This is seriously one of my favorite chats I've had. Cape Town, South Africa director and actor Ryan Kruger has an incredibly interesting background and enough insight to make me get off our Zoom conversation and instantly want to start making more art. His movie Fried Barry (starring Gary) is playing On Demand at Fantasia film fest in the coming weeks and looks to be one helluva' weird trip! You can check it out at fantasiafestival.com/en/ Make sure to follow Ryan on social media to keep up with future projects and to find out when and where you can see Fried Barry next!

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Director Ryan Krueger

I've been busy as hell doing contracts, building the Flush audience, finishing up The Good Exorcist for Troma, writing Keith., writing Static Requiem, talking to Strauss about puppets, getting comics made, planning the future, and about a million other things, BUT somewhere in that mess - I've found time to record another podcast! This week, I have the extremely inspiring Michael J Epstein, who I met at South Texas Underground Film Fest earlier this year. His short documentary/mocumentary played before Greywood's Plot and completely set the mood for the night. He's written and directed several features, played in bands, and much more. This dude is prolific as all get up! After you listen to this episode, go watch some of his twisted, crazy content. You will be utterly impressed, not only by the amount he's produced, but also by how intense and original it all is. Follow him on social media, check out his site (https://www.michaeljepstein.com & launchover.com), and go watch his movies! CHEERS!

Filmmaker/Musician Michael J Epstein

This week, I have the amazing John Valley on the show. I met John on Rebel Without A Crew: The Series and we seemed to have a lot in common. He recently finished his feature film Duncan, which I had the pleasure of viewing early and, as you'll hear in this episode, I loved! A wonderfully weird, dark, fun flick. We discuss making movies, I ask some hypothetical questions, and John talks about getting hit in the nuts in front of Robert Rodriguez. ENJOY! P.S. I'm starting a list of hypothetical questions. If you have any that you'd like me to ask of my guests, let me know! I'm creating a big ol' tag board of them so that I can grab at random (or not) and go on wild conversational tangents with my guests.

Filmmaker/Director/Actor/Reality TV Star John Valley

Good morning! I hope everyone is doing well and keeping motivated. It's been a helluva' struggle for a lot of us, including myself. But this past weekend I really tried to push myself to get some stuff done. I began working on my newest animation. I prepped some contract work. I painted. I chatted with with Keith about our movie Keith starring Keith that will hopefully be filming in the spring of 2021 (and I'd love for my patrons to be involved!) Regardless of all that, I actually had time to sit down with two really talented filmmakers and chat this weekend! In this first episode, I was joined at Flush Studios via Zoom by the extremely talented Natalie Rodriguez. Natalie is in the process of putting out her first feature film, The Extraordinary Ordinary, and is in post on her second feature. She's made shorts and is also an author! We talk about the stresses of the process and how we cope with the pressure and self doubt that comes with making art. You can check out Natalie's work at extraordpictures.com and follow her on social media @extraordpictures! Cheers! P.S. I hope you all enjoy the new theme song by Curtis Allen Hager featuring the wonderful voice over work of my buddy Bentley Michaels! If you're in need of score or V.O. - these are two that you should definitely hit up.

Filmmaker Natalie Rodriguez

It's been way too long since I've been able to sit down in Flush Studios with a guest and just chat about film making, but luckily Evan Kidd reached out to me at the perfect time! Evan is a shoestring budget filmmaker who has been going out and making his own ideas, whether documentary, short, or feature length. We chatted about his process, how he got into making his own movies outside of the studio system, the challenges of DIY film, trying interesting things, and discusses where filmmakers can get their movies seen once they're completed. You can check out Evan's movie Son of Clowns on Amazon Prime right now and be sure to follow him on twitter @MrEvanKid Cheers!

7/14/2020 : Filmmaker Evan Kidd Tries Something Interesting

It's been awhile - but Jenny and I are back to talk about what we've been up to, how the world might be punking us, terrible contracts, Troma, putting our balls on the dashboard, and more! The Flush Studios Podcast is about to get a huge overhaul. If you have any suggestions, comments, or concerns, feel free to let me know. It's time to get freakaayyyy!!!

7/8/2020 : Josh and Jenny Get Punk'd

Hey everyone! It's a solo update podcast, your favorite. I felt like I have a lot of stuff I needed to talk about and get out there and pick your brain about, so I decided to do a podcast would be the best way to get it out there. Topics on this weeks episode The Podcast revamp/ Life and the News/The Comic I'm producing/Greywood's Plot screening and the release/ Scumbag/ Other new scripts and movies/ My involvement with Troma/ What Goosebumps book would I adapt/ Any new cartoons?/ The Super 8 short film/ How you can help! Thanks for listening. Cheers!

Episode 138 : Live From Flush Studios

Hey everyone! Quarantine life goes on and on, but so does the Flush Studios podcast. This week I was able to chat with Tragedy Girls director, Tyler MacIntyre, about the challenges and fun that goes into filmmaking. We talk about where the script and idea for the brutal satire came from, issues that arise in filmmaking, how we can often find our features in the edit, making a good murder, the fun of special effects, and much more. You can see Tragedy Girls right now on HULU!

Episode 136: Tyler MacIntyre Finds Fun Ways to Murder

How's everyone doing during these very confusing times? Stressed? Bored? Adapting? I get it. On the plus side, I had the chance to sit down with one of the sweetest, nicest people ever, Brendan Steere, to talk about his movie The VelociPastor. We chatted about where the idea came from, how music influenced our process in film, great band names, the challenges of working with a minuscule budget, the importance of a strong script, how this pandemic has effected our process, the amazingly awful feeling of watching your movie with an audience, and some of the fun "mistakes" that made it into our final films. This was seriously one of the most fun and enjoyable podcasts I've ever done thanks to Brendan's willingness to be completely candid and so extremely nice. Hopefully you all enjoy it as well! You can see more from Brendan by following him @brendansteere and checking out thevelocipastor.com to keep up on his movie! Cheers!

Episode 135: Brendan Steere Loves a Good Mistake

Jenny and I needed to chat so we sat down for a podcast to talk about COVID-19, have some beers, run our chainsaw, play and teach our kids, make jokes about awful things, be the reason for the virus, and tell stories about the first time we said we loved each other. This and so much more! ---------------------------------- If anyone is struggling during this time, don't be afraid to reach out. Jenny and I aren't perfect, but if we can help in any way, we want to. Direct message or email me! We'll get through this. Cheers! Josh

Episode 134 - Josh Gets A Chainsaw

This has been one helluva' week. We've been self-quarantined, while I took on way too many contracts and other little projects (including the Project 88 video with Max and a Corona Virus related gig, AND started my new job to make sure that my family can keep on keepin' on. But it didn't stop me from podcasting and starting on some other fun projects as well! Gotta' keep moving forward, right? Adapt! This week, I wanted an easy, relaxing conversation, so I sat down with Parker (aka Fresh Pot) Gibbs to talk about what this outbreak has done to the film community and people who work in our industry. We also discuss The Purge, new ideas coming from this quarantine, the worry over toilet paper, how this virus could change the industry for awhile (or possibly forever), and waking up in the morning to watch TV as a kid. All of this and way more! Stay positive, everyone. Keep each other motivated and assured that this too will pass. If anyone needs anything from me, don't be afraid to reach out. We're in this together and we're quarantining and staying safe for each other. Cheers.

Episode 133: Parker Gibbs Loses Work

I've talked a lot about film festivals recently and how difficult it can be to navigate which ones work for a film. The cost and the effort can be completely not worth it when all is said and done. However, with the South Texas Underground Film Festival, I've always felt like my effort has been worth it because of how much love and care the folks that run it put in. I had the pleasure to hop on skype with Mariella And Robert Perez to talk about how their amazing festival got started, the effect the coronavirus has had on film fests, why they're festival is different than others, and how important it is to care about what you're doing. Also, a man might be pooping behind the electrical box.... ENJOY!

Episode 132 - Mariella And Robert Perez Start A Fest

I'm a little shocked, but somehow Jennifer and I found the time to hide away from the kids to record a podcast! We cracked open some drinks and discussed the effects of being quarantined, review Bumblebee, pontificate on how much we hate a certain youtuber, talk about my new bald wife, reveal my new job, and try to stay positive. This and SO MUCH MORE. Stay safe, everyone! Cheers.

Episode 131 - Jenny Makes Quarantinis

This week, I'm joined by documentary filmmaker Taylor Morden from PopMotion Pictures to discuss his process and how he got started making documentary feature films. We also chat about ska music, movie renting, challenges and differences between documentary and narrative filmmaking, and more. Check out everything from Taylor Morden at popmotionpictures.com including the brand new trailer for The Last Blockbuster. Enjoy!

Episode 130 - Taylor Morden Goes To Blockbuster

Last weeks episode with Jennifer seemed to strike a chord with a lot of you. Saying I was going to "give up on filmmaking" made some people mad. Even the hypothetical of it. Especially Jennifer. The fact that you all had a reaction made me really think... Over the weekend, this has been stewing in my head and I wanted to just take a half-hour to get my thoughts out into the world to let you know why I feel the way I do. Flush Studios and I need to go in a different direction - and for the sake of the journey, I wanted to share my ideas with you. Cheers!

Episode 129 - The Tell All

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