I am joined by brilliant and prolific comic book artist Freddie Williams II (Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Robin, Injustice / Masters of the Universe), who walks us through his journey from illustrator for hire to one

Friend of Red Cow Chrissy Fellmeth tells us about her career in cartoons, from Flash banner ads to Adult Swim and Fox, her independent projects and her day job at Titmouse – Chrissy gives us a candid account

Long-time friend and amazing filmmaker Doug Burgdorff finally appears on the show to discuss his new feature, “Damsel.”

Frankie spent his Spring and Summer watching 75 hours of film festival submissions (for an undisclosed film festival) – and Jon and Emily went for the ride. What were the trends? What were the worst films? What were

News anchor and journalist Mallory Hoff shares her 6 years of insight into the world of broadcast journalism, including job hunting, news writing, and on-air performance.

Past guests and Red Cow family members EJ Massa and Jon Hunt join to break down the story, aesthetic, and general issues with Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.

Matthew Pillischer tells us about the shooting and distribution of his documentary Broken on All Sides, a film about mass incarcerations as caused by the War on Drugs. He gives us tips on distribution, four-walling, and documentary filmmaking. He also talks about his new narrative, A Dark Souvenir, and how he's facing current challenges with its release.

Liz and Glaser are programming directors at the highly attended and prestigious Austin Film Festival. Here, they talk about Austin as a filmmaking community, the life of a programmer, and what goes into planning a 2 week festival

Former guest and friend of the show Neil Murphy returns to talk about his upcoming (long) short, Underside. Years in the making, Underside is finally ready to roll cameras and needs help. Donate to the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1241678072/underside

Former guest Dean Treadway was kind enough to have us on his podcast, Movie Geeks United. That conversation is reposted here, but you should check out their podcast here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited/2014/10/24/independent-film-spotlight

Film festival programmer (and Jury President for the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival two years in a row), movie critic (or appreciator, as he prefers to be called), and podcaster Dean Treadway joins the show to impress us with

The 50th episode! Announcing the first ever Discount Film School book! “More Weight: The Making of Having Fun Up There (and Other Filmmaking Tales),” detailing 300 pages of advice, funny stories, and useful words. This episode contains 2

Red Cow podcaster and writer Emily Brinkmeyer guests on Discount Film School to discuss her background in copy editing, writing, and now, editing/laying out Frankie’s filmmaking book, “More Weight: The Making of Having Fun Up There (and Other

Screenwriting and animation student and web series producer Ricky Downes III joins to talk about slapstick, character work, his love of all things mallard, and his developing web series, “Conservative Art School.”

Henrique Couto, director of Babysitter Massacre, Haunted House on Sorority Row, Depression: The Movie, and many more, joins the show to talk distribution, experiences with reviewers, pushing through depression to make art, and much more.

EJ Massa comes on to talk about his dozens of hilarious Internet animations, interactive media and video games, sketch comedy styles, and cameras.

Euphoric and slurry, the housemates (Frankie, Nina, and JR) have a long, chilled out, and generally aimless wrap up podcast, congratulating one another on an amazing job well done, and detailing how the last day of filming went

The cast and crew start the wrap party early, replaying the day’s events in good spirits, surrounded by food and prior to watching the entire series of Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. The day’s shoot involved filming at a location

JR, Nina, and Frankie remember a light and fun day when they needed it most. They apologize for the last podcast, and detail Jon Hunt’s fussiest moments and particulars over snack consumption.

After the longest day of shooting, Frankie, Cyle, JR, and Nina try to replay the days events very late at night, and the tension over a small detail boils to the surface. Egos collide.