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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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.
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?