Leo Brawn: Demon Hunter
Leo Brawn, a new horror podcast from Shoestring TV. Leo Brawn, a former homicide detective killed in the line of duty turned demon hunter from Hell, has been summoned to South Florida to locate Phillip Weston. Phillip has seen better days; he lost his job, can't find his family and he's hearing mysterious voices and finding strange messages in his house. He is a man possessed, literally. Armed with his trusty briefcase, Leo investigates the Weston residence for signs of demonic possession but uncovers an evil far more terrifying than he could have possibly imagined.
Leo Brawn: Demon Hunter
Shoestring TV presents From Leo Brawn to Topaz & Stillman: A Shoestring TV Special
“Hey everyone, Jason here — creator of Leo Brawn, Magnetar, and now… something completely different.
What you’re about to hear is a very special crossover piece — part late-night talk show parody, part character backstory, and part sneak peek at our brand-new series coming this fall: Topaz & Stillman: An 80s Adventure.
In this episode, you’ll hear Maury Stillman — now much older, a little slower, but still sleazy — being interviewed on the fictional talk show Too Late with Gimmy Gibney. He’s promoting his new memoir, The Rise of Willie, reflecting on his wild Hollywood adventures in the 1980s with his best friend and client, the late Willie Topaz.
You’ll also get a taste of the over-the-top world we’re building — including a guest musical performance by The Hack Sisters. It’s weird, it’s funny, it’s tragic… and it’s just the beginning.
So buckle up, hairspray your soul, and enjoy this little time warp. And remember — this fall, the neon-soaked chaos of Topaz & Stillman: An 80s Adventure is coming exclusively from Shoestring TV.”
Credits
Gimmy Gibney – Larry Oblander
Maury Stillman – Jim Fronk
Too Late Announcer – Leo Mainville III
Tulsa Ames – Robb Smith
Son – Astrid WS
That’s So Tulsa Narrator – Derek States
Grandma – Katie Jostock
Daughter – Leslie Grant
Freddie Balzac – Shaun Scott
Hott Rodd Legalese – Leo Mainville III
Tagvana Narrator – Jane Beverley
Margaret (Firmexa Commercial) – Jane Beverley
Henry (Firmexa Commercial) – Mike Pelletier
Firmexa Announcer – Robb Smith
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Created, written, directed and produced by Jason Beard
Hey everyone, jason here, creator of the podcast, leo Braun, and Magnetar. And there's now something completely different. What you're about to hear is a very special crossover piece. It's part late night talk show parody, part character backstory and part sneak peek at our brand new series coming this fall Topaz and Stillman, an 80s Adventure. Now in this sneak peek you'll hear Maury Stillman Now he's a little older, a little slower it's like 30 years later, but still sleazy being interviewed on the fictional talk show Too Late with Jimmy Gibney.
Speaker 1:He's promoting his new biography, which is really more of a biography about Willie Topaz, called the Rise of Willie. It reflects on their wild Hollywood adventures in the 1980s. You'll also get a taste of the over-the-top world we're building, including a guest music performance by the Hack Sisters, a fictional band that was also featured in season one of Leo Braun. It's weird, it's funny, it's tragic and it's just the beginning. So buckle up, hairspray your soul and enjoy this little time warp and remember this fall, the neon-soaked chaos of Topaz and Stillman, an 80s adventure is coming exclusively from Shoestring TV. It'll be available anywhere you listen to podcasts. So please, I implore you, don't miss it.
Speaker 2:As always, enjoy what we're about to share with you and thank you for listening t-v as we, as we always say, it may be too late to go home, but it's never too late with Jimmy Gidney.
Speaker 3:Jimmy, thank you, thank you. Oh, you are a wonderful audience. Okay, sit down. Sit down, everybody. You're only standing because you thought this was the line to the men's room. I get it. This show has confused a lot of people.
Speaker 3:Anyway, big news today Scientists have officially declared coffee a miracle drink. Again, yeah, apparently it boosts focus, burns fat and gives you the false confidence to text your ex at 2 am. Oh, yeah, yeah, which also makes it responsible for 83% of therapy appointments and 100% of my morning. Shame. Hey, speaking of false confidence, elon Musk says he wants to build a new city powered entirely by optimism and unused crypto wallets. It's called Delusionville and the zip code is just his son's name, spelled backwards. But who can actually tell? In sports news, a professional pickleball league just launched in North America. Yeah, the winner gets a trophy, a head and the right to explain to their parents for the 12th time that, yes, it's a real sport and no, they're not just hanging out behind a retirement home.
Speaker 3:Now the Internet's losing its mind over a new viral trend called silent dating, where couples go on a date and don't talk at all. I tried it once with my ex-wife. We called it marriage. Anyway, oh, oh, oh. And TSA now says peanut butter is a liquid. So if you're flying with a jar, either check it or spread it on toast before boarding. I mean honestly, if peanut butter is liquid, then I am technically moisturizer.
Speaker 3:Anyway, folks, we've got a great show for you tonight. Our first guest is an infamous talent manager turned author, a man who almost single-handedly ushered in the era of 1980s action movies. Yeah, yeah, I'm talking about the notorious turned critically hailed Maury Stillman. Oh yes, maury is here to talk about his brand new New York Times bestseller, a heartfelt, often hilarious biography about Maury's friend and former client, the action movie heartthrob who was taken from us way too soon, the one, the only, willie Topaz. Yes, yes, but, and folks stick around, because later tonight we have got a performance from the band everyone is talking about. I'm talking about more buzz than a soda machine full of bees. And if that wasn't intriguing enough, maury Stillman used to represent them. That's right.
Speaker 3:The Hack Sisters are here. If you haven't heard of them, congratulations. I mean, you either live in a cave or you have horrible taste in music. Their debut album is called Neon Feelings, volume 9, which is confusing because it's their first official album, but the ninth time they've felt neon. They've got a new single out. It's called Discount Store Love Affair and it has everything. A rock and roll song should have Attitude at half the price. Anyway, folks, they'll be hitting the stage later in matching silver capes, probably sweating glitter, and I for one can't wait to feel deeply confused and slightly aroused. So grab your sequins, folks. The Hack Sisters is about to block out the sun with passion. We'll be right back after these messages from products you absolutely don't need but will buy anyway at 2 am. I'm Jimmy Gibney and it's way too late to be watching this, but I'm glad you are.
Speaker 5:We'll be right back. Folks this fall, get ready to meet a family that's so familiar. It feels like you've already seen it and maybe you have.
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Speaker 3:Welcome back to. Too Late, I don't know about you, but I am ready to jump in face. First, our first guest tonight. Once a top talent manager, then bottom-feeding cautionary tale. Now he's back on top as best-selling author. Please welcome Maury Stillman.
Speaker 7:Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 3:Thank you, Hiya Maury. Welcome to the madness.
Speaker 7:It's an absolute pleasure and also mildly terrifying.
Speaker 3:Now, Maury, forgive the bluntness, but would you call this a comeback? A comeback, no offense meant, just a journalistic jab to the ribs huh, Ah well, none taken.
Speaker 7:Honestly, yeah, it's a comeback. A few years ago, the closest I got to a book deal was a restraining order from Barnes Noble.
Speaker 3:Right, and let's talk origin story. Where did it all begin?
Speaker 7:Well, it was the south side of Chicago. It was the baddest part of town. Oh, and if you ever go down there, you better just beware of a man named Leroy Brown. I'm just messing with you, but it was the south side of Chicago. Yeah, poor kid. Big dreams, tiny budget. I wanted Hollywood and eventually I got it. And how.
Speaker 3:You didn't just strike gold, you struck Topaz.
Speaker 7:That's a deep cut. Well played, well played.
Speaker 3:The man who made your career and maybe ruined your liver Willie Topaz.
Speaker 7:Oh geez, any damage to my liver was on my own doing. But yeah, willie was lightning in a bottle with 20-inch biceps and a martial arts degree.
Speaker 3:Now the book phenomenal, but why tell his story and not yours?
Speaker 7:That's easy, simple. I'm still around to tell it, he's not. And Willie's story well, it deserves fireworks, not a eulogy.
Speaker 3:And what a ride. Explosions, friendship, cocaine, orgies all the things I associate with personal growth.
Speaker 7:Honestly, that was our growth phase.
Speaker 3:What made Willie stand out?
Speaker 7:Oh, that smile, that swagger, that star power, the man could make a nun rethink her choices, make her change all her bad habits.
Speaker 3:And, let's be honest, he was your golden goose oh, 110%.
Speaker 7:I saw dollar signs before I saw decency. But over time he became more than just a client. He became family and my closest friend.
Speaker 3:Well, and the book the Rise of Willie shows that I mean it's heartfelt, it's action-packed, I mean, and quite frankly a little tragic oh yeah, sure, because what it could have been that still haunts me to this day.
Speaker 7:Willie should have stood next to the giants of action movie heyday, I'm talking Schwarzenegger, stallone, norris but instead he's a footnote when he should have been a franchise.
Speaker 3:And speaking of franchises, I'm a huge Brock Gatling fan. Miami Siege a personal favorite.
Speaker 7:Yeah, and with a blink of an eye you missed it. A cameo by Don Johnson.
Speaker 3:Okay, now let's just pivot briefly. I understand you have something to say to tonight's musical guest, the Hack Sisters.
Speaker 7:Yes, this camera here, this one with the light Okay, perfect. This one with the light Okay, um, perfect. Ladies, I'm sorry For what I did, for what I nearly destroyed, for losing Laurie Stryker. I know that pain.
Speaker 3:And I know I didn't help and Laurie was your client too, right?
Speaker 7:Yeah, after Willie died I spiraled, lost clients Dignity. I was booking balloon animals for bat mitzvahs and then I found the Hack Sisters Talent heart on the whole package and, like a true idiot, I planned to rob them blind. And Lori found out yeah, she did, took the cash and ran Deservedly and honestly. It should have been the end of the road for this guy Me, yeah, not for Miss Stryker.
Speaker 3:But here we are.
Speaker 7:The sisters are back, and so are you, yeah, well, I mean, it's come full circle.
Speaker 3:A messy, painful musical full circle.
Speaker 7:Now Maury where can folks pick up the new book? Anywhere books are sold.
Speaker 3:Gas stations, airports, parole hearings and an audiobook's coming I understand. Oh, that's right. Yeah, and it's narrated by Willie's old rival, rhythm Mercy.
Speaker 7:Now, that's juicy. That rivalry was biblical. Well, rhythm owes me a favor. Only he and a very sweaty casino pit boss know why Another book perhaps, perhaps in our future Maybe, or a Hulu miniseries. Rhythm's had a rough patch lately. Well, that's self-inflicted, the man can't stay out of the rehab, the tabloids or his own way. But I'll say this he still has those pipes, pipes. When he came cheap too I'm talking Stillman cheap, Any cheaper he'd have to pay me.
Speaker 3:Spoken like a true dealmaker. Folks, when we come back, the Hack Sisters perform their newest single Discount Store Love Affair. Don't move a muscle, unless it's to pre-order that book.
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Speaker 3:Welcome back everybody. It's a night of comebacks, folks, and joining us on the too late stage is the ultimate rock group with their new single Discount Store Love Affair, and it may have discount in the title, but it's quality stuff, okay, okay, enough listening to me. Give it up for the Hack Sisters.
Speaker 4:Thank you. Next to clearing socks and dented tin, you had a car full of broken dreams. But, baby, you still look like a queen. Your lipstick's smudged from soda pop food, like a fume from a leaky top. You turn around. I caught your stare. I'd be between the markdown underwear Since the dance comes to our love, it ain't shiny but it's real.
Speaker 4:Found between the half of holes In the one. Get one deal. We don't need no fancy lights, champagne or velvet gloves Just you and me, and I don't breathe. Yeah, it's Disco Store Love. Just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you and me in auto-free. Yeah, it's just you.
Speaker 4:Tossed a teddy in my car, said that's how all true bargains start. I bought you snacks and off-brand wine. You whispered baby, you're just my kind. We slow danced by the freezer door To the hummock lights on that sticky floor. You kiss me next to sponges. Blue Say five bucks. Time to feel new. This is discount store Love is a clear sign of fate. We're marked down, miffed and burning bright On an expired date. No rose gold rings or velvet or velvet brooch, just pussy flags and doves. We make it work on Tuesday nights. Yeah, it's discount store love.
Speaker 3:That would do it for tonight, folks. You have been an amazing audience, but I want to thank our guests Maury Stillman and the Hack Sisters, and just remember it's never too early to be too late. Good night, folks, thank you.
