podcast – THE CULTIVATED PLAYWRIGHT

Ep. 47 – Performing for Older Audiences

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:39:19 +0000

This past summer (2025), I had the opportunity to perform my one-person show Robert’s Eternal Goldfish at a few assisted living facilities for older audiences. This is how it went and what I learned.

https://ia801006.us.archive.org/16/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-47-performing-for-older-audiences/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2047%20-%20Performing%20for%20Older%20Audiences.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

Give Me Twenty podcast… HERE

Show website for Robert’s Eternal Goldfish… HERE

My new YouTube channel… HERE

Want my free resource 7 Pitfalls of Playwriting? Get it… HERE

Grab my book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Ep. 46 – Thoughts on The Return – Pt. 2

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:50:24 +0000

This is the second part of my review of the 2024 movie The Return, a stripped-down, grounded retelling of the last third of Homer’s Odyssey. In this second part of the review I talk about the supporting cast, the pacing of the movie and how a lot of the criticism (especially on YouTube and movie blogs) has missed the point of the film.

https://ia601406.us.archive.org/31/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-46-my-thoughts-on-the-return-part-2/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2046%20-%20My%20Thoughts%20on%20The%20Return%20-%20Part%202.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

Part 1 of this Review… HERE

Trailer for The Return… HERE

Natural Born Heroes by Christopher McDougall… HERE

My new YouTube channel… HERE

Want my free resource 7 Pitfalls of Playwriting? Get it… HERE

Grab my book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Buy any of my books… HERE

Ep. 45 – Thoughts on The Return – pt. 1

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:58:20 +0000

My review of the 2024 movie The Return, a stripped-down, grounded retelling of the last third of Homer’s Odyssey. In this first part of the review I talk about the source material, the mature, human-centered approach the director took and the performances by the main actors: Ralph Fiennes (as Odysseus), Juliette Binoche (as Penelope) and Charlie Plummer (as Telemachus).

https://ia600806.us.archive.org/29/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-45-my-thoughts-on-the-return-part-1/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2045%20-%20My%20Thoughts%20on%20The%20Return%20-%20Part1.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

Trailer for The Return… HERE

My new YouTube channel… HERE

Join my email list… HERE

Grab my book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Buy any of my books… HERE

Ep. 44 – One Hundred J. Herbin Comics

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:46:56 +0000

In early 2023, I created an experimental webcomic called The Ongoing Saga of J. Herbin. Recently, I posted the one hundredth comic online. I take a moment to reflect on this accomplishment.

https://archive.org/download/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-44-one-hundred-j.-herbin-comics/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2044%20-%20One%20Hundred%20J.%20Herbin%20Comics.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

Read some Ongoing Saga of J. Herbin comics… HERE

Red Meat by Max Cannon… HERE

David Lynch’s Angrist Dog in the World… HERE

Grab my book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Buy any of my books… HERE

Ep. 43 – Over-Sharing and Making Things

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 23:19:45 +0000

For a long time, I have had a hang-up about over-sharing. In this age of putting things out there on the over-crowded blackhole that is the internet, sharing aspects of the artist, well beyond the actual finished artworks, is somewhat expected. In this episode, I talk it out. I have been working to reframe some of this stuff, so I don’t… you know… wallow in obscurity for the rest of my life.

https://ia903201.us.archive.org/31/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-43-over-sharing-and-making-things/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2043%20-%20Over-Sharing%20and%20Making%20Things.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

George Hahn’s website… HERE

Grab my book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Buy any of my books… HERE

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify

Ep. 42 – Curation and Physical Media

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:48:28 +0000

Here are a few of my thoughts on curating and owning a physical media collection (physical books, movies on DVD and music on CDs, etc.) in a time of streaming, the cloud and subscriptions.

https://ia800408.us.archive.org/10/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-42-curation-and-physical-media/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2042%20-%20Curation%20and%20Physical%20Media.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

My recent book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Buy one of my books… HERE

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify

Ep. 41 – Crafting the Solo Show Preface

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:27:50 +0000

I recently released a book aimed at emerging solo performers putting together an original one-person theatre production. It is called Crafting the Solo Show. In this episode, I read the preface. It explains who I am and why I set out to write the book.

https://ia800500.us.archive.org/33/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-41-crafting-the-solo-show-preface/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2041%20-%20Crafting%20the%20Solo%20Show%20Preface.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

My new book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Buy one of my plays… HERE

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify

Ep. 40 – End of Summer Update

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:56:43 +0000

A little catch-up episode about what I’ve been doing since this past summer. Plus, big announcement.

https://ia802708.us.archive.org/0/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-40-end-of-summer-update/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2040%20-%20End%20of%20Summer%20Update.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

Ep. 17 – Creating the Beast of Hyperborea Part 1
Ep. 18 – Creating the Beast of Hyperborea Part 2
My upcoming new book Crafting the Solo Show

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website.

Click HERE for my playwriting website

Buy one of my plays… HERE

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify

Ep. 38 – I Built A Playwright Website

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Fri, 19 May 2023 21:32:59 +0000

A few factors over the past several months have prompted me to get my act together career-wise as a playwright. Part of that process has been the creation of a new website.

The fellow that runs the Playwright’s Spotlight is James Elden (I couldn’t remember while recording the podcast)

https://ia601600.us.archive.org/28/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-38-i-built-a-playwright-website/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2038%20-%20I%20Built%20A%20Playwright%20Website.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

My new website: BradMcEntirePlays.com
Playwright’s Spotlight Podcast (also a YouTube channel)
My own new ebook The Yeti in the Airport Lounge and Other Holiday Tales

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s home website

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Stitcher

Buy one of my plays… HERE

Ep. 37 – David Hopkins Pt. 2

dribblefunk@yahoo.com (B McEntire) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:17:41 +0000

In this episode I continue my talk with my indie fantasy author David Hopkins. In this episode we talk about David buckling down and committing to fantasy fiction. We cover a bunch of stuff: David’s experience with Patreon, working with his team of collaborators, how his wife April is essential in offering feedback, how he has learned about his “target audience,” why he doesn’t do book trailers, crafting well-rounded characters, the upcoming release of his 700-word (plus) novel The Dryad’s Crown and a lot more. This is the second and final part of our two-part conversation.

https://ia904703.us.archive.org/31/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-37-david-hopkins-pt-2/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2037%20-%20David%20Hopkins%20Pt%202.mp3

NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

David Hopkins website
Dryad’s Crown on Amazon
My own new ebook The Yeti in the Airport Lounge and Other Holiday Tales

Click HERE for Brad McEntire’s website

Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Stitcher

Buy one of my plays… HERE