Willard Foxton
@willardfoxton.bsky.social
Creative Director at Novel Podcasts.
Made things like KILL LIST, HARSH REALITY and THE GIRLFRIENDS happen (and many others!). Won Ambie, BPA, APA, Signal and Ed Murrow Awards.
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Made things like KILL LIST, HARSH REALITY and THE GIRLFRIENDS happen (and many others!). Won Ambie, BPA, APA, Signal and Ed Murrow Awards.
Toy soldier enthusiast.
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Willard Foxton
@willardfoxton.bsky.social
· Nov 10
The Halo, the Hype and the Hangovers
A time to take stock in limited series audio
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A few months ago I was at the National Gallery, listening to a podcast executive proclaim the “bright future of audio” while literally haloed by angels in 3 metre tall renaissance masterpiece.
He was out of a job by the summer.
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He was out of a job by the summer.
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As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
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Yeah, exactly. There are inherently two different formats with two different sets of needs (and coverage). To make something that works for both formats at the very least doubles the commitment of time and skill (or budget) if not by a factor of 3. They are two different departments.
December 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Yeah, exactly. There are inherently two different formats with two different sets of needs (and coverage). To make something that works for both formats at the very least doubles the commitment of time and skill (or budget) if not by a factor of 3. They are two different departments.
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I need 30 people to subscribe to @garbageday.email right now. Please. We're so freaking close to 100,000. Please 😭🙏🏻❤️
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Garbage Day
A newsletter about having fun online
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December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I need 30 people to subscribe to @garbageday.email right now. Please. We're so freaking close to 100,000. Please 😭🙏🏻❤️
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Watching the finale of WELCOME TO DERRY, which I've largely enjoyed, and have absolutely no idea how this final episode was greenlit. It makes absolutely no sense!
The swing to go OK PENNYWISE IS DOCTOR MANHATTAN outta nowhere, and then have literally no idea what you'll do with that...
The swing to go OK PENNYWISE IS DOCTOR MANHATTAN outta nowhere, and then have literally no idea what you'll do with that...
December 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Watching the finale of WELCOME TO DERRY, which I've largely enjoyed, and have absolutely no idea how this final episode was greenlit. It makes absolutely no sense!
The swing to go OK PENNYWISE IS DOCTOR MANHATTAN outta nowhere, and then have literally no idea what you'll do with that...
The swing to go OK PENNYWISE IS DOCTOR MANHATTAN outta nowhere, and then have literally no idea what you'll do with that...
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this is culturally a vital work of modern art
Bought this book for my two mates’ babies for Christmas and I’m dying.
December 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
this is culturally a vital work of modern art
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Love this analysis
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Love this analysis
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This Christmas. Give generously so we can help Bruce, Gene, and so many others like them
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
This Christmas. Give generously so we can help Bruce, Gene, and so many others like them
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December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
Truly incredible attempt to rebrand Dostoyevsky as a romance author going on 'pon the Kindle
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Truly incredible attempt to rebrand Dostoyevsky as a romance author going on 'pon the Kindle
Weekly emails from Wondery so depressing.
What used to be the home of the best investigations and storytelling in long form audio now "why not catch up with the Kelce brothers, Keke Palmer or Dax Shepard???"
Nothing against those shows, but ugh. So grim that it's staggering on like a zombie.
What used to be the home of the best investigations and storytelling in long form audio now "why not catch up with the Kelce brothers, Keke Palmer or Dax Shepard???"
Nothing against those shows, but ugh. So grim that it's staggering on like a zombie.
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Weekly emails from Wondery so depressing.
What used to be the home of the best investigations and storytelling in long form audio now "why not catch up with the Kelce brothers, Keke Palmer or Dax Shepard???"
Nothing against those shows, but ugh. So grim that it's staggering on like a zombie.
What used to be the home of the best investigations and storytelling in long form audio now "why not catch up with the Kelce brothers, Keke Palmer or Dax Shepard???"
Nothing against those shows, but ugh. So grim that it's staggering on like a zombie.
I’ve sent the novel to beta readers. Nerve wracking stuff.
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’ve sent the novel to beta readers. Nerve wracking stuff.
The look I got from a Netflix exec when I suggested they should do this as a series was PRICELESS
filmstories.co.uk/news/netflix...
filmstories.co.uk/news/netflix...
Netflix | Director Carl Rinsch loses $11m fraud case; faces years in prison
Carl Rinsch, director of 47 Ronin, faces up to 90 years in jail having been found guilty of defrauding Netflix out of $11m.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The look I got from a Netflix exec when I suggested they should do this as a series was PRICELESS
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filmstories.co.uk/news/netflix...
This is some classic Bristol news. Makes me long for the days of treading the streets writing weird stories for Venue!
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Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre - BBC News
Council leaders have urged people not to fly-tip in the area.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This is some classic Bristol news. Makes me long for the days of treading the streets writing weird stories for Venue!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wrote a post about what I thought was the best show of 2025: Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer by Audible.
I felt a weird kinship with Springer - although I skipped right past the earnest mayor + scandal bits to the chaos and fame arc:)
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I felt a weird kinship with Springer - although I skipped right past the earnest mayor + scandal bits to the chaos and fame arc:)
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Why I love Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer
...and basically everything else Leon Neyfakh has ever made.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Wrote a post about what I thought was the best show of 2025: Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer by Audible.
I felt a weird kinship with Springer - although I skipped right past the earnest mayor + scandal bits to the chaos and fame arc:)
soundscompleteradio.substack.com/p/why-i-love...
I felt a weird kinship with Springer - although I skipped right past the earnest mayor + scandal bits to the chaos and fame arc:)
soundscompleteradio.substack.com/p/why-i-love...
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So, a couple months back, I interviewed Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic, for @longlead.com's Depth Perception newsletter. At one point, I asked him about the deal they made with OpenAI, and he explained the thought process behind why they did it. (Link in next post) 1/
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So, a couple months back, I interviewed Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic, for @longlead.com's Depth Perception newsletter. At one point, I asked him about the deal they made with OpenAI, and he explained the thought process behind why they did it. (Link in next post) 1/
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you'd think that the fact the president of the united states is completely fucking insane would be a bigger news story
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
you'd think that the fact the president of the united states is completely fucking insane would be a bigger news story
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Something bleakly funny about replacing real unionised actors and film crews making your Christmas ad, not with, say, a horribly crunched traditional animation crew but with horribly crunched, AI prompt writers pumping out creepy uncanny slop.
AI, the magical tool that will make everything great.
AI, the magical tool that will make everything great.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Something bleakly funny about replacing real unionised actors and film crews making your Christmas ad, not with, say, a horribly crunched traditional animation crew but with horribly crunched, AI prompt writers pumping out creepy uncanny slop.
AI, the magical tool that will make everything great.
AI, the magical tool that will make everything great.
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Jared Kushner always looks like those reprobates from Delta House have just sabotaged his Polo match.
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Jared Kushner always looks like those reprobates from Delta House have just sabotaged his Polo match.
Very happy to report that Empress Magritta VI of Marienburg (and her manticore, Murdermittens) areready to defend her home city in an event tomorrow
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Very happy to report that Empress Magritta VI of Marienburg (and her manticore, Murdermittens) areready to defend her home city in an event tomorrow
my god this is so cringe, like the birthday boy being given a special prize at a chuck e cheese party
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December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
my god this is so cringe, like the birthday boy being given a special prize at a chuck e cheese party
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
New blog: the Capitol riot podcast rush, why everyone pitched a show within hours, and how three prestige series told the same story in totally different ways.
Includes: craft gossip, OSINT nerdery, and the single wildest piece of tape I’ve ever heard in a podcast.
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Includes: craft gossip, OSINT nerdery, and the single wildest piece of tape I’ve ever heard in a podcast.
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Why I love Will Be Wild, Assault on America and the Coming Storm
3 different takes on the January 6 Capitol Riot
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December 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
New blog: the Capitol riot podcast rush, why everyone pitched a show within hours, and how three prestige series told the same story in totally different ways.
Includes: craft gossip, OSINT nerdery, and the single wildest piece of tape I’ve ever heard in a podcast.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Includes: craft gossip, OSINT nerdery, and the single wildest piece of tape I’ve ever heard in a podcast.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Straight men had to invent an entire sport just to be able to go on nice little walks in the country with their friends
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Straight men had to invent an entire sport just to be able to go on nice little walks in the country with their friends