The Two Kinds of “Alone” Every Filmmaker Knows I Deep Dive on Ep. 278
What is the difference between solitude and loneliness, and why does every creative person need to understand it?There are two kinds of being alone in creative work, and they are not the same thing. O...
28 Maj 10min
Ep. 278 I Adapt or Die: A Working Filmmaker with AI in 2026
Adapt or die. What does that actually look like for a working filmmaker?Chicago documentary filmmaker Armin Korsos has a working filmmaker's answer to the question every documentarian is wrestling wit...
21 Maj 55min
Anthropic's $1.5B Mistake. Yours Could Cost More. I Deep Dive on Ep. 277
What does a $1.5 billion AI lawsuit have in common with your unwritten will?In September 2025, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle the largest copyright lawsuit in U.S. history. The reason ...
14 Maj 8min
Ep. 277 I Why Does One Documentary Clip Cost $70,000? Music Licensing and Fair Use
How much does the average documentary filmmaker's biggest licensing mistake cost?A 30-second Jackson 5 clip can run a documentary $50,000 to $70,000 in licensing fees. Veteran ARC Producer Teddy Canno...
7 Maj 25min
The First Generation to Live Shorter Lives Than Their Parents | Deep Dive on Ep. 276
What if the documentaries no streaming platform will buy are the ones that could save your kid's life?Today's children may be the first generation in American history to live shorter lives than their ...
30 Apr 15min
Ep. 276 I Robin Canfield on Teaching iPhone Documentary in 20 Countries
Why do documentary subjects freeze for a professional camera - but open up to an iPhone?Robin Canfield shares why he films with iPhones, how he teaches documentary in twenty countries, and the communi...
23 Apr 51min
They Wanted My Voice to Train AI - What Thoreau Knew About Living Deliberately in a Revolution: Deep Dive on Ep. 275
Someone tried to harvest Christian's voice for AI training. The pitch was polished, the project sounded real. But when she responded with ten professional questions, the conversation ended. Permanentl...
16 Apr 12min
Ep. 275 I Erik & Chris Ewers on PBS Funding, AI & Directing Goldblum, Clooney & Streep
Even with Ken Burns and Don Henley attached, funding a PBS documentary is brutal. So what hope do the rest of us have?Erik and Christopher Ewers get real about PBS funding, AI’s impact on filmmaking, ...
9 Apr 39min
