Storyweavers
Dean Bradley and John William Worth
Welcome to the Storyweavers' den. We're your hosts Dean Bradley and John William Worth. If you've ever been curious about what goes on under the hood in your favorite piece of media, and how it came to be, this podcast is for you.
Get cozy and venture with us as we discuss any and all things story. From concept to publication; from books and movies, to comics and music; everything and anything is on the table. Join us as we discuss amongst ourselves, as well as with other storytellers among various artistic fields, what makes a good story.
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Episode 14: Film Scores
Storyweavers
02/02/24 • 61 min
On this episode of Storyweavers, our hosts discuss a mutual appreciation for film scores, as well as the classical and not-so-classical pieces that inspire them. The discussion mainly focuses on well-known composers, but dabbles across a wide range and encompasses the love we have for film scores—because everyone has hummed a tune here or there.
Notable Titles and Composers Mentioned: the works of John Williams (“Harry Potter,” “Indiana Jones,” “Star Wars”, “E.T.”, “Jaws”), Danny Elfman (“Edward Scissorhands”), Klaus Badelt (“Pirates of the Caribbean”, "The Promise"), Howard Shore (“Lord of the Rings”), Richard Wagner (“The Ring Cycle” operas), Jerry Goldsmith, Gustav Holst (“The Planets”), John Debney (“Cutthroat Island”), Alexandre Desplat (“Harry Potter”), Hans Zimmer (“Inception,” “Dark Knight,” “Lion King,” “Dunkirk”), Brian Tyler ("Children of Dune"), Tom Tykwer ("Run Lola Run"), Alan Menken, Frank Ticheli
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Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2218216
Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
01/26/24 • 69 min
The third Book of the Month has come. In “A Psalm for the Wild-Built,” Becky Chambers takes the reader on a thoughtful journey through a future society and asks deep questions on identity, humanity, and an individual’s place in the world.
Join John and Dean as they discuss the various threads that build this wonderful, Hugo-winning science fiction tale.
Titles mentioned: written by Becky Chambers - “A Psalm for the Wild-Built,” “A Prayer for the Crown-Shy,” the "Wayfarers" series ; "Watchmen" by Alan Moore ; "F for Fake" dir. Orson Welles ; "I Am a God" by Dead City Crown ; "The Trial" by Franz Kafka ; "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus ; "1984" by George Orwell ; "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley ; "Utopia" by Thomas More ; "The Bee" by Amorphis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcastPocketcasts: https://pca.st/podcast/184b79a0-5bcc-013c-9efa-0acc26574db2Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storyweaverspodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7a4qTuz7fbpB5MPsDVXboM?si=9cb9145acab849d4Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2218216Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
Episode 7: Video Games and Society
Storyweavers
12/15/23 • 40 min
There are other story mediums besides books and movies, and one of the biggest in today’s age is video games. John and Dean discuss this wide-ranging topic, throwing around numerous ideas and thoughts. From their effects on human interaction, to claims of violent tendencies, plus the state of the industry and where they see it going—and how it resembles other forms of media upon their first arrival, including newspapers and movies.
Notable Titles Mentioned: “Bioshock,” “DOOM,” “The Legend of Zelda,” “Pokémon GO,” “Hollow Knight,” “No Man’s Sky,” “Ghosts of Tsushima,” FromSoft titles including “Dark Souls” and “Bloodborne”
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcast
Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/podcast/184b79a0-5bcc-013c-9efa-0acc26574db2
Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/storyweaverspodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storyweaverspodcast
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7a4qTuz7fbpB5MPsDVXboM?si=9cb9145acab849d4
Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
Episode 6: Josh Pomponio’s “Analogic”
Storyweavers
12/08/23 • 75 min
In the second part of our meeting with filmmaker Josh Pomponio, we wander onto the subject of his own film career and his most recent short film, “Analogic.” Starring the lovely Shimrit Eldis, it follows a chance meeting between two people from opposite sides of the globe and their quest to make an anonymous connection in an increasingly-connected world. We discuss the genesis of this project, its filming and editing, and what comes next for Josh.
Notable Titles Mentioned: “Analogic”
Josh Pomponio’s “Analogic”: https://vimeo.com/762280978Early edit of “Analogic” (with busker scene): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5gv-uOs5sw&t=2s
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcast
Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/storyweaverspodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storyweaverspodcast
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7a4qTuz7fbpB5MPsDVXboM?si=9cb9145acab849d4
Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com Josh Pomponio - https://www.youtube.com/@screenwriter85 ; https://vimeo.com/joshpomponio
Episode 5: Orson Welles feat. Josh Pomponio
Storyweavers
12/06/23 • 57 min
On this special episode of Storyweavers, we speak with John Pomponio, a filmmaker with a special affinity for Orson Welles and his stunning filmography and career. Not only do we talk about historical moments at the hands of Welles and insights into the business of filmmaking, but we’ll also see how this influential figure shaped Josh’s own creative mind.
Notable Titles Mentioned: “Citizen Kane,” “The Magnificent Ambersons,” “Touch of Evil,” “Chimes at Midnight,” as well as referencing other filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Wise, and Francis Ford Coppola.
Josh Pomponio's "Analogic": https://vimeo.com/762280978
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcast
Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/storyweaverspodcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storyweaverspodcast
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7a4qTuz7fbpB5MPsDVXboM?si=9cb9145acab849d4
Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
Josh Pomponio - https://www.youtube.com/@screenwriter85 ; https://vimeo.com/joshpomponio
11/24/23 • 43 min
The first book of the month has been read, and our hosts discuss the splendid novel, “The Splendid and the Vile,” by Erik Larson. Not only do they delve into the history of the events surrounding the novel, but they talk about its mechanics and other works by the author and how he blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction.
Notable Titles Mentioned: "The Splendid and the Vile," "In the Garden of Beasts," "Dead Wake," and "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson; "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcast
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Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
12/22/23 • 45 min
In this week's episodes of “Storyweavers,” our hosts provided each other with a piece of media they hold dear. John and Dean each took time to experience and digest these works and then came together to discuss them.
In Episode 8b, Dean offered John the option to listen to one of two concept albums by Coheed and Cambria, and John selected “Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV, Vol 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness.” They discuss their experience and reactions to “Good Apollo I,” offer insight into the real-life events that inspired the album, and delve into the accompanying graphic novels written by Coheed founder Claudio Sanchez.
Amory Wars Comics: https://www.evilink.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcast
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926
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Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
01/19/24 • 70 min
Storyweavers was joined in-studio this week by the lovely Jennifer Lippert and her adorable puppy Henry (who is entertainingly present throughout). Jennifer is the Costume Designer for the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
Jennifer takes us behind-the-scenes into the process and development of creating workable, appropriate, and stunning costumes for the stage. We dive into some of her previous work on productions such as “A Christmas Story,” “Angels in America,” and Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.”
We also get into BTE’s current production of “Sanctuary City,” which premieres January 20, and how she decided to dress the cast in a post-9/11 inner-city environment.
Links to Jennifer’s and BTE’s socials and websites can be found below. If you’re in the central Pennsylvania area, come out to Bloomsburg and see “Sanctuary City."
The Storyweavers Video Podcast is available on our Patreon page; hop over to watch the in-studio conversation with Jennifer (and Henry).
Jennifer Lippert: https://www.jenniferlippertdesigns.com ; @jennifer_lippert_designs
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: https://www.bte.org ; @bloomsburgtheatreensemble
"Sanctuary City" Performance Dates: https://www.bte.org/sc2024
BTE Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bloomsburg-theatre-ensemble-down-center/id1535667871
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcast
Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/podcast/184b79a0-5bcc-013c-9efa-0acc26574db2
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storyweaverspodcast
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7a4qTuz7fbpB5MPsDVXboM?si=9cb9145acab849d4
Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
Episode 11: A.I. and the Entertainment Industry
Storyweavers
01/12/24 • 60 min
The big topic for this week’s episode is the increasing use of A.I. in the entertainment industry. John and Dean talk about how the technology influences their own preferred mediums, from music and voiceover, to film and writing, and whether or not A.I. has a use, needs limits, and what ethics need to be enforced to keep the machines from rising.
Notable Titles Mentioned: the “Terminator” films, “Secret Invasion”, “The Singularity” concept albums by Scar Symmetry
Join us on Patreon to experience the 'Storyweavers Video Podcast', as well as 'Storyweavers UNCUT.'
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Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
Episode 10: Shakespeare Film Adaptions
Storyweavers
01/05/24 • 70 min
On this episode of Storyweavers, our hosts tackle the bard in modern times—film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays. Covering everything from Kenneth Branagh’s and Laurence Olivier’s “Hamlet” to Joel Coen’s and Roman Polanski’s “MacBeth,” the good and the bad, the strong and the weak, are laid bare and shown for what they are.
Discussing considerations needed when adapting Shakespeare to film and the influence his work still has in entertainment and culture today, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Notable Titles Mentioned:
- Disney’s “The Lion King” (“Hamlet” adaption) dir. Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
- “Hamlet,” “Much Ado About Nothing” dir. Kenneth Branagh
- “MacBeth” dir. Joel Coen
- “MacBeth” dir. Roman Polanski
- “Throne of Blood” (“Macbeth” adaption) dir. Akira Kurosawa
- “Chimes at Midnight” (“Henry IV” adaption), “Othello” dir. Orson Welles
- “Romeo and Juliet” dir. Baz Luhrmann
- “Titus” dir. Julie Taymore
- “10 Things I Hate About You” (“Taming of the Shrew” adaption) dir. Gil Junger
- “Maqbool” dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcastPocketcasts: https://pca.st/podcast/184b79a0-5bcc-013c-9efa-0acc26574db2Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storyweaverspodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7a4qTuz7fbpB5MPsDVXboM?si=9cb9145acab849d4
Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
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FAQ
How many episodes does Storyweavers have?
Storyweavers currently has 16 episodes available.
What topics does Storyweavers cover?
The podcast is about Stories, Filmmaker, Films, Story, Visual Arts, Music, Comics, Writers, Artists, Podcasts, Books, Movies and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Storyweavers?
The episode title 'Episode 14: Film Scores' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Storyweavers?
The average episode length on Storyweavers is 54 minutes.
How often are episodes of Storyweavers released?
Episodes of Storyweavers are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Storyweavers?
The first episode of Storyweavers was released on Nov 1, 2023.
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