26 JUN 2024 · Daniel is joined once more by Jay and Jon to finish both their special cycle of episodes on https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-five-star-wars-kotor but also season one of the podcast with a look at the Knights of the Old Republic games. They examine themes of redemption, when you should and should not be heavy-handed in your storytelling and the narrative impact of deconstructing and questioning the philosophy of your own universe. Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-five-star-wars-kotor

18 JUN 2024 · Daniel, Jay and Jon discuss Disney’s interwoven https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-four-star-wars-tv. They investigate some of the complaints the fanbase have raised and take a look at the many things they do right in expanding the worldbuilding of the universe and bridging the gaps between movies. Resource URL - https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-four-star-wars-tv

11 JUN 2024 · Daniel returns with Jay and Jon Coenan to continue the https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-three-star-wars-sequels cycle of episodes. This time around, they take a look at the much maligned sequel trilogy and examine why it left a sour taste in the mouths of much of the fanbase as well as the things it actually did right. Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-three-star-wars-sequels

4 JUN 2024 · Daniel, Jay and Jon return once again to a galaxy far far away to discuss the once-maligned and now memed Star Wars prequel trilogy - The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. They discuss how these films deepened and greatly expanded upon the mythos and philosophy of the Star Wars universe and attempted to tell a much more layered and complex story than that of their predecessors.  Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-two-star-wars-prequels

27 MAY 2024 · May is upon us and that means it’s Star Wars month. In this episode Daniel, Jon and Jay go back to the beginning - that’s not the beginning of the timeline - and examine the original trilogy of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. They discuss all the things that make Star Wars great and the way the original movies laid down the foundations for an ongoing multi-media universe. Resource URL:https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-ones

22 MAY 2024 · To conclude the cycle on genre blending, Daniel and Jon take a look at Smiling Into the Dark, a short story written by Daniel and break down why he wasn’t particularly happy with the end result, what could be done to improve it and what elements should be kept the same. Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-twenty-smiling-into-the-dark

17 MAY 2024 · Daniel and Jon explore the genre blending madness that is Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s 2022 film, https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-nineteen-everything-everywhere-all-at-once. They unpack the philosophy and themes of the movie while attempting to unravel the chaotic, yet masterfully interwoven, mess of genres it embodies without unravelling themselves. Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-nineteen-everything-everywhere-all-at-once

6 MAY 2024 · Read Daniel's podcast if you're looking for a https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-eighteen-everythings-gonna-be-okay. Daniel and Jon discuss Josh Thomas’ dramedy, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. They look at how it makes use of juxtapositions to highlight the beauty, tragedy and insanity of human existence and explore how it does representation right. Note: Between the crickets and a snow storm messing with Jon’s internet, we’ve got some small sound issues again. The quality throughout is mostly fine, but there’s a couple of places where it’s dodgy. We’ve done our best to minimize it but it will be noticeable in places. Sorry for any annoyance that causes. It’s worth sitting through it though, this is a good one. Resorce URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-eighteen-everythings-gonna-be-okay

1 MAY 2024 · Daniel and Jon talk about playing Frankenstein with genres, how and why writers combine different genres together and how some genres even struggle to function independently of another. Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-sixteen-raising-the-stakes

22 APR 2024 · Are you trying to find the Best https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-15-eleceed? Read the poetry, Stories, and Podcast by Daniel Radford. In this episode, Daniel and Jon focus on Eleceed, a Korean action webcomic created by Jeho Son and ZHENA. They explore the various friendship dynamics on display in the story and analyse how organic feeling friendships can elevate  a story and change how it feels to the audience. Resource URL: https://www.radfordwrites.com/podcast/episode-15-eleceed