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December 16, 2019Protagonist Podcast #261: Christmas Special 2019
Description
It’s our annual Christmas Special! Producer Andrew sent Joe and Todd a list of seven Christmas movie titles they’ve never seen and they each made up a plot summary. They read their fake plots, Producer Andrew shares the real plot, and then picks which movie he’d most like to see. It’s all in good fun, but the competitive spirit does kick in as both Todd and Joe want to win.
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55 min
December 09, 2019Protagonist Podcast #260: Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years (TV 1988) “Memories are a way of holding onto things we love.”
Description
Returning guest Nik English joins Joe to discuss the episode titled “Christmas” from the second season of The Wonder Years. Fred Savage played Kevin Arnold and Danica McKellar played Winnie Cooper in this coming-of-age series. Topics of discussion include nostalgia, quality child actors, and how this story connects to the seasonal themes.
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The Wonder Years – IMDB
The Wonder Years – Wikipedia
Fred Savage – Wikipedia
Danica McKellar – Wikipedia
58 min
December 02, 2019Protagonist Podcast #259: Emmet and Ma from Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (TV movie, 1977) “A person’s got to take some chances or life will never come to nothing.”
Description
Returning guest Chris “Mav” Maverick joins Joe to discuss the Jim Henson Christmas special, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas. Topics of discussion include the magic of the puppetry, the story points that work best, and also how this inverted Gift of the Magi works out.
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Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas – Wikipedia
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas – IMDB
Jim Henson – Wikipedia
1 hr 7 min
November 25, 2019Protagonist Podcast #258 Thanksgiving Special 2019
Description
Joe and Andrew are joined by returning guests to talk about what they’re thankful for when it comes to storytelling. Guests include Todd Mack, Virginia McCalister, Kjerste Christensen, Henry Darowski, Lena English, Mattathias Westwood, and Sara Santana.
Thank you for downloading this episode and thank you also to all the other guests who have joined us this year, but we weren’t able to grab for a quick Thanksgiving thought, including John Darowski, Kate Darowski, Branden Ushio, Chris “Mav” Maverick, Charly Kueks, Cavan Helps, Tayler Iversen, Scott Carelli, Todd Peterson, Hannah Rogers, Jim O’Kane, Jaclyn Foster, Jon Bell, Cassandra Fredrickson, and Nik English.
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41 min
November 18, 2019Protagonist Podcast #257: Harry & friends from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (novel 2003) “Give her hell from us, Peeves!”
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-j-k-rowling/1100041270#/
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Returning guest Sara Santana joins Joe to talk about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Topics of discussion include teenage angst, the palpable evil of Umbridge, and the consequences of Harry’s choices.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Wikipedia
J.K. Rowling – Wikipedia
1 hr 7 min
November 11, 2019Protagonist Podcast #256 Characters from “A Very Scary Thought” (fan fiction) “We begin at the beginning…”
Description
Joe and Andrew are discussion characters from a fan fiction story, “A Very Scary Thought,” written by Jim Bader. The story is inspired by the Manga series Ranma 1/2. Topics of discussion include audience expectations for fan fiction, what we can take away from the story when we don’t know the source text, and the quality of the writing.
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1 hr 2 min
November 04, 2019Protagonist Podcast #255 The cast of A Quiet Place (film 2018) “I love you. I have always loved you.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_Place_(film)
Description
After recording our Halloween Special, Todd Mack and Todd Petersen stuck around to discuss the 2018 film A Quiet Place. Topics of discussion include what makes this film effective, the themes that make the film a special entry in the horror/suspense genre, and what we’d expect in the sequel.
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A Quiet Place – imdb
A Quiet Place – Wikipedia
John Krasinski – Wikipedia
Emily Blunt – Wikipedia
1 hr 12 min
October 28, 2019Protagonist Podcast #254: Halloween Special 2019
Description
He’s back! Todd Mack joins Joe and returning guest Todd Petersen for the Protagonist Podcast Special 2019. This time, we let D&D dice rolls decided what story elements we have to brainstorm together to try and make a cohesive Halloween story. Listen for some freewheeling, spontaneous plot improvisations.
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1 hr 8 min
October 21, 2019Protagonist Podcast #253: Didi and Sexton from Death: The High Cost of Living (comic 1993) “It always ends. That’s what gives it value.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death:_The_High_Cost_of_Living
Description
Returning guest Chris Maverick joins Joe to discuss Didi and Sexton from the 1993 comic book mini-series “Death: The High Cost of Living” by Neil Gaiman and Chris Bachalo. Topics of discussion include the the Vertigo line of comics from the 1990s, the nature of self-contained stories that are part of a larger mythology, and the themes that can be found in the comic book
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Death: The High Cost of Living – Wikipedia
Neil Gaiman – Wikipedia
Chris Bachalo – Wikipedia
Voxpopcast – podcast
1 hr 16 min
October 14, 2019Protagonist Podcast #252: Conor O’Malley from A Monster Calls (movie 2016) “Here is the end of the tale.”
https://www.amazon.com/Kirbis-Monster-Calls-Poster-Inches/dp/B0711BKKFW
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He’s back! Todd Mack joins Joe to discuss Conor O’Malley from the film A Monster Calls. Topics of discussion include explorations of grieving in fiction, the ambiguity of magic in this story, and the role the Monster has.
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A Monster Calls – IMDB
A Monster Calls (novel) – Wikipedia
Patrick Ness – Wikipedia
1 hr 4 min