In the movie version of my life, I would have flown to LA and

depraved as a person reborn.

I know exactly how to play to my deepest talents and live every moment of every day of my

life realizing the creative destiny I was meant for.

But real life doesn't work that way.

Very few people actually make huge dramatic changes all at once.

In the absence of a script or a director, most of us just muddle through.

Life gives us a wake up call, we course correct a little, then we drift back.

Life slams us again and we course correct again and again and again and this is what I

do.

Franklin Leonard is the creative visionary behind the Blacklist, the now legendary community

that unerthes and champions the brilliant screenplayers that studios overlook.

In other words, Franklin helps rescue films that deserve to be made.

Without the Blacklist, we maybe would never have seen some of the most beloved Oscar winners

in the last 15 years, including Juno, the King's Speech and Slumdog Millionaire.

In today's meditative story, Franklin reflects on moments in his life when it seems the

world is showing him the right path.

In a movie, signals like these result in the protagonist completely turning their life

around.

But Franklin isn't a character in a movie and sometimes, perhaps even most of the time,

the hero's journey is messy.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories and breathtaking music with the science

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