Aug 31, 2021
“Scandal, intrigue and salaciousness - fifteen minutes at a time!” A recipe for some juicy stories from a creative mind.
Restless Shores, a podcast that explores the intrigue surrounding Roupp Pharmaceuticals, a billion-dollar enterprise located in the coastal city of Gamote Point. At one time or another, we all find ourselves walking along Restless Shores.
Tune in as Al chats with Greg Tulonen, Thom Hinton, Marla Cukor and Marsha Hinton, the folks behind the FIRST Podcast Soap Opera. How do you take creative writing and adapt it to audio format? What inspires this team to go forward? Let’s dive in and learn more!
In this episode:
[00:01 - 07:29] Meet the Minds Behind Restless Shores
- I welcome Restless Shores Crew to the show
- Meet the crew
- A bit of history on Restless Shores
- Inspiration
- Building the team
- Finding ‘spicy’ scripts
- Greg’s creative background and experience with the story
[07:30 - 20:46] The Making of Restless Shores
- How writing translates to audio format
- The challenges
- Working with the actors
- The benefits of audio
- Marla talks about her experience working with the team
- The excitement behind the project
- Screenwriter by trade
- Inspiration for the material
- Influenced by old-school serials
- The current state of Soap Operas
- The crew’s personal favorite moments
- The learning curve behind dealing with the Pandemic
- A team of volunteers
[20:47 - 28:06] Keeping the Dream Alive
- Marsha on getting onto social platforms
- The trick to memorization
- A hard drive you never delete
- Getting into Greg’s ‘geekdom’
- Other works
- Marla’s thoughts on the RS fandom
- What to look forward to
- Writing done for the rest of the year - till Ep. 150
- The future for Greg
[28:07 - 38:00] Closing Segment
- What to look forward to
- Writing done for the rest of the year - till Ep. 150
- The future for Greg
- How to connect with the team
- Links below
- Some insider info on more work from Marsha…
- Final words
Resources Mentioned:
- Restless Shores Podcast
- Actual Conversations with My Son - Greg Tulonen
- Night is Falling - Greg Tulonen
- Derrick and Boyd
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