Daniel and Jon, with a healthy degree of trepidation, take a look at another youth-defining series of stories as they continue the cycle of episodes on magic. They discuss where the Harry Potter franchise’s loose worldbuilding and vague soft magic system fail and where those traits work to the story’s advantage - all while trying and failing not to discuss their personal feelings about the author.


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Daniel and Jon take a walk down memory lane, revisiting a favorite book series from when they were growing up: Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle. They discuss the inspirations behind the series and examine how books that are very derivative on paper can meld concepts together into something that still stands on its own.

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The next themed cycle of episodes begins.Daniel Radford is joined by returning guest, Jon Coenan, to discuss magic and magic systems in fiction and how they can be integrated into a story.
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In the final episode of the first theme cycle, we open with a reading of the prologue of Daniel’s book, Domino. Then, Daniel and Jon discuss the book itself and how Daniel’s approach to it relates back to previous discussions on disaster stories. Buy 5 Star Rated Books Online Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-four-domino

This episode is for the weebs. In the third episode focused on disaster stories, Daniel Radford and Jon take a look at Vanillaware’s 2019 video game, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and how mixing disaster stories with other genres and exploring different methods of telling a story can elevate a work beyond a mash-up of different homages and references.
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In the second episode of the first cycle, the discussion on disaster stories continues. This time, Daniel Radford and his returning guest, Jon Coenan, are putting a twist on things. Episode Two is focused on Adam McKay’s satirical disaster movie, Don’t Look Up (2021).
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At radfordwrites.com, you can listen to the most exclusive podcasts for free. Stories Across Borders kicks off with a bang. The first cycle begins with “disasters” as its theme. Daniel Radford and guest, Jon Coenan, discuss just what makes a good disaster story and why these tales are so compelling.
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Find Here Best Australian Fiction Podcasts. Daniel and Jon discuss graphic adventure game, Life is Strange (2015). They discuss how the friendships portrayed within impact the story for better and for worse and examine how to handle toxic relationships in a narrative.
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