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Story Babble episodes
- Walter White vs. Mrs. Maisel
Who’s the best TV protagonist of the last decade?
Mark and Brian discuss the virtues and failings of a faulted protagonist, and why we should care about them.
Sponsored by the Forever Young Foundation
34 min - How do the technical aspects of filmmaking affect the story you’re telling?
Masters of their craft, James Adams and Thomas Manning of Epic Light Media, dish on the importance of getting the technical aspects of filmmaking right.
Epic Light Media
36 min - Mark goes to NAMM
Brian calls and talks to Mark as he walks the Anaheim Convention Center for the National Association of Music Merchants 2020 described as “the world’s largest trade-only event for music products, pro audio and event tech industry."
NAMM 2020
30 min - Can a successful nonprofit afford to never ask for money?Sterling Tanner is a happy guy. Why wouldn’t he be? He gets to help people fund their charitable dreams, but almost never asks for money. Such is life for the CEO and Executive Director of Steve Young’s Forever Young Foundation. Sound to good to be true? Give Sterling a listen.
Forever Young Foundation
35 min - Star Wars Nerds: Episode V (a.k.a. Episode II)
This week self-proclaimed Star Wars nerds Carter, Tanner and Heath put forth a dizzying display of Star Wars trivia and analysis, proving that no matter how average or wonderful the latest episode, Star Wars nerds will dissect, ponder and pontificate about it for years to come.
Sponsor: Forever Young Foundation
29 min - The Rise of Skywalker: Worthy or Unworthy?
We talk to four self-proclaimed Star Wars nerds and one trivia genius to find out if The Rise of Skywalker adds glory or diminishes the Star Wars legacy. This is Part I of a two-part series, but in the tradition of Star Wars, we’re calling it Episode IV.
Sci-Fi With Me (Music Video)
Sci-Fi With Me (Apple Music)
Sci-Fi With Me (Spotify)
40 min - The Man Who Killed Santa Claus
Back in the early 30s, the depression hit Mesa Arizona hard. An editor of the local newspaper, John McPhee, had an idea of how to save Christmas. But things didn’t turn out exactly as he had planned. Here’s a live performance Citrus Valley Playhouse performed this back in 2006.
24 min - Story Editing: That Thing We Do
Mark and Brian talk about the extended version of Tom Hanks’ That Thing You Do. Every single scene Hanks cut deserved it. That Thing You do is a clinic on the power of story editing.
Sponsor: Forever Young Foundation
34 min - It all starts with an idea!
After becoming a foster parent herself, Anika Robinson realized how nearly impossible the state had made it to provide meaningful care for her “kiddos”. She and two other Arizona foster moms are determined to fix it.
ASA Now
ASA Now on Just Serve
Forever Young Foundation
46 min - Jojo Rabbit: is it OK to laugh at Hitler?
Mark and Brian agree on everything about this film, except, perhaps, the most important part. What is the meaning of JoJo Rabbit?
41 min
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Solid Advice About Storytelling (mingled with nonsense)