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In the realm of fiction, sometimes we encounter things which we cannot explain. Dimensions shift, science evolves, and occasionally magic mixes with romance to create a scenario which blindsides the reader. The story will go where the story is meant to go and the characters will trudge along like th…

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    • Jan 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 39: Year End And Trusting The Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 52:53


    It's the end of another year. What does 2023 have in store?

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 38: Holiday Talks & End Of Project Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 56:32


    The holidays are here. Join Tiffany and Jon as they talk about their traditions on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 37: World Building & Changes In Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 40:27


    The evolution of our writing.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 36: Jon And Horror And Idol Girls!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 58:43


    Jon does horror and we're proud of him.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 35: Aftereffect - Witness A Pondos Project Wrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 38:51


    It's celebration time. Join Tiffany and Jon as they wrap a project on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 34: Anime Rambling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 45:35


    Rambling about anime? Yeah, we're good at that. Join the crew as they talk about getting to know crunchyroll on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 33: Late Halloween- Cosmic Horror Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 61:42


    It's that time again. An exploration into cosmic horror. Join Tiffany and Steven as they chat about a specialized genre in this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 32: Writing Struggles And Personal Deadlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 58:28


    How do you keep the writing momentum going? Join Tiffany and Jon as they talk about the struggles of writing on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 31: Of Hi-Chews Side-Kicks And POVs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 57:18


    Are you a candy person or are you content with leaving sugar behind? Join the crew as they give their thoughts on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 30: Tomboy Anime and 40k Word Celebration!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 62:18


    A writing exercise that has made it to 40k words? Join the crew as they celebrate the milestone on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 29: Steven And Jon Dont Like Your Best Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 56:21


    Tiffany Leaves the episode to Jon and Steven, what do they get up to? Tune in to find out.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 28: Breaking Rules ForThe Sake Of The Narrative

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 58:24


    Is it OK to bend the rules for the sake of the story? Tune in on this week's episode to find out.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 27: Writing With Your Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 60:46


    We welcome Steven back on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 26: The Importance Of Locations On Character And Story Dynamics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 67:28


    Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they talk location, location, location, on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 25: New Project Announcent - Tiff And Jon Write A Book!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 30:04


    New projects are always exciting. Join Tiffany and Jon as they talk about their latest ideas on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 24: Tiff And Jon Catch - Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 65:20


    It's a catch up day. What do Tiffany and Jon have to chat about? Tune in for this week's episode of Pondo's Playground to find out.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 23: Musicals Theatre and the Audience Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 63:41


    Theatre is an experience. Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they talk about the atmosphere on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground. ***The first episode mentioned is available on our Patreon page***

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 22: Connecting POVs, Scarlet Nexus And More!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 54:16


    What happens when you can pick the starting point of the story? Listen in on this week's episode to find out?

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 21: GAS And The Makings Of A Brand New DJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 59:36


    What is G.A.S.? Join Tiffany and Steven as they chat about ambiance on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 20: On Reviewing The Molds Of Animation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 60:09


    If you haven't guessed, we love animation.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 19: Writing Prompts And Killing Your Darlings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 72:46


    We do love our writing prompts. What are they this week? Tune in to find out.

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    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 18: Narrative Games And Perspectives In Your Works

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 59:21


    What are super narrative driven games? Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they discuss this on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 17: New Chapters New Beginnings And Acknowledging The Past

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 68:03


    And so it continues. Join Tiffany, Steven, and Jon as they talk about more stories on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 16: Cul De Sac Reminiscing And Reacting To Asobi Asobase!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 54:36


    Sometimes we ramble. Find out about what on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 15: The Evolution of the Cliffhanger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 58:25


    How is the write and pass going? Join Tiffany and Jon as they chat about the project and cliffhangers on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 14: Writing Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 55:15


    Sometimes the non-fiction is just too good to pass up. Join Jon as he tells a story, on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 13: RWBY Ice Queendom Trailer Talk!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 63:42


    We've had a new trailer drop so we had to chat about it. Join Tiffany and Steven as they talk about RWBY on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 12: Trilogies In Film And Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 58:38


    What do we think about the middle story in a trilogy? Join Tiffany, Jon, and Steven as they discuss this on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 11: Japanese Mascots, Branding, And Prompts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 71:03


    Japan has a lot of mascots and some of them have interesting back stories. Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they present some of the more interesting ones on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 10: Writing Prompts, Unions And More!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 55:05


    What does Steven has in store for the writing project? Tune in for this week's episode of Pondo's Playground to find out.

    Pondo's Playgorund S5 Episode 9: My Dress Up Darling And Our New Writing Circumstance Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 35:16


    What is My Dress Up Darling? Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they discuss this on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 8: Stories In 2nd Person And The Next Story Elements!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 61:21


    What do we think of the 2nd person? Join Tiffany, Jon, and Steven as they discuss this on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 7: Writing Prompts And PROPER Spelling!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 52:37


    We're doing a pass and write. Join Tiffany and Jon as they see what Steven has in store for them on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground Episode 200: How it Started and How it's Going

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 60:59


    It's episode 200, yes you read that right. Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they chat about their favourite moments over the years on this special episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 5: Sci - Fi And Fantasy - The Duo That COULD!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 74:47


    Science Fiction and Fantasy are often lumped together by default, but what if this mix is intentional? Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they talk about the genre on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 4: Catchin Up With 2022 And Disrespecting The Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 59:39


    2022, daily routines and the sci-fi fantasy question.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 3: Hiatuses And Breaks Between Seasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 61:47


    Jon returns on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 2: Choices And What Makes A Character

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 57:20


    Join Steven and Tiffany as they talk about characters on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S5 Episode 1: Expecting More From Publishers, Adaptations And More!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 65:18


    Happy New Year! 2022 is here and we have some cool things we'd love to share.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 43: Gaming Adaptations Piss Us Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 65:36


    The crew is hopeful. Join Tiffany and Steven as they chat about what they want from a game adaptation on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 42: Adaptations Of Our Beloved IP's

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 59:06


    How would you introduce a friend to your favourite fandom? Join Tiffany and Steven as they chat original characters in adaptations on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground. Happy Holidays, everyone!

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 41: Cowboy Bebop Live Action Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 52:37


    Were you a lover of the original Bebop crew? Join Tiffany and Steven as they touch on their progress with the adaptation of Cowboy Bebop on this week's episode. ***Beware of SPOILERS of course***

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 40: Netflix's Arcane - A Good Adaptation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 72:15


    ***SPOILER WARNING*** Tiffany and Steven go in depth on set up, character and story for Netflix's Arcane. Is it good? Does it need work? They didn't think so. Beware of Spoilers and some serious love for the show.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 39: Sequels, Adaptations And The Cursed Game Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 55:49


    Everybody likes a good sequel, right? Join Tiffany and Jon as they discuss if there's more to a story on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 38: Taking The Narrative To New Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 64:06


    Social Media Stories? Choose your own adventures? AR shenanigans? Join Tiffany and Steven as they talk about both of these on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 37: On The Definition Of Prequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 63:05


    Is out of order storytelling worth it? Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they talk Prequels on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 36: Prologues, World Building, and more Final Fantasy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 66:13


    Endings are hard, but are beginnings harder? Join Tiffany, Steven and Jon as they talk prologues on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 35: What are the effects of Bad Epilogues?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 56:56


    ***Spoiler Warning for the following*** -Valkyria Chronicles 4 -Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Join TIffany, Steven, and Jon as they explore epilogues further on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 34: Our Fellings on Epilogues

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 72:47


    Sometimes epilogues are done right, sometimes we're not sure if they're needed. Join Tiffany, Steven, and Jon as they talk about the end of the book on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 33: FOOD In Games, Shows And MORE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 56:59


    We love food and we love food even more in storytelling. Join Tiffany and Steven as they discuss this on this week's episode of Pondo's Playground.

    Pondo's Playground S4 Episode 32: Jon and his Quintessential Ramblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 52:13


    After much technical difficulty Jon's episode has finally arrived.

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