Podcast
Magnificent Jerk
Hosted by Apple TV / Pineapple Street Studios · EN
On the last day of her grandmother’s life, journalist Maya Lin Sugarman finds a box of forgotten screenplays that sets her on a journey to uncover the truth about their author: her late uncle, Galen. She discovers that he was a leader of a Chinese gang, that he went to jail, and, in a final twist, that he poured his life story into a screenplay that was turned into a ’90s Hollywood action movie…starring Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, and Ice-T.
Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
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DVD Extras | 8
Oct 30, 202300:33:09Tap to summarizeLike the DVD commentary of old, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Magnificent Jerk. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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Now Showing | 7
Oct 23, 202300:39:48Tap to summarizeMaya returns to her aunties, nervous to tell them all that she’s learned. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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Chasing the Dream | 6
Oct 16, 202300:30:20Tap to summarizeGalen takes the helm as a director in a final bid for success. Maya revisits his other scripts and realizes what he was trying to say all along. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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Bratislava | 5
Oct 9, 202300:36:01Tap to summarizeDeep in Slovakia, a ragtag team of filmmakers do their best to create a high-octane action film. Maya finally learns how her uncle’s story was whitewashed.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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Lowlife No. 1 | 4
Oct 2, 202300:31:48Tap to summarizeMaya traces Galen’s surprising move to Hollywood to become an actor. And she learns that his greatest asset in this new world is his past.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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Choo Choo Cherry | 3
Sep 25, 202300:42:08Tap to summarizeA recording reveals the crime that would ultimately put Galen in jail. But how bad did things need to get before it was time for him to make a change? Fiction becomes reality when Maya discovers the real-life love interest from his screenplay. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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沙塵 (saa cen) | 2
Sep 18, 202300:28:14Tap to summarizeGrowing up in Oakland’s Chinatown, Galen Yuen was known for getting into trouble. But was he capable of murder? Maya ventures into her uncle’s past to learn the truth about a violent gang war and how it influenced his Hollywood screenplay.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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The Screenplay | 1
Sep 18, 202300:27:42Tap to summarizeMaya goes to visit her dying grandmother. While there, she’s given a box that sends her on a mission to discover her family’s biggest secrets and their connection to Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, and Ice-T.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
Transcribe →Introducing Magnificent Jerk
Sep 13, 202300:03:03Tap to summarizeMeet Maya Lin Sugarman and her uncle Galen in the true story—of a fake story—about a real life.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
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