Here Be Tygers: Your Storytelling Guide

Hey all,

Sometimes life is weird. And sometimes it goes strange. And sometimes you just have to sift through them both to see what new and unusual things you can make.

Fortunately, we’re at a point now where I can describe that shape: 

Long story short, Here Be Tygers is growing again. We’ll still be on Patreon, but you’ll see and hear both some new and a few more familiar faces. 

That’s right. Starting today, you can find Here Be Tygers, Myopia: Defend Your Childhood, and The Geekly Oddcast/Odder Worlds all in one place.

This means that—with your support—we’ll be able to do more, create more, provide you with more: including livestreams, exclusive or early-access content, and Patron requested episodes. 

It might take some time, sure. But we’ll be happy to have you with us as we go.

- J, Nic, Tom and Dave

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The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

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Joining today: Eddie Turner, a professional coach, host of Keep Leading, and author of 140 Simple Messages To Guide Emerging Leaders

Back in 2016, before Here Be Tygers was ever a name to this show, I started Jam Sessions as a sort of informal chat with folks about who they are, what they do and where they wanted to go. 

Eddie was gracious enough to be our first guest and to this day I remain grateful to him for helping me onto a path where I could do the work that I love with people I know. 

So here’s one last look to the past—on how folks tend to be more impressed by grey hair in leadership than in tech—before we return in September with a new episode on world building, currencies, and the things that we value most. 

I hope you enjoy.

- J

Show Notes

To learn more about Eddie or his work as a facilitator, speaker and coach, you can visit his site or follow his podcast, Keep Leading, on Apple, Stitcher and iHeartRadio.

Like what you hear and want to show your support? Leave a review on your app of choice or subscribe to our Patreon site. 

You can also see our new home online at herebetygers.com.

The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is a proud member of The ESO Network.

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

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Joining today: author Lilibet Snellings, author of BOX GIRL: My Part-Time Job as an Art Installation (from Soft Skull Press) and the funniest person you know with MS

The first thing I remember from my initial call to Lilibet was her talent for setting the dramatic to a well-lit narrative; one where all the places and players are carefully examined, illustrated, and given vibrancy by their all-too-human quips (we also share an addiction to bulleted lists and numbered collections, handwritten notes and a continued affection for the late cinema sage, Syd Field).   

The second, was her immediate—and sincere—reply when I asked:

“What was it like to spend part of your life on exhibit?”

- J

Show Notes

You can learn more about Lilibet’s work on her website or talk with her directly on Twitter as well.

This piece and episode first appeared in an interview for The Huffington Post, which you can read here.

For more information, and a proper view of The Standard Hotel’s Box installation, you can also read Paper Magazine’s article from last year.

Like what you hear and want to show your support? Leave a review on your app of choice or subscribe to our Patreon site. 

The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is a proud member of The ESO Network.

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

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Joining today: digital modeler for Blue Sky Studios, teacher and panelist on Diverse Toons, Andre Rodriguez 

It’s easy to imagine a story: the decisions, mistakes, and sacrifices that can drive someone. And so much harder to survive, forgive, outlast the ‘character’ we can become in another person’s life.

But what happens when the world we live in decides that for us? When we try to escape the lines, the tales that other people would define us by? How do we, as Andre would say, ‘find our square’—that one specific place where who we are resides? And when do we fight back?

As it turns out, even our conversations about imagined worlds are bound by the lives we’ve had. And that the fictions we invent or act upon can often become too real.

-J

Show Notes

For some of Andre’s most recent work, you can visit his personal site, hear the new album, Ravenous by BTB, that he co-produced, or watch the official trailer for Spies in Disguise.

You can also speak with him in person at the next BlerdCityCon on July 13th as a part DiverseToons’ “Black in Animation” panel.

Like what you hear and want to show your support? Leave a review on your app of choice or subscribe to our Patreon site. 

The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is a proud member of The ESO Network.

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining today: journalist and co-author of Conquering the Electron: the Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels who Built our Electronic Age, Eric Brach

Most of the crew is off and away for the holidays, so I thought it might be a fun treat to revisit one of my earliest episodes from a previous show.

Back then, I was focused almost entirely on authors and their work. So I created In Character to reflect how the people who write our favorite stories often have unusual tales of their own.

Eric was an awesome first guest to have on the show: full of thoughts and insights on the technological wizards who gave us power (as well as our constant expectation for new devices and growth).

- J

You can follow Eric online at Twitter (@ebrachwrites) or Instagram (@brachobama). You can also find his book, Double Lives: True Tales of Crime Next Door, on Amazon.com and other online stores.

Like what you hear and want to show your support? Leave a review on your app of choice or subscribe to our Patreon site.

The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is now a proud member of The ESO Network. 

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining today: author, essay writer, and advocate for mental health and criminal justice reform, Dave Geiger

Not every life goes according to ‘the plan’: be it God’s, some shadowy conspirator’s, or our own expectations at the time. We like to think in those moments—when we’re asked to change, to ‘do what’s right’, and revise our plans—that what we see and feel and act upon is irrefutable, or at the least, something we can rely on. 

But what happens, and how do we define ourselves, when our own mind can no longer tell us what’s real—or just a shadow we’ve devised?

In the Matter of Edwin Potter is one man, Dave Geiger’s, attempt to describe what happened when an undiagnosed mental illness devoured his family and life and his journey to find meaning, purpose and value in the aftermath of one terrible night.

- J 

Like what you hear and want to see more of what I write? Leave a review on your app of choice or show your support on our Patreon site.

You can also find the full Show Notes there.

The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is now a proud member of The ESO Network. 

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining today: longtime friend and fan of sci-fi, horror and Picard, Ken Hurt. 

Sometimes, the world of Here Be Tygers is a kind, forgiving place. And sometimes, it’s an evening or night away from the fires that ‘those who dream too much’ cannot escape. On today’s episode, Ken and I talk about what it’s like to give a part of your world it’s own sense of time and space—before the story or your main characters arrive there. From places fantastic to the more mundane aspects of daily life, we’ll take a look at what remains, play with some new ideas, and see how the people in a strange land survive. 

Please note, there are quite a few spoilers this time: both for my book and a few other series. So for those of you who prefer to be surprised, you’ll want to skip ahead from 51:56 to our final break at 63:02 (don’t worry, we give you a countdown). Do be sure to stay for the space whale, though. 

- J 

Like what you hear and want to see more of what I write? Leave a review on your app of choice or show your support on Patreon. 

You can also find the full Show Notes there. 

The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is now a proud member of The ESO Network.

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

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Joining today: creator of Phables, Greystone Inn, and Evil Inc, writer of The Webcomics Handbook, and host of ComicLab, Brad Guigar 

Brad and I met at a Patreon live event earlier this year and within the first five minutes I knew we had to invite him. He’s full of stories and advice; just the kind of people we like. And he’s had quite the interesting career: from newspaper apprentice and early webcomic writer (think Geocities, Angelfire) to successful creator, mentor, advisor and Eisner Award nominee. 

So join us as we talk about the pressures of time and change, what your fans and Patrons can inspire, and how to define success as an independent writer. 

- J 

Like what you hear and want to see more of what I write? Leave a review on your app of choice or show your support on my Patreon. 

You can also find Brad online at his Patreon site, Evil-Inc.com, Instagram (@bradguigar) and Twitter (@guigar). 

The Magician, written & performed by Immersive Music

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is now a proud member of The ESO Network. 

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And we’re back! Hope you all enjoyed the break while we set things up at our new home. 

Last time, Dave and I talked about a few of our favorite tales and how they pull the reader in right from the beginning. So now we’ll share a few of our own, mostly from actual play or in-real-time storytelling games: the kind where the players can decide their own fate, the characters take on a strange life, and failures, mistakes, and the unexpected, shared delight can lead to a surprising change.

What will you do when the ‘golden opportunity’ that you’ve been waiting for finds you? 

And will you care if it drools, has an impervious scale hide, or a nano-carbon fanged bite? 

— J 

Like what you hear and want to see more of what I write? Leave a review or show your support on Patreon. You can find the show notes there as well. And of course, if you’d like to be on Tygers or have an idea for an episode, feel free to write us at: 

[email protected] ‘Noah’s Stark’, written & performed by krackatoa 

krackatoa.com

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. 

Here Be Tygers is now a proud member of The ESO Network. 

Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

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Joining today: frequent guest and Odder Worlds host, David Herman of TheBrothersHerman. 

Though it may seem odd, the starting point of any tale we devise is often the hardest to find. Sometimes it helps to see what other bodies of work have done well (or not) and why. And sometimes we wander off into the wilds of the stuff we like before we talk about the tools, ideas and techniques we’ve tried. 

- J 

Like what you hear and want to see more of what I write? Leave a review or show your support on Patreon. 

You can find the show notes there as well. 

(Noah’s Stark) written & performed by krackatoa

krackatoa.com

Kudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits.

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