787- Where's The Beef? With Screenwriter/Author Greg Cope White
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Screenwriter/Author Greg Cope White (The Pink Marine, CBS, NBC, Fox, Disney, Comedy Central, HBO, Netflix) shares a story about graduating Officer Candidates School in the United States Marine Corps, with the reward of a steak dinner dangling before his eyes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Storyworthy. Today on the show, author and screenwriter Greg Cope White talks about finding the beef. |
| 0:08.0 | The commanding officer is giving us an overview of how rough this summer's going to be and what they expect of us. |
| 0:13.9 | He says, you know what, we're going to make it worth your while. If you do everything that I tell you to the best your ability, and meet the standards that we've set |
| 0:21.9 | here in Officer Kennedy School, we're going to reward you at graduation night with a steak |
| 0:27.6 | dinner. And believe me, after you've been training for four or five hours, that meal is the |
| 0:33.8 | best meal you've ever had. Today on Storyworthy, author and screenwriter Greg Cope White tells a story called |
| 0:40.1 | Where's the Beef? Stay Close. |
| 0:44.3 | Hey, it's Greg Cope White, and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 0:47.6 | Hey! Welcome to StoryWorthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:04.0 | With your longtime fan of the show of almost 13 years, or you're a brand new listener. Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:10.8 | Now, I hope you guys had a chance to listen to the guest last week, who was S&M. for your brand new listener. Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:16.4 | Now, I hope you guys had a chance to listen to the guest last week, who was SNL alum Gary Kroger. |
| 1:18.1 | Do you know Gary Kroger, Greg? |
| 1:19.8 | I do, and I worship it. He was so great, not only as a writer and a performer, but the way he lives his life post-S&L is stellar. |
| 1:27.2 | Oh, my gosh. I agree. I totally agree. I didn't know Gary Kroger. And wow, what a nice guy, |
| 1:34.6 | interesting, educated, smart. He ran for a congressional seat in Iowa. I mean, the guy, |
| 1:42.1 | he's just multi-talented and a wonderful person. |
| 1:45.4 | Last week, he told a story about, okay, he had to go back to his ex-girlfriend's house to |
| 1:51.8 | retrieve something, whatever. |
| 1:53.7 | Next thing you know, she comes in with a new boyfriend. |
| 1:56.7 | Gary has to hide. |
| 1:57.8 | Where do you go? |
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