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In this episode we discuss:
0:00 Guest: Rebecca Croft
1:18 Reading: The Light Princess
4:26 Reading: Jason Farley's Poetry
7:28 Hopecore & Dreamcore music
8:55 Introduction to Development Hell
38:18 Development Hell: The Light Princess
53:17 Development Hell: Cottonmouth by CS Fritz
1:03:47 Development Hell: Adapted From A Short
1:13:27 Why Talk About Development?
1:18:05 Development Hell: Light Princess, Pt.2
1:25:00 Development Hell: Princess & The Goblin
1:29:32 Developing Filmmakers
1:35:07 Wrap Up

Cultural Warfare with Jon Croft goes live on X Spaces every Friday night at 8pm! Follow us at @jonedwardcroft on X to find it. This is our 52nd episode, featuring media experiences & subjects: 1. Poetry by Jason Farley, 2. Hopecore & Dreamcore music, 3. The Light Princess & Comparing it to The Princess & Curdie, 4. Development Tips comparing multiple projects such as Cottonmouth, Dante's Divine Comedy, and The Light Princess.

Our show can also be found at Rumble, and on Locals at culturalwarfare.locals.com and Jon Croft's work can be found at mediamoses.com and at @themediamoses on X.