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.apple...
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7 min
Introducing "Hysterical"
Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there som…
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33 min
DVD Extras
Like 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 Studi…
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40 min
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Maya 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…
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30 min
Chasing the Dream
Galen 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 Origin…
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36 min
Bratislava
Deep 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 Ap…
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32 min
Lowlife No. 1
Maya 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 podc…
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42 min
Choo Choo Cherry
A 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…
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28 min
沙塵 (saa cen)
Growing 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 viole…
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28 min
The Screenplay
Maya 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…
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Introducing Magnificent Jerk
Meet 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.…