Stories Across Borders
A podcast all abouStories Across Borders is Daniel’s fiction-focused podcast where he, along with his various guests, discusses stories told across a wide range of different mediums. The podcast follows a cyclical format where each set of four episodes follows a theme. The first episode will always be a more general discussion based on the theme. The next two will focus on specific examples of that theme. The final episode in a cycle features a reading of a story - usually one written by Daniel himself for the episode - and follow-up discussion.t the stories we tell and how we tell them. Each season is broken down into a series of themed cycles with every first episode being a gene...
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Daniel and Jon continue their cycle on crime stories with Leverage. They talk about the circumstances that make criminals the good guys, the pros and cons of the heist format and how a crew of charismatic crooks can be engaging protagonists.
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
Daniel and Jon discuss Japanese series Erased in both its live action and animated forms. They talk about how Erased combines a story about crime with supernatural elements to great effect and how it uses character drama to fuel its criminal plotline.Content Warning: Erased’s story is based around crimes against children. Discretion is advised.
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Daniel and Jon embark on a discussion of one of the most popular topics in fiction: crime. They discuss why this subject is so paradoxically popular and the many different ways crime is approached as the basis for stories.
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Jon reads Turing, Daniel’s twisty take on the sci-fi genre. Then, the pair discuss the scale and mechanics of the story, its characters and themes and how all four things relate back to the strengths of the genre discussed earlier in the cycle.
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Daniel is joined by Keith and Andy from The Brockton Bay Chronicles, to geek out about The Expanse. They talk about the complicated social and political narratives expressed through the show as well as the fascinating use of both hard and soft science fiction elements.
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Daniel and Jon visit the world of Cyberpunk, focusing on Edgerunners while also touching on 2077 and Red. They discuss how how the series embodies the prominent themes of its namesake genre and what it does to stand apart from other science fiction.
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Daniel and Jon discuss Science Fiction. They explore the many different forms the genre can take, the misconceptions about it and what it’s like when it is at its best.
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Jon reads Daniel’s short story, Blackest Blue. Then, the two of them discuss how Blackest Blue attempts to portray the more mundane horrors of the ocean without resorting to mysticism or anthropomorphising it.
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Daniel and Jon are joined by streamer and ocean lover, ghoulshark, to talk about A Lull in the Sea from the studio P.A. Works. They discuss how the sea is used as a metaphor throughout the show, representing both the complex emotions and relationships of the characters as well as its multitude of overarching themes.
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Much to Daniel’s immense joy, he and Jon revisit Frank Schatzing’s The Swarm. They discuss how it combines theoretical science with thematics to explore philosophical ideas and make a point about humanity’s relationship with the ocean.Background clip from your_photo.