Writer/Producer Koji Steven Sakai is the founder of Little Nalu Pictures LLC. He has written seven feature films that have been produced, including, most recently, The Commando, a feature film starring Michael Jai White and Mickey Rourke. He also produced five feature films; a one-hour comedy special on Starz, Comedy InvAsian, a television series featuring the nation’s top Asian American comedians; and Brash Girls Club, a limited comedy series which premiered on Tubi TV.
Koji’s debut novel, Romeo & Juliet Vs. Zombies (paperback/audiobook); his graphic novel, 442 (online and in print); his newest novel, Zombie Run (print and ebook); and his newest graphic novel, Santa Vs. Zombies, was released in print this past winter.
In addition to his writing, he produces and hosts three podcasts; Guy Code; Best OR Worst Podcast with M. Martin Mapoma; and Midnight Watchers with Quentin Lee and Jennifer Field.
He is currently a screenwriting instructor at UCLA Extensions, New York Film Academy in Burbank, and Chapman University.
The Unofficial Official Story team is recharging and doing even more research for season 3. In the meantime, listen to some of our favorite moments from this past season.
What are “they” not telling us? We’ll find out, figure out, and, when all else fails, make up the missing pieces to some of the most scandalous conspiracies, unexplained phenomena, and true crime affecting our world today. Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, and actress Jennifer Field on The Unofficial Official Story Podcast every month, and by the end of each episode, we’ll tell you what’s really…maybe…happening.
CREDITS
Hosts: Jennifer Field, Dwayne Perkins, and Koji Steven Sakai
In episode 11 of season 2, the Unofficial Official Story team to answer the question: Did the Clintons have NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant killed? In this episode, they discuss some of the other people the Clintons’ allegedly assassinated, whom they’d like the Clintons to kill, and share their theories explaining OR refuting the conspiracy.
Please excuse the bad audio, we blame the fact that Koji’s house was being tented for termites and other little bugs.
Our researchers do most of their “research” on the Internet, so take our “facts” for what they are. With that in mind, much of the information we got for this episode was gleaned from the following sources:
What are “they” not telling us? We’ll find out, figure out, and, when all else fails, make up the missing pieces to some of the most scandalous conspiracies, unexplained phenomena, and true crime affecting our world today. Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, and actress Jennifer Field on The Unofficial Official Story Podcast every month, and by the end of each episode, we’ll tell you what’s really…maybe…happening.
In episode 10 of season 2, writer A. Zell Williams joined the Unofficial Official Story team to answer the question: Is rapper Cardi B an industry plant? In this episode, we try to figure out what exactly an industry plant is, whether it’s a bad thing or not, and answer the most important question, would we want to be an industry plant ourselves—our answers might surprise you.
Zell Williams is an award-winning playwright and TV producer whose work has been developed and performed at the Public Theater in New York, InterAct Theatre in Philadelphia, and the Royal Court in London. As a TV writer, he’s worked on such shows as the Fox drama, neXt, NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, BET’s American Soul, and FreeForm’s Good Trouble. He is currently a writer for season two of AMC’s critically-acclaimed Interview with a Vampire. His play, Diversity, will have its World Premier on Broadway from the producers of Hadestown and The Piano Lesson with Samuel L. Jackson. Zell is also the co-host of The Inner Cities Podcast with author and attorney, Tochi Onyebuchi, for Highway Citizen Productions.
LINKS & RESEARCH
Our researchers do most of their “research” on the Internet, so take our “facts” for what they are. With that in mind, much of the information we got for this episode was gleaned from the following sources:
After a series of presidential administrations pummeled the powers of the individual states, the US is left angry and severely divided. A shocking act of violence against the federal government is the kindling that ignites a fire that takes the rage against Washington to the point of no return. Although fiction, the story details the facts that can make this thriller a reality. Several states stand on the brink of Secession. This story tells you how it unfolds. A typical California family is torn apart by the events around them. The mom, Trisha, involuntarily becomes the figurehead of the movement to secede, putting herself and her family in grave danger as the armed aggression escalates to the point of all out civil war. This exciting tale is stocked with action and drawn from the events exploding in the news every day.
What if you had to pretend to be a zombie to survive? Hanson’s been living like a zombie since the apocalypse, until he learns that his zombie crush is, like him, a human pretending to be a zombie. She introduces him to the human underground, shows him how to love, and teaches him that living is more than just being alive.
In episode 9 of season 2, podcasters Jozlyn Rocki and Lloyd Waller joined the Unofficial Official Story team to answer the question: What happened to Eastern Airlines Flight 401? In this episode, we try to figure out if flight 401 was really haunted, how the hell they can reuse aircraft wreckage but not baby seats, and mostly importantly who they would haunt in their own lives (assuming ghosts are real and they had a choice).
Jozlyn Rocki founded, pro duces and hosts Keeping Up With Chaos podcast, a fun, for entertainment, Indie podcast where she brings on a rotating guest co-hosts to have conversations with all different & diverse guests to chat about, well Chaos, because everyone has a story to share. She also produces Raising Healthy Humans podcast & voices the Intro. Recently, Jozlyn co-created and co-hosts a new podcast with 4 other voice & screen actors, From The Booth And Beyond podcast, where they document their lives, inside & outside the booth, from the very start of their voice/acting journeys.
Lloyd is the Co-creator & Host of the Broke Black & Bored Podcast, Media Specialist, voice actor, improv newbie, and first time DM for an absolute MESS of a homebrew DND campaign.
LINKS & RESEARCH
Our researchers do most of their “research” on the Internet, so take our “facts” for what they are. With that in mind, much of the information we got for this episode was gleaned from the following sources:
In episode 8 of season 2, Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristina Wong joined the Unofficial Official Story team to answer the question: Is President Biden a robot? In this episode, we try to figure out who is and isn’t a robot, how phone sex led to a Pulitzer, and more!
Kristina Wong is a performance artist, comedian, writer, and elected representative in Koreatown, Los Angeles, who has been presented internationally across North America, the UK, Hong Kong, and Africa. Kristina founded Auntie Sewing Squad, a national network of volunteers sewing masks for vulnerable communities. They have a book from the University of California Press. Her show “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord” is a “New York Times Critics Pick” that premiered off-Broadway at New York Theater Workshop. It’s the finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama and winner of the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Solo Performance.
LINKS & RESEARCH
Our researchers do most of their “research” on the Internet, so take our “facts” for what they are. With that in mind, much of the information we got for this episode was gleaned from the following sources:
You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-cop. You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-democracy. You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-American.pic.twitter.com/DCHprpK9Sx
Here’s the two videos back and forth. Pay attention to his physical appearance and his voice. Again, both supposedly from today, both only a few hours apart. What the hell is happening here? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/VjB2pjJZPn
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) July 27, 2022
What are “they” not telling us? We’ll find out, figure out, and, when all else fails, make up the missing pieces to some of the most scandalous conspiracies, unexplained phenomena, and true crime affecting our world today. Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, and actress Jennifer Field on The Unofficial Official Story Podcast every month, and by the end of each episode, we’ll tell you what’s really…maybe…happening.
In episode 7 of season 2, podcaster Adriann Barrett joined the Unofficial Official Story team to answer the question: Why is Bigfoot kidnapping hikers? In this episode, we discuss, Bigfoot, interdimensional wormholes, gates to hell, the Gabby Petito case, and more!
Please excuse the crappy sound quality… we were having technical difficulties.
Adriann was diagnosed late with ADHD, she’s a true crime theorist, enjoys dark humor, and is a total nerd about anything Pokemon and Star Wars.
She started her podcast (Crime Theories) because she noticed that most other crime podcasts were only talking about big cases. None were covering the small cases that no one talks about and she believes everyone deserves to have their story told.
LINKS & RESEARCH
Our researchers do most of their “research” on the Internet, so take our “facts” for what they are. With that in mind, much of the information we got for this episode was gleaned from the following sources:
What are “they” not telling us? We’ll find out, figure out, and, when all else fails, make up the missing pieces to some of the most scandalous conspiracies, unexplained phenomena, and true crime affecting our world today. Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, and actress Jennifer Field on The Unofficial Official Story Podcast every month, and by the end of each episode, we’ll tell you what’s really…maybe…happening.
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