threads,\xa0Instagram\xa0and\xa0Twitter
- John on Mastodon
- Outro\xa0by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by\xa0Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode\xa0here.