For five years up to episode 259, [[Stuart Friedel]] was August's assistant, and the producer and original editor of the podcast. With the exception of episode 259, Friedel's voice was never heard on the podcast. The hosts would frequently talk about Stuart, and the work that he did for the show, including reading and selecting scripts for the Three Page Challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2016/scriptnotes-ep-232-fun-with-numbers-transcript|title=Transcript of Scriptnotes, 232|date=15 January 2016|publisher=|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>
