{"id":5251,"date":"2026-02-23T16:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/?p=5251"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:45:50","slug":"30-screams-or-less-143-daniel-isnt-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/2026\/02\/23\/30-screams-or-less-143-daniel-isnt-real\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Screams or Less 143: Daniel Isn&#8217;t Real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the 30 Screams or Less podcast we review &#8220;Daniel Isn&#8217;t Real,&#8221; directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer, written by Brian DeLeeuw and Adam Egypt Mortimer, and starring Miles Robbins (Luke), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Daniel), and Sasha Lane (Cassie). The plot of the movie is a troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma. 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