Episodes

223: Watch the Show or on the Go?
March 12, 2026

223: Watch the Show or on the Go?

As Paul and Steve conclude their second season, they review their episode rankings, comparing episodes favorites between their audio listeners and YouTube viewers. What killer episodes are these different audiences missing ou...
222: Writing with Friends
Feb. 26, 2026

222: Writing with Friends

As Paul and Steve come to the conclusion of their first feature screenplay’s 3rd draft, share their nearly four year writing experience, how it evolved from short film to feature, their goals, and how they overcame the challe...
221: Put Your Big Foot Forward
Feb. 12, 2026

221: Put Your Big Foot Forward

Garrett Schulte is known for his role as Wilmot Dow in the western drama about a young Teddy Roosevelt, ELKHORN (2024-2025). Garrett also appears in THE SKY’S FOREST (2025), which he also wrote, directed and edited. THE SKY’S...
220: Dropping Stories Like a Toilet Seat
Jan. 29, 2026

220: Dropping Stories Like a Toilet Seat

Robert Radler is the director of the cult classic Best of the Best (1989) starring Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee and James Earl Jones. Numerous guests have cited this film as a pivotal moment in their martial art and film career...
219: What is the Future of Action?
Jan. 15, 2026

219: What is the Future of Action?

As a stunt coordinator on student films from nearly every film school in NYC and guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts Masters in Directing program, our co-host Stephen Koepfer has noticed that up-and-coming filmmakers ...
219: What is the Future of Action?
Jan. 8, 2026

219: What is the Future of Action?

As a stunt coordinator on student films from nearly every film school in NYC and a guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts' Master's in Directing program, our co-host Stephen Koepfer has noticed that up-and-coming filmmak...
218: Live Long and Dance
Jan. 1, 2026

218: Live Long and Dance

Laiko Foroughi has been stunt-doubling Christina Chong (La'an Noonien-Singh) on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for the run of the show. She joins us on Film Fights with Friends to break down the epic dance-fight scene with Spo...
217: Black Rabbit’s Big D**k
Dec. 18, 2025

217: Black Rabbit’s Big D**k

Walker Hare is an actor and filmmaker who has appeared in Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 (2023), Artist Unknown (2024), The Sinner (2020) and most recently HBO Max’s Task and Netflix’s Black Rabbit. In episode 7 of Black Rabbit, Walk...
216: Fire and Water
Dec. 4, 2025

216: Fire and Water

Evelyn Vaccaro is an actor and stunt performer known for her work in John Wick 3 (2019), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), The Naked Gun (2025), and countless television programs including Endgame (2022), Outer Banks (20...
215: How Not to Get Into Stunts!
Nov. 20, 2025

215: How Not to Get Into Stunts!

“How do I get into stunts?” The eternal question anyone working in the stunt business will be faced with repeatedly. The question often leaves us in a predicament. After all, we don’t want to crush anyone’s dreams. Everyone s...
214: Jamie Kilstein’s Blue Belts
Nov. 6, 2025

214: Jamie Kilstein’s Blue Belts

Creating a television show is no easy task. The vast majority of television pilots, even the great ones, do not result in a series being produced. It is a labor of love and dedication to the craft of storytelling. Jamie Kils...
Special Halloween Episode: Eugene the Marine
Oct. 30, 2025

Special Halloween Episode: Eugene the Marine

Hank Bedford is the co-writer and director of Eugene the Marine , a genre-bending horror giallo film starring Scott Glenn, Jim Gaffigan, Shioli Kutsuna and Annette O’Toole. The film premiered at the 2025 Oldenburg Internation...
213: The Set Mosquito
Oct. 23, 2025

213: The Set Mosquito

Clay found his way into unit photography when Zack Snyder gave him a chance to shoot Watchmen. That lucky break has led to nearly 20 years of work, including Sucker Punch (2011), Man of Steel (2013), 300: Rise of an Empire (2...
212: Coordinating Kings
Oct. 9, 2025

212: Coordinating Kings

With a background in AMA motocross racing and competitive gymnastics, Kevin Rogers has been pursuing a career in the stunt industry since 2005. Soon after, in 2006, he started working at Drivers East. With countless hours of ...
211: Remake Round Table
Sept. 25, 2025

211: Remake Round Table

Returning guests Becca GT (S1 Ep1) and Hugh Fitzgerald (S1 Ep4) return to join Paul and Steve and rip into what some of our favorite and worst remakes are! What constitutes a remake? Can a television show truly be a remake of...
210: Protectors of Action
Sept. 11, 2025

210: Protectors of Action

Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle has a remarkable film and television career spanning over 35 years. Having journeyed from an internationally recognized Stuntman, Coordinator, and Fight Coordinator on epic films like The Last ...
209: See Jane Fight
Aug. 28, 2025

209: See Jane Fight

With nearly 20 years of experience as a performer, Tara Macken has worked as a stunt performer, fight coordinator, stunt coordinator and action director. Tara is a 5 time SAG Award nominee for Outstanding Action Performance b...
Special Episode – Kill Me Again
Aug. 21, 2025

Special Episode – Kill Me Again

UFC standout turned Director, Keith Jardine, and Tait Fletcher (The Mandalorian) sit in on Film Fights with Friends to talk time loops, horror, and Jardine’s directorial debut, Kill Me Again. Written and directed by Jardine, ...
208: Straight to the Point with Michelle Waterson
Aug. 14, 2025

208: Straight to the Point with Michelle Waterson

Michelle Waterson-Gomez is an American former mixed martial artist, actress and stuntwoman who has competed across various organizations including Strikeforce and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former In...
207: Set Stupidity
July 31, 2025

207: Set Stupidity

In this episode of Film Fights with Friends Steve and Paul share some of the crazier stories from their stunt careers including getting trolled after an appearance on a notorious Saturday Night Live sketch, improv gone wrong ...
206: Dying to Work in the Film Industry
July 17, 2025

206: Dying to Work in the Film Industry

 Joining Film Fights with Friends is Dr. Paul Heinzelmann, a physician, former clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School and Producer/Director of Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry - a feature length explorati...
205: Rebellions Are Built On Previz
July 3, 2025

205: Rebellions Are Built On Previz

Mark Stanton-Kelly is a London based fight coordinator, stunt performer and lead stunt double with all round onset experience and skills. Mark is experienced and known for his ability to shoot and edit previz for feature film...
204: Avaah Blackwell’s Treks and Wrecks
June 19, 2025

204: Avaah Blackwell’s Treks and Wrecks

Avaah Blackwell is a multilingual actor and versatile stunt performer. Classically trained in Europe, Blackwell began her career as a performer after graduating from Prague Film School's "Acting for Film" program at the top o...
203: Rick Baker Told Me Not To F**k This Up!
June 5, 2025

203: Rick Baker Told Me Not To F**k This Up!

Tom Denier Jr. is a five-time IATSE Make Up and Hair Stylist Guild Award and four-time Emmy Award nominee. He has taken home two guild awards for his work on Saturday Night Live. Tom has worked on such noted productions as FX...