Creative Dialogue: Building Stories Through Inspiration
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Resources & Recommendations
Books
- What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo - Mentioned as the New York Times bestselling memoir by one of the guests on "Origin Stories".
People Mentioned
- Matthew Cher - Host of "Origin Stories" and a former guest on "Longform".
- Stephanie Foo - Author of "What My Bones Know", appearing as a guest on "Origin Stories".
- John Hoffman - Creator of "Only Murders in the Building", appearing as a guest on "Origin Stories".
- Patrick Radden Keefe - New Yorker staff writer, appearing as a guest on "Origin Stories".
- Evan Ratliff - Former host of "Longform", appearing as a guest on "Origin Stories".
- Noah Hawley - Showrunner behind the FX series "Alien Earth", featured in an excerpt from "Origin Stories".
- Ridley - Mentioned in the context of cinematic influence on sci-fi/horror, likely referring to Ridley Scott.
- Cameron - Mentioned in the context of cinematic influence on sci-fi/horror, likely referring to James Cameron.
Organizations & Institutions
- The New Yorker - Publication where Patrick Radden Keefe is a staff writer.
Websites & Online Resources
- Origin Stories - A new podcast hosted by Matthew Cher, featuring interviews with writers and directors about the creation of their works.
- Longform - A podcast that the host, Matthew Cher, used to listen to and was a guest on.
Other Resources
- Alien Earth - An FX series mentioned as being created by Noah Hawley.
- Only Murders in the Building - A series mentioned as being created by John Hoffman.