Act Two Podcast
Hosted by Josh Hallman and Tasha Huo · Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman
4.9from 214 ratings
- 305
- Episodes
- 81
- Transcribed
- 214
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 33K
- YouTube views
About Act Two Podcast
Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.
- Publisher
- Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman
- Category
- tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Aug 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
81 of 305 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What Jurassic Park's Act Two Teaches Screenwriters || Tension, Turning Points & Setups and Payoffs
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Break the Cliches in Action Sequences || The Screenwriting Craft
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Note Behind the Note Series || Decoding "What's Your Series?" and "You Should Start Your Story Later"
Inside a recent episode
What Jurassic Park's Act Two Teaches Screenwriters || Tension, Turning Points & Setups and Payoffs
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And it really makes the audience feel like they're a part of the storytelling. And I just love that kind of storytelling because I don't think it's obvious. to do that i think i have certainly had dozens and dozens and dozens of conversations with producers even other writers of like well the audience isn't going to understand that or the we have to hold their hand here or let's be more on the nose or the audience was confused and it's like it's okay if they're confused they should feel unsettled they should have questions because we're going to answer them later and have the confidence of your storytelling to allow people to be a little bit on edge and i think this movie does a great job at that i agree As we kind of talked about at the top, I feel like the greatest strength of the Jurassic Park Act 2 is its cause and effect, where everything that happens leads to what happens next. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Kevin Shabel
- Jacob Motz
- Ryan Polly
- Matt Black
- Emmeline Yang Hankins
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 32,622
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 118 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 96 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 93
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Who hosts Act Two Podcast?
Josh Hallman and Tasha Huo host the show. Published by Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Act Two Podcast take guests?
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