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A podcast about the craft of storytelling. Join authors Jonathan Auxier and Matt Bird as they dig up good stories to discover how their authors told them well … and how those same tricks and tools can... more
FAQs about A Good Story Well Told:How many episodes does A Good Story Well Told have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
February 12, 2026Guilty Treasures: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, with Grace LinCan a quickie movie adaptation of a song, which didn't even have the rights to use Cyndi Lauper's version, actually be a good movie?? Superstar author Grace Lin makes the case, and Jonathan and Matt are here for it!...more1h 4minPlay
January 29, 2026Guilty Treasures: Hook, with Lindsay EagarWe welcome our first ever guest, Lindsay Eager, to make the case for Hook, Steven Spielberg's 1991 movie about a grown-up Peter Pan! Will she be able to convince us that it's unfairly maligned? ...more1h 17minPlay
January 15, 2026Guilty Treasures: Real SteelWe continue our Guilty Treasures series, where we (or guests) make the case for critically maligned works! This episode, can Jonathan convince Matt of the value of the Hugh Jackman robot-boxing movie Real Steel? ...more1h 15minPlay
January 01, 2026Guilty Treasures: The Scorpion KingThe second season begins! This season, Matt, Jonathan, and guests will be extolling the virtues of commercially unsuccessful or critically derided works, so Matt gets things going by making the case for The Rock's 2002 starring debut The Scorpion King. Will Jonathan see the hidden value? ...more1hPlay
August 28, 2025Bonus Episode: KPop Demon HuntersWe wrap up our first season with a bonus episode discussing KPop Demon Hunters and various things we've meant to discuss over the course of the season! Season 2 coming soon!...more1h 6minPlay
August 14, 2025Shame Shelf: Anne of Green GablesMatt got Jonathan to read a candidate for Great American Novel, so now Jonathan makes Matt read what might be the Great Canadian Novel, Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Will Matt embrace his neighbors to the north? ...more1h 4minPlay
July 24, 2025Shame Shelf: BelovedMatt finally gets Jonathan to read the most acclaimed American novel of the last 50 years, Toni Morrison's Beloved, a deadly serious book about slavery but also a thrilling ghost story and a tender romance. Will Jonathan be won over? ...more59minPlay
July 10, 2025Shame Shelf: Kill BillJonathan gets Matt to finally (and reluctantly) watch Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2. Will Matt fall in love, or will he feel entirely different emotions? ...more1h 22minPlay
June 26, 2025Shame Shelf: The Good, The Bad and The UglyMatt shames Jonathan into finally watching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! Note for clarity, since we use actor and character names interchangeably: Clint Eastwood plays Blondie (The Good), Lee Van Cleef plays Angel Eyes (The Bad) and Eli Wallach plays Tuco (The Ugly). Keep that in mind as you listen!...more1h 7minPlay
June 12, 2025Shame Shelf: Never Let Me GoJonathan shames Matt into finally reading Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel Never Let Me Go, and they discuss many things, including the value of basing stories of conspiracy theories. ...more1h 9minPlay
FAQs about A Good Story Well Told:How many episodes does A Good Story Well Told have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.