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Andy Nelson

With over 25 years of experience in film, television, and commercial production, Andy has cultivated an enduring passion for storytelling in all its forms. His enthusiasm for the craft began in his youth when he and his friends started making their own movies in grade school. After studying film at the University of Colorado Boulder, Andy wrote, directed, and produced several short films while also producing indie features like Netherbeast Incorporated and Ambush at Dark Canyon.

Andy has been on the production team for award-winning documentaries such as The Imposter and The Joe Show, as well as TV shows like Investigation Discovery’s Deadly Dentists and Nat Geo’s Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers. Over a decade ago, he started podcasting with Pete and immediately embraced the medium. Now, as a partner at TruStory FM, Andy looks forward to more storytelling through their wide variety of shows.

Throughout his career, Andy has passed on his knowledge by teaching young minds the crafts of screenwriting, producing, editing, and podcasting.

Outside of work, Andy is a family man who enjoys a good martini, a cold beer, a nice cup o’ joe. And always, of course, a great movie.

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Andy has hosted as well as been a panelist on a number of episodes.
This page features episodes on which he has been a host.
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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1993 Academy Awards Best Film Editing Nominees • Unforgiven • Member Bonus

Unforgiven • Member Bonus

We wrap up our member bonus series on the 1993 Academy Award Best Film Editing Nominees with a conversation about Clint Eastwood’s return to form with his revisionist western ‘Unforgiven.’

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1993 Academy Awards Best Film Editing Nominees • The Player

The Player • Member Bonus

We continue our member bonus series looking at the 1993 Academy Award nominees for Best Film Editing with a conversation about Robert Altman’s return to Hollywood with his satire on Hollywood herself, “The Player.”

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Balancing Act: Ads, Audience, and Authenticity in Podcasting

In this episode, we explore the evolution of podcast advertising, sharing our personal journey from affiliate marketing to dynamic ad insertion, and discussing recent industry insights on what makes effective podcast ads. We reveal our plans to implement more engaging, storytelling-style advertisements across our network, and offer practical advice for fellow podcasters on balancing monetization with listener satisfaction.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2023 DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nominees • Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once

We wrap up our 2023-2024 season looking at awards nominees over the last century with the final entry in our 2022 DGA Best Director series looking at the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2023 DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nominees • Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick

We continue our look at the 2023 DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Films with a conversation about Joseph Kosinski’s second film with Tom Cruise, the legacy sequel ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2023 DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nominees • Tár

Tár

We continue our 2023 DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nominees series with Todd Fields’ brilliant film ‘Tár’, his first film since 2006.

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