How Do You Make Muppets in Moscow? ft. a Sesame Street "Ulitsa Sezam" Producer (Natasha Lance Rogoff)
How do you produce a children's TV show in post-Soviet Russia? What's the secret to Sesame Street's international success? This we, we chat with Natasha Lance Rogoff, producer of the Russian Sesame St...
1 Juni 202345min
How Do You Make a Sci-Fi & a Rom-Com? ft. a Comedian (Mark Chavez)
How do you make a sci-fi or a rom-com? Why do genres and formulas of a story work? How do comedians tell a story? This week, we chat with Mark Chavez, a comedian who made a sci-fi and a rom-com with h...
18 Maj 202345min
"I Know These Chickens" - Storytime w/Dr. Sahar Yousef
"What if we did nothing and got nothing out of it?" For this Storytime, we welcome back productivity expert Dr. Sahar Yousef and talk about NOTHING - for all our obsession with productivity, achieveme...
4 Maj 202358min
What Makes A Good Friendship Story? ft. a Novelist-Advika & The Hollywood Wives (Kirthana Ramisetti)
What stories is the city of Los Angeles brewing? Why do we need better friendship stories? We welcome back good friend of the show Kirthana Ramisetti and talk about the storytelling choices in her new...
20 Apr 202343min
Why Do Humans Love Games? ft. a a16z Gaming Investor (Joshua Lu)
What's unique about game as a storytelling medium? How can games succeed/fail at film / TV adaptations? Is playing games storytelling? This week, we sit down with Joshua Lu to talk about one of the mo...
6 Apr 202341min
What Stories Are Your Brands Telling? ft. a Neuromarketing Professor (Dr. Matt Johnson)
How does storytelling affect the essence of products and brands? What does neuroscience have to do with Marketing? This week, we chat with Dr. Matt Johnson, a marketing professor, a neuroscientist, an...
23 Mars 202345min
What Can Villainy Teach Us About Empathy? ft. a Superhero Psychologist (Dr. Drea Letamendi)
What makes super villains' stories important? Can you grieve something that didn't actually happen? Are you still a hero if you've never won a single battle? Welcome back to Season Three! To kick off ...
9 Mars 202342min
Rewind - Why Is Music NOT a Universal Language (cont'd)? ft. a Musician (Greg Pliska)
For our final bonus episode of Season Two, we bring out an unreleased part of our conversation with musician Greg Pliska, where we talk about the different storytelling choices a musician has to make ...
29 Dec 202224min
