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Episode 670: Father's Day w/ Stephen King & Joe Hill
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Ad Break: Acorns and IXL
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Ben Kissel delivers the Acorns pitch — framed around the app's 'potential screen' tool and a squirrel-burying-acorns metaphor — noting that over 14 million customers have invested over $27 billion through the platform, with a $5 new-account bonus on offer. Henry follows with IXL, an adaptive K-12 learning platform that personalizes to each child's pace, promoted with anecdotes about his household and aspirations for his kids to read To Kill a Mockingbird. The IXL deal offers listeners an exclusive 20% off via ixl.com/left.
Dino DeLaurentis told Stephen King he was going to direct Maximum Overdrive despite King never having been to film school or directed anything before. King learned on the job and says he could do a better one next time.
Stephen King personally wrote every episode of Golden Years, Lisey's Story, and Storm of the Century — a level of creative control rarely seen in television.
Stephen King cited Mike Flanagan as the director who best understands his stories, with Jack Bender also praised for his ability to produce quality work on low budgets and tight schedules.
