Episodes

  • Introducing Magnificent Jerk
    Sep 13 2023

    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. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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    3 mins
  • The Screenplay | 1
    Sep 18 2023

    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 Reynolds, and Ice-T.


    Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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    28 mins
  • 沙塵 (saa cen) | 2
    Sep 18 2023

    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 violent gang war and how it influenced his Hollywood screenplay.


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    28 mins
  • Choo Choo Cherry | 3
    Sep 25 2023

    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 Maya discovers the real-life love interest from his screenplay. 


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    42 mins
  • Lowlife No. 1 | 4
    Oct 2 2023

    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.


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    32 mins
  • Bratislava | 5
    Oct 9 2023

    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 Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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    36 mins
  • Chasing the Dream | 6
    Oct 16 2023

    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 Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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    30 mins
  • Now Showing | 7
    Oct 23 2023

    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 Apple Podcasts.

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    40 mins