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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Ben Blacker

    Episode 208: Weekly World News by Michael Colton and John Aboud | Maximum Fun (opens the original)

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    Episode 208: Weekly World News by Michael Colton and John Aboud Dead Pilots Society celebrates 10 years with Weekly World News, a comedy pilot from Michael Colton and John Aboud based on the popular newspaper tabloid, Weekly World News is about the reporters who bring us the amazing but true stories of ghosts, aliens, and mutant freaks. Colton and Aboud created and ran ABC’s Home Economics for three seasons, were showrunners on HBO Max’s animated series Close Enough, and have written for Acapulc

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Ben Blacker

    Episode 207: Claudia Lonow Interview | Maximum Fun (opens the original)

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    Here is the after show for Fan Girl, featuring Andrew’s interview with Claudia Lonow. Claudia has created four television shows: Rude Awakening, Good Girls Don’t, Accidentally on Purpose, and How to Live With Your Parents (For The Rest of Your Life). She’s also an actor and director, most recently directing and acting in the indie movie D(e)ad. Claudia and Andrew go way back, not only as friends, but as co-workers. She previously appeared on Dead Pilots Society in Episode 13, where she was inter

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Ben Blacker

    Episode 206: Fan Girl by Claudia Lonow | Maximum Fun (opens the original)

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    This month, Dead Pilots Society presents Fan Girl by Claudia Lonow, a returning guest who previously appeared on the podcast with her pilot Assisted Loving, featured in Episode 13. Claudia has had a long and impressive career as a writer and producer. She has created four television series including How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life), Accidentally On Purpose, Rude Awakening, and Good Girls Don’t. Logline: Bad ass, sexy freedom fighter, MORRIGAN CHASE, escapes from certain

  4. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Ben Blacker

    Episode 205: Kathryn Borel Jr Interview | Maximum Fun (opens the original)

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    This month’s aftershow features a conversation with writer Kathryn Borel Jr., whose ambitious adaptation of On the Road was featured in last week’s episode. Kathryn has written for Rush, American Dad!, Anne with an E, and Kung Fu, and is currently working on Damon Lindelof’s upcoming limited series The Chain. Kathryn talks about her remarkably unconventional childhood, her winding path to television writing which included an acclaimed career in Canadian radio and the experiences that led her to

  5. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Ben Blacker

    Episode 204: On The Road by Kathryn Borel Jr | Maximum Fun (opens the original)

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    Episode 204: On The Road by Kathryn Borel Jr This month’s dead pilot is On the Road, Kathryn Borel Jr.’s daring reimagining of Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel. Instead of trying to recreate a literary classic beat for beat, Kathryn takes its spirit and builds something entirely her own. It’s exactly the kind of ambitious swing we love celebrating on Dead Pilots Society. Kathryn’s credits include Rush, American Dad!, Anne with an E, and Kung Fu, and she’s currently working on Damon Lindelof’s upcomin

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