The Act Break

The Act Break

By Jamie Redact & K.C. AshArts
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The Act Break episodes

  • Ep.11 Source Material Vs. Film Adaptation
    A look into three different results of film adaptations. From staying true to source material, or elevating it, to throwing the book out altogether. Jamie and Karli are doing a mini case study of Fight Club, The Umbrella Academy, and Ready Player One. (This podcast contains spoilers!)
    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep.10 TeneT (Story Break Down)

    Time for the next installment of the “Story Break Down” Series. This week we're discussing the 2020 Christopher Nolan film, Tenet. It's a mind bendy science fiction triller, like only Nolan can deliver. Grab a beverage and maybe something for the inevitable head ache. 

    (This podcast contains spoilers!)

    58 min
  • Ep.9 Work Flow and Goals
    The Fantasy vs the Reality— this week is about the perfect writing environment, and how to do your best with what you've got. Then Jamie and Karli top off the conversation with goal setting, how to do it, how NOT to do it, and the super totally okay-ness of reevaluating your goals.
    53 min
  • Ep.8 Villains with Special Guest Sacha Black
    Jamie and Karli are joined by the lovely author of "13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Super Bad Villains" and host of "The Rebel Author Podcast", Sacha Black, to talk about great villains and why they are so vital to great stories.
    1 hr 17 min
  • Ep.7 Slumpy Book Slump
    Taking a break from the grind of obligations Jamie and Karli talk about what it's like to be in that all too familiar place, the book slump. What causes them, why, and ideas of how to get out.  From reading goals, and how they hit them, to the way cliffhangers don't always hit right. They're having a relaxed chat about book reader life.
    47 min
  • Ep.6 Stand-Up Comedy

    In this episode Jamie and Karli talk about the wonder of stand up comedy, how it's influenced them over time and the joy it brings. Packed full of comedy special recommendations and why you should turn one on tonight. It might just be the doom scrolling break you need. (The comedy and this podcast.) 

    36 min
  • Ep.5 Lucky # Slevin (Story Break Down)

    The first in the "Story Break Down" Series, Jamie and Karli watch or read a particular piece of fiction and have an in-depth conversation about their thoughts on the chosen fiction. This week’s pick: the 2006 film "Lucky Number Slevin" directed by Paul McGuigan; a fun, stylized film about a case of mistaken identity and chock-full of gangsters and assassins.  (This podcast contains spoilers!)

    55 min
  • Ep.4 Thriller Talk with Special Guest Rylee Joss
    This episode brings a whole new level of excitement as Jamie and Karli welcome their first brave guest to the podcast. Rylee Joss is a writer, book devourer and all around nice person. She's taken the time to come chat about the Thriller genre and the differences between thrillers, suspense, and horror. Then the three of them talk specifically about 'Lock Every Door' by Riley Sager, picking apart the thriller tropes and aspects they found or didn't find enjoyable.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Ep.3 The MacGuffin (Trope Files)
    Join Jamie and Karli as they search for the elusive and shifting definition of THE MACGUFFIN! A plot device used time and again in literature and film. They'll talk about contradicting definitions, examples, the good, the bad, and the 100% their opinion on the matter. 
    The first in a series dubbed "Trope Files," where they break down and discuss commonly used tropes in literature and film.
    43 min
  • Ep.2 Employee Picks

    Like browsing in a late 90's, early 2000's local video store, peruse some of Jamie and Karli's favorite books and movies and judge them accordingly. 

    50 min

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With mildly awkward social interactions, Jamie and Karli bring their combined creative energy together in a podcast all about stories. They're discussing everything from books, movies, television,…