Fifth Friday: Plagiarize

January 30th, 2026 - "Welcome to The Inspiration Chop Shop, where we take apart our favorite films, books, and anything else we darn-well like—and steal every useful bit for our own creative malfeasance."

 

Lane and L.J. chat (or try to) about the newest segment of Paperback Radio: Plagiarize: The Inspiration Chop Shop! In this episode, we'll look at Sorry, Wrong Number the great radio drama by Lucille Fletcher, and discuss whether we'd fence it (fully adapt as written) or chop it (take what we want and create something new).

 

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