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 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?
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Daniel and Jon discuss John Ajvide Lindqvist and Tomas Alfredson's unique vampire film, Let The Right One In, based on Lindqvist's book of the same name. How does the story use vampirism to explore complex moral grey-areas and relationships? Does the American version of the movie have a place in media?
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monsters in the dark, metaphors or objects of lust - vampires have been all that and more. Daniel and Jon break down the history of the vampire story and explore the different types of vampire we've ended up with and why. Just how versatile a narrative element are vampires?
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Listen to Daniel's short story, Run and then a follow-up discussion on the story and how it focuses on movement and action outside the context of combat or survival. Why are focus and perspective so important in action scenes?
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Daniel, Jon and @Marv_Missy discuss the X-Men franchise in its various iterations. How does character investment improve action? Why is Storm just the coolest?
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Daniel and Jon delve into one of their favourite animated franchises and discuss how the action in The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra and their various spin-offs is informed by the worldbuilding and the philosophies of its characters. How can action be indicative of character drama and the plot at large?