When I went to the University of Southern California for my MFA in screenwriting, I took a one-hour TV drama course for my thesis. My thesis adviser said there were three types of TV writers: “big ...

Realistic dialogue is not necessarily good dialogue. Yes we all say “well” and “so” and “um”, but I get enough of it in the real world. I go to the theatre, see a movie or read a book to escape the ...

Dialogue is the art of thinking and talking together at critical moments to deepen awareness and understanding. The current protests surrounding racial inequality, and global economic dynamics ...

Guests and viewers offer their recommendations for good summer reading. In this episode of Dialogue, host Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho authors Alan Heathcock and Carter Niemeyer about their most ...