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Nick Leisure Returns! – Director / Writer / Producer (Golden / Last The Night)

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Nick Leisure Returns!

Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know even more about Nick Leisure. Nick is a writer, director, and producer of several films, including one that is coming out THIS WEEK! In this episode, Nick and I catch up on things since his last appearance on the show (9/19/22). We chat about his newest feature film called GOLDEN, which hits theaters nationwide this Friday. Golden stars: Brian Austin Green, Glenn Plummer, Massi Furlan, Robert Miano, Alena Savostakova, and Josh Gilmer. Nick wrote, produced, and directed this film and it is distributed by Level 33 Entertainment. I do ask Nick about his feature project, which is a bio pic about Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, a real-life Chinese Mafia story that took place in San Francisco. We also discuss a project that I pitched to him on his first appearance, the life story of Richard Stanley, a California bank robber and previous guest of the show! Nick shares fun behind the scenes stories involving the Mexican Police, an attempted shake down, and Skittles. We also discuss a couple of his upcoming films including ‘New Year’s Absolution’ (out later this year), as well as ‘The Last Bride’ which stars previous guest Charlotte Kirk (slated for the end of 2026, early 2027). Finally, Nick shares some breaking news about his 20-picture producing deal with media giant PalmStar Media and Kevin Scott Frakes. Also, BONUS….. Nick is giving away tickets to the red-carpet Hollywood premier of GOLDEN! Nick himself explains the details on how to win them in the episode; so, pay attention!

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Richard Stanley – Bank Robber / Author (Up On Game Series)

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Richard Stanley
Take a walk down Fascination Street as I get to know Richard Stanley.
Richard was convicted of robbing thirteen banks in southern California in the early 2000’s. Known as ‘The Skinny Bandit’; Richard learned most of what he needed to know from a television show called The FBI Files. He used the show as a sort of ‘how to’ video series of what NOT to do. In this episode, we chat about what about growing up in Otay, Ca. would make him want to rob banks, and what made him think he could get away with it. He takes us step by step through the events of his very first bank robbery. We talk about how he got caught, and a little about his time in prison. Then we cover what some of his jobs were after prison, and why he decided to write the ‘Up On Game’ series of books. There are two in the series so far: ‘Up On Game: From Robbing Banks To Stacking Bitcoin’ and the sequel; “Up On Game: When I Ruled The World’.
Previous guest Mike Dawson reads the audiobook versions of both books, which are available everywhere fine books & audiobooks are sold. We also touch briefly on his crypto trading and the world he is building in the metaverse on Decentraland.org. This was a very fascinating and engaging conversation. We didn’t even really cover the second book, which was written after some statutes of limitations expired. If I had to guess, I would say that Richard will return for a second episode!
Follow Richard on social media:
Twit: @UpOnGameBook
Insta: @Up_On_Game_Book
Metaverse: Decentraland.org Coordinates: 59 -139