"A London gangster is transformed into a celebrated actor when he makes his way to London with revenge on his mind." Isn't a London gangster already in London? How does he become a celebrity? And whose father's artistic work is at stake here? Thankfully we have horror author/podcaster Jack Pierce with us to work through this plot! You can find him @jackpiercebooks on social media, and be sure to check out his podcast Terror Trax! Note: Hannah's nice mic died before this recording and she didn't notice it -- fortunately her crappy earbud mic picked up all her audio! She'll be back next episode with nice clean audio again :)

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The Artistic Work of Their Father (Episode 50, w/ Jack Pierce)

In this week's bonus episode, our last guest Connor talks more about country music as a storytelling platform, adapting those stories to other media, and how country music connects to oral storytelling traditions. Plus, we get a fun follow-up listener note on our "Major Struggling Holiday Traditions" episode -- turns out we may have taken more inspiration from real life than we knew!

BONUS: Country Music Extended Interview w/ Connor Adamson

"An aging gambler on a losing streak who lives with her longtime boyfriend Francis changes the course of history in 1800s England." Who is this aging female gambler in 1800s England? How is Francis important to this story? And who on earth is Homer? Thank you to Connor Adamson for joining us and working through this wild story! You can check out Connor's writing about film on the Flickchart blog: https://www.flickchart.com/blog/author/jedi8246/

If Homer Gets Back to New York (Episode 49, w/ Connor Adamson)

"A painter's muse must survive a wild 24 hours during which a journey quickly turns into a settling of old scores." What old scores need to be settled? Is the painter part of this wild 24 hours too? And is the muse named Quint or Britt? Our author guest Kit Falbo is with us to help pull out the pieces of this story! You can find him at kitfalbo.com and find his books on Amazon.

Quint & Britt (Episode 48, w/ Kit Falbo)

Starting this week, we're releasing bonus episodes on our off Thursdays, giving you FULL interviews with our guests and sharing podcast updates and what listeners have shared with us. This week you get to hear everything we had to edit out of our interview with Jenneh last week for time, so if you were still curious about narrative therapy and the way it works, give this a listen!

BONUS Episode 47: Narrative Therapy Extended Interview w/ Jenneh Sheetz

"Equally old teammates become increasingly jealous of a prisoner-of-war's inconsolable grief." Why would somebody be jealous of someone's grief? Why does their equal age matter? And how does the minivan become part of it? Thankfully, our guest Jenneh Sheetz is here to help us make sense of this confusing story!

Olive Arlo: The Minivan (Episode 47, w/ Jenneh Sheetz)

"Lisa is a ventriloquist at a party, and married to a criminal. Things get complicated when she is neither naive nor attractive."  What kind of criminal? Do they do human sacrifices? There's a LOT going on in this plot -- fortunately our guest Nate Adams joins us to pull out the most important pieces and see how they fit together!

Cocky Human Sacrifices (Episode 46, w/ Nate Adams)

"The U.S. President fights the champ on a rapidly flooding mud island."  Our initial question here is: What? And also... what? Immersive storyteller Micki Cottam joins us to help us make sense out of this very confusing story. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook @mickicottam.

A Multihued International Dispute (Episode 45, w/ Micki Cottam)

"Matt is wrongly implicated in a series of murders actually done by a roofer."  How does Matt prove his innocence? Why is Matt implicated in the first place? And what is the house of conflicted memories? Fortunately we've got our guest, author Bonnie Quinn, to help us untangle it! You can find her on Amazon as the author Bonnie Quinn, or on Twitter @bonnie_quinn.

House of Conflicted Memories (Episode 44, w/ Bonnie Quinn)

"A rivalry develops between a teen-aged Australian heiress and a spoiled English girl." Who are these rich girls? What causes their rivalry? And is one of them named Bart? Thankfully we have our substitute co-host Kirsten Porter and our special guest Cary Kreitzer to figure out what to do with this! You can find Cary on the web on her website (cfkreitzer.com) or on Twitter and Instagram as @cfkreitzer. Her book "Blood Numbers" is available now! 

Bart and the Glove Compartment (Episode 43, w/ Cary Kreitzer)

"Feisal is one of the Cambridge Spies. But when their long-lost leader remembers what he did with the painting, poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her." The same Cambridge Spies that existed in reality? What painting? How is Feisal involved now? Is the poverty and terminal illness somehow related to the painting? So many questions! Jennie's on vacation this week, so we're relying on our substitute co-host, Kirsten Porter, and our guest, author S. Evan Townsend, to figure this one out! You can find our guest and his books at sevantownsend.com and everywhere on social media @sevantownsend.

The Major Struggling Holiday Traditions (Episode 42, w/ S. Evan Townsend)

Hannah needs a little more time to finish editing this week's podcast, so you get to hear again one of our very favorite older episodes from the early days in 2019. We'll be back in two weeks - enjoy!

RERUN: Harsh the Young Man's Relationship With His Mother (Episide 3 w/ Josiah Hazel)

"In a dystopian future, seven former students lobby for their own execution in order to impersonate the FBI agent." Former students of what? Why is their own execution a good thing? And how does this help any of them turn a profit? Thanks to our guest, Scott Harris, for helping us figure it out! Here is everywhere you can find him and his comics: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbNBYQo08Ebr9kD_7HS44mA Instagram: @the_crimebusters Website: https://crimebustercomics.com/ Podcast: https://classiccomics.podbean.com/ Crimebusters #1-3 is live on IndieGogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-crimebusters-1-3/x/26218124#/ Cthulhu vs. Uncle Sam goes live on Kickstarter on June 28: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecrimebusters/cthulhu-vs-uncle-sam

The Importance of Turning a Swift Profit (Episode 41, w/ Scott Harris)

"A playwright retaliates against those responsible, but a team of rebels changes the sound and style of country music forever." Those responsible for what? How does country music connect to the playwright? And how is a portal part of any of this? Thank you to our guest, J. Trevor Robinson, for working through this with us! You can find him on social media @jtrevorrobinson and purchase his book "The Mummy of Monte Cristo" on Amazon!

The Last Ferry in a Portal (Episode 40, w/ J. Trevor Robinson)

"A group of inept amateur superheroes hired to escape a hostile blockade to find allies discover just how dark eternal life is." What makes eternal life so dark? Who hired the amateur superheroes to escape? Was it the mysterious "K Smiley"? Thank you to our guest Amy Michelle Carpenter for helping us sift out the details of this one! You can find her on the web at amymichellecarpenterwrites.com or on Instagram @authoramymichellecarpenter, and check out her debut novel "Becoming Human."

K Smiley & the Rescue Mission to a Mysterious Planet (Episode 39, w/ Amy Michelle Carpenter)

A podcast where we take a randomly-generated plot synopsis and try to turn it into something someone might actually write. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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