Making Stuff

A podcast about how people make something out of nothing.

Patrick Flynn on Writing for the Stage

On this episode of Making Stuff, playwright, filmmaker, musician, podcast host and professor (what doesn’t he do?) Patrick Flynn talks about how a cemetery birthday party inspired his new play, what it’s like to pitch a TV movie, and his best-loved line from a Heinz ketchup ad.

Learn more about Flynn at his website (unknownpenguin.com) and find his Substack here (unknownpenguin.substack.com).

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April 29, 2026