Episode #2280
Peter Berg
Books mentioned
The Book of Mormon
Mentioned by Peter Berg · at 00:27:06 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Bible
Mentioned by Peter Berg · at 00:18:19 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The War of Art
Mentioned by Peter Berg · at 01:01:12 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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A Time to Die
Mentioned by Peter Berg · at 02:50:50 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Writer, director, and producer Peter Berg discusses his brutal Western series 'American Primeval,' the historical Mountain Meadows Massacre, and his filmmaking process. The conversation also covers dealing with criticism, creative discipline, boxing and UFC, and his upcoming projects including a WWII football film and a potential Attica prison riot project.
What they talked about
- Workout and training discipline
- Mormon history and Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Critics, reviews, and creative work
- Boxing, UFC, and fighter discipline
- American Primeval and filmmaking challenges
- Survival show idea with prison settings
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