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Dumb Test Slate
by Kirk on a Budget
One 40ish year old bored office worker who while randomly day dreaming at his desk comes up with random story ideas that gets turned into sometime Movie and TV show or general Story Ideas. This podcast is the process of creating fully thought out creative ideas from the initial randomness start to almost full stories, with a lot of rambling in between.a Studio Trippple2 Production.
Episodes
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My Creative Gambit
We are back and continuing to create the Pages of Pentacle story but I take a creative aside to talk about the Avant-Guarde Gambit created by the Professor and Historian Griselda Pollock. Also, I go down the conspiracy rabbit hole in creating my cult antagonist group for the Cursed Detective…
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Pages of the Pentacle 2
I finally back and continuing my Pages of the Pentacles/ Cursed Detective story and this time I get more into the background of the Cursed Detective novel story that will be told at the same time of the Writer's Story and the Pages Fandom group. This story in 3's is around the theme of Anxiety....
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Pages of the Pentacle
The new idea bug bit me so I had to put all the other ideas that I've started and jump head first into this one. This new idea includes, a cursed detective, an occult group, an out of control fan group, and a writer who lost his edge. Thanks for listening. Kirk on a Budget Substack Cover Image...
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Missing Scientists Story Ideas
I'm finally back and after peering into the rabbit hole of all the stories about missing scientists and researchers, I have created my own 3-story idea starters to explain what is going on with them. Well what in my fictional imagination is going on with them. Thanks for Listening Kirk on a…
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New Mini Story Ideas
I'm back for this year of 2026 with 3 all new mini story ideas to keep my story creative podcast going hopefully before WW3. Thanks for listening. You can find more on my substack below. https://kirkonabudget.substack.com/ Attributes: Ominous Rumble - loopable (24bit flac) by steaq --...
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A Used Christmas Gift
Wrapping up the Holiday season with this second Christmas story where our of course jaded character finds themselves in, of course a small town at rush of the Holiday season but end up in an unusual store looking for last minutes gifts. Thanks for listening. Dumb Test Slate Substack Cover Photo…
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A New Little Helper for Christmas
Welcome to the Holiday Season with a new Christmas story idea that I created for my "Naughty Santa" theme of Stories this season. Thanks for listening to the Story Creative Podcast. Dumb Test Slate Substack
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Hello Again
I know the jingle bells are jingling but wait, hold on, I have a spontaneous older idea that I'm bringing back to life with some newer inspirations that I wanted to get out before the end of the year and my Christmas episodes. Enjoy and thanks for listening. Dumb Test Slate Substack Cover Image...
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Cozener
I'm back towards the end of the year with a new season and a new story idea to go alone with it. This time I'm bringing a new character and idea featuring, cults, shaman, charlatans, and a hero's journey. Also, I further overcome my creativity fear of working on something that has already been...
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Spooky Season end Mini Episodes
I'm ending Spooky Season with a new episode made up of 3 mini stories based on the themed of Past, Present and Future. Thanks for Listening Kirk on a Budget Substack
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Spooky Season Monster of the Week
Cole and sidekicks are back for another Monster of the Week episode, but this time we are in Spooky Season. Thanks for listening. Dumb Test Slate Substack
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Our Hero Needs More Sidekicks
Your favorite Story Creative podcast is back from a cliffhanger break, where our hero finds themselves in search of Sidekicks, but meets a new unknown threat. Thanks for listening to this Story Creative Podcast www.dumbtestslate.com Background Image base provided by: Photo by Valeria Reverdo on...
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Our Hero Needs a Sidekick
I'm back from the dead to keep my Monster of the Week series going with our hero Cole. This time, I take a quick aside to create some friends to help Cole in his adventures. Thanks for Listening. www.DumbTestSlate.com
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Domo-Komo pt2
We come to the exciting conclusion of the Domo-Komo Monster of the Week saga with Cole the Shaman figuring a way to defeat the monster. Thanks for listening to this Story Creating podcast. www.dumbtestslate.com
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Domo-Komo Monster of the Week
I'm back with another Monster of the Week and this time I'm world building for a two-headed Yokai named Domo-Komo Thanks for Listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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Return of Cole - Monster of the Week
I return after a almost small health break to bring back a favorite of mine with Cole the Shaman and the Insecta story line. This time I extend the Insecta story to include a Monster of the Week feature for Cole to fight. Thanks for Listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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Triple Feature
I return with a podcast check-in of my state of things and Triple Feature of mini ideas. Thanks for listening. www.dumbtestslate.com
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You and Yours Pt3
I'm up to 3 episodes for my You and Yours story idea based on a very confusing multi-dimensional world. With this last episode (for now) in the series, I go over all the rules and lore to fill out the story world. Thanks for Listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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You and Yours Pt2
After taking a long break to re-gather myself and weird thoughts, I'm back to do the promised 2nd episode of the Multiple - Bubble world episode of You and You. Now called You and Your as I bring back my old Insecta story line to finish that, and bring the now Hero Cole to this story. Thanks for...
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You and You
I'm back with a new idea and with this one I talking, multiples, doppelgängers, the multi-bubble universe, and the 90's.
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Evarcha Vampyr
I'm bringing back an old spooky episode from last year (Vampyr's Echo) with some new story ideas and updates. Also, content warning that this episode talks about spiders, sorry if that's not your thing. Thanks for listening. www.Dumbtestslate.com
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A Certain Visitor
We are back with a continuation of my New Years ghost story where I shape my first story of a ghostly visitor. Thanks for listening. www.dumbtestslate.com
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New Year, New Ideas
Welcome to a new year (2025) and come with new ideas for you and me. Thanks for listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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Christmas Road Trip Story
The Christmas creep is in full and and I have a new story about movie that involves a Christmas Road trip. I don't remember what I actually named it while creating the episode but hope you enjoy. Also, it's not a love story, I repeat, it's not a love story. www.dumbtestslate.com
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A Quiet Christmas Song
It's the beginning of December so that means we are officially on the Christ Creep. This episode is my first and hopefully not only Christmas season idea episode. Thank for listening. www.Dumbtestslate.com
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Spooky Season Recap
I know, a break happened, things in the real world happened, but I'm back to recap what I was able to cover this spooky season and what I wasn't able to get to...for reasons. Thanks always for listening Dumb Test Slate
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Vampyr Echo
Spooky season continues with another spooky tale that introduces a new folklore/mythology element to Vampyrs. Thanks for Listening Dumb Test Slate Outro Music by Panda Beats: https://pandabeatsmusic.com/
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Invisible Birds
Spooky Season 2024 continues as I'm back with my next story creation and this time, I'm making it into a spooky Cryptid story. Thanks for Listening Dumb Test Slate Outro Music Used: Song: Signal To Noise License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0...
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Disco Stans (Spooky Season)
Spooky Season continues with my short second episode set in the golden age 70's disco era. Dumb Test Slate Website Music Used: "Stringed Disco" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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the Moonlit Bride
It's officially spooky season and I'm kicking it off with my first spooky story set in Mexico City. Dumb Test Slate Thanks to Valentina A from fiverr for the ghost voice.
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The Muse that Follows pt2
Season 3 continues with the newest idea that I've working on as I go back to the Save the Cat way of writing a screenplay. This episode I come up with a LogLine, the movie/story type, and finding more references to build on. Dumb Test Slate
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The Muse that Follows
Guess who's back, it's me again and this time I fulfilled my promise of starting Season 3. This idea takes me back in time the Golden Age of HollywoodLand for a vintage Mystery. Thanks for listening. Dumb Test Slate Outro Music: Big Band Savage Jazz by Francesco Biondi
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Season 2 Finale
Here we are, at the end of Season 2. I made a decision to end the current season and with that ending the long form Cake and Insecta ideas I was working on in this audio podcast format. Thanks for listening Dumb Test Slate Website
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Cake in Two Redo pt11
I've returned on time this time with my continuing Cake in Two Story Redo Idea for the 11th time. This episode I talk about how I still want my hero Eldin to succeed in the story buy staying humble with his new love interest. Thanks for listening. Outro Music: Alex-Productions...
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Insecta pt6
The insects are back again, as I continue this Insecta story. This time my research takes me all the way back to Mesopotamia Mythology as find new over-arching background characters to add to my story. Thanks for listening. Outro Music: Song: Keys Of Moon - Flowing Energy License: Creative…
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Cake in Two Redo pt 10
We're back again, with cakes, again this time in the continuation of the rom-com story creation tale of Eldin the baker. Thanks for Listening Dumb Test Slate
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NEW IDEA to get back into the Groove
I'll be honest, that I've hit a slump and in order to get back into the groove of creativity and recording, I've come up with a new idea in help to get the creative juices flowing...hopefully. Thanks for Listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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Insecta pt5
I'm back after a bit of a break to return with Insecta, but this time in a different form... Thanks for listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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Cake in Two Redo pt9
the Cake is still in the Bake and we are back with Cake in two Redo part 9. In this one, I break down the fear that is being used in the relationship between Andrey and Eldin. Thanks for Listening. www.dumbtestslate.com Outro music: "CASSETTE OF LOVE" by Pinecone: Music Link
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Insecta pt4
I still got insects on the brain and I continue my Insecta story creation this time adding more to my own Mothman folklore, and introduce some insect science and spirituality in to the mix. Thanks for listening. www.dumbtestslate.com song used in outro: 'Dystopia' by Neutrin05
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Cake in Two Redo pt8
Yes, procrastination has been me, but I'm back and still with cake. I continue filling in the back story of my cake story, this time with addition to the characters Andrey and Eldin and how their relationship may work or have worked. thanks for listening www.dumbtestslate.com Outro Music by...
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Insecta pt3
Back in the middle of the week with my continuing Monster of the mid-week story line. This one I go more into how I see the backstory developing with inspirations from the Mothman folklore. Thanks for Listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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Cake in Two Redo pt7
Hope you're hungry because I'm back with cake and part 7. I'm back with the update to my watch list for Cake in Redo story with the Birdcage and finally finished Bros. Also, I work on the visual type for my hero Eldin. Thanks for listening. www.dumbtestslate.com
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Insecta
It's a mid-week Monster of the week episode and we are talking about bugs baby! www.dumbtestslate.com
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CAke in Two Redo Pt.6
Cake, we are back again. This time for part 6 as I detail my ideas for the B-story, the appearances of the villain to the Hero and their separation. Thanks for listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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Unnamed Insect
We are back early with a surprise bonus episode...and this time, it's not about cake! I pop up with a new idea that takes me down a true idea driven rabbit hole of references and inspirations. www.dumbtestslate.com
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Cake in Two Redoo Pt.5
We're back, and for the 5th time, we are still talking about cake. Yes, my cake redo story is still taking shape, this time I'm creating the great gay cake villain. Thanks for Listening www.dumbtestslate.com
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CAke in TWO Redo Pt4
We are back, we are still eating our cake in 2 but this is part 4. www.dumbtestslate.com
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Cake in Two Redo Part 3
We're back, and still with more cake. The saga continues for my "Cake Redo" story as I rewrite some of the previous details and continue the story. D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP www.dumbtestslate.com D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP D1NjIdnqLHfhNRaZAjGP...
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Cake ReRedo pt2
So the original Cake in Two idea lives on in this Re-redo where I continue my ideas for the story by going through more of the setup, characters and opening. Mistakes: yes, I know the title to the movie I was referencing is Trading Places instead of Spaces and that the Marriage of Figaro is an...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
One 40ish year old bored office worker who while randomly day dreaming at his desk comes up with random story ideas that gets turned into sometime Movie and TV show or general Story Ideas. This podcast is the process of creating fully thought out creative ideas from the initial randomness start to almost full stories, with a lot of rambling in between.a Studio Trippple2 Production.
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Kirk on a Budget
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