Season 2 Episode 17: Steve Cuden Act 3!

Season 2 Episode 17: Steve Cuden Act 3!

From Screen Perspectives by Pittsburgh Film Office

January 23, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 43

About this episode

The episode concludes the conversation with award-winning screenwriter Steve Cuden, focusing on his work and the significance of storytelling.

Join us as we wrap up our conversation with Steve Cuden, a Pittsburgh native award-winning screenwriter, author, director, and producer! Steve dives into his work writing for animation, his books Beating Broadway and Beating Hollywood , and the everlasting importance of storytelling! Check out Steve Cuden’s his podcast StoryBeat at https://www.storybeat.net/ ! Learn more about Steve Cuden at his website https://www.stevecuden.com/ Hosted by Dawn Keezer and Kevin M. Smith. Produced by Jennifer Booker. Edited by Kaden Velasquez.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dawn Keezer, Kevin M. Smith

Guest: Steve Cuden

Topics covered

  • screenwriting
  • storytelling
  • animation
  • Pittsburgh
  • film industry
  • podcasting

Keywords

  • Steve Cuden
  • screenwriter
  • animation
  • storytelling
  • Pittsburgh
  • Beating Broadway
  • Beating Hollywood
  • podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StoryBeat, Pittsburgh Film Office, https://www.storybeat.net/, https://www.stevecuden.com/

Books & works: Beating Broadway, Beating Hollywood

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