The Protagonist Podcast

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It’s our ninth annual Christmas Special! Producer Andrew provided Joe and Protagonist Podcast co-founder Todd seven titles to different Christmas movies they’ve never seen. They’ve each written a plot summary inspired by that title and read the summary. Andrew then reveals the real plot summary and picks which fake plot he would most like to watch. Todd and Joe’s competitive juices take over and they end up genuinely caring about who wins.

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Returning guests Cavan Helps and Norman Mitchell join Joe and Producer Andrew for a brief game of Dungeons and Dragons. Cavan serves as Dungeon Master and guides our three adventurers on a Christmas-themed adventure.

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Returning guest Kate Darowski joins Joe to discuss two Christmas episodes from the classic sitcom Frasier. Kate is the co-author of Frasier: A Cultural History (now in paperback!) and an expert on the show. We’re talking about the episodes “Perspectives on Christmas” and “Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz.”

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Returning guest Andrew Deman joins Joe to discuss Wolverine, the iconic X-Men character. We are looking at a story titled “Wounded Wolf” that was contained to a single issue, Uncanny X-Men #205. This issue was created by Chris Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith. It tells the story of a young girl helping Wolverine as a group of his old enemies hunt him.

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Joe and Producer Andrew have an informal chat about media, gratitude, and the podcast.

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Returning guest Ryan Haupt joins Joe and Producer Andrew to discuss the 1993 Disney adaptation of The Three Musketeers. Starring Chris O’Donnell, Charlie Sheen, Keifer Sutherland, and Oliver Platt, this film is a fun—if loose—adaptation of the 1884 Alexandre Dumas novel. 

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First-time guest Zach Weinersmith joins Joe to talk about the graphic novel Bea Wolf. Written by Zach Weinersmith with art by Boulet, the story is a middle-grade retelling of the epic poem Beowulf. There are adorable child protagonists, an evil adult named Mr. Grindle, and prose that begs to be read-aloud.

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Returning co-founder Todd Mack and returning guest Todd Petersen join Joe and Producer Andrew for their annual Halloween special. This year, they each submitted lists of spooky words, then 4 words were selected at random to serve as story prompts. Todd, Joe, and Todd each pitch a story, and then Andrew picks a winner each round.

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Returning guest John Darowski joins Joe and Andrew to discuss the Marvel’s horror special Werewolf by Night, which was released on Disney+ in October 2022. Directed by Michael Giachinno, it starred Gael Garcia Bernal as Jack Russell and Laura Donnelly as Elsa Bloodstone. It tells the story of a group of monster hunters meeting together after the death of Ulysses Bloodstone to decide who will inherit the mystical Bloodstone.

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Returning guest Allison Epstein joins Joe to discuss the 2001 film A Knight’s Tale. This medieval jousting comedy stars Heath Ledger as William Fletcher. The film features anachronistic comedy elements, which helps make it stand out, but also has excellent performances from an impressive cast. 

Our guest, Allison Epstein, has a new book out this week, Let the Dead Bury the Dead. 

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