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===One Cool Thing===
One Cool Thing is a weekly segment that occurs at the end of each episode. AugustJohn, MazinCraig and their guests will each give a plug to something or someone they deem cool. The cool things vary greatly. The segment dates back to May 2012, when August officially started it at the end of episode 35.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2012/the-disney-dilemma|title=Scriptnotes, Ep. 35: The Disney Dilemma|date=May 2012|publisher=|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref> Since then he has been a faithful participant. Mazin's participation was suspect for a time, most notably during a six-week stretch that began in August 2012, but since then he has overcome his umbrage-tinted glasses and regularly found something in the world worth praising every week.
===How Would This Be a Movie?===
In this newer segment of the show, AugustJohn and MazinCraig pull a few current stories from the news and discuss if and how those stories could be adapted into feature films. The discussion often includes brainstorming possible genres and approaches a perspective writer could take with the story, discussing how to collapse or expand the details of the story to fit a feature film, and determining which of the week's stories, if any, have any serious potential as a future film. The segment debuted in episode 201, when the stories included [[2015 FIFA corruption case|scandals in FIFA]], the [[Large Hadron Collider]], and sexual assault on college campuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2015/how-would-this-be-a-movie|title=Scriptnotes, 201: How would this be a movie?|date=9 June 2015|publisher=|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>
=== Deep dives ===
===Mazin acts lazy and August does all the work===
MazinCraig tells anecdotes about himself that emphasize how he is lazy, unprepared, and frequently late. In contrast, AugustJohn appears productive, organized, and punctual.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2015/the-200th-episode-live-show|title=Scriptnotes, 200: The 200th Episode Live Show|date=2 June 2015|publisher=|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>
===John August as robot===
In line with their personas of Mazin being the lazy one and August being the organized one, plus knowledgeable about technology, MazinCraig mocks AugustJohn by calling him a robot. This includes accusations that AugustJohn has no emotions and no heart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2016/outlines-and-treatments|title=Scriptnotes, 245: Outlines and Treatments|date=12 April 2016|publisher=|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>
===Segue Man===
Mazin is the more emotionally expressive of the two podcasts hosts. When MazinCraig delivers impassioned speeches, AugustJohn will typically agree with Mazinhim on content and then transition into the next item on the agenda. Because of AugustJohn's focus on pacing and transitions during the show, MazinCraig has christened August "Segue Man."
===Sexy Craig===
MazinCraig's deep-throated alter ego appears multiple times in the Scriptnotes catalogue; brought on by AugustJohn's accidental double entendres. "Sexy Craig" is a master of the love-making arts and at making AugustJohn notably uncomfortable.
===Stuart===
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 himStuart, 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>
== Notable episodes ==
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