Episode 28: Space Captains Oren, Chris, and Mike talk about captains in futuristic space settings. August 17, 2014June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Mike Hernandez
Episode 26: Best and Worst Romances First of all, who says that, Lois? July 20, 2014August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Oren Ashkenazi, and Mike Hernandez
Episode 25: Parents as Characters Chris, Oren, and Mike discuss the depiction of parents in popular stories. July 6, 2014June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Mike Hernandez
Five Star Trek Technologies Taken to Their Natural Conclusion With a little thought, these devices get out of hand fast. June 27, 2014August 7, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Worldbuilding
Episode 23: Dark and Gritty Reboots Oren, Mike, and Chris discuss the trend of remaking stories with a darker and more realistic feel. June 8, 2014June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Mike Hernandez, and Chris Winkle
Episode 21: Anti-Heroes Mike, Oren, and Chris are confounded by all-encompassing definition of anti-heroes on TV Tropes. May 11, 2014August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Oren Ashkenazi, and Mike Hernandez
How Team Rocket Villains Ruin Stories Why your baddies should do more than just blast off again (and again and again). April 20, 2014August 8, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Storytelling
Episode 18: Subverting Expectations Oren, Chris, and Mike talk about breaking conventions in stories. March 30, 2014August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Mike Hernandez
Episode 17: When Stories Become Self-Aware March 16, 2014August 26, 2021 by Mike Hernandez, Oren Ashkenazi, and Chris Winkle
Avoiding the Planet of Hats How to spice up and flesh out your worldbuilding without letting the details bog you down. February 22, 2014August 8, 2021 by Dash Buck in Storytelling, Worldbuilding
Five Wish-Fulfillment Characters When art starts to get a little too close to life—or the life the artists wants to have. January 17, 2014August 9, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Commentary, Social Justice
Episode 11: Episodic, Overarching, and Anthology Stories Mike, Oren and Chris discuss the weaknesses and strengths that come with episodic, overarching, and anthology stories. December 22, 2013June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle, Oren Ashkenazi, and Mike Hernandez
The Three Types of Group Minds How collective consciousness can change your story. December 21, 2013August 9, 2021 by Joel Migas in Inspiration, Worldbuilding
The Best Quotes From GeekGirlCon The highlights from this year's social justice-focused storytelling convention. October 25, 2013June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary
Seven Epic Fan Romance Battles These potential pairings split fandoms, no matter which side won the canon. October 18, 2013June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary
Episode 6: A Dialogue on Dialogue October 13, 2013August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Mike Hernandez, and Chris Winkle
Five Characters That Are Too Powerful These protagonists were out of everyone else's league. September 13, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 4: Science Fiction as Commentary on Today Mike, Oren, and Chris explore how science fiction is used to comment on contemporary issues. September 10, 2013August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Mike Hernandez
Why Breaking Stereotypes Makes Stronger Characters Why characters breaking social conventions improve the stories they star in. August 16, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
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