In today's episode, we go behind the scenes to discover the creative process behind some of the most iconic albums of the 1980s.

Howdy? I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A. My agenda is simple.

Each week, I plan to bring you in-depth insights into the creative process of storytelling.

Folks, without a doubt, this episode was an absolute blast, and I was pleased to have our guest today,

co-writer and producer Cody Greenwood and co-writer director Gracie Otto. And look,

I hope you spread the word about this film under the volcano because it just was released today.

So anybody that has access to the internet can now see the film. And I think it's a special

film. So I hope it really does make the rounds because it absolutely deserves to be seen.

You know, Cody and Gracie were very forthcoming with their time. And really, we got into the

nitty gritty of all the behind the scenes stuff that they covered, but adding a little more death to it and then

getting into some of the stories that didn't make it into the film. And I really love this film.

It's fascinating. And as you'll hear me say, when the police broke up, it was just devastating to me.

And seeing the breakup unfold in the recording sessions, kind of, and the alienation that the members were

getting with each other is definitely a highlight of this film.

And I just, I love it so much.

So look, Cody and Gracie were very generous with their time and had a lot of things to input

about their own creative process.

So I know you'll dig this episode.

And speaking of things to dig, I hope you

also check out backstory magazine over at backstory.net. You could read us on a desktop or laptop or via

our iPad app, backstory. And folks, you know, we just recently published as our Black Widow issue,

our summer issue. And you know, we've continued adding stuff to it, even though we're already published.

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