Narrative First: where story is always king
Updates & analysis of all things story. From screenplays to novels to deep theoretical story structure, this podcast is aimed at providing the secrets to great storytelling.Podcasts
When It All Finally Clicks Into Place
Published: Dec. 24, 2018, 12:08 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 58 seconds
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Raiders of the Lost Ark and Multiple Storyforms
Published: Aug. 3, 2018, 12:39 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 58 seconds
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The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
Published: July 5, 2018, 5:59 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 36 seconds
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Demystifying the Plot Points of a Complete Story
Published: May 25, 2018, 7:33 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds
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Making Meaning Out of the Meaningless
Published: April 26, 2018, 6:57 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds
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The 2018 Academy Awards
Published: March 28, 2018, 3:10 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds
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The Relationship Story Throughline Is Not An Argument
Published: March 7, 2018, 3:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 1 second
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Connecting the Main Character to the Overall Story
Published: Feb. 28, 2018, 4:27 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 54 seconds
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2018: The Year of Abundance
Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 4:52 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 5 seconds
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The Narrative First Atomizer
Published: Dec. 20, 2017, 6:18 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 27 seconds
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Story Structure Senioritis
Published: Dec. 5, 2017, 3:30 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 46 seconds
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How to Outline Your Story Using the Plot Sequence Report
Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 8:36 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 42 seconds
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The Same Story: Aliens and Blade Runner: 2049
Published: Nov. 3, 2017, 4:03 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 4 seconds
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The Power of Implied Story Points
Published: Oct. 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 39 seconds
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Handling Subplots with the Dramatica Storyform
Published: Oct. 18, 2017, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 27 seconds
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The Right Way to Use Dramatica
Published: Oct. 10, 2017, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 18 seconds
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Robert McKee and Syd Field Hate Dramatica
Published: Oct. 4, 2017, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 20 seconds
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Your Story is Schrodinger's Cat
Published: Sept. 26, 2017, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 30 seconds
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The Fugitive: When a Situation Isn't A Situation
Published: Sept. 19, 2017, 3:15 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 1 second
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Get Out and Breaking Structure for Shock Value
Published: Sept. 12, 2017, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 16 seconds
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Everything You've Been Told About Story is Wrong
Published: Sept. 6, 2017, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 5 seconds
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The Final Word on Captain America: Civil War
Published: Aug. 29, 2017, 5:46 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 58 seconds
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Figuring Out the Throughlines of a Complete Narrative
Published: Aug. 22, 2017, 2:54 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 25 seconds
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Protagonists and Antagonists, Bad Guys and Good Guys
Published: Aug. 15, 2017, 3:18 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 45 seconds
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The Civil War Over Captain America: Civil War
Published: Aug. 8, 2017, 2 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 12 seconds
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Moonlight: Writing the Personal Story Through Propaganda
Published: Aug. 1, 2017, 8:27 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 22 seconds
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The Final Word on Generating Dramatic Tension in Your Story
Published: June 21, 2017, 9:22 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 56 seconds
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Discovering Dramatica and the Genesis of Narrative First: Part One
Published: April 15, 2017, 6:14 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 30 seconds
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James Bond is NOT the Antagonist
Published: April 8, 2017, 9:41 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 4 seconds
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Narrative Science and the Dawning of the Singularity
Published: April 1, 2017, 12:23 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds
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What Story Structure Looks Like To Your Characters
Published: March 25, 2017, 2:37 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 36 seconds
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The Most Boring Storyform in the Entire World
Published: March 17, 2017, 3:18 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 1 second
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Arrival & The Zero-Sum Game
Published: March 9, 2017, 4:50 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 37 seconds
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The Best Picture of 2016 Doesn't Have a Story
Published: March 2, 2017, 5:16 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 50 seconds
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The Crucial Element to Telling a Great Story
Published: Dec. 2, 2016, 5:47 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 37 seconds
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Finding Your Own Unique Voice When Writing for Nanowrimo
Published: Nov. 23, 2016, 1:11 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 6 seconds
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Finding Inspiration for Nanowrimo Within a Great Story
Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 6:19 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 42 seconds
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Trolls, Hacksaw Ridge, & Brainstorming a Brand New Genre
Published: Nov. 11, 2016, 6:07 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 51 seconds
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Captain Fantastic and Creating a Story from Scratch for Nanowrimo
Published: Nov. 4, 2016, 6:27 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 4 seconds
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Discovering the Hidden Narrative Code Within a Great Story
Published: Oct. 28, 2016, 4:19 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds
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How to Analyze a Narrative with Dramatica
Published: Oct. 21, 2016, 4:37 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 36 seconds
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Ex Machina Mea Culpa
Published: Oct. 14, 2016, 5:39 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 23 seconds
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An Introduction to Scene Construction with Dramatica
Published: Oct. 5, 2016, 1:32 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 47 seconds
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Getting Personal with Your Storytelling
Published: Sept. 28, 2016, 2:49 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 8 seconds
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The Essential Ingredients of Every Complete Story
Published: Sept. 21, 2016, 12:04 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 31 seconds
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The True Nature of Story
Published: Sept. 15, 2016, 5:35 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 25 seconds
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Does Your Main Character Build Resistance or Facilitate Flow?
Published: Sept. 7, 2016, 3:43 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 38 seconds
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Defining the Feeling of Tension in Your Story
Published: Aug. 31, 2016, 4:11 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 39 seconds
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Predicting Who Will Listen to Your Story
Published: Aug. 24, 2016, 1:04 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 54 seconds
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Using Dramatica to Assess Narratives in the Real World
Published: Aug. 17, 2016, 1:37 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 59 seconds
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9 Steps Towards Telling Your Story
Published: Aug. 10, 2016, 12:34 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 13 seconds
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Transforming Real Life Into A Story and Disney's Moana
Published: Aug. 3, 2016, 1:40 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds
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Star Trek: The Case for Writing a Screenplay with Dramatica
Published: July 27, 2016, 1:08 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 23 seconds
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The Difference Between Star Trek and Star Wars
Published: July 20, 2016, 1:52 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 11 seconds
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Supercharging the Conflict in Your Story
Published: July 13, 2016, 8:15 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 53 seconds
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Batman vs. Superman vs. Deadpool
Published: July 6, 2016, 12:49 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 5 seconds
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Zootopia and Batman Begins
Published: June 28, 2016, 7:37 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 58 seconds
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Making Things Uncomfortable for Your Main Character
Published: June 2, 2016, 9:44 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
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How to End Writer's Block Forever
Published: May 26, 2016, 3:39 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 39 seconds
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Discovering the Story You Never Knew
Published: May 14, 2016, 2:30 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes
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Finding Your True Self Through Writing
Published: May 3, 2016, 3:03 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds
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The Power of the Playgrounds
Published: April 25, 2016, 10:02 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 24 seconds
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Analysis of Inside Out
Published: April 19, 2016, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 33 seconds
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The Problem with Reverse-Engineering Dramatica
Published: March 7, 2016, 8:37 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 55 seconds
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