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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Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Daniel and Jon discuss the ocean in fiction and how the integral place it has in human history has influenced the roles it can play in our stories.
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Listen to Jon read Daniel’s short story, The Watcher, in which a young man is quite literally haunted by the mistakes of his past. Then, Daniel and Jon discuss the thematics of the story and its particular style of horror.Content Warning: The Watcher contains content relating to suicide.
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Daniel and Jon continue to explore the symbolism of ghosts and their thematic link to the concept of memory. This time, they take a look at The Haunting of Bly Manor, a show that exemplifies these concepts.Content Warning: This episode contains topics that might be disturbing to some members of our audience.
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Daniel and Jon dive into AnoHana. They continue to explore the thematic link between ghosts and memory in fiction and examine how ghost stories can be used to explore the concepts of grief, regret, longing and isolation and how they effect people.Content Warning: This episode discussing ideas that may be distressful to some viewers.
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Daniel is joined by new guest, Eva Langston, to discuss ghost stories. They talk about the origins of ghost stories and break down the many different forms ghosts and ghost stories can take. Why is ghost fiction still so popular? Why has this concept endured for hundreds of years?
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Listen to Jon read Daniel’s short story, Playing Games, in which a group of friends on the cusp of achieving their dreams may well see themselves lose everything because of one night’s foolishness. Then, Daniel and Jon discuss how Daniel crafted believable human drama and how even low-stakes conflict can be compelling.
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Daniel and Jon take a surprising swerve in their cycle on drama stories to examine the behemoth of a multi-media franchise that is the Witcher. How do the various flavours of drama in the Witcher add extra layers to its dark fantasy world and stories of monster slaying?
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Daniel and Jon pick apart Designated Survivor. How does it use human drama to enhance its political story? How does it combine different types of drama to create a singular story?
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
To close off SAB's second season, Daniel and Jon take some time to discuss some favourite books, games, shows and films that didn't get to appear in their themed cycles.Features: The Chronicles of Narnia, The Swarm, The Blacklist, Man on Fire, The Owl House, Serial Experiments Lain, The Legend of Zelda and Orwell.
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Jon reads Daniel's short story A Vampire's Treatise on Vampirism. Then, the two discuss how Daniel made his protagonist stand out from other vampiric characters and why he chose to write him in the way he did. Is there a way for a vampiric character to stay true to being a vampire and also be a net positive for the world?