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Every other week, the Soyle team discuss upcoming Soyle projects and how to write good stories. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

Soyle Productions


    • Feb 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    In Defense of Breaking Bad's Fly Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 39:41


    What is a bottle episode? Why are most of them awful? What makes Breaking Bad's "Fly" episode so good? Join Tom, Jack, and SK as they discuss these questions and more in the twenty-second episode of the Soyle Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Are Marvel Movies Too Violent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 66:28


    Do superhero movies glorify violence? Is there any depth to a movie about someone with superhuman abilities? Join Tom, Jack, SK, and special guest, Matt as they discuss these questions and more in the twenty-first episode of the Soyle Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Stories that Hit Different

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 48:37


    What stories really hit home? Some make us cry, some make us laugh, others make us inconsolably angry. Join Tom, Jack, SK, and special guest Matt as they talk about the stories that affect them the deepest on the twentieth episode of the Soyle Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    How NOT to Give Critique

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 27:57


    What's the difference between critique and commentary? Join SK as he tries to get Jack and Tom to offer usable critique of their favorite stories in the nineteenth episode of the Soyle Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Anime is NOT a Genre

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 29:26


    Have you every been asked "Do You Like Anime?" as if they're all the same thing? Have you ever told someone you watched an anime show and seen the judgement immediately form in their eyes? Join Tom, Jack, and SK as they discuss these topics and more in the eighteenth episode of the Soyle Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Why Don't the Main Characters Do the Cool Stuff?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 24:06


    SK observes that the hero of the story rarely does the big, dramatic thing. Why is that? Join Tom, Jack, and SK as they discuss why that might be, what it means for something in a story to be "cool," and why The Fast and the Furious is dumb. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Make Yourself the Bad Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 23:27


    Join SK, SK, and SK as he talks about embedding your own flaws into the villains of your story to help you work through them and gain a better understanding of the world in the sixteenth episode of the Soyle Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Creating Consistent Magic Systems in Your Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 59:09


    What's the difference between a hard magic system and a soft magic system? Where does Harry Potter land on that scale? What about Avatar: The Last Airbender? What does a well-designed magic system look like? Join Tom, Jack, and Matt as they discuss these questions and more in the fifteenth episode of the Soyle Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Why Horror Movies are Horrible

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 71:35


    Why is it so difficult to make a good horror movie? Why do some franchises get so many remakes? What's really going on when a horror movie kills certain types of characters? Tom, Jack, and SK explore these questions in the fourteenth episode of the Soyle Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Creating Meaningful Settings for your Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 39:49


    What makes a good setting? How do you design your setting to best represent what's happening? How do you use the setting to keep your audience engaged? Join Tom LC Shipp, Jack Gleeson, and SK while they answer these questions and more in the thirteenth episode of the Soyle Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Messages that Stay with Us - Ep. 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 51:46


    Join Tom LC Shipp, SK, and Jack Gleeson as they discuss the differences between morality in a story and the morality in real life, why we love to watch the revenge plot, and how you can most-effectively embed your moral message into your own story. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Basic Patterns All Stories Follow - Ep. #011

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 53:28


    Join SK, Jack, and, finally returning, Tom LC Shipp while they discuss the common patterns found in every story, why you should follow them, and when they become cliche. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    How We Make the Podcast - Ep. #010

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 43:21


    Join SK and Jack as they discuss the behind-the-scenes operations of making a podcast and the importance of anonymity. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Writing Yourself into the Story - Ep. #009

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 43:26


    Join SK, Jack, and this week's special guest Sequoia while they discuss self-inserts in stories, why you might choose to do them, and what makes them bad if done incorrectly. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Discover the Better Story - Ep. #008

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 45:40


    Join SK and Jack as they discuss ways to make a better character, a better world, and when to actually start dissecting the idea to make it better in this week's Soyle Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    SK Hates your Favorite Characters - #007

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 53:42


    Join Tom LC Shipp, Jack Gleeson, and SK as they discuss the characters they hate the most. Some are poorly acted, some poorly written, and some just hit that irrational "hate" button. Disagree with the opinions? Have better opinions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Are Virtuous Characters Interesting? - #006

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 47:31


    Join Tom LC Shipp, Jack Gleeson, and SK as they discuss what it means to be a virtuous character, how society shapes, and is shaped by, the morality of its stories, and why video game morality systems are hot trash. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    What Makes a Good Villain? - #005

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 56:08


    Join Tom LC Shipp, Jack Gleeson, SK, and special guest, Matt, as they discuss antagonists, villains, and why some aren't very effective. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    The Nuances of Storytelling Mediums - #004

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 41:35


    Join Tom LC Shipp, Jack Gleeson, and SK as they discuss the differences between audio/visual mediums, written mediums, and the limitations and advantages of working with each. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Are Horror and Comedy the Same? - #003

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 44:58


    Join Tom LC Shipp, Jack Gleeson, and SK as they discuss the Horror and Comedy genres, how to use audience expectation and tension to build to a climax, and how absolutely trash Pixels was. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    How to Start a Story - #002

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 50:03


    Join Tom LC Shipp, Jack Gleeson, and SK as they discuss the various ways to start planning a story, some early decisions one should make in the writing process, and pitfalls to avoid. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

    Soyle Stories - #001

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 40:51


    Join Tom LC Shipp and Jack Gleeson as they discuss one of the primary Soyle projects: Soyle Studio (now renamed to Soyle Stories), their professional experience, and the Soyle Podcast itself on this week's Soyle Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soyle/support

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