Hey TSL, VAM quick production note about today's episode.

Lorian was out for this week, so I jumped to the co-hosting chair.

I was away from my usual mic setup. I was traveling, which is why the audio sounds a bit different this week,

but it should not affect your listening

experience in any way I just wanted to flag it before we jump in and without further I do

enjoy the show.

Hey everyone welcome back to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Leifove

and I am producer Jeff Jeffrey Crane Graham sitting in for Lorian today. Who is with her daughter for graduation.

So exciting.

Today we are thrilled to be chatting

with writer-director Susan Busa Lushner.

She's the writer and director of the audio drama, The American Immortal, and the history

podcast The Wild Wild Death. She's done script writing for NBC, Hallmark, and Cosgrove Mirror Productions, and is a former James A Missionner

Fellow in Screenwriting. She's also the co-founder of 2222 Media, and she teaches writing at

Texas State University.

Susan, we're thrilled to have you.

Hello.

Hi, thanks for having me.

Yeah, this is going to be fun.

I just am so excited to talk to you about creating an audio drama.

I have so many questions, and I had so much fun listening to it.

My my I've gotten in great shape because I've gone out listening to your podcast.

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