Episodes

  • Gen X and Millennial Zombies w/ Film Loop’s Darian Davis and Victor De Anda

    Gen X and Millennial Zombies w/ Film Loop’s Darian Davis and Victor De Anda
    Nov 12 2024
    This week we talk to Film Loop‘s Darian Davis and Victor De Anda about their favorite zombie movies from both the Gen X and Millennial era and, since we recorded this the day after the election, we get into some pretty deep Night of the Living Dead metaphors about America as well.

    You can learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com
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    1 hr
  • Prisoners of War and the True Meaning of “Zombie” w/ Michael O’Bryan

    Prisoners of War and the True Meaning of “Zombie” w/ Michael O’Bryan
    Nov 6 2024
    On this episode we talk to Humanature founder Michael O’Bryan about the origin of the term zombi and some of the myths that still persist about slavery and Blackness in America.

    Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • You’re Golfing on Dead People: Secret Cemeteries w/ Courtney Minick

    You’re Golfing on Dead People: Secret Cemeteries w/ Courtney Minick
    Oct 30 2024
    Just in time for Halloween, we talk to Here Lies a Story creator Courtney Winick about what lies beneath San Francisco. Namely, lots of dead people. We get into Poltergeist-style burial schemes and what how we treat the dead says about how we treat the living. All very relevant to our movie where the very premise relies upon bodies buried beneath an innocent looking park.

    To learn more about White Meat, visit whitemeatmovie.com
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    52 mins
  • SNL, Startups, and Opening Bars w/ Dan Maccarone

    SNL, Startups, and Opening Bars w/ Dan Maccarone
    Oct 23 2024
    On this episode we talk to White Meat producer Dan Maccarone about his experiences working with Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon, and opening bars (without any experience in the industry) and how all of that informs his approach to helping make White Meat.

    Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com.
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Are Zombies Communists? w/ Amy Santee

    Are Zombies Communists? w/ Amy Santee
    Oct 15 2024
    In this episode we talk to "anti-capitalist business owner" Amy Santee about unions and labor and their relationship with zombies and with The White Meat Manifesto driving the production of our film.

    Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Black Nerds and Black Aliveness w/ Rashid Zakat

    Black Nerds and Black Aliveness w/ Rashid Zakat
    Oct 8 2024
    In this episode we talk with Rashid Zakat, the visual artist who came up with the idea to turn White Meat into a podcast in the first place. We discuss the bigger-than-you-expect tent that is Black nerd-dom, his journey into filmmaking and the visual arts, and how he uses his work to explore Black aliveness.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • What Is Pre-Crowdfunding? w/ Alex Hillman

    What Is Pre-Crowdfunding? w/ Alex Hillman
    Oct 1 2024
    On this episode we talk to Indy Hall co-founder and Tiny MBA author Alex Hillman about the business side of indie filmmaking and, in particular, what it has in common with startups and small business. Also, we learn about the ancient technique of pre-crowdfunding, which White Meat: Appetizer will be using to increase the odds of success for it’s February 2025 Kickstarter campaign.

    Learn more about White Meat at whitemeatmovie.com
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Important Kickstarter Announcement

    Important Kickstarter Announcement
    Sep 24 2024
    On this episode we’re proud to announce the launch date for our Kickstarter campaign to fund White Meat: Appetizer, the proof of concept short that takes place the same night as White Meat the feature.

    Learn more about White Meat at https://whitemeatmovie.com/
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    8 mins