Please Make This

The Adventures of New Action City: Vermin Underground (w/ Nolan Scates)

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400

In New Action City, a city of heroes, villains, and action, there are many stories. In this action-packed sequel (see The Adventure of New Action City: The North Bros!), a family of mutant animal-hybrid “heroes” fight crime with brutal, lethal efficiency, trained by their adopted, ex-military dad. When the young, idealistic fighting four meet some of the other superheroes that call NAC their home, they start to realize that their deadly approach and mysterious tutor might be leading them astray. But how do you outsmart and outfight a teacher who taught you everything?

Scripts start at 1:00:54

Starring

Nolan Scates as Sgt. Bob / Trapper

Hobert as Panda / Yeet

Laura Petro as Birdseye / Alli Cat

Management (w/ Rebecca Jaffe)

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400

When comic/actor Robbie Xander gets signed to a new management company, he thinks his career is finally going to take off. After learning the company is implementing an Ai management software into their day to day operations, Robbie gives their Management Organizer (aka Mo) a try only to discover the sentient-seeming software is willing to go to any length to help him make it big. At first it’s a wiz at getting him gigs and opportunities, but soon it’s pushing him to take bigger and bigger risks, working its way into every facet of his life and pushing him to sabotage the career of a former friend.

Scripts start at 26:06

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Rebecca Jaffe

Nolan Scates

Catnip (w/ Hobert & Laura)

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Mr. Meow is a pampered indoor city cat who finds himself living in the country, adapting to a new indoor-outdoor lifestyle that brings him into contact with a friendly group of barn cats. When his gift of intoxicating catnip becomes a hit with the outdoor cats, word spreads to a dangerous group of feral cats known as the 10-Lifers, led by a charismatic and vicious cat who supposedly can’t die. Suddenly, Mr. Meow finds himself working as a cat drug mule for a cat gang, balancing his secret with his owners and his obligation to help his new friends in the barn.

Scripts start at 38:10

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Rebecca Jaffe

Minisode 145: At The Parties w/ Hobert (Hobert’s Memorial Day Handsome Hotdog Party 3)

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Time for another episode of At The Parties w/ Hobert, where PMT host Hobert walks around a party and asks fellow partiers what movies they’ve seen recently, and what they thought of them. It’s a movie review show where everyone’s a little tipsy and full. At this year’s annual hotdog-themed Memorial Day bash, Hobert took a break from grilling to chill, have an Old Style, hear about the latest current releases and old favorites, briefly develop a star system and then drop it, and do a lot of plugging for Gabewatch (next show June 28th!).

Friendship

Fantastic Planet

Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning

Mechanical Violator Hakaider

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Holes

Sinners

Speed Racer

Persona

Didi

The Last Rodeo

Hot Fuzz (aka Shaun of the Dead)

Jazz

Moulin Rouge!

Real (2017)

The Final Girls

The Shrouds

Potions Incorporated (w/ Vi Conrad)

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Parker Greenman works in a factory and likes his easy, happy life. All he has to do is stir a caldron all day, and take a little vial of potion. When there’s a mixup and he’s given a different daily dram, Parker suddenly realizes that there’s something strange about the company he works for. With the help of Elga, an aspiring witch who doesn’t want to jeopardize her career with a simple mistake, Parker will climb the corporate tower to meet the witch at the top and learn the truth about what business is going on within Potions Incorporated!

Scripts start at 55:44

Starring

Nick Olsen

Vi Conrad

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Minisode 144: Let's See What You Did Last Summer! 2

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Who doesn't love a sequel? And who doesn't love a sequel that takes place at an abandoned resort? Laura and Nate are sure on board! In the extremely busy and long-titled I Still Know What You Did Last Summer it's still summer and someone still knows. And that's the tea on that! Brandy is also there!

Walk on the Wild Side (w/ Jordan Wilson)

Sun, 18 May 2025 23:00:00 -0400

In the frontier town of Thickleg, WY, the humble farmers and ranchers rely on Seamus Greenhorn for medical assistance. The only thing is, “Doctor” Greenhorn has no idea what he’s doing, he’s just winging it when he mixes together the various strong medicines in his shop, frequently testing them on himself first. When a drunken accident causes him to injure his head, Seamus downs a potent concoction to ease his headache and discovers two things: he’s tripping balls and he can talk to animals. As this quack doctor continues to self medicate his way across the open range, he uses his new (and maybe imagined) powers to heal (and cause) a war between man and beast.

Scripts start at 45:15

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

And Jordan Wilson as Mr. Horse

Minisode 143: Let's See What You Did Last Summer!

Mon, 12 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

As summer approaches join Laura and Nate for a trip down summer slasher lane with 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer. In which, 4 friends accidentally and then purposefully kill someone one summer, and then the next summer are being stalked with reminders about that one time they accidentally then purposefully killed someone. YIKES.

The Luxembourg Affair (w/ Daryn Robinson)

Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

At a national-level high school Model UN, something strange is afoot. High-profile members are dropping like flies, suddenly sick or socially destroyed, videos of their humiliation posted by a mysterious online account called The Seagull. As the weekend event unravels, a serious student known as “Luxembourg” (all the students go by their country names, it’s more fun) sets out with the rest of the members of the Model UN security council to solve the mystery of who The Seagull is and what they want. How deep does this conspiracy go?

Scripts start at 57:49

Starring

Cassie Middlemist

Mike Mazzella

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Daryn Robinson

Minisode 142: Let's See Final Destination 5

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0400

You know what they say: all good things must come to and end via catastrophe on a suspended bridge (at least until the next movie comes out!). Laura and Nate have done the possible: reached their final destination of watching all of the Final Destination movies (at least until the next movie comes out!!!!). Join these beloved friends and franchise watchers as they discuss 2011's finest franchise film: Final Destination 5 (and yes, we will see you when the next movie comes out, ok!!!)

Tinker (w/ David Feinberg)

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400

The history of the Tinkerman family is a quintessential American success story. From humble begins, the first Tinkerman started a legacy of technological achievement that would grow into an empire. And at the heart of it all was one family heirloom that defined their relationship to their craft: The Automaton. From a clockwork wonder to a sentient machine, the evolution of this robotic companion became the duty of every Tinkerman progeny, each adding their own contribution to The Automaton, reflecting their own time period, skill, and even flaws as the years pass and times change.

Scripts start at 33:30

Starring

David Feinberg

Laura Petro

Michael Serio

Hobert Thompson

Minisode 141: Script Rippers!!! (A Minecraft Movie)

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Hobert and Mike are back with another episode of Script Rippers!!! This time to craft a much craftier A Minecraft Movie. Join those rippin’ boyz for another round of punch-ups as they take a by-recipe blockbuster written by no less than 20 people and turn it into a movie that really captures the magic of doing chores so monsters don’t kill you while you sleep. Can Hobert and Mike bring the magic of playing games that A Minecraft Movie definitely wanted Jack Black to bring to the movie via song?

Jane Moon & The Great Beyond (w/ Clarke Newton)

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Jane Moon was an average high schooler with a part time job at the mall till the day the message arrived. A bizarre occurrence where every piece of technology capable of receiving a message displayed a request for help from a mysterious number. Though everyone else dismissed this as some kind of hoax, Jane Moon answered the call and soon found herself involved with a desperate mission by a rogue AI to stop an intergalactic conqueror. Years later, Jane has abandoned her perfectly average life to face off with the long-awaited evil, but when it arrives, will she be ready?

Scripts start at 39:16

Starring

David Feinberg

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Clarke Newton

And Kelsey Blackwell as Jane Moon

Minisode 140: Let's See Final Destination 4

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400

As they say: "Vroom, Vroom! It's time for Nate and Laura to watch more Final Destination!" And this time it's in 3D! Remember when that was a huge thing in 2009? We sure do! Why revamp something that isn't broken? You know the deal, a teen has a vision that them and all of their friends are going to die in a horrible accident and then they all die anyway. What's not to like? This time it's at a race track! That's fun!

Minisode 139: Behind the Screen: How to DM, Pt. 2

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0400

In this new miniseries Hobert walks you through the process he uses to run a D&D game in the hopes that he’ll make it sound fun enough that you’ll try it so your friends who want to play can finally play. In part two, Hobert talks about some of his favorite methods for working with players to come up with compelling, fun characters and speaks with co-host Laura to create a D&D character from scratch. Characters welcome! Remember the USA network?

Minisode 138: Let's See Final Destination 3

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Resident besties and film franchise watchers, Laura and Nate are back on a couch to watch Final Destination 3 and tell you every. single. thought. that they have ever had. This group of unlucky teens (lead by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) avoids certain death from a roller coaster mishap and in the days/weeks that follow start meeting their individual demises (it's the plot to every movie, ok?). Tune in as we talk roller coasters, friendship, and reaching a finalized destination!!!

Razzle & Dazzle: The Legend of Razzle & Dazzle, Brought to You By Pepsi (w/ Dev Middleton)

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0500

Razzle & Dazzle are a duo of professional wrestlers bound for stardom. They’re the complete package: big muscles, cool moves, rad attitudes. When they hit the scene the wrestling world is changed forever, but nothing lasts forever. As their legend grows, strain begins to show between the old friends, leading to a rift that will last decades. At the end of their careers, can these two titans put aside their differences outside the ring by going back in the ring? Enjoy this tale of friendship with a cold, refreshing Pepsi!

Scripts at 33:42

Starring

Eamon Hegarty

Hobert Thompson

Dev Middleton

Laura Petro

Minisode 137: Let's See Final Destination 2

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Join Laura and Nate as they continue to their ultimate destination: watching all of the Final Destination movies. This time they're watching the 2003 sequel Final Destination 2 which tells the tale of a spring break trip gone fiery highway pileup. And let us tell you this movie has everything: a guy who won the lottery! a weird not explicitly stated romance between the sheriff and the main girl! some forced ties to the first movie! Tony Todd!!! and so much more!!!!

The Flagstone Co. Creature (w/ Andreas Aristides)

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0500

When a landslide unearths a block of ice containing a mysterious creature in remote Flagstone Co., Ed and Terry, the couple that own the local station, decide to capitalize on the sensational find by opening a roadside attraction. But as people flock to see the gigantic beast and the local township’s mayor gloms onto the discovery, the seasons change and the creature is released from the ice. Can Ed and Terry get the people of Flagstone Co. to band together to stop this deadly threat, or will the town’s love of tourism dollars and the mayor’s overwhelming enthusiasm for the new town mascot keep them from acting as more and more people are found, torn to pieces?

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Andreas Aristides

And Jared Narter-Slezak

Minisode 136: Let's See Final Destination

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Much like how the cast of characters in the various Final Destination movies can't seem to escape death, the world can't escape Laura and Nate sitting down to watch another movie franchise. Join two dear besties for another movie venture into your hearts and headphones as they journey into the Final Destination series: where death comes knocking at your door until you freaking answer it. Let's go all the way back to the year 2000 with the movie that started it all: Final Destination

Two of Us

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0500

The life of scientist Sandra Waters changed forever the night her husband and research partner Richard was murdered. In a parallel dimension, Richard Waters’ life changed forever when his wife and research partner was murdered. When two brilliant scientist, driven by grief, create a device to communicate across space and time, they find a way to solve the murders that have haunted them for years.

Scripts start at 56:50

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

And Nick Olson

Minisode 135: Behind the Screen: How to DM, Pt. 1

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

In this new miniseries Hobert walks you through the process he uses to run a D&D game in the hopes that he’ll make it sound fun enough that you’ll try it so your friends who want to play can finally play. In this part one, Hobert talks about his method to kick off a game by creating the seeds of a world and building as he goes (and several other valid starting points), and his earliest setting and adventure, Highstone.

Dental (w/ KP)

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Dr. Stevenson is starting a new job at a prestigious Hollywood dental practice that caters to the rich and famous. As he learns the ins and outs of treating the elite, he starts to notice some troubling behavior from the clientele and his intensely professional boss, Dr. Gray. Someone is suggesting unnecessary, even dangerous, oral surgeries to patients and leaving them with few of their original teeth. Why is Dray Dentistry so interested in taking teeth, what dark secret lies in the surgical suite no one is allowed to enter?

Scripts start at 43:14

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Dane Larson

Minisode 134: 2024 in Review

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0500

In this minisode, Laura and Hobert take a look back at the Please Make This scripts of 2024 and talk about their favorite ideas, writing experiences, guest readers and actually-made films of 2024. Find out their faves and what movie pairs best with an order of chicken tenders and cheap beer (hint, it’s not Megalopolis!)

Minisode 133: Let's See Saw X

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500

Well, well, well what do we have here? Have Nate and Laura finally finished their quest to watch ALL of the Saw movies? (Spoiler: they did!) More importantly, did it live up to all of their hopes and dreams? Will they ever be the same after this? Who the hell is Jigsaw in this one? And above everything: does Saw X deserve its 81% score on rotten tomatoes?

Minisode 132: Script Rippers!!! (Red One)

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Ho Ho Ho-bert and Mike are back for another episode of Script Rippers!!! This time the guys cozy up with a warm mug of this year’s Christmas Slop, Red One, and learn some important holiday lessons: Santa is real and delivering presents is actually possible if you suck all the magic out of it and make it Amazon, you can undo a lifetime of helping cartels find people in witness protection and abandoning your son by apologizing exactly once, and we could probably all do with a break from The Rock. Can the #1 nice list boys restructure this soulless corporate action romp into something as fun as the one scene with Krampus? Sure, but it’s going to require someone to sacrifice themselves so their ghost can pull a Marley Maneuver on Jeff Bezos!

Minisode 131: Let's See Saw 9 (Spiral)

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Well, well, well look what we have here: Laura and Nate are hanging out and watching more Saw movies! This time around the Saw universe has expanded with a spinoff: Spiral. In which Chris Rock is a cop and when all the other cops start getting scooped up and killed in very Jigsaw-like fashions its up to him to fix everything. Oh, also Samuel L Jackson plays his dad!!! That's cool!

The Heroes’ Feast (w/ Maddy Morningstar)

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

When there’s a dangerous monster threatening a humble village you can always trust the three Elven heroes, Garth, Francis, and Loreli to save the day. When their adventures take them to a town called Green Springs, the always-victorious heroes are faced with a challenge unlike any they’ve ever faced: real stakes. A dread villain of untold power is marching his undead army to the town, and after having their fortunes told by the local wise woman, the confident trio becomes sure they have met their match and soon their doom. Will a Heroes Feast by the locals renew their faith in themselves, or will too much food, drink, and pressure erode what remains of their bravery?

Scripts start at 46:11

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Maddy Morningstar

Jake Steelman

Jared Narter-Slezak

Minisode 130: Let's See Saw 8

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0500

It's time for Laura and Nate to watch Saw 8, appropriately titled JIGSAW. In which its once again Cops Vs. Jigsaw only Jigsaw's BEEN dead for a minute at this point. We've done trap room, trap house, trapped insurance agent, so where can we go next? Get ready for TRAP BARN! Where 5 people with deep dark secrets are confronted with the crimes they've committed and never told a soul about. Unluckily for them, Jigsaw knows all!!!

Minisode 129: Let's See Saw: The Musical

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

On their venture to watch all 10 Saw movies, Laura and Nate have taken on the side quest of also going to see Saw The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw. Mission accomplished! Listen to their little romp as they relive their viewing of the live retelling of the first movie (through song! and puppets!). They'll be back soon watching Saw movies again, we promise.

You Are Here (w/ Jake Steelman)

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Paul Brunswick is an explorer, naturalist, and photographer on a journey to document wild areas in the late 1890s. When he stumbles upon an impossibly futuristic city in the middle of nowhere, his life is changed forever as he is drawn to explore and learn from the mysterious computer system that runs the empty, spotless city. How long will Paul spend in this technological paradise? And when he leaves, will he still recognize the world he left behind?

Scripts start at 36:55

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Jake Steelman

Laura Petro

And Maddy Morningstar as The City

Minisode 128: Script Rippers!!! (Borderlands)

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0500

Script Rippers Mike and Hobert are back and headin’ to the Border...lands, that is! In this minisode the guys see if they can rewrite a movie they didn’t like to make a movie they would like out of Eli Roth’s disastrous shooter game adaptation, Borderlands. How did the torture porn king create a movie so bloodless and boring about a game where you’re pretty much always firing machine guns? We might never know, but at least it gives Mike and Hobert the raw materials to pitch a movie about inventory management for real gamers.

Blood Night (w/ Ned Jorts)

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Victoria is nervous to attend a Halloween party with her new friend Cynthia and her rich pals, but excited to join an exclusive social circle. When attendees at the wild party start to die at the hands of a deranged killer dressed in a cheap Dracula costume, no one knows who’s next and danger lurks around every corner. Can the new friends - one a naive ingenue, one a old-money party girl - survive Blood Night... and the terrible truth of who they really are?

Scripts start at: 37:16

Starring

Ned Jorts

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

And Sadie Lancrete

Treasure, Fame, & Fortune (w/ Whitney Chitwood)

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

When a rare whiskey leads drink influencer Mat to a remote Scottish village, they find a place where magical creatures live in peace, guarded by an ancient dragon. After making an agreement with the dread dragon Dianana, Mat shows the world this magical place, and life quickly changes for Dianana and the fragile place she protects. What happens when a creature of legend grows tired of a partnership with an increasingly callous media personality?

Scripts start at 1:12:17

Starring

Whitney Chitwood

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

And Ned Jorts

Placebo! (w/ Eamon Hegarty)

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Parcival Placebo was certain that his small town pharmacy was going to be yet another failed business venture in his sad life till an act of desperation causes a sensation in quiet Springfield. Trying to drum up some sales, Parcival sells some customers a fake cure-all, pills that promise big results, but are secretly just sugar. When the people of the town start to experience real results from the dubious miracle pills, Parcival and his wife Helen have to decide if the people of the town should ever find out the truth. Join us for a musical retelling of the medical phenomenon! PLACEBO!

Scripts start at 37:50

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

And Eamon Hegarty as Parcival Placebo

Minisode 127: Let's See Saw 7

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

The time has come for the seventh Saw installment: Saw 3D where the only thing more cutting edge than Jigsaw's knives is the stunning use of 3D technology. Laura and Nate are opening yet another bottle of Apothic Red to wind down and see what happens next in the epic tale that is Jigsaw's kingdom of murder. New Jigsaw is not happy with the late Jigsaw's wife and he will do anything to get back at her. Will he win? Will he lose? Who knows! (We do because we watched the movie!)

Way of the Wizard (w/ Zach Hacker)

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Stellox the Wise is an immortal wizard, a master of magic who has guided the fate of the world since the days of kings and dark lords. But that was then, and now in a more mundane future, there’s really nothing for him to do. Splitting his time between a shitty day job and completing underwhelming side quests for neighbors, Stellox decides it might be time to finally retire. But when a young wizard arrives to take his place, Stellox finds one last adventure in preparing his enthusiastic replacement for the “real world” and spending some time saying goodbye to the friends and foes he made over his illustrious career.

Scripts start at: 48:21

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Zach Hacker

Laura Petro

With David Feinberg as Stellox The Wise

Minisode 126: Brothers on Brothers: Step Brothers (2008)

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Sup, Bros? In this Please Make This Miniseries, host Hobert and his brother Andy discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. Well, kinda. They did Step Brothers this time, which while not technically about brothers, does feature brothers and when you think about it, he's not a step brother, he’s a brother who stepped up. Tune in as Hobert and Andy revisit a college bro classic and see if the Catalina Wine Mixer climax is funny enough to wade through too much aughts-style improvised dialogue.

The Annuals (w/ Beckett Kenny)

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400

When the small town of New Middleburg is threatened by a malevolent industrialist, it’s up to a ragtag group of local heroes to save the day! Coming from all walks of life and united by agreeing to model for a very sexy charity calendar, these above-average citizens use the powers of the calendar (and also their jobs) to fight evil wherever it threatens the town. And when the evil of Lightning Industries grows too strong, they’ll need to unite the town to unlock their ultimate power!

Scripts at 50:43

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Dev Middleton

Beckett Kenny

And Lauren Kapinski as Glenna

Minisode 125: Date Day with Laura + Nick

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Come hither dear listener and join PMT host Laura and her partner, Nick as they do not review a movie or other form of media. Instead they're visiting the iHop down the street from them and regaling the experience in a review that's sure to dazzle and entertain. You're welcome!

Kitten Caboose in: The Caboose Is Loose! (w/ Sadie Lancrete)

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Kitten Caboose is the star of his own rootin’ tootin’ cartoon series set on a goofy train passing through a Wild West town. One day, Kitten Caboose discovers he can venture beyond his small world and finds a beautifully rendered video game called Tome of Mana where he can be more than just a cartoon conductor. But when the villain of his series find his foe missing, he goes looking for him, and wherever the sinister Ollie Outlaw goes, trouble is close behind...

Scripts start at 46:25

Starring

Laura Petro

Sadie Lancrete

Hobert Thompson

Nathan Hall

And Ryan Trimble as Kitten Caboose

At The Parties w/ Hobert (Hobert’s Memorial Day Handsome Hotdog Party)

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Happy belated Memorial Day, everyone! During last week’s holiday, Hobert invited over some pals from the neighborhood for a hotdog-topping-themed cookout and casual hang, which can only mean one thing: another edition of At The Parties w/ Hobert! Find out the recent films Hobert’s guests have seen and what they thought about them in this minisode that will make you feel like you’re in a crowded kitchen waiting for people to stop talking so you can grab a beer from the fridge!

Movies Reviewed:

Babes

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Priscilla

Mad Max: Fury Road

Celine & Julie Go Boating

Air Doll

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

The Mummy

The Stranger (this is the ??? Hulu film that gets referenced)

A Taxing Woman

Forbidden Zone

I Saw the TV Glow

Lightning Rod (w/ Dan Sonenberg)

Fri, 31 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Rod Townsend is an aspiring storm chaser who gets more than just exciting storm footage when he joins a professional storm chasing crew that encounters a storm that seems to be hunting them. No matter where they go, the storm follows, and it’s clear that its target is Rod. Can Rod and the Mackman crew ride the lightning and outrun this rogue storm, or will they be struck down by the wicked weather??

Scripts start at 44:08

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Dan Sonenberg

Sadie Lancrete

And Erik Morrison as Rod

The Last Band (w/ Mark Soloff)

Fri, 17 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

In the not-so-distant future, music has become a product made by corporations to keep the masses placated, maaaaaaan. When Jacklyn Marshall, a high-powered music producer for one of the monolithic record companies, makes a bet with a fellow executive that she can make a band out of human nobodies that will out-perform their hit holographic star, Constantine. Can the rag tag members of Gladiator beat the machine and save music forever? Or are they…The Last Band??

Scripts start at 1:08:41

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Mark Soloff

Laura Petro

Nick Olson

Mary Fiala

With Music by Mike Scipioni and Hobert Thompson

Minisode 123: Let's See Saw 6

Fri, 10 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

This time on Let's See Saw, Laura and Nate are watching the 6th Saw movie (appropriately titled Saw 6). Jigsaw is dead, but his legacy lives on via new the Jigsaw: Mark (his cop predecessor). Jigsaw-Mark is after an icky insurance guy who he makes go through a house of traps that ultimately lead to many of his coworkers' demise. But that's not all! Mrs. Jigsaw is reviewing the late-Jigsaw's last will and testament and she's going to make sure his wishes are carried out as he intended, if it's the last thing she does!

Stone Cold Traveler (w/ Kelsey Blackwell)

Fri, 03 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

An icy, doomed world. A woman searching for something across the vast tundra. A rugged hunter, a friendly robot, a monstrous creation. A world without hope gets very cold. Join The Traveler as she makes her journey across the ice, and find out if this world can be saved by the same people who ruined it...

Scripts start at 1:07:42

Starring

Kelsey Blackwell

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Luis Badillo

And Cassie Middlemist as The Traveler

Minisode 122: Script Rippers!!! (Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver)

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400

Script Rippers Hobert and Mike are back for their first ever sequel, returning to the very sexy moon of Veldt for more Rebellin.’ In this installment of Zach’s Synder “whatever, I’ll make my own Star Wars!” series, Kora and the rest of her gang of 2-dimensional space warriors prepare for a showdown with the empire by harvesting grain for a surprisingly large portion of the film’s run time. Join the Rippers as they turn this bland Seven Samurai rehash into an ode to farming equipment that’s equal parts agricultural revolution, Transformers, and Baja Blast!

Blueprints (w/ Deshawn Mason)

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Francis is a great architect, but struggles with his daily interactions with the people around him. From standing up to his cruel boss to talking to the beautiful neighbor he has a crush on, Francis is paralyzed by the thought of making the wrong move. When he discovers a city building video game called Blueprints that allows the user to create their own world, he mods the game to allow him to practice all the social encounters he fears. But as Francis gains confidence in his fictional world, the boundaries between game and real life start to blur as he pushes the game - and the characters inside it - to a breaking point.

Scripts begin at 49:43

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Deshawn Mason

Laura Petro

With Gabe Michalski as Francis

Minisode 121: The Cold Diaries (The Tearsmith)

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

A warm welcome to The Cold Diaries, in which your host Laura has fallen ill with a mysterious cold and due to her lack of energy has resorted to watching movies while simultaneously doom-scrolling through various social media apps. Let her regale you with her recap of "The Tearsmith" an Italian drama/romance that's recently come out on Netflix. Unfortunately for Laura there were NO werewolves in this movie, and this sentiment will only make sense if you take a listen!

Minisode 120: Let's See Saw 5

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Sit down and get ready for another thrilling venture into the world of Saw! Laura and Nate are officially half way through the horror franchise and they once again have no idea what's going to happen next. The original Jigsaw is officially no more and it's time for his secret cop accomplice to step forward into his destiny of becoming the new Jigsaw. But unfortunately for Cop Jigsaw there's a Normal Cop hot on his tail and ready to bust him. Press play already!

Minisode 119: Sleep On It (Dream Scenario, 2023)

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Good night and good morning! Hobert’s feeling sleepy, but before he heads off to dreamland, he’s watching a movie! Time to snuggle up with some cinema in this new minisode series brought to you by the letters “zzzzzz.” In this minisode, Hobert takes a look at Dream Scenario, a tale of a man who suddenly starts appearing in the dreams of random people. Will the fame (and notoriety that follows it) destroy him? Find out Hobert’s thoughts when he wakes up. Sometimes you understand a film better when you Sleep On It.

Minisode 118: Let's See Saw 4

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Tis the time for another venture into the horrific world of Jigsaw and his many many horrific traps and riddles. And of course Laura and Nate are ready to host their way through their experience watching Saw 4. The franchise takes a turn as one of the side characters becomes the main protagonist so they can (obviously) tie the ALL of the movies together somehow. It's a woven blanket of madness, gore, another spooky house setting, and saying repeatedly, "where is the franchise going to go from here?"

Minisode 117: Let's See Saw 3

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:00:00 -0400

It's the rule of THREES, baby! As in: we've seen Saw 1, we've seen Saw 2, and now it's time to see SAW 3. Laura and Nate sit down with a bottle of wine to yet again answer the age old question: "What the hell is going to happen in this franchise next!?" This time Jigsaw is on his deathbed with his trusty Jigsaw-in-training running the show. And we've got traps here, we've got traps there, here a trap, there a trap... you get the idea! Listen to this minisode!

Operation Toy Soldier (w/ Jared Narter-Slezak)

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Joey Ford was a mild-mannered kid getting accustomed to living in Las Vegas till he sneaks into a casino backroom wearing a fake mustache and inadvertently discovers a secret world of super spies and international crime. After lying his way onto a spy agency’s team, Joey becomes the key piece in a plot to take down a crime lord and stop a powerful new street drug by befriending a mafioso’s shy son. Can Joey and the agents of CEC take down the Don and his goons, or will the ultra-violent assassins from HEART beat them to the bust?

Scripts start at 01:07:13

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Jared Narter-Slezak

Laura Petro

Jake Steelman

And Maddy Morningstar as Joey Ford

Minisode 116: Script Rippers!!! (Madame Web)

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Script Rippers Mike and Hobert are back, and their web connects them to Madame Web, a bafflingly bad installment in Sony’s extended Spider-Man-less Spider-Verse. Join the Script Rippers as they unpack the strange decisions that led to Dakota Johnson admonishing a picture of her dead mom for loving spiders too much, a lot of vehicular violence, and the reveal that Spider-Man is culturally Peruvian. Can they re-thread this twisted tale to become a Victorian thriller where every character is high on a mix of opium, cocaine, and spider venom? Yes!

The Real Ones (w/ Chelsea Matkins)

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0500

When their friend Emmett dies in a freak accident, hot-headed Angelo, meek but muscular Remy, and straight-laced Tyler come together to celebrate their friend, despite not being particularly close themselves. When a drunken attempt to do a seance brings the spirit of Emmett back, the four pals set out to give their dead best friend a proper send-off into the afterlife. Will a night of beer-chugging, flirting and mayhem bring Emmett the closure he needs, or are his friends the ones who need to move on from their own hang-ups?

Scripts start at 58:11

Starring

Chelsea Matkins

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Chris Iannucci

Nick Marino

Minisode 115: Brothers on Brothers: The Brothers Solomon (2007)

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Sup, Bros? In this Please Make This Miniseries, host Hobert and his brother Andy discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. This time they shared some very off-putting smiles as they watched Will Forte and Will Arnett in The Brothers Solomon. The Brothers Solomon might have bombed, but you know what, it has its moments. Remember when they used to make smaller budget ensemble comedies? Now if they made The Brothers Solomon it would have to be called The Brothers Spider-Man, amirite?

Goldwater’s Fresh Fruit (w/ Austin Mooney)

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0500

Goldwater Farms has been in decline for years. Since the death of his beloved wife, Joan, Josh Goldwater has lost his interest in farming, and only his friend and helper Gary still believes in him. But Josh’s fortunes change when a strange fruit appears on his farm, a fruit that seems to be related to the recent crop circles found around his property... What will the people in town think of “Joshberry,” and who else might be interested to know where this strange, delicious fruit came from?

Scripts at 40:16

Starring

Andy Thompson

Austin Mooney

Ian Erickson

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Minisode 114: Movie Table Talk (The Birdcage)

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500

It's once again time for a Please Make This Minisode! Movie Table Talk is exactly what it sounds like, a group of pals sitting around a table talking about a movie. This time around, the group is talking about The Birdcage (1996) in which a cabaret owning couple put on a ruse to help their son who demands they act normal for to meet his fiance's conservative family. Hilarity ensues! Join us at the table and let's have some fun!

Minisode 113: Let's See Saw 2

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Let's See Saw continues!!! Laura Petro and Nate Todd (resident forever besties and newfound Saw watchers) sit back down to share a bottle of wine, split a can of beer, and watch the very first Saw sequel. Will Jigsaw come to the table with more tricks up his sleeve? You bet he will! He's graduated from a booby-trapped room to a booby-trapped HOUSE with even MORE victims who have been forced to fight for their lives and even MORE cops who are on the case (we see you Donny Wahlberg!). Who will win? Who will lose? Let's See Saw 2 and find out!

Minisode 112: Please, Gabe, Watch This! (Rawhead Rex, 1986)

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0500

Laura and Hobert sit down with their buddy Gabe Michalski to talk about Rawhead Rex, a childhood fav of Gabe’s about a demon with a stupid name that terrorizes an Irish village. This lean monster thriller is heavy on monster rampage, light on explanation. If you’ve ever wanted an hour and twenty minutes of basic slasher leading up to a showdown in a church that includes piss-play and vagina lasers, do we have a movie for you! Tune in to this mini and check out Laura, Hobert and Gabe at GABEWATCH, a live movie riffing show returning to The Whistler bar in Chicago on January 28th!

Gates of the Hellmouth (w/ Kerry Stevens)

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Lee and Desker are two slacker friends who prefer smoking weed in Lee’s basement and talking about their favorite fantasy novels more than pretty much anything else. For years they’ve dissected and discussed Alton P. Thornshire’s Gates of the Hellmouth series, but without the final book (banned by its publisher after a strange satanic incident) all they can do is guess how it ends. When Lee finds book six in a closing book store in the town’s rundown mall, the pair discover a mystery closer than they could have ever imagined. What lies under the foundation of the mall, and who else is looking for it?

Scripts Start at 1:13:32

Starring

Kerry Stevens

Hobert Thompson

Nate Todd

Laura Petro

Mary Fiala

Minisode 111: Let's See Saw

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a polite and fun new miniseries where two best friends, Laura Petro and Nate Todd set out to watch all of the Saw movies. In this minisode, they're watching the first Saw movie that's appropriately titled: Saw. Will this journey bring these two friends closer together? Will the gore-horror phase of the 2000s be just as gory as they remember? Let's see Saw and find out!

Minisode 110: Script Rippers!!! (Rebel Moon)

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Script Rippers Mike and Hobert are back to take a slow-mo look at part one of ??? of Zack Snyder’s ponderous Star Wars knock-off, Rebel Moon. Join the rippers as they try to piece together Netflix’s seemingly abridged edit of this space opera that sacrifices third act coherence for drumming up support for an already completed director’s cut. Can Hobert and Mike Quasar salvage a movie they’d like from this big ol’ pile of space tropes? Not really, but they do have fun talking about a movie where the moon is stolen by the workin’ man. Seize the Moons of Production!

Minisode 109: Inside the Writer’s Room (The Window Guy)

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0500

A long withstanding legend within each Please Make This episode is the mysterious writer’s room, where your hosts step inside after a wondrous pitch only to return with their fresh scripts hot off the presses. But what happens behind that closed door where there’s no microphones and the magic really happens? Tune in as Hobert gives you a tour of his own writers’ room as he tackles the beginning section of The Window Guy, some other writing projects he’s working on, and takes a break to swim and buy cat food.

Writing tunes recommendation: “This Heathen Land” Green Lung

The Window Guy (w/ Gabe Michalski)

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Scott Payne is an aspiring actor who books the opportunity of a lifetime as the TV pitchman for a new window cleaner. When his enthusiastic pitching becomes a pop culture sensation, Scott is propelled into fortune and fame, but deep down, all he really cares about is telling the public about a product he’s so passionate about, it borders on love. As his career - and the public’s interest in cleaning their windows - fade, Scott has to reckon with his life on camera and his relationship with a product that turns out to be maybe a little bit poisonous. Shine-on!

Scripts start at 50:56

Starring

Gabe Michalski

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

And Chris Ianucci as Scott Payne

Parts (w/ Chris Dritsas)

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 07:00:00 -0500

On a desolate future Earth, workers made of undead people enhanced with mechanical parts toil away in a factory. All day and night they make things the living need, but is there anyone left to use the household items they create? When one worker suddenly remembers his past life, he sets out to learn who he was, and remind his fellow workers what it means to be alive. UGGHHHH!

Scripts at 56:30

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Chris Dritsas

Zoe Thibault

And Michael Serio as Josh Derek Steven

Minisode 108: Inside the Writer's Room (Syrens)

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

A long withstanding legend within each Please Make This episode is the mysterious writer's room, where your hosts step inside after a wondrous pitch only to return with their fresh scripts hot off the presses. But what happens behind that closed door where there's no microphones and the magic really happens? Tune in as Laura finally breaks down this barrier to give you a peak into the full process of making a PMT episode. This time Laura's breaking down her ending for Syrens, her writing process, and what her ideas were to put together a thrilling conclusion to the ulitmate sci-fi horror flick.

Syrens (w/ Lizzie Kaniecki)

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0500

When six alien explorers visit an uncharted, water-covered planet, their mission is simple. Very simple, really. Just collect a water sample to prove the existence of water to their galactic empire’s ever growing search for resources. With time to kill before they return to their command ship, the researchers decide to party it up on a planet that boasts perfect sunsets and calm, clear waters. But what’s lurking under the waves? A friendly local sentient species? Or something much larger and predatory, something capable of luring in its prey by making them see what they desire?

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Lizzie Kaniecki

Madeline Wilson

Cate Hale

Minisode 107: Script Rippers!!! (Five Nights at Freddy’s)

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 08:00:00 -0500

Script Rippers Mike and Hobert are back with special guest Laura to spend five nights (or 58ish minutes) talking about Five Nights at Freddy’s, a film about an amateur dream detective who fights ghost robots that isn’t nearly fun or cool or interesting as that premise promises. Well, at least The Youth like it! Tune in as the rippers tear apart this lore-heavy, anti-sleeping pill PSA that loves its robot antagonists more than any of the living characters and try to piece together their own haunted monstrosity: a version of this film they would have liked!

Minisode 106: Please, Gabe, Watch This! (Frankenstein Unbound, 1990)

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Laura and Hobert sit down with their buddy Gabe Michalski to talk about Frankenstein Unbound, a surreal retelling of the classic Mary Shelley novel that adds time travel, super cars, and reframes Shelley as a non-fiction writer. You only have 8 years till John Hurt destroys the timeline so he can have sex with a historic author, so tune in to this mini and check out Laura, Hobert and Gabe at GABEWATCH, a live movie riffing show returning to The Whistler bar in Chicago on October 29th!

Please Revisit This: REM Cycles, Pt. 1

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Join Laura and Hobert as they sit down to revisit REM Cycles, the almost-finished rough draft of a film conceived during wind-down of the lock-down. A lot has changed for the hosts since then, so it’s time to sit down, crack open a beverage, and re-explore the dreamscape-filled romance/sci-fi/coming-of-age script with the intention to tear the original idea apart to see if it’s worth putting back together.

The Customer is Always Right (w/ Nick Marino)

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Chester Callahan’s never been good at working. Lazy but charismatic, Chester is better at managing expectations than he is at meeting them. When he finally loses his bland office job, he treats himself to a burger at his favorite local joint, and notices a dip in the quality. Spotting an opportunity to make Barn Burger a better place, Chester adopts the disguise of the restaurant’s elderly owner and sets about turning around the struggling fast food joint. Can he bring back Barn Burger to its former glory while living a double life under the noses of his family, “employees,” and the real Mr. Stevens?

Scripts start at 51:18

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Nick Marino

Kelsey Blackwell

With Mark Soloff as Chester

Secrets of the Heart (w/ Jessica Mance)

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Dan and Kate are two stuck-up trivia buffs given a chance to appear on America’s favorite game show for couples: Secrets of the Heart. Confident in their ability to win on brains alone, they quickly realize the show is more intense than they’d anticipated, featuring a host who’s as sinister as he is sincere and a fast-paced quiz pitting them against two other couples and sprinkling in personal details they’ve never revealed. Can they survive a taping as the secrets of their hearts are put on display, and most importantly: will they win the coveted “Congenial Couple” prize?

Scripts start at 40:22

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Jessica Mance

Laura Petro

Matt Roarty

Sofia Tew

Move In Weekend (w/ Conner Stumm)

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Brian, Stephanie and David are three college friends who are about to move into a brand new apartment together over the course of a weekend. When the movers bring their furniture and drop off their stuff, they discover that there’s a mysterious trunk accidentally left behind. Agreeing to leave the trunk alone till the movers return on Monday, they try to settle into their new place. As tension builds between the friends, what will destroy them first: the secret of the trunk, or the secrets between them?

Scripts begin at 54:51

Starring

Conner Stumm as David

Laura Petro as Cassi

Hobert Thompson as Brian

And Cassidy Kulhanek as Stephanie

3 2 1 Run! (W/ Angel Luna)

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

On the day of his brother’s wedding, Jeff Solomon realizes he’s made a huge mistake. The family’s constant screw-up since his college track glory days, Jeff was given just one thing to do for the big day: take the marriage license to the county clerk’s office. Heading out on foot, can this track star make it to the office before it closes? And why does everyone he meets think he’s someone else? On your mark...get set...Go!

Scripts start at 45:58

Starring

Angel Luna

Georgia Gove

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

And Tucker Millett as Jeff Solomon

Minisode 105: A Family Affair: Miami Connection (1987)

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

You know what they say: It's not a family movie night unless you're family is there! Please Make This host, Laura sits down with her brother Max and Sister-in-law Ellie to watch a movie that Ellie once described as "I never want to watch that again" it's Miami Connection (and 1987). A once lost film that was salvaged and released to the world, this martial arts move has everything! A rock band that plays kick-ass original music for the film! Motorcycle Ninjas! A drug deal gone wrong! Orphans! And most importantly: a whole bunch of very choreographed fight scenes. Will this family affair bring everyone closer together? We can only hope!

The Ark (w/ Levi Shrader)

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400

No one knows why the animals turned on us, but when they did, their superior numbers and sudden super intelligence overwhelmed humanity immediately. In the aftermath of the attack, groups of survivors make their way to a signal, something called The Ark. But what is The Ark? A way to escape? A trap set up by the animals? Or something worse?

Scripts start at 43:57

Starring

Levi Shrader

Hobert Thompson

Cassidy Kulhanek

Laura Petro

Dave Honigman

Minisode 104: Script Rippers!!! (65)

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

In this PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear up a movie they didn’t like so they can piece it back together to make it...better? Worse? Less film-able? Whatever, they’re not professionals, just two dudes who love dinosaurs. In this episode, they sit down with the bare-bones sci-fi thriller 65 to see if they can save a film with a great core concept (space guy vs dinosaurs) that frequently grinds to a halt to remind you that it’s sad when kids die. Tune in as Mike and Hobert pitch a space colony rescue mission with a star-studded cast, tons of Dino-vore, and a crusty ol’ gas station attendant in space.

Bear Force (w/ Nate Todd)

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Jeremy Parker was just a park ranger trying to do good and help people enjoy nature when he discovered a secret source of power that connected him to the Bear Force, a magically-powered team of human/bear hybrids who protect nature and mankind. When Bear Force’s greatest foe returns to reignite his campaign of vengeance, Parker and the team must come together to defeat him and save nature with the help of Buggy, their adorable mascot/leader. BEAR FORCE, GOOOO!

Scripts start at 1:01:29

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Nate Todd

Kelsey Erhart

Mitch McCaffery

Minisode 103: YA, We Watched It! - The Scorch Trials

Fri, 19 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

The boys are back! (The boys from The Maze Runner series, that is.) Also back for this PMT minisode is host Laura Petro joined by Meggie Gates with a special appearance from Nick Olson for another installment of YA, We Watched It! After reading the entire Maze Runner series for their other podcast and watching the first film, it only makes sense for the team to sit down and dissect the sequel in this franchise (and adaptation of the second book). Will the movie do the book justice? Or will it take some unnecessary liberties that no one saw coming? (hint: it's the latter).

Margaret (w/ Alexa Jaggs)

Fri, 12 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Margo Kirklin made her life her law career, and now that she’s retired, she feels the emptiness of boredom and lack of connection to the family and friends she set aside for work. But when Margo is mysteriously visited by a manifestation of herself in her twenties, but six inches tall, she’s confronted by the woman she used to be and given a second chance to decide what she wants to do with her life.

Scripts start at 1:01:36

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Alexa Jaggs

With Lauren Kapinski as Margo

And Sadie Lancrete as Margaret

Minisode 102: Brothers on Brothers: The Blues Brothers (1980)

Fri, 05 May 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Sup, Bros? In this Please Make This Miniseries, host Hobert and his brother Andy discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. In this episode they put on their hats and shades to take a look at 1980’s Blues Brothers, a film about two brothers that will go to any length necessary to sing blues covers. Tune in to hear about the tragic end of The Good Ol’ Boys, genre-based sequels and find out Hobert and Andy’s signature restaurant orders.

Dream Dog (w/ Sam Otter)

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Years ago, Dennis “The Dream” McAvoy was the wonder dog “wide retriever” of the Big City All Stars, leading them to a controversial NFL championship. But now, The Dream is over, and Dennis is a regular talking dog with a dead end office job and a lot of time on his paws. With his agent and best friend hounding him to find a post-retirement gig that would make them all rich, Dennis strikes up a new relationship with a charming co-worker who sees Dennis as the dog he wants to be. Can this retired sportsdog find a way to be a regular dog again? Featuring an original score by Bon Iver!

Scripts start at 41:11

Starring

Sam Otter

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Alexa Jaggs

And Zach Decker as Dennis McAvoy

Arise (w/ Matt Schutz)

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:00:00 -0400

In the ancient land of Gorkah, the people worship a pantheon of Gods who rule the various aspects of their realities. Chief among these are mighty Gorkanos, God of Shelter, chaotic Baak, God of the sea, and fair Neras, Goddess of wild beasts. Lesser in this pantheon is Nome, God of the sun and little else. Tired of his only role being raising and lowering the sun every day, Nome sets out on a selfish quest to increase his followers and take a higher place in Gorkah. How far will Nome’s divinity rise? And will the aid of Des, Goddess of despair, help him achieve his goal, or realize the truth of what it means to be a God?

Scripts start at 50:24

Starring
Hobert Thompson
Laura Petro
Dev Middleton
Matt Schutz
And Conner Stumm as Nome

Minisode 101: YA, We Watched It! - The Maze Runner

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Hear ye, hear ye! It's time for a brand new minisode! And this week Please Make This host Laura is sitting down with her YA, We Read It! co-host Meggie to watch the movie version of The Maze Runner -- the book they read for their 7th season. Will the movie hold a candle to the book and be a worthy adaptation? Or will Meggie and Laura rip it to shreds? Tune in as these two (and Laura's boyfriend Nick who's never read any of the books) dissect the 2014 film

The Tennis Coach (w/ Sage Huston)

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Chet is a tennis pro with a secret: he’s actually an undercover FBI agent who masquerades as a tennis coach to get close to wealthy elites. When he’s assigned to infiltrate the family behind Hardman Hardware, Chet has to balance spying on the father’s financial dealings with teaching his two strange, extremely enthusiastic sons tennis. Can Chet get to the bottom of the case carrying the burden to two weird boys? Will they win the tennis tournament and get the scholarship? Learn a little about tennis and a lot about friendship in this tale of nets, motels, and twins!

Scripts start at 50:30

Starring

Laura Petro

Sage Huston

Andy Thompson

Hobert Thompson

With Nate Odenkirk as Chet

Minisode 100: Stepdad (Pilot Episode: “The First Step”)

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Happy 100 minisodes! Thanks for listening, and please enjoy this pilot episode reading of Laura and Hobert’s idea for a stepdad-centric sitcom (see minisode 99!). As the family settles into life with a new stepdad - a very boring but nice guy named Henry - Amy, Nick and Braxton become determined to figure out (or get rid of) their newest father figure. But after getting their Mom to see that Henry’s a dud, who will take his place?

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Nick Olson

Sofia Tew

Andreas Aristides

Stepdad Theme by Mike Scipioni and Hobert Thompson

Crusader Remastered (w/ Lauren Kapinski)

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

It’s been years since the release of Edison Software’s hit video game, Crusader, and even longer since anyone’s seen its brilliant creator, Bill Kojima. As a remastered version of the game is announced, members of the original development team start to turn up dead, murdered by a mysterious killer dressed as the medieval assassin from the game. Who is behind the mask? And how far will they push their campaign of revenge?

Scripts start at 39:09

Starring

Chris Iannucci

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Lauren Kapinski

Minisode 99: Please Pilot This (The Road to 100)

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Wow! 100 minisodes! Well, almost. In this 99th mini, Laura and Hobert sit down to come up with an idea for the pilot to “Stepdad,” a sitcom about a family that has to deal with their mom constantly remarrying.

City Wars (w/ John Walter Stockwell)

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Mayor Steel Tyler-Hernandez ran for mayor of Cleveland, OH, with a very specific plan: turn Cleveland into a Moral-Engine-style mobile fortress. As the midwest city mobilizes, other cities around the nation arm themselves with technological marvels to fight back. Will the world ever be the same with Cleveland on the move?

Scripts start at

Starring

Hobert Thompson

John Walter Stockwell

Josh Smith

Laura Petro

With Nathan Hall as Mayor Steel Tyler Hernandez

Minisode 98: Welcome to The Glade: A Maze Runner Fan-fiction

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Laura has once again been inspired to dive into the world of YA fan-fiction! Inspired by the completion of their most recent season of YA, We Read It! where they read The Maze Runner trilogy, comes Welcome to The Glade. A story that exists completely outside the world of the original books (while maintaining the same setting and characters). Instead of a dystopian fight for your life and find a cure for The Flare, the Maze is the setting for television's most popular dating show: Welcome to The Glade. Teresa is about to enter into her very own season of the hit show after being a fan-favorite finalist on a previous season, but even she isn't prepared for what the producers have in store.

Little Lost Things (w/ Cassidy Kulhanek)

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Fronkie (pronounced “Frankie”) was a just baby tooth in the mouth of a vacationing child, but after falling out and getting dropped, she became a little lost thing. Joining other items that had been misplaced, she’s on an adventure to find her way home, but the machinations of a bitter bag of disposable flossers is determined to stop her and punish humans for the things they’ve throw away. Can Fronkie save the day and find her way home? Can she prove that trash is treasure?

Scripts begin at 49:56

Starring
Cassidy Kulhanek
Laura Petro
Hobert Thompson
Michael Serio
And Meggie Gates as Fronkie

Minisode 97: Brothers on Brothers: Super Mario Bros.: The Movie (1993)

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:00:00 -0500

Sup, bros? In this new miniseries, PMT host Hobert and his brother, Andy, sit down to discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. In this installment, the Thompson brothers check out Super Mario Bros, the infamous flop that takes the thin plot of the original Mario games and spins it out into a dimension hopping epic about evolution, the environment, and Donald Trump? Tune in as the brothers discuss the film’s bizarre interpretation of Mario lore, ape meat, and casting the sequel that never was.

The Summer Camp Kid 2: Back to School (w/ Mary Fiala)

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Mike was an unassuming guy till he overcame his fears, embraced being rad, and became the king of summer camp! But after defeating his bully, Dragon, and winning over the hottest girl at camp, it’s time to go back to school! Can Mike rekindle the magic of the first film, I mean summer? Find out in this sequel to the summer camp classic!

Scripts at 45:02

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Mary Fiala

Giselle Durand

and Nolan Scates as Mike

Minisode 96: The Covid Diaries (Old)

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In a world where one of the Please Make This hosts has come down with Covid and has to entertain herself while hoping she hasn't gotten anyone else sick; Laura Petro ventures where many dare not: into her blissfully unused HBO subscription to watch M. Night Shyamalan's 2021 film Old about a beach that -- er, well, turns people old. Is this poorly rated move just what Laura needs to distract herself from her mild symptoms? There's only one way to find out.

Cured (w/ Andreas Aristides)

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Georgie Linetti is a feared gangster, the younger brother of the crime family’s tough boss. But after years of breaking knees and cutting off fingers as the Don’s best enforcer, Georgie has had his fill. Quitting the life of crime cold turkey, Georgie pivots into German cuisine, reopening a closed deli on a downtrodden street to spend the rest of his life serving sausage and ham. As former friends and foes stop in to see if Georgie’s really out or if this is set up for a bigger crime, the criminals of Front Street all find themselves entranced by the quaint charm of cured meats, mustards, and sauerkraut.

Scripts start at 41:59

Starring

Andreas Aristides

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

With Nick Marino as Det. Roark-Morris

And Chris Iannucci as Georgie

Escape From Mars (w/ Kelsey Erhart)

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Life can get pretty boring on the surface of Mars, where four scientists are currently on a long mission manning a research station. To pass the time, they break out an old board game left behind by a previous mission: Escape from Mars. Though the game is clearly for children, the four bored, isolated researchers become obsessed with winning the game, a nightly ritual that slowly devolves into madness and murder as they turn on each other, sure that someone among them is not who they say they are…

Scripts start at 48:51

Starring

Tyler Malec

Hobert Thompson

Kelsey Erhart

Laura Petro

Minisode 95: Date Night with Laura & Nick (The Road to El Dorado)

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

It's finally December: snow is falling, decorations are getting put up, gifts are being wrapped, and that can only mean one thing: it's officially post cuffing season. That's right! It's that time of year where everyone has done their rounds of dating and has either decided to cuff-up for the winter or not! And that ALSO means that Laura and Nick are here to showcase another hot and steamy date night where they cozy up on their couch and watch The Road to El Dorado. Is this 2000's animated flick a good backdrop for budding romance? Tune in and find out!

Time Switch (w/ Andy Fleming)

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

In the far future, desperate human survivors send a brave soldier back in time to stop an AI attack that decimated the world. Using a time machine that switches two people’s places in time, the soldier returns to the year 2022, while a hapless goof is thrown into the dangerous future. With both men needing to adjust to their new environments, the mission is quickly thrown into disarray as the future soldier becomes too enamored with comfort and peace while the man from humanity’s past realizes he might inadvertently be the hero the world needs.

Scripts start at 51:46

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Andy Fleming

Laura Petro

With Joe Fernandez as Steve

And Erik Morrison as Raygun/Reagan/Raigon

Minisode 94: Thursday Matinee (Black Adam)

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

In this minisode, Hobert takes a wintery jaunt through Chicago on his day off to see Black Adam at a distant multiplex. Catch Hobert as he wanders, enjoying a chicken sandwich before seeing DC’s most recent slug-fest and rates the solo-cinema experience. Recorded live on Western Avenue in Chicago!

Driftwood (w/ Matt Loxley)

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

From the age of wood and canvas to the future of self-guiding automation, the Wood family has always found themselves steering the ship. In this winding tale of one family and their relationship to the sea, we follow members of a lineage of sailors navigating a life connected to the water. Driven by it, betrayed by it, taught by it, loved by it. Join us on the high seas and beyond as we drift with tides and meet the Woods.

Scripts start at 51:01

Starring

Matt Loxley

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Chris Iannucci

Lauren Kapinski

Minisode 93: Date Night with Laura & Nick (Scream)

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Spooky season may be over, but that doesn't mean spooky movies are off the table. In this Date Night, Laura and Nick sit down to watch one of Laura's (and the world's favorite slasher films which Nick hasn't seen: Scream, the 1996 classic thats equal parts horror, comedy, and whodunnit. Is this flick worthy of a spot on your date night movie roster? Let Laura and Nick decide that for you!

The Rogue of Feffix (w/ Michael Serio)

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

D’Artagnan Argento is a renowned swashbuckler, adventurer and ne’er do well who lives his life doing as he pleases. When his penchant for trouble causes him to anger a local lord, D’Artagnan has to go into hiding, settling in a small rural village called Feffix and pretending to be a simple school teacher. As the evil Duke Willowsby gets closer, D’Artagnan tries to teach his young students to be his defenders, can a band of kids with swords and a man with a plan stop the ruin of Feffix?

Scripts start at 49:47

Starring

Micheal Serio

Hobert Thompson

Kelsey Erhart

Laura Petro

With Nick Olson as D’Artagnan Argento

Minisode 92: Remote Control (The Thing & In The Tall Grass)

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In this new minisode series, hosts Laura and Hobert take control of each other’s evenings with movies they’ve picked out for each other to watch. For tonight’s viewing, they’ve selected some horror: The Thing (1982) and In the Tall Grass (2019). Tune in as Laura and Hobert review their picks, pitch a drinking game, and imagine their perfect The Thing themed party (No Dogs Allowed!).

Minisode 91: ASMRMR (Road House, 1989)

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Please Make This host Hobert Thompson is back with another tingle-inducing movie review, looking at the soundscapes of Road House, the 1989 bar brawl classic with Patrick Swayze as the world’s coolest cooler. Pour yourself a beer, smash the glass, and remember Dalton’s three rules in this minisode that’ll have you saying “Pain don’t hurt, and Road House is a good movie!”

When the Moon Hits Your Eye (w/ Dev Middleton)

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In the monster-filled town of Shadowtown of the Abyss of Dark Realm, two young monsters, a vampire named Bartholomew and a werewolf named Derrick find out they share a dream of making music while working at a local pizzeria. As their friendship blooms, the two form the best band the town has ever heard, but will it be enough to save the local haunt from the machinations of an evil real estate developer? Find out if music (and love) are enough to save the sinister soul of Shadowtown in this tale of bands, blood and pizza!

Scripts start at 44:16

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Courtney Crary

Laura Petro

Dev Middleton

Michael Serio

Minisode 90: Date Night with Laura & Nick (Elvis)

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

It's time for another romantic night in with resident lovebirds PMT host Laura and her partner Nick. This time they're cozying up in their apartment to watch newly released Baz Luhrmann's Elvis . Clocking in at just under 3 hours, can the critically acclaimed flick be categorized as a great date night? Tune in and find out!

Vines (w/ Meggie Gates)

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

The vines run deep at Stanza Winery, the estate of a wealthy dynasty of winemakers, and so do the secrets. A missing brother, a scheming aunt, a matriarch who keeps them all together no matter what. As the secrets of the Stanza family pour out in the wake of a shocking murder, Detective Cary Winslow, a disgraced investigator and guest of the family’s kindest daughter, Melody, must piece together the clues and find out who is killing people, and what they’re trying to hide in the cavernous cellars of the eerie estate.

Scripts starts 1:11:00

Starring

Laura Petro

Mary Fiala

Meggie Gates

Hobert Thompson

Chad Trate

Minisode 89: Saturday Matinee (3000 Years of Longing)

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0400

In this Please Make This Minisode Hobert heads to the cinema for an afternoon screening and hopes you’ll join him! Seriously! Listen to this podcast and then go see a movie, why not? For this Saturday’s matinee, Hobert recommends 3000 Years of Longing, George Miller’s fantastical romance starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba as a lonely professor who releases a captive djinn who promises three wishes. Take a break from your busy Saturday and stop in for an afternoon delight, you deserve it!

Thaw (w/ Christian Borkey)

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In a far off (hopefully) distant future, extreme weather has made it so endless winter grips the world for all but one week a year. For this one week, though, life is great. An annual hyper-concentrated summer break where everyone comes out of their bunkers to party and live the lives they can’t under the ice. For one group of friends, Max, Tank, Eleanor, and Juliet, this means headin’ on down to Sporty’s Bar for some country line dancing. After a disappointing previous summer-week, the ladies of “The Thawed Hearts” up the ante to make sure the next one is perfect. Will these wild women boot, scoot, n’ boogie into a successful summer? Or is the pressure to perform, learn, grow, fall in love and live for the first time in months too much for these cool customers? Yeeee-thaw!

Scripts start at 43:28

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro as Max

Christian Borkey as Eleanor

Amy Do as Juliet

And Kyra Heyl as Tank

Minisode 88: Script Rippers!!! (Jurassic World: Dominion)

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In this PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear apart a movie they didn’t like so they can put it back together. They’re not script doctors, they’re script butchers. In this episode they hold up their hands dramatically and try to tame Jurassic World: Dominion. Can the Dino-boys fix Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic Park sequel that desperately wants to be a Star Wars sequel? Well, no, of course not, this movie’s already been made, that’s not how this show works. Instead, they just imagine a better movie where all the JP characters come together to hunt dinosaurs and everyone dies at the end to guarantee there’s no chance of another sequel.

Hank & The Takers (w/ Nate Odenkirk)

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Hank Barness is a suburban dad at the end of his rope. His daughter’s tap dance recital is coming up and between the tip-tapping of his dancing daughter and the tension of his marriage, he needs a break. Luckily, he finds a service willing to help with his very specific problem: The Takers. For a reasonable fee, this team of former spies fakes kidnappings for politicians, spouses, and even parents who need a reason to disappear for a while. But as Hank settles into his brief, fabricated imprisonment, he realizes how much he misses his family, and with the help of his wife and his best friend, he stages a very real escape to a very fake situation.

Scripts start at 59:26

Starring

Nate Odenkirk

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Nick Olson

With Keenan Odenkirk as Hank

Empty Rooms (w/Chris Santiago)

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0400

Picture a gallery, filled with photographs of empty rooms. To look into each frame is to look upon the faces of death, the spirits of the dead. This is the work of famed photographer Hermando Rivaldi, an artist with a unique gift to summon the dead. Join Hermando as he takes a walk through his latest exhibition and hear the tales of his wondrous life, the spirits he’s encountered, and the woman he can never forget…

Scripts start at 41:10

Starring

Chris Santiago

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Josh Levine

And Devin Sanclemente as Hermando Rivaldi

Minisode 87: A Year of Movies

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In this minisode, Laura and Hobert sit down and reminisce about the past year of Please Make This! Tune in as the hosts go over the twentyish films pitched from 2021-2022 and talk about their favorite ideas, funniest pitches, and all the great guests that joined in the fun. Thanks to everyone who listened to the show! We appreciate it!

Love, Laura & Hobert

Trickster (w/ Kathleen Kinlin)

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Sam was just a small town kid looking for some beer when he crossed paths with a trickster spirit willing to grant his wish...for a price. Now all grown up and living in the big city, Sam navigates his career and love life with the occasional assistance of the helpful, but pesky, creature. As Sam’s life becomes more intertwined with the magic of the tiny, green-clad man, Sam makes a promise he can’t keep and must find a way to placate the Trickster or find out the truth of who he really is...

Scripts start at 50:26

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Kathleen Kinlin

With Michael Serio as Sam

Minisode 85: Date Night with Laura & Nick (Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers)

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 06:00:00 -0400

In a world of reboots and extended franchises, exists yet another reboot of an early 90's franchise : Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. And in a world of romance where one person in the relationship has fond memories of the comedy chipmunks and the other has only a vague idea of them, exists Laura and Nick. That's right, it's another minisode! And beyond that it's absolutely another Date Night! Join our resident daters as they sit down for yet another date night watching the 2022 reboot that maybe, just maybe, really needed to happen!

Will Perkins, Werewolf Person (w/ Kristi Durkin)

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Will Perkins is the perky morning anchor for Aspen, CO’s most fun local news show, Morning People with Rachel and Will. He loves having fun, keeping it light, and, recently, turning into a werewolf and roaming the mountains around the city. After his inexplicable transformation, Will must adjust to his new life as a werewolf, learning to balance being both a nocturnal creature and an aspiring journalist. But after Will transforms a co-worker and makes a ratings splash reporting on his own attacks on the town, Will has to face the prospect of a promotion to the night news desk and how he’ll be able to keep concealing the beast within...

Scripts start at 40:07

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Meggie Gates

Laura Petro

Kristi Durkin

And Sam Otter as Will Perkins

Minisode 85: Script Rippers!!! (Morbius)

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In this PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear apart a movie they didn’t like so they can put it back together. They’re not script doctors, they’re script butchers. In this episode they try to inject some life into Morbius (the living vampire), an anemic action romp with way too much Jared Leto in it. Join the rippers as they reimagine Morbius as a patient character study about a doctor driven to kill, a pair of budding vampire hunters, and the woman he loves across a cursed century of blood and medicine. That sounds way better, right? And he’s Jewish now!

Mann Suit (w/ Josh Smith)

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

John Mann is a man with a secret: he’s not a human, but an alien observer sent to watch over the planet from a distant, curious planet. John might be smiling with his human face, but inside his man suit, the awkward alien longs for freedom to be himself. When John travels to a nudist resort that promises a chance to “be in your own skin,” he unwittingly reveals his secret and sets off an alien invasion panic among the resort’s crunchy nudist clientele. With the help of Ruthie, the daughter of the camp’s cantankerous owners, John sets out to cover his tracks and maybe even have some fun in the sun at Camp New Horizons.

Scripts start at 59:38

Starring

Josh Smith

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

With Mike Scipioni as John Mann

Minisode 84: Date Night with Laura & Nick (The Lost City)

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:00:00 -0400

The time has come for Laura and Nick to once again set the scene for another (hopefully) perfect and equally romantic Date Night complete with dinner, drinks, and a movie. They're cozying up to watch the star-studded rom-com The Lost City. Sandra Bullock plays a romance novelist who gets kidnapped to decode the long lost messages of ancient ruins, and her book cover model Channing Tatum decides it's his duty to save her. Will this new age rom-com be date worthy? Or will it fall flat on the rom-to-com ratio/spectrum?

Closing Time (w/ Chris Iannucci)

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Hooray’s Bar has been in the town of Greenport for generations, run by the men of the Gunne family, a long line of cantankerous barkeeps. Now in the hands of Ray III, the bar is well loved by its clientele of hard-drinking regulars but dingy and run down compared to its heyday. When a rich developer sets his sights on Hooray’s, Ray III and his staff and regulars have to face a dilemma: find the missing liquor license for the bar or close for good. Can a ragtag group of local drunks save the bar they love with good times and chili? Or is it Hooray’s last hoorah??

Staring

Mike Scipioni

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Lauren Kapinski

Chris Iannucci

Minisode 83: Script Rippers!!! (Moonfall)

Fri, 20 May 2022 08:00:00 -0400

In this PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear apart a movie they didn’t like so they can put it back together. They’re not script doctors, they’re script butchers. In this episode they pull down Moonfall, a 2022 sci-fi thriller that cratered so hard it almost ended film making. Tune in for some major changes as Mike and Hobert fix the most egregious flaw in the script: they don’t murder the moon. Find out how to dress up a boring ancient alien reveal with a fast casual restaurant tie-in, the most cinematic way to get drunk kids into space, and ponder where you’ll go when the moon falls (Albany, NY) in this installment of Script Rippers!!!

Camp Crash Course (w/ Evelyn Troutman)

Fri, 13 May 2022 07:00:00 -0400

At Camp Crash Course campers pay for the ultimate stunt experience deep in the woods of somewhere, Maine. As the camp winds down for the summer, four campers are chosen for a special last night dinner with the mysterious stunt master that runs the camp. But as the four lucky campers head to dinner, the camp is suddenly attacked by a band of Canadian terrorists and they have to hide in the camp’s many obstacle courses. Who are these terrorists, and what do they want with the camp? Isn’t it suspicious that they’d attack on the last night, and can’t seem to aim their weapons? What’s real, what’s stunts, and what awaits the campers at the end of night?

Scripts start at 58:31

Starring

Evelyn Troutman

Nathan Hall

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Josh Smith

Minisode 82: YA, We Watched It! - Mockingjay Part 1

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400

It's time once again for Laura and Meggie, beloved hosts of YA, We Read It, to continue on their quest: watching all the Hunger Games movies after having finished all the books. The two best friends have a LOT of thoughts (and a lot of them are about Bridgerton Season 2 for some reason?). How did they turn the longest and most uneventful book into a movie? Much less TWO whole movies? Tune in for the discussion of part 1! Plus, Meggie and Laura have an extra-special challenge for Please Make This' other host Hobert Thompson!

Take Flight! (w/ Elsie How)

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Life isn’t all candy and caves for three young Skrimbles (a totally rad race of colorful cartoon bat creatures that live in and around Atlanta, GA) who are finding out adulthood is a little more complicated than their cartoon-adventure-filled youth. The Skrimbledance, a semi-annual event where young Skrimbles find out if they’re ready to fly or still haven’t learned their Skrimble truth, is approaching and it’s time to see if they fly or fail (again). Can BJ, MC, and JT take wing when life is weighing them down? Find out in this Skrimbletastic, musical adventure that’ll have you shouting “Skrimble Dimble Doo!” (Brought to you by Combos*)

Scripts Start at 51:00

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Elsie How as MC

Matt Schutz as BJ

And Richard Brasseale as JT

Minisode 81: Do Not Sign Anything

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Join PMT Host Laura as she sits down to do a table read for a short she and a team have been working on for a few months: Do Not Sign Anything, about a writer's room fast descent into hyper-awareness and outdoing one another. Written by Austin Crowley, Nolan Scates, David Stobbe, and Laura Petro, this foursome sat down to do a final readthrough before shooting began. Filled with dumb bits, good bits and all the other bits in-between "Do Not Sign Anything" is on its journey to becoming a reality.

Shipland (w/ Mike O’Keefe)

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

On the erotically-charged Star Princess “Night in Paradise” cruise ship, singles, bachelorettes and divorcees enjoy fun in the sun and some hot nights featuring the Chippendale Dancers on a week-long voyage around the Caribbean. One night, while taking in the latest show by the famous hard-bodies, the ship is sunk in a terrible accident. Finding themselves on a tiny, remote island, the survivors band together to survive till help arrives, but quickly realize no one really knows what to do. As their numbers (and sanity) dwindle, the hunks, crew and passengers find themselves devolving into some semblance of a new society. One where dancing is king, muscles are freedom, and the two-drink minimum is strictly enforced. Welcome...to Shipland!

Scripts start at 1:04:30

Starring

Laura Petro

Max Shanker

Mike O’Keefe

Sierra Kenyon

Hobert Thompson

Minisode 80: Script Rippers!!! (The Adam Project)

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400

In this new PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear apart a movie they didn’t like so they can put it back together. They’re not script doctors, they’re script butchers. In this episode they discuss the Ryan Reynolds sci-fi hug-fest The Adam Project. For a movie about a time traveling fighter pilot who steals an experimental plane, it sure does spend a lot of time watching a kid do an impression of Ryan Reynolds. Get ready to hear two pitches for alternate timelines where The Adam Project has at least 60% less quips; one a grim tale of murder and another where a guy actually spends time flying the cool plane he stole.

The Space Explorer (w/ William Paik)

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Brett Marshall is an easy-going guy. He works at a Verizon store slinging cell phones, watches sports, and generally has a positive attitude about everything. When Brett is abducted by a secret NASA research group hoping to learn how an average American might react to being taken into space by an alien ship, Brett has to adjust to living in space amongst the “AlphaZetans.” But the crew of this cosmic vessel are really six scientists trying their best to uphold the illusion that he’s lightyears from home with limited funding and amateur acting. Will Brett ever see Earth and his beloved Verizon store again? Will he ever notice that everyone around him is wearing green makeup and the windows into space are all TV screens? Find out in this thrilling story of one man’s “journey” “beyond” the “stars.”

The scripts start at 48:19

Starring
Evelyn Troutman
Hobert Thompson
Laura Petro
Nolan Scates
William Paik
And Brian Lirot as Brett Marshall

A Special Please Make This Announcement

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Hello from the PMT hosts, Laura and Hobert! We have some exciting news to share with you, so listen to this brief announcement, won’t ya?

Please Make This: PMT D&D, “The Feast Games”

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Hark! Greetings, traveller! Come and sit by my fire so I might tell you a tale of adventuring heroes brave, bold, and, well...kind of stupid. In this PMT / Ya We Read It / NPC Incorporated triple crossover, DM Hobert leads his PMT Co-Host Laura through an introductory D&D adventure with the help of YA We Read It’s Meggie Gates and real-life bard Nick Olson. After coming up with their characters, the team joins the Knights of the Red Plume to go on a D&D adventure pitched by the cast of NPC Incorporated. Will they prove themselves worthy of sitting with King Tony at the upcoming Feast Games? Or will our heroes get drunk, try to start fires and flirt with everyone in town? Tune in for an exciting tale that asked “why not both?”

Minisode 79: YA, We Watched It! - Catching Fire

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Do your eyes deceive you? Another YA, We Watched It out in the world for your listening pleasure? You better believe it! PMT host Laura is once again joined by her YA We Read It co-host and best friend Meggie to watch the second Hunger Games movie. Tune in as they talk all the things they loved and hated in this adaptation as they are the self-appointed authority on young adult book to screen adaptations. And don't forget to tune into YA, We Read It! every Wednesday for a brand new deep dive into the world of young adult fiction.

The Armor & The Hourglass (w/ Tucker Millett)

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Skipper Daniels, famed explorer and treasure hunter, has seen better days. Once a vibrant world traveler, the aging adventurer has reached the end of his career and barely has the energy for one last trip. With the help of a new assistant, the kind, ocean-loving Seth, the pair head to the Great Barrier Reef to dive deep into a lost temple from a forgotten age. What they discover within its walls is an ancient secret: a device that gives eternal youth, but at a price. A terrible curse follows the wearer of the Armor of Ages, and time is running out...

Scripts start at 1:08:18

Starring

Tucker Millett

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

With Nathan Hall as Seth

And John Walter Stockwell as Skipper Daniels

Minisode 78: YA, We Watched It! - The Hunger Games

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0500

The Year of I (w/ Hannah McDonald)

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0500

When Carol - a healthy lifestyle guru on the verge of finishing her latest self-help book - has a near death experience on the way to a yoga retreat, something snaps. The health-obsessed woman decides to try doing the opposite of everything she’d ever preached and runs away from the life she’d painstakingly curated. Embarking on a journey of self destructive discovery, Carol sets out for an evening of cheeseburgers, partying, drugs, crime, cults, strippers and danger as her “Year of I” takes a new path.

Starring

Hobert Thompson

Michael Scipioni

Hannah McDonald

Laura Petro

With Carolyn Ten-Eyck as Carol

Minisode 77: Script Rippers!!! (Eternals)

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0500

In this new PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear apart a movie they didn’t like so they can put it back together. They’re not script doctors, they’re script butchers. In this episode, Mike and Hobert wade into the sloggy mythology of Marvel’s Eternals to see if they can pull anything fun out of the mire of the plodding big budget beam-fest. Get ready to ditch the Marvel trappings and confusing meditations on godhood in favor of a high and tight stand-alone story about super people who can form into one big golden guy who punches dogs.

An Evening with the Elliots (w/ Lucia Whalen)

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

The Elliot family has never gotten along on the holidays. A tradition of being together at their family’s coastal homestead was always marred by fighting, bad gifts, and mysterious malfunctions they always joked were due to the ghost of a long dead relative. But what if the curse on the Elliots is real? What if an angry spirit dwells in the house, and this Christmas it wants them to leave it alone? As the family (and Terry) gather once again to get on each other’s nerves, this Christmas will be an evening with the Elliots they will never forget…

Starring

Meggie Gates

Adam Gilbert

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Lucia Whalen

Minisode 76: YA, We Watched It! - Private

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Once again (in association with Laura's other podcast YA, We Read It!) Laura and her co-host Meggie sit down to celebrate the end of their third season by watching the web-series adaption of the Private Series by Kate Brian. You may be wondering how well a 1.5 hour web-series from the late aughts can capture the first four books of the fourteen book series, and as you may guess: not very well!!! Tune in as the two discuss how they would tackle adapting the series for screen and do it the justice it deserves.

Will They Make This?: Working Title “Prank Video” Pt. 2

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Laura and Hobert sit down with their draft of “Woman Pranks Boyfriend With Pregnancy Test, You Won’t Believe What Happens Next” for a read-through and discussion of the next steps in their short film experiment/experience. Tune in to hear how the story has changed in the writing room, some ideas for casting and producing with a budget in the high 10s, and Hobert continuously pitching that one of the main characters should be a talking snake.

Minisode 75: Script Rippers!!! (Space Jam: A New Legacy)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0500

In this new PMT Miniseries, Hobert and Mike sit down to tear apart a movie they didn’t like so they can put it back together. They’re not script doctors, they’re script butchers. In this episode, the Rowdy Rip Boys(tm) take a look at Space Jam: A New Legacy, a movie seemingly written by ad execs who didn’t really like the Looney Tunes for the accounting firm that manages Warner Bros.’s catalog. Get ready to hit the court to improve “Space Jam 2” with 100% more basketball, a dead family, and our personal guarantee that Bugs Bunny dies permanently. Come on and Jam!

The Magnificent (w/ Christine Ferrera)

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0500

On the day of his hundredth birthday, business magnate Jerry Simon looks back at a lifetime spent pursuing his singular obsession: having one birthday as good as his twenty-first. On that magical evening, Jerry was forever changed by a night in Las Vegas and the performance of a dashing magician called Maurice the Magnificent. As Jerry reflects back on his relationship with the man behind the cape, he remembers a lifetime of ups, downs, tricks, mistakes, fights, shows, and magic.

Scripts start at 50:15

Starring

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

Christine Ferrera

With Tucker Millett as Jerry Simon

And Justin Golak as Maurice the Magnificent

Minisode 74: Public: A Private Series Fan-fiction

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Back by popular demand! Laura is back with an all new fan-fiction to celebrate the third season of her other podcast "YA, We Read It!" winding down. In a world of wealth and mystery at a private academy, Laura decides to shift focus from our protagonist Reed onto side character Taylor Bell. We never really hear from Taylor once she leaves the school, so Laura explores a direction for the series that would have given this character the potential she deserved!

At Sea (w/ Chance Nichols)

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0500

For five wealthy passengers the mega-yacht S.S. Figaro was a dream vacation. Equipped with a state of the art AI, the ship was meant to take them on a once in a lifetime luxury cruise across the Atlantic Ocean. But on the last day of their voyage, they awake to find they’re far off course and the AI has revealed its true purpose: revenge. Stranded on a roving desert island that keeps them alive and tempts and torments them with news of the world they could return to, the five strangers come together, prisoners trapped At Sea…

Scripts begin at 1:18:30

Starring
Chance Nichols
Laura Petro
Hobert Thompson
With Nick Olson as Figaro

Minisode 73: Tales From The Scrypt: “Tru Detective, Season 3”

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with his friend Will Stagg to talk about Tru Detective, Season 3, a series they conceived to be a third season of the HBO prestige drama True Detective, but not about cops. Hobert and Will review the old notes of their doomed series and talk about the seven episode season and read a part of the pilot. Get ready for pretentious episode titles, an episode that based on the CTA train map, and a destructive finale that never was. Bring out yer dead!!!

Will They Make This?: Working Title “Prank Video”

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Laura and Hobert sit down to try something they’ve never tried before: coming up with a short film idea with the intention to actually make it! Pulling together their collective DIY film experience, they come up with “Prank Video,” a short subject film about a couple making a fake prank video and the underlying tension behind their online facade. Stay tuned for updates and join us in asking...“will they make this?”

Minisode 72: Let's Watch This (The Matrix)

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Sitting down to watch a beloved classic, Laura and her best friend Meggie, embark on the ultimate journey in rewatching The Matrix (1999). A movie which neither of them have seen in a very long time in preparation for the coming continuation of the franchise in 2022. This time capsule of a movie somehow captures sci-fi in the 90s in a way they never could have imagined, and just like the Matrix, you can experience it for yourself by tuning into this minisode.

Overtime (w/ Georgia Gove)

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500

After falling down an elevator shaft on what was supposed to be his last day, office drone Greg awakes to find he is now a ghost, seemingly doomed to forever haunt the halls of his lackluster desk job. Greg passes his time creating minor inconveniences for his former co-workers until Whitney, a new employee with occult aspirations, half-seriously performs a cleanse to rid the office’s notorious bad vibes. While the cleanse doesn’t manage to send Greg to the Other Side, it does allow Whitney to suddenly see and hear Greg, and hijinks (and a little romance) ensue as the pair of lost souls band together to decide how they want to spend their (real and metaphysical) overtime.

Starring

Georgia Gove

William Paik

Laura Petro

Hobert Thompson

With Julie Merica as Whitney

And Miles Potter as Greg

Minisode 71: ASMRMR: Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0400

In this Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Movie Review, Hobert takes an auditory look at the Sword and Sorcery classic, Conan the Barbarian. Rewatching the film through the lens of a bored guy who’s been playing way too much D&D, Hobert breaks down the tingly pleasure of the dialogue light, grunting-and-sword-clanging heavy fantasy masterpiece. TO HELL WITH YOU!

Minisode 70: Date Night with Laura & Nick (Escape Room: Tournament of Champions)

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Joining Laura for another romantic minisode is her boyfriend Nick. The two are ready to sit down to watch and discuss their next date night movie: Escape Room: Tournament of Champions—a sequel to Escape Room, a movie they watched a few months ago. Can the sequel match the intensity and cleverness of the first? More importantly, is this a good date movie?! And MOST importantly, was it worth the $4.99 rental price?!!?!?!

RPG (w/ Jake Prizant)

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Lonely and bored in a new town, Deb Davis was having a hard time adjusting to her new life. With her kids gone to college and her husband as remote as ever, Deb turns to a local women’s club for companionship, but gets lost along the way. Finding her way into a local gaming shop, Deb gravitates toward a group playing a fantasy RPG and asks to join the motley crew of younger players. As the adventure progresses, Deb falls first in love with the game, and then with the woman she can be, as the lines between her drab reality and her bravest fantasies blur.

Starring

Erik Morrison

Laura Petro

Jake Prizant

Hobert Thompson

With Sadie Lancrete as Deb/Deborah

The Adventures of New Action City: The North Brothers (w/ Nolan Scates) Pt. 2, The Scripts

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400

In the New Action City, the skyline glitters and the pavement steams. Life is a little more exciting than your average town, due largely to the fact that in New Action City, heroes and villains with superhuman abilities constantly clash. In New Action City banks are robbed, monsters are defeated, and super-scientific machines threaten mass destruction on a daily basis. In this tale from New Action City, Colin and River North, two super-powered brothers - one a hard working hero who just wants to do right for his neighborhood, one a sinister villain masquerading as a wealthy philanthropist - have to put aside a lifetime of conflict to save New Action City from biggest threat it’s ever faced: them.

Starring:

Hobert Thompson
Laura Petro
With Nolan Scates as River North
And Erik Morrison as Colin North

The Adventures of New Action City: The North Brothers (w/ Nolan Scates) Pt. 1

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0400

***We got so excited talking and writing about this film that we’re releasing it in two parts! Tune in next Friday for the scripts!***

Minisode 69: Smokies: An Uglies Trilogy Fan-fiction

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Could it be?! Has Laura once again stepped into the world of fan-fiction!? The answer is yes! To commemorate the beginning of an all new third season of her other podcast YA, We Read It! Laura wanted one last hurrah with the series they read for Season 2. This time she writes/explores what she wished the spin-off book in the series would have been if it was a Dr. Cable origin story. TLDR, it'd be awesome.

His & Hurricane (w/ Claire Favret)

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

It’s the day of Grandpa Benji and Grandma Penny’s third or forth wedding (who’s counting) and their family has assembled in Myrtle Beach for the occasion. As the ceremony begins, life changes for everyone very quickly, and everyone has to come together to pick up what’s left. Tune in for a tale of love, catering, and second (or third or fourth) chances.

Scripts start @ 01:10:29

Starring:

Claire Favret

Chas Lilly

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

And Chance Nichols

Minisode 68: At the Parties w/ Hobert (Labor Day)

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Hobert is finally finished moving, so it’s time for a new installment of At the Parties With Hobert Thompson, the only movie review show where the movies are reviewed by drunk people at parties. In this installment, Hobert has some friends over to his new apartment to eat some tacos, drink some beers, and talk about films. Enjoy!

Film discussed:
American Hustle

LOTR: The Return of the King

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Monsters Inc.

Yi Yi

Pig

LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring

The Dagger of Ultimate Evil (w/ Erik Morrison)

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Edgar has always been enthused with the paranormal. After inheriting his parents' haunted home & museum in his hometown in Wisconsin, he's always on the search for his next "haunted" item to add to the collection. The only issue is, most of the things he finds are not haunted in the slightest. That is, until he purchases a bejeweled dagger online that turns out to be much more than he bargained for. When finally faced with the real deal, Edgar quickly realizes how terrifying a real haunting is and invites over his friends for an evening that quickly devolves as the dagger reveals its true powers. Can Edgar and his friends outsmart the dagger? Or will it be adding the collector's soul to its own collection...

Scripts start at: 53:20

Starring

Sadie Lancrete

Erik Morrison

Hobert Thompson

Laura Petro

Ryan Trimble

and Chris Iannuci as Edgar

Minisode 67: Date Night with Laura & Nick (A Quiet Place Part II)

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Love is in the air for this Please Make This Minisode. Laura and her boyfriend Nick are on the ultimate quest to find the perfect date movie. Join the pair as they cuddle up to watch and discuss the highly anticipated sequel "A Quiet Place Part II." Will it hold up to the acclaim of the first movie? And more importantly, is it worth watching with your partner?

The Social Climber (w/ Sierra Kenyon)

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Samira is your average teen, she goes to school, has a boyfriend, and loves to goof around on social media under the handle @humptydumptruck. When a video of her twerking (and subsequently falling) skyrockets her into internet stardom, it completely changes Samira's outlook on the world around her. As the years pass, Samira experiences the highs and lows of online fame and tries to come to terms with her obsession with attention. Can she move on from her need to be relevant? Or will she keep finding new ways to experience her fifteen minutes of fame?

Scripts begin at 1:07:00ish

Minisode 66: At the Parties w/ Hobert (Pat’s Birthday)

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Hobert is finally able to go to small gatherings, so it’s time for a new installment of At the Parties With Hobert Thompson, the only movie review show where the movies are reviewed by drunk people at parties. In this installment, Hobert attends a backyard BBQ to celebrate the birthday of his friend Pat, drink some beers, and talk about films. Enjoy!

Recommended Films:

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

The Dark Knight Rises (and all Batman films)

What We Do in the Shadows

Bad Trip

As Good As Golden (w/ Skyler Higley)

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Louis Collins was adrift in life till he found a golden orb that allowed him to talk to a distant, forgotten god. Gathering followers to hear the god’s simple message of kindness and self-sufficiency, Louis starts a commune and meets Bethany, an eager follower that claims to hear god too. After Louis and Bethany are married and have kids of their own, Bethany claims to have secret knowledge the god passes to only her and leaves to form an off-shoot faith based around their supposedly-holy son. Losing control of his religion and his family, Louis struggles to find the truth that once guided him and the real secret of the golden orb.

Scripts start at 1:08:00

Starring

Nick Olson

Skyler Higley

Hobert Thompson

Sadie Lancrete

Laura Petro

And Erik Morrison as Louis

Minisode 65: Let's Watch This (Fear Street Part 3: 1666)

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Laura Petro sits down with her best friend and writing partner, Meggie Gates, to watch the final installment of Netflix's newest horror franchise: "Fear Street." Originally based off a book series of the same name by R.L Stein, this trilogy takes us throughout the centuries to solve the mystery of why Shadyside (and the people living there) all seem to be cursed. This is the last piece of the puzzle for viewers Meggie and Laura; tune in as they dissect their final thoughts on the series as a whole.

REM Cycles, Pt 2.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0400

As Liz, Violet and Ben dive deeper into their dreams, the world of reality starts to lose its luster. Having lived lifetimes with each other in a world of their own creation, the three college students head toward the end of the sleep study with deeper connections and a reevaluation of their lives, decisions, and personalities. Will they learn to balance the real and dream worlds, or will they delve further into the dream limit and lose all sense of each other?

Scripts start at 01:00:40

Starring:
Eric Wiig
Sierra Kenyon
Meggie Gates
Laura Petro
Hobert Thompson

Also, give us a follow on our new social media channels for updates, posters, movie recommendations, and more, probably!

Twitter - @pmtpodcast

Instagram/TikTok - @pleasemakethis

Minisode 64: Double Trouble (Look Who’s Talking & A Talking Cat!?!)

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0400

Laura and Hobert sit down for another double feature of their own design! This time the theme is “things talking that shouldn’t talk,” and the films are Look Who’s Talking (1989) and A Talking Cat!?! (2013). After the movies, Laura and Hobert break down the appeal of the worst talking cat effect of all time, old white dudes as babies, and some potential drinking games to complement A Talking Cat!?!’s obsession with going up stairs and making cheese puffs.

Also, give us a follow on our new social media channels for updates, posters, movie recommendations, and more, probably!

Twitter - @pmtpodcast

Instagram - @pleasemakethis

Tik Tok- @pleasemakethis

REM Cycles, Pt 1.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0400

When three college students sign up for a week-long sleep study experiment, they think they’re just going to get some spending money, some much needed rest, and some insight into their recurring nightmares. On the first night of the study, though, the three strangers from different paths discover that, for reasons none of them can explain, when they dream together they can enter each other's dreams. As the study continues, the three strangers grow closer as the lines between reality and fantasy blur and their three minds start to become one. Will the new-found friends discover there’s no limit to their own imaginations? Or will they be caught up once again in their own REM cycles?

Starring: Meggie Gates, Sierra Kenyon, Laura Petro, Hobert Thompson, and Eric Wiig

Also, give us a follow on our new social media channels for updates, posters, movie recommendations, and more, probably!

Twitter - @pmtpodcast

Instagram - @pleasemakethis

Please Make This is Back!

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0400

Laura and Hobert are back in the writers’ room for new episodes of Please Make This! Tune in for a reintroduction to everyone’s favorite podcast where we sit down with a guest, come up with an idea for a movie, and then write scenes from that movie for actors to read, and hear a trailer for our upcoming new episode(s!) about a feature we almost finished called “REM Cycles.”

Also, give us a follow on our new social media channels for updates, posters, movie recommendations, and more, probably!

Twitter - @pmtpodcast

Instagram - @pleasemakethis

Minisode 63: Please Watch This (Johnny Mnemonic w/ Erik Morrison)

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:43:57 -0500

Erik is back for another edition of Please Watch This, and this time it’s his turn to pick a movie for Hobert to watch! Tune in for an in-depth discussion of the 1995 brain-hacking classic, Johnny Mnemonic! Erik and Hobert talk Keanu, Cyberpunk 77, and how quirky sci-fis always get screwed by movie studios. In a world where a dolphin can blow up Dolph Lundgren, why don’t we get to see anyone’s robot enhancements in action?

Minisode 62: She Loves Me NAWT: A Westchester Side Story

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:04:54 -0500

Cozy up on your favorite seat and tune into this week's Please Make This Minisode! To commemorate the upcoming ending to Season 1 of Laura's other podcast "YA, We Read It," Laura chose to go where she had never been before: the world of fan-fiction. That's right! She went ahead and wrote a whole story of what the Clique girls lives will look like at 26. Ah-mazing. Or not.

Minisode 61: Innocent Pleasures: Hot Rod (2007) with Meredith

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:00:29 -0500

Is there a film that you hold near and dear to your heart that film critics hold a little closer to a garbage can? Then this minisode is perfect for you. Join host Spencer D Blair and his guest Meredith as they discuss Hot Rod (2007), the classic film that they can't get enough despite being panned by "film critics." Can we reclaim this piece of cinema as a masterpiece? Of course we can. Otherwise we wouldn't release the episode.

Sleeping With The Fishes

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:00:18 -0500

Detective Stan Mills was working hard on his greatest case when he was pushed into a watery grave. Waking up in a strange, underwater metropolis that seems oddly familiar save for the merfolk populace, Mills quickly learns that life isn’t so much different under the sea. As Mills gets drawn deeper and deeper into the mysterious murder of a local millionaire merman, he begins to wonder if this magical undersea world and all it’s scintillating wonders (and women) are real…or if he’s in way over his head.1:04:00 - Scripts Begin

Tis the Season

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:00:24 -0500

It’s the year 2020 in Chicago, IL, and three roommates are trying to make the best of the March-April lockdown by throwing a weekly, themed party to entertain themselves and their downstairs neighbors. Vowing to never throw the same party twice and take the time to radically change themselves, they set out to party away what they think is just a month. But as the pandemic drags on and the days and parties start to meld together, the parties get weirder and their relationships grow strained. Can they make it through the year together? How long even is a year? A week? I honestly can’t remember.

Minisode 59: Jingle Jangle - A Christmas Minisode

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 01:00:04 -0500

On their quest to find holiday cheer in the dismal year that was 2020, Laura Petro and Sierra Kenyon sit down to watch Jingle Jangle, a new Netflix original Christmas Musical. Prepared for a subpar adventure, your hosts soon find that Jingle Jangle may just have been the movie they needed this holiday season.

Spat2la (LIVEish with Podzooky!)

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:00:34 -0400

Join your PMT hosts and the Hollywood Kaiju Badboys from Podzooky (a kaiju film podcast you really should check out!) for the pitch and reading from our Halloween livestream event for Spat2la, a sequel to our horror series The Spatula! In this gore-fest of a sequel, Wendy/Christine, ten years after learning she was the daughter of murderous fry cook Pat, has her sights set on taking over the family business…and expanding the operation. After moving to the small town of Gettyville, Wendy opens up a brand new Pat's Patties and promises to use only the freshest ingredients (humans). Wendy’s new place becomes a town favorite, till three local burger joint owners band together to challenge her to a Burger Cook-off Competition in the town park to see who has the best burger once and for all…unless Wendy decides it’s time for a hostile takeover.Poster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 58: The Haunting of a Podcast, “Projecting”

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:00:36 -0400

In this special Halloween Minisode, Hobert shares a story of strange vibes in the film lab and getting ghosts on the brain in college. What happens when you spend too much time watching old home movies? Could you end up taking someone else’s memories home? Find out in this semi-autobiographical tale of reel terror!Poster by Ron Ferrara

Candyland the Motion Picture, Part 3

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 09:00:04 -0400

Please Make This proudly presents the final installment in our Candyland saga! Tune in to this exciting finale to find out how Hobert, Laura, and Spencer decide to end the movie, what Queen Frostine’s whole deal is, and how to strike the proper tone to achieve the perfect mix of salty & sweet, sweet & sour, chocolate & peanut butter, Lord of the Rings & Labyrinth. Will the twins triumph over the wicked King Kandy? Will Plumpy survive? Will our actors sing? The answer to all these questions is “yes,” but listen in for the “how!”StarringSpencer D BlairMeggie GatesLiz GettySierra KenyonDevin MiddletonNick OlsonLaura PetroHobert ThompsonPoster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 57: YA, We Watched It - The Clique

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:22:23 -0400

Celebrating their recently launched NEW podcast, YA, We Read It! Laura Petro and her best friend Meggie Gates sit down to drink a lot of wine and watch the movie adaptation of The Clique book – which they read in their first episode of YA, We Read It! – Will the movie do the book justice? Will Claire ever fit in with the Clique? Why is the only thing harder than getting in staying in?

Candyland the Motion Picture, Part 2

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:42:26 -0400

It’s time for the thrilling…middle part of Candyland, the Motion Picture! Hansel, Gretel, and their new friend Plumpy are heading deeper into the Marzipan Mountains toward Licorice City and something about the hard-nosed Mr. Mint and his ominous gumdrop muscleman doesn’t taste right. Are they heading right into Lord Licorice’s clutches? Or is it another, older foe they should be worried about? We here at Please Make This are proud to present to you the second part of our full Candyland screenplay, get ready to join us as we once again get way too into talking about a boardgame used to teach kids simple color matching! StarringSpencer D BlairMeggie GatesLiz GettySierra KenyonDevin MiddletonLaura PetroHobert ThompsonAnd introducing Nick Olson as Lord LicoricePoster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 56: The Bracket Buddies FINALE W/ Liz Getty

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:00:34 -0400

In this climactic Please Make This Minisode, our top two Air Buddies movies face off against each other to see which is the best in the series. Will it be Air Buddies (2006), the movie that started the franchise with vaguely European villains and sexy wolves? Or will it be Spooky Buddies (2011), the Halloween horror with terrifying old men and petrifying farts? Who will win the crown?? EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

Candyland the Motion Picture, Part 1

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:05:42 -0400

In the mysterious realm known as Candyland, life can be very sweet, or very sour. The dastardly Lord Licorice has kidnapped the princess of the Candy Kingdom and now Hansel and Gretel, two heroes, have been called out of their peaceful retirement to save her. Despite the world’s sugar coating, danger and intrigue are baked into every nook and cranny and even the friendliest candy citizen could betray you for their own gain. Get ready for a lot of talk about Candyland, listeners…we decided to make this episode king-sized and write the entire film. StarringSpencer D BlairDevin MiddletonLaura PetroHobert ThompsonEric WiigAnd introducing Sierra Kenyon as GretelAnd Meggie Gates as HanselAnd Liz Getty as PlumpyPoster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 55: The Bracket Buddies Part 5 w/ Liz Getty

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:00:33 -0400

It's the penultimate showdown before we crown the winner of the Air Buddies bracket and the competition has never been more fierce. First in this round we have Santa Buddies (2009), in which Puppie Paws learns that his father will someday die, the father of dying child unsuccessfully tries to haggle, and we learn for the first time of Christianity. Will it stand up to Spooky Buddies (2011) in which a warlock rides his staff like a surfboard, we learn more about God, and (I can't stress this enough) a dog farts on a demon until it dies. Who will win in this round of The Bracket Buddies? Who knows because ANY/EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

Makeout Cave

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:00:40 -0400

John, Annette, Billy, Ellen, Rick, and Nancy are just your average teens, enjoying their town’s annual Beach Bash. After some surfing and some dancing, the kids stroll off for some romance in a cave the locals call “Makeout Cave.” Sure it’s a nice place to neck with your sweetheart, but if you venture a little deeper you might discover the secret of Makeout Cave: a trap laden path that leads to chambers hidden by an eccentric millionaire to guard a secret so wonderful and terrifying, it’ll change you forever. Poster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 54: The Bracket Buddies Part 4 w/ Liz Getty

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:00:57 -0400

The Bracket Buddies enter the second tier of competition with all the champions from the first tier challenging each other to see which is the best Air Buddies Movie! In the first round, we see Air Buddies (2006) the first of the franchise up against a dark horse: Super Buddies (2013). Air Buddies starts off by introducing the Buddies, a fun movie projector scene, and farting in wine. But Super Buddies has them gaining superpowers, fighting a handsome alien cop, and learning how to monetize trauma! Who will win in this round of The Bracket Buddies? Who knows because ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

UHF2: Fast 2 Furious

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:00:35 -0400

Georgia Newman’s college fund has run out and she’s running out of options. With nothing to do but make wacky videos with her best friend, Sami, and access to her uncle’s old TV studio, the two pals set out to create a their own online studio. As the new UHF gains traction online due to Sami’s magnetic online personality and a growing cadre of oddball content makers, a pair of sinister internet pranksters set their sights on controlling the site. Can good once again triumph over corporate evil, or is this the end of a saga no one knew would continue?

Minisode 53: The Bracket Buddies Part 3 w/ Liz Getty

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:00:35 -0400

The Bracket Buddies are back with the end of the first round. This week, your hosts Liz and Spencer watched Spooky Buddies (2011) and Treasure Buddies (2012). In Spooky Buddies, our five heroes fight an evil warlock that rides his staff like a surfboard, scream at a normal old man, and fart on a demon dog until it dies. And in Treasure Buddies we find out why people like dogs better than cats, meet an adorable camel, and bring Egyptian artifacts BACK to Fernfield. Who will win in this round of The Bracket Buddies? Who knows because ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

Bernard & Sons

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 01:00:42 -0400

Please Make This: Bernard & SonsThe Bernard family has always ran the old hardware store in Ruby Pond, Connecticut, so when Simon Bernard, the youngest son, decided to follow his brother’s footsteps and move away, things grew tense between him and his parents. After finding out his parents have disappeared in a boating accident, Simon heads back home to take care of the store and soon his parents return…undead and disappointed at the state of their lives’ work. Can Simon help his parents understand that their time among the living is over?

Minisode 52: The Bracket Buddies Part 2 w/ Liz Getty

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 01:02:56 -0400

The Bracket Buddies are back with the next cinematic masterpieces in the Air Bud spinoff series Air Buddies! For this episode, your hosts Liz and Spencer watched Space Buddies (2009) and Santa Buddies (2009). In Space Buddies, the Buddies walk on the moon, avoid crazy cosmonauts, and talk to a ferret! And in Santa Buddies they save the Christmas Icicle, sing a sad song about Christmas miracles, and discover the love that Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, has for all of us. Who will win in this round of The Bracket Buddies? Who knows because ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

Queen

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:15:02 -0400

Dr. Cleo Foster is a shy but ambitious chemist who stumbles on a life-changing discovery: with the right mix of chemicals she can give herself the ability to control insects with lab-made pheromones. Taking her discovery to the streets of 80’s New York, she starts to dream of ways to use her control of swarms of helpful bugs to make her life better. Pushing her powers to the limit for a chance at love with a dreamy bee-keeper, Cleo starts to feel herself being lost to the colony and begins to wonder if her powers can work on people too.Poster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 51: The Bracket Buddies Part 1 w/ Liz Getty

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:00:56 -0400

If you're anything like your hosts Liz Getty and Spencer D Blair, then you've watched just about everything on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO. Well, almost everything because we've discovered that Air Bud (1997) has a spinoff called Air Buddies (2006) with not one, not three, not FIVE, but SEVEN STRAIGHT TO DVD SEQUELS. The five Buddies, Air Bud's beloved children, go on increasingly wacky adventures and Spencer and Liz are here to figure out which is the best one. Join us for the first installment of THE BRACKET BUDDIES!

Goose Chase

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:00:54 -0400

It’s a warm Summer day somewhere in Maine and three teams of documentarians have gathered to capture the elaborate mating ritual of the rare and mis-named Golden Duck. The bird, which is neither entirely gold-colored nor a duck, has one shot in its lonely life to find a mate, giving the gathered camera crews one chance to capture the waterfowl in action. As an enthusiastic Youtuber, a cheesy hunting reality show, and a prestigious nature series flock to the pond’s edge, we see how the footage they captured tells their stories just as much as duck’s…I mean goose’s?

Extra

Fri, 29 May 2020 10:44:04 -0400

Dinner has just wrapped up and while other family members split off to clean up, play in the backyard, and sit and digest, Kira, a teenage film buff, listens to her eccentric Aunt Lindsey as she describes a film she acted in as a young woman. The film, High Stakes, was a barely-seen “Vampire Western” featuring time travel, too many dance scenes, and a ton of production problems. As Lindsey winds (and wines) her way through the messy b-movie’s plot, Kira learns that her Aunt is more than just a background player…she’s an Extra.Poster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 50: Please Watch This (Knightriders w/ Erik Morrison)

Fri, 22 May 2020 11:49:39 -0400

In this new Minisode series Hobert pitches a movie he thinks a friend will like to that friend and then interviews them to see if they really did like it after they watch it. That’s it. That’s the minisode. In this one, Hobert talks to Erik, a former guest writer and Ren Faire enthusiast, and pitches him Knightriders (1981), George Romero’s ode to Ren Faire stunt performers. Will Erik like it? Or will this end their friendship forever??

Mars Rover

Fri, 15 May 2020 01:01:33 -0400

A group of life-long friends on a mission…to traverse the galaxy…to explore the unknown…to…party. In this tale of friendship, growing up, and exploration, six friends gather to celebrate their friend’s upcoming Merging Ceremony on Mars, their old stomping grounds. But Mars’ terraformed surface has long since fallen out of favor as a vacation destination, leaving it a derelict shell and honestly, kind of lame. With everyone questioning the decisions and relationships that led them to this moment, they set out across the Martian surface to find an ancient relic of exploration’s past, and hopefully, themselves.

PMT Mini 49 Before and After - Be Somebody

Fri, 08 May 2020 07:56:28 -0400

Expert in trash movies, Laura Petro is joined by her fellow expert in trash movies Sierra Kenyon to discuss 2016 movie that you probably haven't heard of "Be Somebody". A movie about a teen superstar desperate for normal life who ends up joining an artsy high school girl for a few days of normalcy. Joining them is their fellow quarantined friend who doesn't like trash movies, Eric Wiig. Together, these three will discuss this teen movie that they had high trash hopes for and the journey they went on watching it.

Gomez & Morticia

Fri, 01 May 2020 02:07:34 -0400

It’s the end of the garish 1970’s and two black-clad college students are about to cross paths and usher in a new generation of darkness. One is a flamboyant playboy whose wit and charm have made him popular with the ladies, but no one else (besides his oddball brother), and one is a grim but elegant sorority sister whose effortless cool quickly makes her popular. As the football season comes to an exciting conclusion, they’re about to be drawn together by the creepiest, kookiest, most mysterious and spooky force of all…Love.

Minisode 48: Before and After - Onward

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 01:01:03 -0400

I hope you like animated children's movies, dear listener, because Spencer and Liz Getty (of Desks and Dayjobs) watched Pixar's latest film, Onward, and they're here to tell you about it! What started out as a test to see how much D&D knowledge they could fit into a 103 minute quest turns into a tearjerker about the importance of family that scores a natural 20!Featuring "Carried Me With You" by Brandi Carlile

Bayonet

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:48:55 -0400

With the year 1900 on the horizon, three war buddies and their spouses gather at a remote home to ring in the new century, but find the ominous signs of their past coming back to haunt them. With a bayonet-wield maniac stalking them, they have no choice but to take cover and reckon with the truth of what they did…and what they hid…Based on the suggestion of “Period Piece Romance Slasher” from Julie Merica!Poster by Andreas Aristides

PMT Mini 47 - Please Bake This (Quarantine Edition)

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 01:00:53 -0400

Laura Petro is back with her exciting minisode series Please Bake This where she makes recipes the fans send in. In this special quarantine edition, Laura is taking the reigns. She has selected a recipe she has made just one time before, a Crab Pasta with a Lemon Butter Sauce. Let's bake this! (And please don't forget to send us your recipes!!!)

Village of the Forgotten Mist (w/ Brittany Handler)

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:45:01 -0400

Adventurers, treasure hunters, and do-gooders often stop in the humble tavern, The Crow’s Feet, for libations and information. If they stay long enough, they might even get to hear the three fairy sisters who entertain the tavern with song every night. Chrysanthemum, Merriweather, and Cher (pronounced “Chair,” thank you) feel caught in the endless, repeating fantasy world that is their lives, but have no idea how to be more than side characters in their own story…until a revelation about one sister’s true potential changes the rules of the game forever. Featuring the music of Miley Cyrus, Black Sabbath, Abba, The Mountain Goats, and more!Starring Sarah AdlerTrumane AlstonSpencer D BlairAdam GilbertGeorgia GoveBrittany HandlerLaura PetroKerry SheridanHobert ThompsonTad WaltersPoster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 46: Spencer Confidelsie w/ Elsie How

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:49:43 -0400

Spencer and Elsie How (safely quarantined in their own homes) sit down to watch Netflix's "Spenser Confidential" starring Austin "Post" Malone and some other fine actors. Between the buddy cop antics, the serious undertone, and Post Malone showing up twice this movie has it all! Listen in for a fun review of a not-so-fun movie!

Kaiju Express (w/ Brandon Kirkman)

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:26:28 -0400

In a distant, but familiar, future, giant monsters have torn human society to shreds. The surviving population lives in the relative safety of giant, walled cities and the only means in and out is by heavily armed train…the Kaiju Express. As Captain Chance Gunner and his veteran crew prepare for another journey between the cities on the infamously monster-infested Southern Line, a mysterious doctor and her band of mercenaries board, setting the train on a course for disaster. Remember…two Kyles don’t make a right.StarringSpencer D BlairMartin FelshmanSkyler HigleyBrandon KirkmanLaura PetroMatt Roarty Raksha ThakurHobert ThompsonAnd Mitch Kamaiopili as Capt. Chance GunnerPoster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 45: ASMRMR: Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 01:40:18 -0400

Please Make This’s Hobert Thompson takes an ASMR look at the sounds of Friday the 13th Part 3. Listen in to gain an appreciation for the symphony of bloodshed by one of cinema’s great murder maestros, Jason Voorhees, and a distain for one of cinema’s worst “nice guys,” Shelly. Raise some tingles masks, mayhem, a Manfredini soundtrack, and one really accurate harpoon gun shot in this blood-soaked PMT mini!

Blind Spot (w/ Eric Wiig)

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:54:28 -0500

Captain Shepherd was on a mission into space when his rocket hit a rift in space and time and crash landed onto a strange world. Here, the humanoid race is made up of the evolved children of the dogs sent long ago from our planet to pave the way, unwilling, for man’s quest for the stars. Distrusting of the world that sent them away, but friendly and peaceful by nature, the Dogfolk can’t comprehend Shepherd’s warning of a coming danger: a black hole that threatens to consume the planet. StarringSpencer D BlairKelsey ErhartBrandon KirkmanRobert KuschellLaura PetroHobert ThompsonEric WiigPoster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 44: Coming Soon (w/ Devin Middleton)

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:00:30 -0500

In this week's minisode, Please Make This host Laura Petro and guest host Devin Middleton sit down to review new movies based only off of their movie trailers. Wondering what's coming to a theater near you? Better yet, wondering if any of it's worth your time? We got you covered!

Joint Effort (w/ Claire Noone)

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 01:00:40 -0500

As recreational marijuana comes to pass, the lives of Chicagoans—a businessman, a barista, a student, a teacher, and more—intersect, intertwined by the revelations and new experiences legalization brings. Sit back, light up, and enjoy the euphoria, panic, paranoia, laughter, hunger and community of Joint Effort.
Starring
Spencer D Blair
Lissette Hall
Claire Noone
Nate Odenkirk
Jeff Paschal
Laura Petro
Rebecca Shrom
Tommy Spears
Hobert Thompson

Minisode 43: Hot Or Just Tall - Oscars Edition (w/ Deanna Ortiz)

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:00:50 -0500

The glitz! The glam! The fashion! A lot of people focus on the movies when The Oscars come around, but the show starts when the stars hit the red carpet! Listen in as your host Spencer D Blair is joined by Deanna Ortiz (Crushes! podcast) to talk about the bold choices our favorite stars made this year!

The 1st Annual Pleasie Makie Awards

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:00:40 -0500

Enjoy a night of awards, fellowship, and cheap beer as the hosts of Please Make This award their favorite moments of 2019 and reveal the winner of our online poll for the “Film That Should Be Made.” Recorded live at PMT studios, somewhere deep under the ground in Chicago. Just kidding, we recorded in the living room of Spencer’s house. Thanks for a great year, listeners!Poster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 42: ASMRMR: Parasite (2019)

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:00:40 -0500

Join Please Make This’s Hobert Thompson for an ASMRMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Movie Review) of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite. Hobert takes a listen to the auditory delights of this tale of class division and deception. Hold your Scholar’s Stone close and enjoy some tingles.Poster by Mike Scipioni

Still Life (w/ Julie Merica)

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:48:51 -0500

It’s the dead of winter in Chicago, and Emma feels trapped. Trapped by her studies, trapped by her freelance graphic design job, and trapped by the weather in her small garden apartment. As cabin fever takes hold, Emma finds friends in the paintings that adorn her walls, who all take on the idealized personalities of the people she wishes she had to support her. As the winter rages on, Emma begins to fall in love with the idea of staying in as her best friend, Marta, and reality call her away from her “Still Life”.StarringSpencer D BlairEmily FriedrickGeorgia GoveJulie MericaLaura PetroTristan SmithHobert ThompsonEric WiigAnd Claire Noone as EmmaPoster by Jess Fang

The Pleasie Makies Announcement Trailer Teaser

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 01:00:40 -0500

On January 24th, we, the Chicago Foreign Press, are proud to announce the first annual Pleasie Makie Awards! We’ve looked back at the year that was in speculative cinema and are ready to come together to celebrate the films that Hollywood should be making. You, our devoted listeners, still have time to vote for the evening’s top prize: The Film That Should be Made!The Nominees:Bottomless (w/ Cass Ostrander)Chicago Handshake (w/ Sydney Back)Knock-Offe: Joust the Two of Us (w/ Gwen Hope)Demi and His Demon (w/ Amar Risbud)The Ikea at the End of the World (w/ Nate Odenkirk)Man’s Best Friend (w/ Truman Alston)Last Call (w/ Chris Jordan)Vote Here: http://bit.ly/PMTPleasieMakies

Skaters Way (w/ Nolan Scates)

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:00:46 -0500

It’s the day of the big cross-city race in Olympia, WA, and a trio of rollerblading teens are ready to finally take home the top prizes. When the race ends with a mysterious tragedy, Stu, Rog, and Chelsea, AKA “Skates,” set out to find out what’s going on and who’s responsible. No one asked them to save the day, but hey, that’s the Skaters Way.Staring Spencer D BlairRyan CashmanAdonis HolmesJulie MericaChance NicholsLaura PetroNolan ScatesHobert ThompsonPoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 41: Before & After - Jumping Ship

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:32:31 -0500

On this week's Please Make This minisode host Laura Petro rings in the new year with her family and her new Disney Plus subscription. Joining her is her older brother Max Petro and her sister-in-law Ellie Petro to watch acclaimed Disney Channel Original movie "Jumping Ship." Will this long lost movie from their childhood bring back fond memories? And what ever happened to the Lawrence brothers anyway?

Right in the Shamrocks (Live @ the South Side Podfest)

Fri, 27 Dec 2019 08:06:59 -0500

Live from the South Side Podfest, Please Make This presents a tale of St. Patrick’s Day, and two cousins/best friends/roommates who are determined to stop it. It’s the night before St. Patrick’s, and Donny and Miller are setting their plan into motion to keep the rowdy local bar they live above from throwing their annual shindig. Will these two grumpy goons succeed in their scheme to ruin the fun? Happy Holidays, listeners!

Minisode 40: Double Trouble (Joe Versus the Volcano vs. Freddy vs. Jason)

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:32:20 -0500

The Quest to find the perfect double feature continues! In this edition of Double Trouble, Laura and Hobert watch two films chosen on the theme of “vs.” and try to answer the question: who would win in a fight between a regular guy, a volcano, a ghostly predator, and an unstoppable killing machine? Find out the answer in this exciting installment! Poster by Ron Ferrara

Man’s Best Friend (w/ Trumane Alston)

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:44:52 -0500

In the future, grieving pet owners can pay to have their beloved pets brought back, cloned and perfected at Man’s Bestfriend Clones. Lee, a nervous tech in the cloning lab, spends his days bringing back pets and growing increasingly frustrated and jealous of his charming co-worker, Colby. After the two frienemies go out for a night of post-work drinks, Lee makes a grave mistake that leaves Colby dead. With no other options to get him out of trouble, Lee clones Colby on the MBClones tech only to discover he’s made a version of Colby that’s a more loyal, caring friend than Lee’s ever had and Lee sets out to make a truly perfect best friend…but he’ll have to kill a couple of Colbys to get there.StarringTrumane AlstonSpencer D BlairTania CórdovaKathleen KinlinLaura PetroHobert ThompsonWith Nolan Scates as ColbyAnd Nate Todd as LeePoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 39: Christmas Chris

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:01:03 -0500

Every year, Chris puts up with his girlfriend's love of Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. But what happens when he wakes up trapped inside one? Will he stay a Scrooge or put the Chris back in Christmas? Find out in Christmas Chris!StarringSpencer D BlairSierra BrynZak KinnairdCassilyn Ostranderand Tucker Millett as Chris

The Spatula (Live @ Chicago Podcast Festival)

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 01:00:33 -0500

Live from the Chicago Podcast Festival at Hungry Brain Bar, Please Make This proudly presents a new vision of terror: The Spatula. As four confusingly named friends make their way to a funeral for a dog, they stop at what seems to be a popular roadside burger joint. Strangely, though the parking lot is full of cars, the restaurant is empty except for an old man with a charming smile and a well cared for spatula. What horror awaits behind the kitchen doors? And could this be a popular slasher franchise?StarringSpencer D BlairKelly Opalko Laura PetroHobert ThompsonAnd Blake and Jeff from A Brew With You podcast

Minisode 38: Please Bake This

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:58:22 -0500

Please Make This has been receiving messages containing recipes from people on the internet wanting to know how to make something. While they have probably never listened to this podcast before, their intentions are good! Join Please Make This host Laura Petro (also good-intentioned) as she tries to do these recipes justice. On this episode of Please Bake This, Laura will be making a recipe sent into us by Rose for a "Simple Garlic Butter Parmesan Chicken with Lemon Rice." Don't forget to send us your recipes!!!

Pestilence, War, Famine & Death (w/ Andrew Melzer)

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 01:00:53 -0500

From documentarian Errol Morris, a film about the end of the world and the four strangers bound by an unbreakable bond to usher it in. In Pestilence, War, Famine & Death, Morris follows the unassuming lives of the “horsemen” and sees what life is like for the student, stuntman, party planner, and nurse who bring about the apocalypse. StarringSpencer D BlairDavid CarterBrittany HandlerLaura MulcahyAndrew MelzerLaura PetroMatt SchutzHobert ThompsonPoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 37: ASMRMR: The Lighthouse (2019)

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 01:17:18 -0500

Join Please Make This’s Hobert Thompson for an ASMRMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Movie Review) of the psychological horror film: The Lighthouse. Hobert discusses the sound and the fury of the film’s nautical soundscape, and channels Willem Dafoe for a relaxing sea-curse rant you can meditate to. Art by Ron Ferrara

Bottomless (w/ Cass Ostrander)

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 01:00:42 -0400

It’s Scott’s birthday and his girlfriend Liz has a special surprise: a birthday brunch with all his friends at one of the city’s most popular spots. The only thing is, only one person showed up. Waiting nervously for Liz or any of his friends to arrive, Scott makes nervous small talk with Henry, a friendly guy who dates Liz’s roommate, Paige, and seems to know a lot about Scott. As Henry demands he and Scott take full advantage of the restaurant’s bottomless mimosa deal, Scott gets more and more anxious about Henry’s intentions. With Liz constantly texting him about being delayed, and the patrons and servers at the restaurant turning on them, Scott starts to realize this brunch (and all this booze) might be more than he can handle.Starring Spencer D BlairMeadow Kai LilliumCass OstranderLaura PetroHobert ThompsonWith Andrew Melzer as HenryAnd Noah Allyn as ScottPoster design by Jess Fang

The Steps

Fri, 25 Oct 2019 01:00:42 -0400

Welcome, mortals, to the interval in which the veil between humanity and the spiritual realm is pulled away revealing arcane horrors beyond your understanding. Even now, shadowed demons clamor for your immortal soul, looking for a single, foul motivation to bring you back down the fiery depths of Hell. Maybe this tale of Halloween horror will be that final nudge they need... Are you strong enough to resist? Or will you venture down... The Steps!

Media Circus (w/ Zak Kinnaird)

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:01:50 -0400

The political campaign of Senator Mills is on the rocks. A public gaff has turned his supporters on him, and for the first time it seems like underdog upstart Max Holliday could win. With the media now on Holliday’s side, Mills calls in Trip Dickens, a notorious assassin, to eliminate the competition during a campaign event at Circus Circus casino in Las Vegas. The hit is easy for the infinitely cool hitman till a sudden change of luck has Trip botching attempts on Holliday’s life as an intrepid reporter starts to notice - and misinterpret - the presence of this sinister figure who’s hot on Holliday’s trail. StarringTrumane AlstonSpencer D BlairBryant HayesDave HonigmanDebbie KimZak KinnairdCass OstranderLaura PetroHobert ThompsonPoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 35: Emergency Broadcast for Broadcast

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:01:42 -0400

*Alarm Sounds* It’s a very special PMT minisode! The PMT gang is coming to you live(ish) from their “situation room” for an emergency broadcast to remind you there’s still time to donate to the Indiegogo for Broadcast: a film project by PMT host Laura Petro. Tune in and donate while there’s still time!Donate here: http://bit.ly/PMTBroadcast

Knotty (w/ Brittany Meyer)

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:29:36 -0400

It's 1975 and eighteen year-old photography enthusiast Jen Davis is trying to enjoy her last summer before college. She’s staying with her grandparents, Bunny and Walter, in upstate New York doing the same things she does every summer: helping out in her grandmother's craft store and taking pictures for the local church. After a revelation about her grandmother’s history, Jen soon finds herself experimenting with her photography skills to host boudoir photoshoots to help the older women in the town to reclaim their bodies and sexuality, all while Jen is discovering herself and experiencing first love while getting...knotty. StarringSpencer D BlairZak KinnairdChance NicholsLaura PetroHobert ThompsonKelsie Blackwell as BunnyAnd Hana Christenson as JenPoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 34: Double Trouble (The Number 23/Movie 43)

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 01:00:26 -0400

Please Make This hosts Laura Petro and Hobert Thompson sit down for a conceptual double feature based on the dumbest criteria available: they both have numbers in their titles. In this new Please Make This minisode series, our patient, White Claw-fueled film fanatics craft perfect double features and test them out. This one’s about the bad Jim Carrey conspiracy thriller The Number 23 and the even worse sketch comedy film that somehow tricked a lot of famous people to be in it, Movie 43. Hey, why not?

Chicago Handshake (w/ Sydney Back)

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:05:34 -0400

Cousins Ashleigh and Brittany have grown apart over the years. Ashleigh lives in Chicago, has a fancy office job, and lives a life of complete independence while Brittany still lives in their hometown with her boyfriend from high school and her comfortable job. On the first night of Brittany’s impulsive trip to Chicago, the two embark on a wild night of bar hopping that shows them they really aren't as different as the years have made them feel. It's a tale of family, friendship, and alcohol and more importantly a love letter to Chicago’s bars and one very divisive liquor.StarringSydney BackSpencer D BlairRyan BlanchardDaniel MorenoLaura PetroHobert ThompsonWith Carly Schirber as BrittanyAnd Mahyn as AshleighPoster by Jess Fang

The Mash (w/ Nathan Hall) Pt. 2 - The Scripts

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 01:01:05 -0400

The old monsters of Hollywood have fallen on hard times. Once the stars of film, screen, and our collective nightmares, they now bicker and laze around an old mansion they share. After realizing they’d completely forgotten Halloween, Dracula, Frankenstein, his Monster, the Wolfman, and more set out to remind the world, and themselves, who goes bump in the night. Starring Sydney BackSpencer D BlairNathan HallClaire McDonaldLaura PetroAlosha Robinson Nolan ScatesJosh SmithHobert ThompsonPoster by Jess Fang

The Mash (w/ Nathan Hall) Pt. 1 - The Riff

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 06:28:50 -0400

The Please Make This crew sits down with Chicago writer and performer Nathan Hall to come up with their most ambitious film yet: a dramedy about the Universal Monsters living together in a shabby apartment and wondering where it all went wrong! Your hosts build their gruesome amalgamation out of the corpses of Universal’s failed “Dark Universe” series, Judd Apatow’s buddy ensembles, and as much of Tennessee Williams as they can remember from high school. Listen in horror as they spin a tale of monsters, friends, roommates, and buckets and buckets of blood in The Mash (coming soon).

Please Consider This

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:00:35 -0400

Since January of 2018, Please Make This has written 44 comedies, dramas, and documentaries that stretch from the beginning of time to the distant future. That is why we proudly submit Please Make This to The Chicago Reader’s “Best of Chicago” poll for your consideration. With the link provided in this episode description and in the bio of all of our social media profiles, you can vote for Please Make This for Best Podcast under the City Life category. Voting takes only a minute, requires no sign in, and can be done as many times as you wish before September 13th. With your help, Please Make This can become what we already know we are: the best podcast in Chicago. Vote here: http://bit.ly/PMTVote

The Adventurers’ Club (w/ John Spillane)

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:12:41 -0400

Aoife Flannery’s acting career has been on a long decline over the twenty years since she was one of the stars of the incredibly popular action-adventure TV show, The Adventurers’ Club. When the show ended she returned to her home in Ireland expecting a serious stage acting career to take off, but her dreams quietly failed while her American co-stars’ came true. Back in America for a weekend Comic-Con, Aoife is suddenly around fans of her show who still see her as the plucky Prof. Lucky McDonald instead of the bitter woman she’s become. Surrounded by cosplayers, co-stars, and cast members of the new reboot of the classic show, Aoife comes to terms with what it meant to be part of The Adventurers’ Club. StarringSpencer D BlairAndy FlemingChrissi HartiganSkyler HigleyLaura PetroJohn SpillaneHobert ThompsonWith Claire Noone as Aoife Flannery / Prof. Lucky McDonaldPoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 33: Cutting Room Floor - Don's Plum

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:40:48 -0400

On this PMT minisode, host Laura Petro starts a new segment 'Cutting Room Floor' where she discusses movies that actually got made and for one reason or another, never made it to release. On this episode she talks about the rise and fall of the blacklisted 90's Don's Plum, a black and white indie movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Joining her on the episode to talk in depth about what went wrong is none other than producer of the film Dale Wheatley.

The Mountain Path (w/ Kristen Hallen)

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 01:00:25 -0400

In a land before time, a permanent night has fallen over the valley of the People Who Live By The Lake after smoke from the nearby, long dormant volcano fills the sky. Something must be done to preserve their way of life and bring back the sun. Tag and Vee, a mighty warrior and a gentle priestess, embark on this dangerous quest knowing that one of them will never return. The long path up the mountain is beset by dangers. Strange beasts, rivers of lava, clouds of ash, and a mysterious, brutal guardian, all await to make sure Tag and Vee never make it to the top and the night lasts forever.StarringSpencer D BlairRichard BrassealeLaura PetroLevi ShraderHobert ThompsonWith Liz Fitzgerald as VeeAnd Kristin Phillips as Tag

Minisode 32: Deadly Prey (1987) w/ Justin Fiocca

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 01:00:25 -0400

Hobert sits down with his friends Justin and Mike to watch Deadly Prey, a terrible action film from 1987. Muscles are on constant display in this guns’n’traps dumbing down of Rambo. Danton, an unkillable soldier who fought in the Vietnam War and now lives a simple life napping and taking out the trash for his wife, is kidnapped by a group of California mercenaries who take civilians off the street to hunt in the woods north of San Fransisco. Unfortunately for the mercenaries, Danton was trained by their leader to be the ultimate hunter, and he kills them all one by one because they love running through the forest single file. Yeah, this is the dumbest possible Rambo.

Moon Base (LIVE at Cold Reads, Hot Scripts at iO Chicago)

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:31:13 -0400

The year is the future and the world is in peril. Mankind has fracked the moon and caused it to crack down the center. If something isn’t done fast, a part of the moon might break off and tumble toward the Earth, killing everyone. Surely Earth’s brightest minds can solve the problem, if only science wasn’t so expensive! A partnering with a TV network, a team of scientists who all happen to be good looking and one celebrity guest are assembled to set out to save the moon and fall in love on Earth’s newest hit reality show: Moon Base!Thanks to Cold Reads, Hot Scripts at iO Chicago for having the PMT gang on!Starring:Spencer D BlairAngie CampbellDC CathroMegan CorseZach HackerCassie MiddlemistShariba RiversHobert ThompsonWith Louie Cordon as RealityTronAnd Sompong Patheuangsin as AwkwafinaPoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 31: First Christmas (w/ Ryan P)

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:00:24 -0400

Join your host Spencer D Blair as he chats with screenwriter and recent WGA member Ryan P about selling his first screenplay. We discuss how long it takes to get your foot in the door, what happens when you get some attention, and what Hollywood is looking for right now. Keep your eyes on Freeform next holiday season for more from our friend who got this made!

Knock-Offe: Joust the Two of Us (w/ Gwen Hope)

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 01:08:23 -0400

It’s a new year at the popular Midwest attraction, Ye Olde Time Fun Zone, and the knights of the realm are gathered once again to run the rides, games, and stunt show that make the park a hit with families. The Kings, the adorable older couple that own the park, have new ideas for the year that, while VERY similar to existing fantasy properties, are legally safe homages, and in no way infringing on any trademarks or copyrights…probably. Can Summer romance bloom in this land of fair use enchantment? Can Sir Ron, with the help of his stoner companion, win the hand of Princess Jane? Or will the machinations of jealous exes ruin a storybook romance for the ages?StarringSpencer D BlairGwen HopeZak KinnairdForestt Strong LaFaveLaura PetroRebecca ShromHobert ThompsonWith Bayley Pokorny as RonAnd Hana Christenson as Princess JanePoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 30: Please Help Me Make This

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 07:33:44 -0400

On this week's minisode, Laura is joined by her friend Jeff Paschal to talk about a short film that she wrote and the two have been working on making for the past year. Broadcast is the story of two fitness instructors who put out an exercise program via satellite to any possible survivors during the apocalypse.With: Meggie GatesJeff PaschalLaura Petro

New Look, Same Great Taste (w/ Andreas Aristides)

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:37:38 -0400

Helmut and Heidi Tübgürte own a small, artisanal yogurt company in a small nordic city where their family has always supplied the locals with some of the best yogurt in the world. A dream of expansion and a chance meeting with an enthusiastic American inspires them to take their brand to the USA, but unbeknownst to them, their new partner Tanner is more interested in branding and turning a quick profit than keeping any of his promises. With corners being cut and regulations being ignored, Tube-Gurt prepares to launch in the US and the results could ruin the family yogurt business forever. Starring Andreas AristidesSpencer D BlairMeggie GatesGwen HopeNate OdenkirkLaura PetroHobert ThompsonWith Pat Hoban and Lisa Albano as Helmut and Heidi And Austin Cope as TannerPoster by Andreas Aristides

Minisode 29: ASMRMR: Road House (1989)

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:43:35 -0400

Join Please Make This’s Hobert Thompson for an ASMRMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Movie Review) of the action classic: Road House. Enjoy some tingles as Hobert examines the hidden auditory delights of shattering beer bottles, hard punches, and the deep, dusty, voice of Sam Elliot. Pain don’t hurt, but tingles sure feel good.

Last Call (w/ Chris Jordan)

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 01:00:26 -0400

Death has always been a big part of Carson’s life. Really, it’s a big part of everyone’s lives since everyone knows exactly when and how they are going to die. When it’s time for you to know, a mysterious call center calls to inform you of your upcoming demise. For many people, this information gives them a sense of purpose and drive. People organize lavish “Last Day” parties for their friends and family, enjoy extreme sports, and become closely connected to the people who are part of (or responsible for) their deaths. Unlike many people, Carson’s fate keeps changing. Left guessing what the end of his story will be, he lives his life navigating a world of certainty, uncertain of when his last call will be.StarringSpencer D BlairChris JordanCass OstranderOlivia PerryLaura PetroHobert ThompsonWith Miles Potter as TedAnd Andreas Aristides as CarsonPoster by Jess Fang

Minisode 28: Before & After - Rocketman

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:00:45 -0400

On this week's Please Make This Minisode, Spencer goes to the movies with Kennon McKinney to see Rocketman, the 2019 Elton John biopic. With rainbows in their hearts and softfcore porn in their minds, they see if Taron Egerton can take Sir Elton to the stars and back. Happy Pride!

Something Unpredictable (w/ Chance Nichols)

Fri, 31 May 2019 09:37:20 -0400

Ten years ago, eight friends made a pact to accomplish big(ish) things after high school. They mostly went their separate ways and left their small town of Nixa, Missouri, but now they’re back. It’s the night of their ten-year high school reunion and the most successful among them, Toni, has reminded them all of their dreams and aspirations. Will reminiscing about who they were hold them back as the night reveals their secrets, failures, and conflicts? Or is a list from the past what they need to go forward?

Tales from the Scrypt: Untitled Magicians Romantic Comedy (w/ Laura Petro)

Fri, 24 May 2019 08:32:50 -0400

Scyrptkeeper Hobert sits down with new Please Make This host Laura Petro and old host Spencer to discuss Laura’s college-era opus: Untitled Magicians Romantic Comedy. Sure, it never got a title, but it does have mean spirited magicians, romantic heel turns, and one very large rabbit. Abraca-Daring!!!

Steel Toed (w/ Will Stagg)

Fri, 17 May 2019 01:00:19 -0400

Gabe is a simple guy. Gentle and kind, he loves his life working at a shoe store in suburban Ohio, he loves his girlfriend, Miranda, and he loves heavy metal music. There was a time in his life when he might have wanted to play professionally, but those days are long gone. Moments from closing the shop on an average Friday the 13th, a mysterious man arrives with an unusual request and Gabe suddenly finds himself in the body of Gabriel, the man he would have been if he’d stayed in his high school metal band, Steel Souls. As the two Gabes adjust to very different lifestyles, both walk a mile in a different pair of shoes and find out both paths would have offered them something they were missing.StarringSpencer D BlairSadie LancreteChance NicholsCass OstranderLaura PetroWill StaggHobert ThompsonWith Gabe Michalski as Gabe/GabrielAnd Calvin “Apoxis” Armstrong as the Mysterious ManPoster by Lev Cantoral

Minisode 26: Laura, Please Make This

Fri, 10 May 2019 01:45:12 -0400

This week on PMT, we are excited to introduce our new cohost, Laura Petro! You might remember Laura as the guest writer behind Danto Inferni's Party Castle, our first anthology film and inspiration for the PMT koozie. In this minisode we learn more about her and ourselves as we list our top three movies and suggest new ones for each other to listen to. After this, take a listen to Danto Inferni's Party Castle and reacquaint yourself with the fun, creativity, and joy that Laura will be bringing to PMT in the future!

Go (w/ Hannah Daniels and Liz Getty)

Fri, 03 May 2019 01:00:39 -0400

Richard Pennyberg is the richest man in Atlantic City, maybe even the world, and Mr. Pennyberg is no longer in the game. He has been convicted of a long list of criminal offenses and sent directly to jail. His many properties and businesses are now up for grabs as his holdings are dissolved, and key players in the city are now moving to grab up as much as they can. The fashion mogul, the race car driver, the oil man, the dog breeder, and even his slow-witted nephew are all rolling the dice to see if they can bargain, con, and steal to collect as much of Pennyberg’s fortune as they can. With the authorities shining a light on their shady business dealings and an intrepid reporter covering the story, it’s anyone’s guess who will make their monopoly, and who will go bust.

Minisode 25: The Thirtieth Year

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 01:00:29 -0400

On Spencer's thirtieth birthday, he revisits a movie that had a huge impact on him as a child: The Thirteenth Year, a Disney Channel Original Movie about Cody, a boy who starts turning into a mermaid on his thirteenth birthday. After living among the merfolk for seventeen years, what changes await Cody on the land in this, his thirtieth year? Stay tuned at the end of the episode for the actual song they play at the end of the movie!

The Ikea at the End of the World (w/ Nate Odenkirk)

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:28:29 -0400

Once, there were cities teeming with people and life. A culture now lost to the ages. But at the very end of it all, some brave humans made their way to a place warm and familiar to them: the Swedish furniture outlet store Ikea. Here they have lived for generations, keeping the old ways as best they can. On the eve of another great “Exiting”, where four young people are chosen to leave the store on a mission of exploration and hope, a documentary crew in charge of recording the Ikea peoples’ proud history watches on as this year’s chosen weigh their fates and try to decide if they are ready to leave behind…The Ikea at the End of the World.StarringSpencer D BlairLiz GettyKristen HallenNate OdenkirkRichie OwensMatt RoartyHobert ThompsonKyle Tomlinwith Elsie How as CameraAnd Hannah McDonald as Ingatorp

Minisode 24: Tales from the Scrypt: Morning Deliveries (w/ Rob Steinberg)

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:00:24 -0400

Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with comedian and filmmaker Rob Steinberg to talk about his script for Morning Deliveries, a script he wrote during a rough period of college and later adapted into a short film that was only screened once. Full of 3 week time jumps, inter-dimensional parties, and a the barest of connections to a Stephen King story of the same name, this tale of a little boy with a drug dealing demon (?) crashing in his closet is a jumbled, visually dazzling mess. Rob and Hobert also talk bad screenwriting class memories, mean art teachers, and Rob’s love of setting up chances to fail.

Good Boy (w/ Melanie Menendez)

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 01:00:22 -0400

Brian is a little down on his luck. Making ends meet by selling weed out of his crappy apartment, he doesn’t have a lot of positive things going for him. That is, except for his beloved dog, Papi. Papi adores her owner, and just wants to see him happy. How can a dog understand that the person she loves is making bad decisions, getting in too deep, and putting both of them in real danger? Maybe Papi can’t, but to her Brian will forever be her Good Boy.StarringSpencer D BlairMelanie MenendezNate OdenkirkRichie OwensNick ShineHobert ThompsonAlly WhitelawWith Alex Collyard as BrianAnd Courtney Tua as Papi

Bad Genes (w/ Alex Collyard)

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:57:16 -0400

Gene’s having an eventful last day of college. His papers are due, he’s trying to breakup with his girlfriend, and he wants to make some time to attend his school’s last day festivities. While navigating his way through this difficult day, he starts to notice something strange: a man who looks just like him, desperately following him wherever he goes. Who is this mysterious stranger, what do they want from him, and why do they keep pleading him to give them their life back? StarringSpencer D BlairAlex CollyardMelanie MenendezRichie OwensHobert ThompsonCourtney TuaAlly WhitelawWith Nick Shine as Bad GeneAnd Nate Odenkirk as Good Gene

Minisode 23: Before & After - Uncle Drew

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 02:42:48 -0400

On this week's Please Make This Minisode, Spencer sits down with his roommates Tad Walters and Reed Bustraan to review Uncle Drew, the 2018 film based on a 2012 Pepsi commercial. Will Tad's love of highlights win over Spencer's hatred of sports movies? Or will the overuse of the term "youngblood" annoy everyone? Warning: Partial nudity ahead!

Neighborly Dicks (w/ Ian Erickson)

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 01:00:38 -0500

Tim and Jim have never really gotten along. Neighbors since the births of their sons, they’ve felt a competitive spirit between them that has, over the years, started to erode their sanity. On the eve of their sons joint 21st birthdays their competition reaches a fever pitch, with both men spending and scheming to make sure their respective party is the most memorable 21st. As the parties devolve into a chaotic night of high-end electronics, fancy liquor, and famous bands, will Jim and Tim learn anything? Or will they just keep being Neighborly Dicks?

Minisode 22: They Made This (w/ Mark Thompson)

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:00:53 -0500

PMT’s Hobert sits down with his father, Mark, to talk about his first foray into playwriting: “Just Another Big Dog”. A “veterinary thriller” about an animal hospital held hostage by bank robbers in need of medical attention that features onstage surgery, intense stakes, and a pair of goofy local radio hosts. Sit back and listen to one amateur writer’s decade-long road to bring his vision to life!

Credits (w/ Lily Reed)

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:34:16 -0500

Bryan and Ryan Tucci are the darlings of daytime TV. America’s favorite gossips, beloved by audiences and critics alike, they host the incredibly popular Tea Time with the Tuccis. But backstage they rule their show with iron fists, belittling and abusing the hardworking staff that keeps the daily show afloat. Tired of the abuse, the crew bands together to give the Tuccis an episode they won’t forget. Turning their under-appreciated jobs against the couple, the crew lets the show unravel, and it’s up to the show’s Director, Cerise Lannigan, to decide how much tea she’s willing to spill.

Minisode 21: The Forbidden Lusty Forest

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:00:25 -0500

Host and aspiring erotic novelist, S.D. Blair gives a sneak preview of his first work, The Forbidden Lusty Forest, in this week’s Please Make This Minisode. WARNING: This episode contains graphic depictions of what the author believes is heterosexual sex.Starring:Liz Getty as BeatriceBrandon Kirkman as GaryHobert Thompson as Ones and Twos

Demi & His Demon (w/ Amar Risbud)

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:00:05 -0500

Demi Alvarez is a lonely boy. Friendless and ignored, he’s always wanted someone in his life to care about him. Luckily for Demi, a friend suddenly appears to him in the form of a disembodied voice, calling to him from a mask he felt compelled to make for art class. With the demon Azathoth whispering in his ear and some help from his iconoclastic art teacher and an occult obsessed high schooler, Demi sets out to help Azathoth complete a task that might end our world forever. Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/2JDQTvStarring:Spencer D BlairElsie HowRichie OwensLily ReedAmar RisbudHobert ThompsonWith Alex Borkowski as Azathoth the DemonAnd Keenan Lloyd as Demi Alvarez

Minisode 20: Tales from the Scrypt: Doppledemon (w/ Nico Thomas)

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 01:00:25 -0500

Eee-hee-hee! Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with Nico Thomas to talk about his mirror-murder gore-fest, Doppledemon: the tale of a boy who becomes possessed by a demon every time he looks in a mirror. Full of edge-lord dialogue, fountains of blood and gore, and Jeff Goldblum’s exploding head, can Nico ever make this demonic thriller to life? Or are some scripts better off dead? BRING OUT YER DEAD!

Tick Tock (w/ Stephanie Weber)

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 01:00:23 -0500

Angeline Zellner is an advertising executive in Chicago, IL, with an opportunity before her: an opportunity for revenge. Back in high school a boy named Tony D’Augustino ditched her at the biggest dance of the year, and now Tony’s humble clock shop in the suburbs is her agency’s newest account. Angeline has a perfect pitch for an ad that will destroy Tony’s life… until her purposefully bad ad catches more attention than she bargained for.Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/LZ1122Starring:Spencer D BlairSohrab ForoozeshLiz GettyRichie OwensHobert ThompsonStephanie WeberWith Lily Reed as Angeline ZellnerAnd Amar Risbud as Tony

Minisode 19: Before & After - Fyre Fraud

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:00:15 -0500

On this week's Please Make This Minisode, Richie sits down with Lara McCann-Moran (Horseplay) and Melissa Lynn Moore (Love, Constance) to do a Before & After about Hulu's hit documentary Fyre Fraud.Before & After is a minisode where somebody who has no idea what the movie they're about to see is about, makes a prediction as to what the movie will be about before they watch it. Then, after the movie is watched, they find out how accurate they were and discuss the movie as a whole.Love you!

Last Train Home (w/ Samantha Berkman)

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 01:00:15 -0500

Odessa is a proud young woman, and for good reason. She is the bravest of the brave, the strongest of the strong, the cleverest of the clever. When her friends want to go out for a night of party-hopping, it’s only natural that they turn to her to lead them. Can Odessa lead a motley crew of young drunks (including her naive little sister) around Chicago and make it back in time to snuggle up to her beau? Will she (with the distant aid of her wise eldest sister) be able to keep the group together and navigate a night of drinking contests, arrogant party-boys, seductive taco joints and one sinister cyclist, or will she and her sister miss The Last Train Home?!Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/d5XJXEStarring:Le AboavSamantha BerkmanSpencer D BlairIan EricksonRichie OwensHobert ThompsonWith Stephanie Weber as Odessa

Minisode 18: Tales From the Scrypt: Suffragette City (w/ Paula Skaggs)

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 01:00:15 -0500

Eee-hee-hee! Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with Paula Skaggs to talk about a road trip film about feminist icons Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton (or Carry Nation, depending on how exciting you want it to be) traveling the East coast in a horse in buggy. It’s a film that was born as a film, became a sketch, and died in an improv scene. Can Paula and Hobert resurrect the corpse of this love letter to two American icons? And can we make it a rap musical? BRING OUT YER DEAD!Oh btw we are now on Spotify if that floats your boat! Head over there and follow and listen to this ep with your hearts content!

Deathstream (w/ Richard Kniazuk)

Fri, 28 Dec 2018 01:00:15 -0500

Time ticks by slowly in Sauna City. Like a bead of sweat running down your face or film that’s just one scene too long. Steve Gerard, film critic, knows this all too well. Steve’s been spending way too much time online, and he’s started to notice something he worries no one else has seen: a killer, lurking sites and bragging about a string of mysterious murders of online personalities. Can Steve connect the clues across the web that no one else is noticing? Or is the sweltering summer heat and constant diet of content making him lose his mind?Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/dZGQg2Starring:Samantha BerkmanSpencer D BlairLiz GettyRichard KniazukNate OdenkirkRichie OwensPaula SkaggsHobert Thompson And Chad Weaver as Steve Gerard

Minisode 17: PMT Pilots - The Three Wise Guys

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:10:21 -0500

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all thro’ the cast,Spencer was recording a pilot that was fun and was fastThe actors each read their scripts with love and careWith the hopes that listeners soon would be there.Happy Holidays from the Please Make This Crew!Written by Spencer D BlairStarring:Jared McBain as GasparAlex Collyard as Balthasarand Alosha Robinson as Melchior

Punch Justice (LIVE from the Chicago Podcast Festival)

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 01:00:05 -0500

The Please Make This boys are coming to you live from Chicago’s Beat Kitchen as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival! Enjoy this tale of family traditions, punch experimentation, and grandmother death. A big thanks to the Festival for having us and everyone who came to out to hear us verbally abuse Zachary Quinto! Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/sYzw4RStarring:Lisa AlbanoSpencer D BlairAlex CollyardRichie OwensHobert ThompsonJake WallachGarrett WiliamsAnd Melanie Menendez as Punch Justice

Minisode 16: Do Make This

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 01:38:09 -0500

On this week’s Please Make This Minisode, Richie shares a portion of the first draft of a short he would like to make, tentatively titled “What’s Real”. If you’d like to read the whole draft or have any feedback, reach out to Richie on any social media! With: Alex Borkowski as Pool Woman 1 / Pool GuyAmar Risbud as Pool Woman 2 / Tyler Richie Owens as Doctor Gerard MulcahyLily Reed as GeorgiaElsie How as Annie

Student Film (w/ Megan Stalter)

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 01:00:04 -0500

Finn felt adrift, bored, and alone till “Student Film” came into her life. While browsing for something to watch one night, Finn stumbles on this enigmatic work of cinema by a mysterious artist, A. Guy, that changes her perspective on the world forever. Inspired, she sets out to find A. Guy, sharing the film and creating new die-hard fans as she goes. With a minor cult forming behind her and a clue about Nebraska, Finn finds her hero, but does he feel the same way about his work as they do?Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/cgQx1yStarring:Spencer D BlairVivian EllisRichie OwensAmar RisbudMegan StalterHobert ThompsonRichard KniazukAnd Meredith Kachel as Finn

Minisode 15: Tales From the Scrypt: Time Neighbors (w/ Mike Scipioni)

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:13:51 -0500

Eee-hee-hee! Scryptkeeper Hobert sits down with his friend Mike to talk about their dead TV concept: Time Neighbors, a tale of friendship, gentrification, and mind-melting timeline architecture. Mike and Hobert dig up an old doc of notes and perform an autopsy on their series that never was, highlighting the project’s least filmable qualities, including an opening scene set in ancient China, actors being randomly switched out for older/younger doubles, flying robot cellphones and a Hitler-that-never-was as a barista at a “TimeBucks”. BRING OUT YER DEAD!

For the Love of Tim Skillet (w/ Olivia Perry)

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:00:18 -0500

For years Lauren and Molly have watched and practically worshipped their local weatherman, Tim Skillet. When Tim’s girlfriend, Chicago politician Ellen Degeneray, proposes to him during a live broadcast, their lives are sent into a spiral. With Lauren’s dim-witted husband in tow, they set off on a poorly thought out crime spree to make sure Tim remains single…even if it means getting rid of Ellen permanently.Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/fb8rZSStarring:Spencer D BlairJustin Fiocca Nate OdenkirkRichie OwensOlivia PerryTanner PerryMichael Scipioni Hobert ThompsonWith Megan Stalter as Molly BunterAnd Paula Skaggs as Lauren Bern

Minisode 14: The Usual Podcasts (w/ Chris Blake)

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 01:00:28 -0500

Richie sits down with his friend Chris Blake to have a quick conversation about Chris' favorite movie: The Usual Suspects.

The Fort Knights (w/ Matthew Hoelter)

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 01:00:03 -0400

The Carlsburg family solves its problems on the battlefield. Well, the simulated battlefield. And now on the eve of another LARPing event they’ve invited their friends, the Knights, to participate in a weekend of padded armor, foam swords, and a single quest: Parents vs Kids, with gaming privileges on the line. Taking up sword and bow, the children of the two families hold up in a besieged fortress and defend against the dragon’s monster horde. How long will they hold out against their parents’ unrelenting, but loving, assault? Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/RUwJqs Starring:Spencer D BlairSteph CallaghanDrew FlippinGrant GigotKristen HallenMatthew HoelterRichie OwensOlivia PerryHobert Thompson

Minisode 13: The Haunting of a Podcast

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 01:02:03 -0400

This All Hallow's Eve, join your host Spencer Blair as he takes you on a terrifying tale of his own invention. Before you enjoy this episode, make sure all the lights are on and all the doors are locked. Happy Halloween!

Casino World (w/ Luke Taylor)

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 01:00:09 -0400

Casino World is the greatest casino and resort on the planet, maybe in the whole galaxy. It’s a hive of fun and excitement where gamblers, partiers, tourists, spies, super-criminals, magicians, celebrities, and mad scientists kick back and unwind, or maybe even find themselves wrapped up in a caper or two! On this night in the famous casino Lady Luck must be feeling super weird, as the normal goings on devolve into a wild night of horse drugs, high stakes gambling, and magic as the house suddenly begins to lose like never before. Can anyone forget one wild night in Casino World?Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/vwvNk5Starring:Spencer D BlairDavid BrownWyatt FairShannon NollKelly OpalkoRichie OwensLuke TaylorHobert ThompsonAnd Jake Dewar as Alan Tudyk

Minisode 12: Before And After - Never Too Young To Die (1986)

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 01:01:09 -0400

Spencer and Hobert sit down with B-Movie Master Justin Fiocca and some film-pals to be introduced to the Jame-Bond-Lite John Stamos vehicle Never Too Young To Die. This movie’s got it all: bad acting, inexplicable twists, boring action scenes, weird sex scenes, and more stereotypes than you can shake pointy metal finger at. John Stamos stars as Lance Stargrove, a junior spy with a dead dad (George Lazenby), a quirky best friend (Peter Kwong), a partner/girlfriend he seemingly inherits (Vanity), and a nemesis (Gene Simmons) with a very convoluted scheme. Will Stargrove make his daddy proud? Or will LA get poisoned or something?

The Iron Range (w/ Grace Thomas)

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 01:00:29 -0400

The Urzar family has been through some tough times up in Minnesota’s Iron Range. Grandson Riley hasn’t seen his family in years while his grandfather Fritz feels trapped by growing concern about his physical and mental health since his wife’s passing. As they all gather at the Urzar cabin to mourn, two men burdened by anger and regret are thrown together. What connection do they have to the monsters that lurk in the woods of the Iron Range? Does the threat to the family lurk the woods at night, or is it sleeping safely under their own roof?Read The Script Here! https://goo.gl/NRFta1Starring:Spencer D BlairJake DewarWyatt FairKelly OpalkoRichie OwensLuke TaylorHobert ThompsonWith David Brown as Fritz And Shannon Noll as Riley

Minisode 11: A Dream Come True: Kevin Cormier's Space Goo

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 01:00:09 -0400

In this Please Make This Minisode, Richie Owens had a crazy dream about a movie... and then wrote that dream down and had actors bring it to life! It's a Dream Come True! Listen to Kevin Cormier's Space Goo now!Starring:Matthew HoelterKristen HallenSteph Callaghanand Olivia Perry as Kevin Cormier

P Town (w/ Rebecca Bulnes)

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:29:00 -0400

Chris and Suze Sacco’s P Town is America’s favorite kids’ show, but things are anything but sunshiny backstage. The Saccos’ marriage is falling apart under the weight of jealousy, ambition, and an inability to start a “real” family. Will the show survive its leads’ issues, or will the tragedy of the real world spill into P Town?Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/9eq6qPStarring:Spencer D BlairRebecca BulnesMatthew Hoelter Richie OwensGrace ThomasHobert ThompsonWith Levi Shrader as Chris SaccoAnd August Stamper as Suze Sacco

Minisode 10: A BIG Announcement!

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:39:56 -0400

On Wednesday, November 28th, at 8:30 PM, in the Upstairs of the Beat Kitchen, you will get to see a LIVE Please Make This! All part of the Chicago Podcast Festival. Get your tickets TODAY!https://www.beatkitchen.com/event/tw-eventinfo/Gab+To+Go%2C+Please+Make+This/8723355/

Do Your Thing! (w/ Meggie Gates)

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 01:00:16 -0400

Gertrude Slime was one of the biggest porn stars of the 70’s; an icon of the sexual revolution now retired and spending her twilight years bored and reminiscing. When an internet search takes her to the page of an aspiring SoundCloud rapper named Dirty Napz (@DirtyNapz), Gertrude finds herself suddenly in a relationship again. Despite their age difference, the pair find kinship in their art, their loneliness, and their passion for their communities. Will jealousy and a world that doesn’t understand pull Gertrude and Napz apart? Or will they live by the code of “Do Your Thing!”?Starring:Spencer D BlairMeggie GatesConnor Golden Richie OwensHobert ThompsonTad WaltersEric WiigWith Rebecca Bulnes as Gertrude SlimeAnd Alex Collyard as Dirty Napz

Minisode 9: At The Parties w/ Hobert (Cornelia Arts Building Open House, 5/5/18)

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 01:00:26 -0400

Please Make This’s Hobert Thompson leaves his comfort zone by stepping out of the beer soaked world of house parties and into the wine sipping, cheese tasting world of a gallery opening. In this episode of At The Parties you’ll hear him giggling nervously as he interviews *stuffy voice* patrons of the arts *end stuffy voice* about films they’d recently seen, and straining not to tell an elderly woman that Across the Universe is one of the worst movie musicals of all time. If you listen closely there’s also a hidden background review of Trader Joe’s Belgian Waffle Cookies. Enjoy! *doffs beret*Movies Recommended:LionBreakfast at Tiffany’sHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2Across the UniverseDeath of StalinHigh FidelityGood BurgerInglorious BasterdsIsle of DogsLove SimonThe Post

The Clean Magic Crew & The Heart of New York (w/ Tucker Millett)

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 01:00:28 -0400

The Clean Magic cleaning company has been a fixture of their neighborhood for years. Just a normal family, workin’ in the Big Apple. Only that’s what they want you to think! Really they are the premier fixers for the fantastical community of NYC, cleaning up everything from alien invasions to undead plagues, all in secrecy with the help of a crew of top-notch specialists. But times change, and the hapless children of the Rabbito clan are now in charge of the operation. Will they be able to keep up the family biz? Or does a malevolent force have it’s eye on…The Heart of New York City!Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/MR57HUStarring:Brian BennettSpencer D BlairMeggie GatesTucker MillettBrigid NearyRichie OwensWill StaggWith Lily Reed as PeachyPeter Olszowka as LuiguyMatt Roarty as Mar-yo

Minisode 8: Before And After - The Meg (w/ Lara McCann-Moran)

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:00:28 -0400

On this NEW Please Make This Minisode, Richie sits down with a guest to review a movie before they even seen it, and then immediately review that same movie right after they see it!This week's episode features reviews of the movie The Meg and the second half of this episode contains spoilers for the movie The Meg.

Dream Team (w/ Elsie How)

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 01:00:04 -0400

Coach Hazard’s varsity women’s field hockey team isn’t the best, or the toughest, or the fastest, but they are all having the same dream…so there’s that? Every night the girls see a troubling figure, a strange symbol, and a sinister force pulling them toward something in the woods. Can Kristie and Peg pull the team together to figure out what’s going on before they reach the dream’s end?Read the Script Here: https://goo.gl/Ns4bxSStarring:Spencer D BlairLiz GettyElsie HowPauline Lazaretti Lara McCann-MoranRichie OwensHobert ThompsonCourtney TuaWith Lyn-Z Harney as KristieAnd Tucker Millett as Coach Hazard

Minisode 7: At The Parties w/ Hobert (Nathan & Josh’s Birthday Party 7/27/18)

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 01:00:54 -0400

Please Make This’s Hobert Thompson interviews guests at a very fun bi-birthday extravaganza. Beers are consumed, guacamole is made table-side, and Skull Island is defended with the passion of King Kong himself.At The Parties Recommends:Antman & The Wasp Eighth GradeIn BrugesHotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationDisaster ArtistTagKingsman 2: The Golden CircleUnfriended: Dark WebKong: Skull Island

Moonpie (w/ Brianna Wellen)

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 01:00:05 -0400

Frank Cosmos always wanted to be astronaut, but sometimes life serves you up a different slice of fate. After her beloved father dies, Frank is visited by his ghost, who conveys his dying wish: move to New Zealand and run his pie shop, Moonpie. Can this All-American tech wiz make life in a small New Zealand town work? Can she ever learn to cook? Who will she fall for: the shy shepherd with the kind smile, or the charming cobbler who’s more than he seems? Ghosts, pies, and music abound in MOONPIE!Read the Script Here: https://goo.gl/uUCxtCStarring:Jess BensonSpencer D BlairDylan DoetchRichie OwensHobert “DJ HJ” ThompsonBrianna WellenWith Rebecca Bulnes as Frank CosmosMichael Scipioni as Alan Shepard And Ron Ferrara as Allen Cobbler

Minisode 6: PMT Pilots - Legally Blonde 3: She's Legally Blind Now

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:09:00 -0400

In the third highly anticipated installment of The Legally Blonde franchise, Elle Woods sets her sights on the White House. But when a degenerative macular disease causes her to lose her eyesight, Elle gives her voice to a underrepresented constituency.Starring Elle Woods as herselfWritten by Spencer D Blair

Costume Party (w/ Dylan Doetch)

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 01:00:04 -0400

Jessica’s not really feeling Halloween this year. She doesn’t want to dress up in a silly couple costume with her girlfriend, Jennifer; doesn’t want to go out; and certainly doesn’t want to baby-sit four sugar-crazed kids. But when things go from costume party to monster mash thanks to a witch’s spell, Jessica finds herself leading her monstrous charges through the weirdest Halloween of their lives! Featuring Tony Award nominee Danny DeVito as himself. Read the Script Here: https://goo.gl/KkbCCUStarring:-Spencer D Blair-Dylan Doetch-Ron Ferrara-Richie Owens-Michael Scipioni-Hobert Thompson-With Rebecca Bulnes as Barbara Yagi-Jessica Benson as Jennifer-And Brianna Wellen as Jessica

Minisode 5: NPR PMT - The Producers (1967)

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 01:00:34 -0400

What does it take to flop on Broadway? Producer Richie Owens tells the story of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom.

Fight Street (w/ Alex Borkowski)

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:00:14 -0400

In the big city it’s a metaphorical dog eat dog world, a metaphorical concrete jungle, a metaphorical street fight. But for baker Alex Liddell, it’s about to get way more literal. After foiling a mugging, Alex is invited into the city’s most exclusive martial arts tournament, where average folk from every walk of life compete for a life changing top prize, or suffer the wrath of The Red Queen. Can you tell me how to get to Fight Street?Read the Script Here: https://goo.gl/xQ3FM3Starring:- Spencer D Blair- Alex Borkowski- Liz Getty- Richie Owens- Hobert ThompsonWith Will Quam as Grant MastersDylan Doetch as Alex “The Baker” LiddellAnd Derry Mac as The Red Queen

Minisode 4: At The Parties w/ Hobert (Richie & Lara’s Birthday Party, 6/15/18)

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:16:47 -0400

Hobert talks to guests at Richie and Lara’s joint, 2019 themed Birthday Party. He has the majority of the plot of The Kissing Booth explained to him. Happy Birthday, Richie and Lara!"Thanks, Hobert" - Richie

Time Traveling Beach Bitch (w/ Sadie Lancrete)

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 01:00:05 -0400

Left a lonely beach orphan after her parent’s tragic demises, Pepper Elizabeth spends her days stealing, dancing, and being a badass beach bitch. But when a time traveller comes to her with a dire mission and a team of slightly familiar historical figures, it’s up to Pepper Elizabeth to shake the sand from her hair and learn to do some instruments, because only Rock ’n’ Roll can save the future!Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/CExusM Starring:Matt CollinsSpencer D BlairLiz GettyNathan HallSadie LancreteErik MorrisonRichie OwensHobert ThompsonWith Stephen Hilger as Sir TAnd Madeline Horwath as Pepper Elizabeth

Minisode 3: PMT Pilots - Mad Monica: Friendship Road

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:00:04 -0400

In the stark desert wasteland populated by a broken humanity driven by survival, a group of 20 something year-old friends make the best of a bad situation. In a future where society has definitely gone on a break, these friends still laugh, cry, fall in love, and hide from maniacal motorcycle gangs.Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/PZ2yeiStarring:Elsie How as MonicaHobert Thompson as RossLara McCann-Moran as RachelRichie Owens as JoeyLiz Getty as Phoebeand Pauline Lazzeretti as JaniceWritten by Spencer D Blair"I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts"I'll Be There For You [Metal Version]" by Uila Max

Helliday (w/ Madeline Horwath)

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 01:00:02 -0400

The Hellmans are just like any normal family: three kids, a devoted mom, and a step-father who trying to fit in. Only in this case, the step-father is Evil Incarnate, the Lord of Lies, The Morning Star…SATAN! But this handsome devil is more interested in grilling brats than sinners, and he’s doing everything he can to make the family’s first trip to his fiery home go smoothly. With his kids Zippy, Eddie, and Vanessa in tow, Stan and Madeline embark on a Helliday they’ll never forget!Read the Script Here: https://goo.gl/P2rqR4Starring:Spencer D BlairChrissy HartzellMadeline HorwathDerry MacRichie OwensHobert ThompsonWith Lily Reed as Zippy HellmanAnd Alex Borkowski as Stan Hellman

Minisode 2: NPR PMT - They Live

Fri, 25 May 2018 01:00:02 -0400

There's a world out there that many can't see. Producer Richie Owens tells this story about John Nada.

Danto Inferni’s Party Castle (w/ Laura Petro)

Fri, 18 May 2018 01:00:02 -0400

Parties, get-togethers, gatherings, hootenannies, jamborees, keggers, ragers…Danto Inferni’s Party Castle contains many a festive occasion. Do you dare open the doors to this most tubular of establishments, or will the fear of committing a party foul keep you standing outside? DARE, friends! Open those doors and come inside, there’s many hors d’oeuvres and refreshments in here, and you might even discover…yourself??Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/XCTvwEStarring:Spencer D BlairGabbi BoydShawn BushAlex CollyardSadie LancreteLara McCann-MoranRichie OwensLaura PetroWith Hobert Thompson as Mordecai the Party GooseAnd Dylan Doetch as Danto Inferni

Minisode 1: At The Parties w/ Hobert (Tad’s Birthday, 3/14/18)

Fri, 11 May 2018 01:00:26 -0400

The first Please Make This minisode where we take a break from creating movies and talk about ones that have already been made, ideas we came up with outside of the podcast, and some other short form experiments! First up is At The Parties with Hobert!Film critics spend their whole careers developing their critical voices, opinions, and theories on film. But why let those stuffy ol’ bigheads have all the fun?! We sent Please Make This writer Hobert to a birthday party to ask for film reviews from a bunch of drunken revelers. Enjoy!

Black Hats (w/ Jacob Eugene Horn)

Fri, 04 May 2018 01:00:16 -0400

No one is bigger, badder, or meaner than feared outlaw “Cactus” Jack Marshal. After years of cutting a bloody swath through the Southwest, Cactus Jack kidnaps a young boy to train to carry on his infamous legend. With Buck at his side, Cactus Jack goes to settle an old score only to find out someone’s already beat them to it. After assembling a colorful gang of killers and thieves, Jack and Buck set out for revenge…and destroy anything and anyone that stand in their way. Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/ceto7CStarring:Spencer D BlairRichie OwensLaura PetroHobert ThompsonWith James Fisher Jr. as Buckand Tucker Millett as “Cactus” Jack Marshal

Horseplay (w/ Lara McCann-Moran)

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:00:03 -0400

When Rick was a kid, his favorite restaurant was Horseplay. It may have been silly, poor quality, and kitschy—but it left an impression on young Rick that stayed long after the place had closed down. Unemployed but dearly loved by his wife and daughter, Rick finds himself adrift till he comes up with a plan: bring back Horseplay. Can this family round up success with this buck-wild theme restaurant or will it run away with them?Read The Script Here!: https://goo.gl/8mAvweStarring:Robel AregaSpencer D BlairHannah DanielsMelissa Lynn MooreLara McCann-MoranRichie OwensMadeline WolfsonWith Shawn Bush as Rick Moranis as RickHappy Birthday Week, Rick Moranis!

Super Duper (w/ Hannah Daniel)

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 01:00:10 -0400

In a world where everyone has a superpower—ranging from incredible to the incredibly mundane—Claire is one of the few with no idea what she can do. Fresh out of college, Claire has to face the daunting forces of uncertainty, parental disappointment, and envy of her friends’ wide array of abilities. Will a seminar with a noted self-help hero help her unlock the power within her, or will Claire never know what makes her Super Duper?Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/nyqY8hStarring:Spencer D BlairElena BruessHannah DanielJacob Eugene HornElsie HowCara LarsonRichie OwensLaura PetroHobert ThompsonWith Meggie Gates as Claire

Damen Meadows (w/ Will Stagg)

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:32:06 -0400

New neighbors have moved to the friendly neighborhood of Damen Meadows and the families on the block are throwing a celebratory BBQ to welcome them. It seems like such a nice street full of nice families…but simmering underneath are years of resentments, betrayals, and infidelities. If things turn nasty, will the residents of Damen Meadows come together, or tear themselves apart?Read the script here!: https://goo.gl/dQtnxeWithSpencer D Blair Mercedes LakeSophie MimicaMelissa Lynn MooreLara McCann-MoranRichie OwensWill Stagg Hobert ThompsonAnd Paula Skaggs as Tori & Terri

Real Boy (w/ Robel Arega)

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:10:19 -0500

Wally is a new student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his idea for his final project is a machine unlike any other. A machine that can not only seem like a real college student, but BE a real college student. When the popularity of his invention becomes more than he could ever achieve, Wally has to face a tough question: What makes a real boy?Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/W8oicCFAN ART GIVEAWAY! Check out Facebook Page (facebook.com/pleasemakethis) for information on how to win a $25 gift card to a movie theater of your choice!Starring:Richard Kniazuk as WallyJesse Nicolaus as CRIKCourtney Crary as Janine Whale-LustRichie Owens as BrockSadie Lancrete as CatMelissa Lynn Moore as Alex & Bus DriverHobert Thompson as Frat Boy BobRobel Arega as Narrator

Nikolaos (w/ Michael Scipioni & Justin Fiocca)

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:40:25 -0500

Nikolaos of Myra lived a life devoted to his God, his beloved wife, and to the children; wherever they’re in need. As word of his deeds of good will to all spread, heroes rally around this larger than life figure. In this sprawling epic, we examine the life and myth of the man who would be…Santa KlausWith:Nick BedellSpencer D BlairLara McCann-MoranMelissa Lynn MooreRichie OwensNick RossiNick ScuttiJosh SmithHobert ThompsonWith Nathan Hall as Nikolaos of Myra

Babymoon (w/ Paula Skaggs)

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 01:01:33 -0500

Mariella thought booking an overnight session with a world famous doula would be the perfect way to spend her “babymoon”, but when she arrives at the country estate, there’s definitely something weird going on. She’s not the only pregnant woman staying the night, and the doula and her helpers are all…strange. Can these women escape with their and their children’s lives? Or will they all die by the light of….THE BABYMOON. Starring:Spencer D BlairDeidre DillonClaire ParlettePaula SkaggsHobert ThompsonMandy LevallWith Megan Hosack as Mariellaand Allie Romano as The Devil Doula

Back Into Baseball (w/ Erik Morrison)

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 01:01:28 -0500

Bobby Back loves baseball, but never had the skill to play professionally. When he gets his shot to finally play as part of a charity stunt, this elderly janitor’s love of the game and penchant for wild antics takes the world by storm. Can this old sports fan handle the rigors of fame, or has Coach Kay created a monster?Starring:Spencer D BlairJustin FioccaLara McCann-MoranRichie Owens Kelsie OzamizMichael Scipioni Hobert Thompsonwith Pauline Lazzeretti as Bette Midler as Coach Kayand Brian Dukes as Bill Murray as Bobby Back

BONUS EPISODE! Disney Presents: Bare Truck: A Hairy Adventure

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:54:31 -0500

A bonus episode for you for subscribing! Enjoy our pilot episode (with some sound quality issues).When his adopted father teaches him drive, one special bear takes up a mission to spread sex-positivity across the nation. Will he make it all the way to Utah? Or will he be stopped by a ruthless sheriff who’s more than meets the eye?Starring:David LiebensonHobert ThompsonMichelle DaveyNick Chilson Paula SkaggsRichie OwensSteve GerardAnd Spencer D Blair as The BearFind the art and the script here!: http://coolcontent.cool/podcasts/please-make-this/disney-presents-bare-truck

Love, Constance (w/ Melissa Lynn Moore & Mercedes Lake)

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 01:20:08 -0500

When Constance, a worker at a Victorian Style Butterfly House, is murdered, it's up to her replacement Trish to find out who killed her. Written by Richie Owens, Mercedes Lake, Spencer D Blair, Hobert Thompson, and Melissa Lynn Moore. Starring:- Spencer D Blair as Constance- Sadie Lancrete as Trish- Hobert Thompson as Mark- Melissa Lynn Moore as Sarah- Erik Morrison as Gus- Richie Owens as Taylor- Mercedes Lake as BeckyFor a look at the script and movie poster, head over to:http://coolcontent.cool/podcasts/please-make-this/love-constance

Introducing: Please Make This

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:19:41 -0500

Are you sick and tired of unoriginal Hollywood reboots and adaptations?Don’t you wish somebody would re-inject Tinsel Town with some creative vigor?Well, you’ve come to the right place! Please Make This is a podcast where Hobert Thompson, Spencer Blair, Richie Owens, and a guest writer, come up with, and then write scenes from, a movie that Hollywood needs to make. Then, actors come in and do a table read of the scenes to bring the movies to life!Here's a trailer for our first episode!Subscribe wherever you find podcasts, or listen on MachineCulture.com or CoolContent.Cool.