HeyJaredBards and Balladeers Podcast
Join Cait, Ozgur, and Rio as they explore storytelling in all its forms—from art to music, books, and beyond!
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070 | Out there with Outer Giant (opens the original)
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We sit down with the trio of creatives behind Outer Giant Studios to talk about building their worlds, working as a creative team, and bringing their independent, human-made stories to life. We dive into Hyper Object, their sci-fi fantasy series with crystal magic, as well as their upcoming novel Keeper, where reality-bending powers, alien worlds, and old enemies collide.Check out more of their work at Outer Giant Studios. https://outergiant.com/ Bards and Balladeers Podcast - bardsandballadeers
069 | Method to the Magic (opens the original)
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In stories involving magic, there are countless ways characters access and use it. Some simply think or point, while others use wands, staffs, chants, gestures, or prayer. We explore where these different methods might come from, what purpose they serve, and the pros, cons, and challenges they create for characters, worldbuilding, and the story itself. Bards and Balladeers Podcast - bardsandballadeerspodcast.com Discord - https://discord.gg/QVQWczk4Fh C.E. Linares (Cait) - linktr.ee/celinares Oz
068 | Always on the Quest (opens the original)
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We’ve talked about the Hero’s Journey, traveling in stories, vehicles, weapons, and even maps. But what makes for a good QUEST? We explore the elements that make a quest feel real and satisfying, how obstacles and deadlines build suspense and urgency, what raises the stakes along the way, and how the most frustrating delays can lead to the most satisfying payoffs. Bards and Balladeers Podcast - bardsandballadeerspodcast.com Discord - https://discord.gg/QVQWczk4Fh C.E. Linares (Cait) - linktr.ee/
067 | Here's a Story about a Lovely Lady (opens the original)
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Character backgrounds and how they influence motivations and thus the story. How do we go about writing backgrounds for characters, and how do different backgrounds affect motivations? We've spoken before about motivation, but there are many, many sorts of things in characters' pasts that give them each their own flavor. Sometimes these things form a central focus for a character's behavior; sometimes these things only have an influence in very specific circumstances, like a time bomb waiting to
066 | You've Got to Try This! (opens the original)
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We recommend stories all the time, but what actually makes a recommendation good? We explore how our tastes, relationships, and favorite story elements shape what we recommend, why we trust certain people to know what we will enjoy, and how even our best intentions can lead to recommendations that get it so, so wrong. Bards and Balladeers Podcast - bardsandballadeerspodcast.com Discord - https://discord.gg/QVQWczk4Fh C.E. Linares (Cait) - linktr.ee/celinares Ozgur K Sahin (Oz) - www.ozgurksahin.
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