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Episodes: 39
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Curt Mega - Actor, filmmaker, writer, and digital creator known for screen and stage work, including Glee and StarKid-related productions.
Joey Richter - The 2026 Academy Award Nominees, Notable Films Of The Year, And Contemporary Cinema.
Jon Matteson - Returning To A Familiar Role, Sustaining A Production's Legacy, Physical And Emotional Preparation, Burnout, And Creative Overcommitment.
The Odyssey Is About the Life You're Not Living
July 21, 2026
15 years ago, I moved across the country to pursue a dream. I had this vision of what success would look like, and I told myself that achieving it would justify everything. The sacrifice. The longing. The years of grinding toward a thing. The failures, the small victories would all add up one day to achieve what I would consider to be success. And I have sacrificed a lot in pursuit of this dream. Often sacrificing the very thing that fuels the possibility of the dream. My own physical and men...
You Should Let Movies Break Your Heart
April 18, 2026
I think you should get your heart broken as often as possible.I try to do it three or four times a week.Not in real life. At the movies. Like Nicole.Nicole understands. And that is why she is our Queen.Here’s what’s been happening to me lately.I’ll read a headline about something genuinely devastating. Something that, if I really sat with it, should completely wreck me. A tragedy. A crisis. Something real, happening to real people, right now.And my reaction is just…“Man, that’s awful.”And the...
Breaking Down the 2026 Oscar Nominees (with Joey Richter)
March 15, 2026
We’re back with our annual Oscars podcast.This year Joey Richter and I break down the nominees, the films we loved, the ones we didn’t, and what the year in movies really looked like.You can watch the video version here: Thanks for reading Story Matters by Curt Mega! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curtmega.substack.com
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