{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Freel-talk-arkansas.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-66-making-west-of-greatness-c3_w3m7n","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"EP 66: Making West of Greatness","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e37e1320-0be0-4174-962a-f31694b3c549/9b489788-1ac9-4520-80e6-2fa439b527eb/asset-3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/6327aed9-d864-4d15-9010-225934900c11\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"EP 66: Making West of Greatness\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Writer/director Jared Cliff LaReau + composer Mathew Mozzoni stop by to discuss their longstanding friendship and creative collaboration on the feature WEST OF GREATNESS: THE STORY OF THE WESTWEGO MUSCLE BOYS, which premiered in June at the Bentonville Film Festival. \n\nThe synopsis reads: \"In a fading Louisiana town, Jerome dreams of Hollywood while Terry seeks escape from a troubled home. United by desperation, they train for a high-stakes bodybuilding competition that becomes their shot at something more. Filmed over 18 months, West of Greatness blazes a bold new trail in cinematic storytelling, blending raw documentary with scripted drama. It's a haunting, human story of ambition, survival, and the quiet bond that forms when there's nothing left to lose\""}