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I'm Chris Duffy, and you're

I'm Chris Duffy and you're listening to how to be a better human. You know whenever people ask me about hosting this podcast, one of the things that I tell them is that I really do actually record this

podcast in my bedroom while hiding underneath a little makeshift blanket

for it that's where I am right now for real and it is a surprisingly effective sound

booth and the other thing that I tell them is that it is mind-blowing to me how much

great material we have to cut out of each episode.

Not for me, from our guests.

One thing is we finish every interview by asking our guests what is something that has made

them a better human? So maybe it's a movie or a book or a song and we've gotten so many incredible

recommendations from them and only a few of which have actually made it onto the podcast.

So today we wanted to try something a little bit different. This is an episode

stitched together for many different interviews. What inspires the brilliant people

who have been on our show? What do they turn to? In this episode, you're going to find out.

So first up, we have Franklin Leonard.

Franklin is a film and television producer

and the founder of The Blacklist, which transformed the way that Hollywood made movies

by celebrating the best unproduced screenplays each year.

Here's how Franklin responded when we started talking about whether any movie he'd ever seen had helped him to be a better human.

I don't know if there's anything that I can articulate about what I learn about being human,

except for an appreciation for being alive.

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