Jett Road Studios Presents is a collection of pilots. Each episode is a coproduction between Jett Road Studios (Will & Amber Becton) and an outside collaborator. The goal is to present a diverse group of unique voices to the world.
Will Becton is a podcast producer and engineer known for Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend (which he engineered) and Life In Comedy (which he hosts).
Amber Becton is a fashion designer and costumer, who has worked on shows like Arrested Development and Teachers.
Episode 12 of Jett Road Studios Presents in the pilot for My Life In-Between, a collection of short stories written and performed by Lori Plager. Lori is an entertainment executive and single mother, who has been living with Stage 4 cancer. She has only told a handful of neighbors on her tight knit block, mainly because of how awkward and sad those interactions can be. She has tried dating, but that has its own set of challenges. Does she tell them on the first date? When writing her profile, should she put "long-term relationship" in quotes?
Lori reads three of her stories for the pilot, Oh My God, I'm Dying, Unsaid, and My Non-Sex Life. She has written many more. Her writing is blunt, nuanced, and often funny. Her performance is polished, but at times raw, as she shares her inner thoughts with the listener, thoughts she had been keeping to herself until now.
If you would like to contact Lori about My Life In-Between, you can email her at mylifeinbetween.podcast@gmail.com
Jett Road Studios Presents is hosted by Will Becton & Amber Becton.
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28 Jul 2025
JRSP-011: Audio Time Capsule - Muddy Waters
Episode 11 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Audio Time Capsule, hosted by Will Becton. The first episode features an interview with Muddy Waters, recorded by Jeff Parrish in Westmont, Illinois. The year was 1976, and Muddy Waters had recently moved to the suburb of Chicago. Jeff Parrish was a local musician in the Chicago music scene. He was working for a local paper in Westmont when he got the opportunity to sit down with the blues legend.
In the interview Muddy Waters tells Jeff about influential figures like Son House, Little Walter, and Robert Johnson. They also discuss his transition from acoustic and electric guitar, after the move from Mississippi to Chicago in the 1940s. The two men also speak candidly about race, bands like The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers, and whether white musicians were capable of carrying on the blues tradition when the old guard was no longer around.
After writing that newspaper article almost 50 years ago, Jeff kept the recording "in a shoe box" for many years, and has only played the audio from the interview for a handful of people. When visiting LA one summer, Jeff played the recording for Will Becton at Jett Road Studios. Will and Jeff agreed any interview with Muddy Waters is significant, and should be shared, but it needed some context. Recently, Will and Jeff sat down to talk about the circumstances surrounding the interview, in order to tell the full story of that fateful morning in Westmont.
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People & Places Mentioned
Willie Dixon
Howlin' Wolf
Little Walter
Willie Mabon
Baby Face Leroy
Jimmy Rogers
Memphis Slim
Elga Edmonds
Hound Dog Taylor
Elmore James
Skip James
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Robert Johnson
Son House
Johnny Brown
Mississippi Sheiks
Lonnie Johnson
Chess Records
The Rolling Stones
Allman Brothers
The Trieste Lounge
Eddy Clearwater
Blind Blake
Blind Willie McTell
12 Jun 2025
JRSP-010: Dwelling with Lauren Weedman
Actress Lauren Weedman explores her desire for connection within her Santa Monica apartment building, seeking camaraderie with her neighbors Ella Mové and Brian Finkelstein in this pilot episode, interviewed by Will Becton and Amber Becton.
27 May 2025
JRSP-009: Lady Killers
Kristine Kimmel and Julie Brister present "Lady Killers," a scripted comedy about true crime podcasters M.J. and Annie, whose recording session is disrupted by a family emergency revealing a shocking discovery.
21 Apr 2025
JRSP-008: GENeration miXed with Eddie Gorton
Episode 8 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for GENeration miXed, hosted by Eddie Gorton. The podcast explores what it is like growing up mixed in America. Eddie Gorton is an elementary school principal and stand-up comedian, who is a part of The Loving Generation, a baby boom of mixed-race children born between 1967 and 1980. His father was black, and his mother was white, but he grew up in an all-white household, with little guidance of how to navigate the world as a black male in the Bay Area.
For the pilot, Eddie sits down with Ashley Rouse, who is the Executive Director of the Edible Schoolyard Project at the Alice Waters Institute for Edible Education in Berkeley, CA. Ashley was also born to a black father, and white mother. Ashley also grew up in an all-white household, and had many unanswered questions while growing up in Atlanta, GA. In the fascinating conversation that follows, Eddie and Ashley compare notes on growing up mixed in America, "before looking American was cool."
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31 Mar 2025
JRSP-007: Three-Day Champion
Episode 7 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for THREE-DAY CHAMPION, "a storytelling podcast wrapped inside a game show," hosted by Christine Walters. Episode 1, "The Trucknuts of Behavior," features comedians Jon Gabrus, Andre Hyland, and Sarah Tiana as contestants, and comedy legend + gameshow aficionado Andy Richter as guest judge.
THREE-DAY CHAMPION is sprung from the best part of every tv game show – the contestant interviews. Each episode we ask a rotating cast of comedian friends, “if you were a returning three-day champion on a game show, which three stories from your life would you choose to tell?” Our hilarious guests compete in game show-style rounds of play to tell their three best personal stories. Host, Christine Walters and our celebrity guest judge crown the best storyteller as Three-Day Champion Champion!
Christine Walters is a writer, producer, and development executive for shows like Jon Glaser Loves Gear, Tacoma FD, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Will and Christine first met when both performed on house teams at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in the early 2000s.
Jett Road Studios Presents is a podcast hosted by Will & Amber Becton, and every episode is a pilot for a different show.
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Hello Critter (Goat Yoga)
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6 Mar 2025
JRSP-006: Bad Elizabeth
Episode 6 of Jett Road Studio Presents delves into the True Crime genre with the pilot for the future hit series "Bad Elizabeth." The show features one notorious Elizabeth from History or Pop Culture per episode. Whether they are murderers, scammers, or just shitty people, your hosts Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor will guide you through these sordid stories breezily, as if you overheard them at a cocktail party.
Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor are old friends, but stress that they are definitely NOT old. They met while working on "TV Nation" with Michael Moore, and were office mates on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (the first go-around). Evans and Egan-Taylor have a shared-love of gallows humor, and are judgmental in a fair way.
Our first Bad Elizabeth is the notorious TV writer Elisabeth Finch, who rose to prominence while working on the hit show Grey's Anatomy. The fact that Finch spells her first name with an "S" is bad enough, but the never-ending buffet of misdeeds she unleashed on those close to her is really something to behold. By the end of the episode Gideon and Kathy must decide if Elisabeth with an "s" Finch deserves the title of "Bad Elizabeth."
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Part one of Vanity Fair article about Elisabeth Finch (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/05/greys-anatomy-elisabeth-finch-truth-lies?srsltid=AfmBOoq_bqbmNyZw_MF01jSLXq9b5nB5vBUOn3YiuAWH-NwSmvouEsTM)
Part two of Elisabeth Finch article in Vanity Fair (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/05/greys-anatomy-elisabeth-finch-jennifer-beyer?srsltid=AfmBOooSQuQFdCEWl1ZreYfRgZU7QvdhcdNXxgoEpQyeNOBGVZ89TSfh)
Anatomy of Lies: Documentary about Elisabeth Finch (https://g.co/kgs)
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6 Jan 2025
JRSP-005: History Around You with Krysta Gonzales
Episode 5 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for History Around You, hosted by Krysta Gonzales. The show focuses on family stories that shed light on historical events, and tell a side of the story often glossed over in history book.
Krysta is originally from Texas, and for the pilot she interviews her mother and grandmother about the San Elizario Salt War, which took place in the El Paso area in the late 1800s. Krysta is a direct decent of Sisto Salcido, a key figure in the conflict. A recent conversation with her mother inspired Krysta to find out more about this important event in her family's history, and the resulting interview (recorded in neighboring Socorro, TX) preserves this valuable knowledge.
Krysta is an actor and writer who has voiced characters in films like Elemental and Inside Out 2. She and Amber Becton (co-host of Jett Road Studios Presents as well as a costume designer) met recently on a commercial shoot, where they bonded over their shared love of family history. In future episodes Krysta would interview other people with historically significant family stories to preserve.
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12 Dec 2024
JRSP-004: Cowbell - Episode 1 with Paul Rust
Veteran comedy writers Andrés du Bouchet and Tim Saccardo, joined by actor Paul Rust, dissect classic sketches and break down the art of comedy writing in a writers room without a show.
2 Dec 2024
JRSP-003: Pilot Lounge with Madeleine Smithberg - Marc Evan Jackson & Lauren Weedman
Madeleine Smithberg reunites with past collaborators Marc Evan Jackson and Lauren Weedman to revisit and revive failed pilots in a fun and cathartic way, reclaiming the original comedic joy of making TV shows.
11 Nov 2024
JRSP-002: Genius Revisited - Stanley Kubrick
On the second episode of Jett Road Studios Presents, hosts Will & Amber Becton introduce a pilot for the podcast Genius Revisited, hosted by Rob Kutner and Marlene Sharp. The podcast examines significant historical figures from the world of entertainment, politics, and culture through the modern lens of neurodiversity.
In the pilot episode Rob and Marlene welcome standup comedian Jeremiah Watkins, and autistic entertainment professional Chelsea Darnell, to discuss the legacy of the legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick is widely regarded as one of the most important directors in the history of cinema, but his behavior and tactics paint a picture of a complicated man. Was Kubrick's genius related to a condition like autism or ADHD? Or was he neurotypical? That is what is explored in this pilot episode of Genius Revisited.
Rob Kutner is a TV comedy writer and author, who has worked on shows like The Daily Show, and CONAN. Rob also co-produces the standup showcase Let It Out, A Show For Neurodivergent Audiences at The Laugh Factory.
Marlene Sharp works with groups like Autism In Entertainment, and Spectrum Laboratory to help autistic adults succeed in the world of entertainment.
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27 Oct 2024
JRSP-001: Read Through - Gawayne The Arrogant (of Orlando)
On the first episode of Jett Road Studios Presents, hosts Will & Amber Becton introduce a pilot for the podcast Read Through, which presents table reads of as-of-yet unproduced scripts. This episode features a script for the animated pilot Gawayne The Arrogant (of Orlando).
Larry Sullivan - Writer
Tim Saccardo - Show-runner
Andrés du Bouchet - Gawayne the Arrogant
Katherine Blanford - Crystal
Seth Morris - Leland
Dan Cronin - Colt Peppermill
Levi MacDougall - Jeremy
Julie Brister - Barb
Will Becton - Producer/Engineer
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26 Oct 2024
Jett Road Studios Presents a Teaser
Jett Road Studios Presents is a new podcast where every episode is a pilot for a different show, hosted by Will and Amber Becton. In this teaser we hear a clip from Read Through, the first pilot to be released under the Jett Road Studios Presents banner.
Read Through is a podcast that presents table reads of yet-to-be-produced scripts. The pilot episode features the animated script Gawayne the Arrogant (of Orlando), written by Larry Sullivan. The show runner is Tim Saccardo. The cast is Andrés du Bouchet, Seth Morris, Katherine Blanford, Dan Cronin, Julie Brister, and Levi MacDougall.
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Who has been a guest on Jett Road Studios Presents
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
Lauren Weedman
Ella Mové
Brian Finkelstein
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
3,121
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
36 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100
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Social presence
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YouTube
68
Engagement
51
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