
About this podcast
Most people watch a movie. Some people can't stop reverse-engineering the decisions inside it. Don't Encourage Us is for the second group. Each episode takes a film, series, or creative property and examines it the way you'd examine any high-stakes decision: what problem was being solved, what trade-offs were made, where the execution landed, and what you'd do with it from here. Not a review show. Not a fan podcast. A forensic examination of creative and strategic choices, by people who can't…
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Don't Encourage Us
About this podcast
Most people watch a movie. Some people can't stop reverse-engineering the decisions inside it. Don't Encourage Us is for the second group. Each episode takes a film, series, or creative property and examines it the way you'd examine any high-stakes decision: what problem was being solved, what trade-offs were made, where the execution landed, and what you'd do with it from here. Not a review show. Not a fan podcast. A forensic examination of creative and strategic choices, by people who can't…
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