Many a Thursday night, my brother in law, (Billy Hawes), and I, (Matt Garman), would find ourselves in conversations revolving around creativity following our family dinners. Thus "Thursday Night Conversations" was born! The next logical step was to record those conversations, and put them on theā¦
This week, Billy and Matt take a look back on three years of Thursday Night Conversations, as this part of the journey comes to an end.
This week, Matt revisits some fond childhood memories, while Billy moves to his new home just in time to pass out candy.
This week, Billy moves into a new home while recovering from back surgery, and Matt rolls the camera for the last time on his movie, Coffee Kart.
This week Matt is finally able to tell Billy the name of the project he worked on over the summer, and where everyone can see it!
This week Billy and Matt give some updates about the progress of their respective novels, as well as a little bit of condiment discussion.
This week Matt and Billy take a podcasting pop quiz to see if Thursday Night Conversations can get a passing grade.
This week Matt shares the results of his Facebook ad and asks Billy about how he might be able to use his current books to help promote his soon to be released title.
This week Matt and Billy revisit the three "P"s of audience building and discuss how they might relate to current and past projects.
This week Matt checks in with Billy's progress on his "Health Wage", and the guys discuss getting in shape while getting older.
This week Matt gets distracted and throws in his two cents about the possible split between Disney and Sony and what that could mean for his favorite superhero. Billy just listens patiently.
This week Billy completes the first steps of his weight loss journey, and Matt seeks out a little more structure for his life.
This week the guys talk about a personal brand, verses a more corporate name, and which might be best for the artrepreneur.
This week the guys discuss what motivates them, and what might be missing when they don't feel putting time in on their creative projects.
This week Billy keeps on his weight loss journey and Matt has some deep thoughts about what it takes to succeed.
This week, Billy gives a bit of an update on his health wager, and Matt decides it might be time to rename the cellular telephone.
This week, Billy witnesses a moment in sports history, while Matt finds he is immune to the baseball virus.
This week Billy gets his world shaken, while Matt watches a first rough assembly of his movie, "Coffee Kart".
This week, Billy takes his boys to the dentist, and Matt thinks up a new idea for growing an email list.
This week the guys think about enjoying the holiday by watching some big screen entertainment at home.
This week Billy passes a writing milestone, and Matt wraps up his big secret project.
As summer heats up, Matt and Billy discuss their different projects and what they hope to get accomplished.
This week Billy hits the pool and Matt tries his best to answer a tricky question.
This week Billy finishes up the little league season, and Matt maybe gets to the end of shooting his movie Coffee Kart?
This week, Billy takes a break from social media and the guys discuss some of good and bad things about it.
This week, Billy brings the heat from the pitching mound, while Matt considers the next steps for his movie as he gets to the end of shooting.
This week, Billy starts to wrap up the little league season, and Matt wonders about the real differences between artists who are paid and those who are not.
This week, Billy has some trouble buying tickets for one of the biggest movies ever, and Matt is surprised by how very different the Infinity Gauntlet comic is from the Infinity War movie. (Zero spoilers for Avengers EndGame).
This week, Billy's phone goes for a dip in the pool, and Matt wonders how many of the new streaming platforms will be able to last.
As Matt comes closer to the end of shooting his movie, Coffee Kart, he talks to Billy about problems he seems to run into again and again.
As Billy gets closer to finishing his next book, he and Matt discuss his different styles of writing and editing.
This week Billy takes a couple of trips to the foothills, while Matt pays the price of making an assumption.
This week Matt makes a much needed addendum to his thoughts on his new camera cage, and tells Billy about some of the ups and downs of filming his latest movie, Coffee Kart.
This week Billy is both entertained and amazed by his boys, while Matt struggles with the disappointment of purchasing a new piece of gear for his movie "Coffee Kart."
This week Matt and Billy give their thoughts on the 1977 Incredible Hulk TV pilot, after having watched it the week before.
This week the guys go back in time to the late 70's with the use of some old TV shows Billy found on his new TV.
In a bit of a rambling episode, Billy finds himself cleaning up some vomit, while Matt continues to Door Dash, and both of the guys start to wonder if robots are slowly starting to replace people.
This week Billy recounts a tale of iPhone woe, that Matt thinks would make for an excellent blog post.
This week, Matt and Billy discuss their different processes for storytelling, while Billy gives an update on the progress of his latest novel.
This week, Billy kicks off the new little league baseball season, and Matt gets a new job.
This week Billy and Matt get some listener email, and Matt recounts the tail of how he ended up in handcuffs.
This week Billy cleans house to refinish his floors while Matt worries that recent house cleaning over at Amazon Prime will leave him without a platform.
This week Matt struggles with his film schedule while Billy sees some progress with his back injury. The guys also try and see if they can tell a better story just by asking the question "Why?"
This week Billy does a little reading and asks Matt his opinion about when a twist in the story is fair, and when is it just a trick.
As Matt looks at ways to raise awareness about his latest movie project, Coffee Kart, he and Billy discuss the benefits of using Facebook vs. having a dedicated website and email list.
This week Billy is a little sleep deprived, and Matt faces some hard truths during pre-production of his next movie, Coffee Kart.
This week Billy and Matt take time to look back on the year that was 2018 and see what goals they accomplished, and what goals got left behind.
This week Matt and Billy sit round the ol' Christmas tree, while Billy tells of getting his new book in paperback, and having more phone troubles.
This week, Billy works on releasing his latest book in paperback, and tells Matt about a new (or sort of new) purchase.
This week, Billy gets into the Christmas spirit by getting a tree, and Matt ponders if putting a dream to death, is the only way to bring it to life.
This week Matt shows a little bit of self control when Black Friday shopping, and Billy talks about how it feels to publish his second novel.
In a special Thanksgiving episode, Matt and Billy are sitting by the campfire at the cabin, talking about Billy's newest book, and how to consider the audience while writing. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!