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The Pub
by The Pub Podcast
A podcast about all things narrative, discussing story in fiction, graphic novels, and video games, plus interviews with industry professionals.
Episodes
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The Pub 52: Robots Don't Have Tails
In this episode, we review C. Robert Cargill's novel, Sea of Rust. Sarah dresses as a robot cowboy and rides her trusty, rusty (literally) steed to the show. Daniel realizes that he is bound by his original brainwork design. Trey reads a paragraph and the rest of the casts dreams of cotton candy...
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The Pub 51: NaNoNowWhat?
In this episode, we talk about what to do after completing NaNoWriMo. Sarah learns to photoshop chickens into a scene of Jurassic Park, just in time for Christmas. Kayla works on a short story while we podcast, just like she did with her novel during English classes. Sara refers to the other cast...
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The Pub 50: Ludonarrative Baldness
In this episode, we talk about Ludonarrative Dissonance in video games. Jon researches lute-onarrative dissonance instead of ludonarrative, then buys the instrument and records a cover of the 1982 classic, "The Safety Dance." Sarah is told to hurry up over and over because her life depends on it,...
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The Pub 49: Love and Lots of Coffee and Painkillers
In this episode, we talk about The Matrix, including the upcoming Resurrections release. Kayla puts on a leather trench coat and does a slow-motion drop kick off the studio wall, neutralizing several police officers. Jackie takes the red pill, just to see how far down the rabbit hole she can go....
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The Pub 48: Are You Sure It's a Turkey?
Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, we talk about Hannibal. Matthew follows a black feathered stag out of the studio and into the dangerous woods. Daniel constructs a corpse totem and then watches everyone take pictures of it. Kayla buys a sniper rifle, climbs a tree, and protects the entire…
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The Pub 47: From Flynn's Arcade to Arrakis
In this episode, we talk about Dune. Daniel cries, then bites down on his poison tooth in an attempt to assassinate the the entire cast. Matthew ponders the halluncinogenic qualities of various spices. Trey whispers ominously, narrating the inner thoughts of the cast. And Dean becomes a guild...
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The Pub 46: He's Got Battle Dialogue!
In this episode, we talk about silent protagonists and the way that they affect story in video games. Jon embodies GLaDOS and antagonizes the entire cast. Molly fulfills our contractual obligation by mentioning Fire Emblem at least once (and then at least once more). Dean buys Jon an egg timer.…
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The Pub 45: Can We Be Ggonbus?
In this episode, we talk about the global phenomenon that is Squid Game. Trey smokes a cigarette while sitting on a toilet that is overflowing with sewage. It is a moment of total peace. Molly sets up her four-meter Younghee doll and asks the cast if they want to play Red Light Green Light.…
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The Pub 44: A Creem Magazine (with Halloween Picks)
In this episode, we share our book, movie, and game picks for Halloween. Sarah finds her long lost and beloved Freddy Kruger sweater and wears it to the show. Trey dresses up like Batman, just like he has done every day since the age of seven. And Dean just sits there looking like a completely...
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The Pub 43: The Shame Episode
In this episode, we talk about NaNoWriMo, 2021. Dean meets the woman of his dreams in a bookstore and lives happily ever after. Molly writes; she writes endlessly. Sarah grows frustrated, takes her humungous corkboard and leaves the show. And Yurick wins NaNoWriMo! Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz,...
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The Pub 42: A Show within a Show within a Show
In this episode, we talk about the popular Disney+ series, WandaVision. Dean wiggles his nose and magically finishes an entire turkey dinner, just in the to save the show. Trey grieves over the carbonite death of Han Solo, and Sarah brakes the universe. Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Trey Bourn…
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The Pub 41: Saving the World on the Due Date
In this episode, we talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender. Toph-Sarah Calls everyone "twinkle toes" and invents metal bending, costing her one perfectly good (now mangled) microphone. Katara-Sam delivers a sisterly sermon making us all want to be better people (or else!). Sokka-Dean initiates an...
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The Pub 40: Definitionlessness-less
In this episode, we talk about the antihero in fiction and film. Sarah is entranced by Daniel Day Lewis in a deerskin, dancing around a fire. Molly realizes that life is filled with meaninglessness and decides that she wants something grander. Trey puts on his padowan cloak and tells the rest of...
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The Pub 39: It's Like Reading Shakespeare
In this episode, we talk about the way art affects story in videogames. Molly grows a tail that is also a paintbrush. Sam transforms into a Sims character and starts speaking Simmish. Sarah ferries a hedgehog to the afterlife and weeps all the way there. And Dean changes his name to Face McShooty...
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The Pub 38 Kong-Sized Hugs
Love Stories In this episode, we talk about our favorite love stories in honor of Valentine's Day. Trey becomes incredibly vulnerable and considers stealing Rick Grimes's cue cards, so he can confess his love to Keira Knightley. Molly reveals her secret life as a furry, then frolics at…
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The Pub 37: Really Good Lemonade
The Death of the Author In this episode, we talk about the way an author's life and actions affect our choice to read and our ability to enjoy that author's work. Molly imagines a time before the internet, when Hemingway could wear dresses more privately. Sarah espouses a utilitarian moral...
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The Pub 36: Laughing at Corn
Mental Health in Graphic Novels In this episode, we talk about the way graphic novels like I Kill Giants and Hyperbole and A Half deal with mental health issues. Molly sits on a pile of laundry and imagines Superman with ennui. Sarah stows away her grief and doesn't deal with her emotions.…
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The Pub 35: The Mandalorian
In this episode, we talk about The Mandalorian. Trey visits a planet of wookies where he badmouths the ewoks of Endor. Sarah wins the I Called It Was Luke Award and then loses all her winnings during the terrible Canto Bight scene on Cantonica. And Dean practices phrenology on boy-Anakin, despite...
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The Pub 34: Dude's Junk Was Clipping through His Pants!
In this episode, we talk about our favorite game narratives of 2020. Molly praises Olympus, Sarah unlocks a moose while riding a moose named Mousse. Sam tends to her dying garden. And Dean talks mushroom monster people. Cast: Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Sarah Willis, Sam Alberth, and Molly...
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The Pub 33: Bounce A Coin Off Your Witcher's Cheek
Our Best Reads of 2020 In this episode, we talk about our best reads in 2020, Trey does his Randall Flagg impersonation, Dean tells us what he really thinks about the rain, and Sarah remembers the days before “the cable times.” Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Daniel Becker, Sarah Willis and...
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The Pub 32: Tara Gilboy Interview
Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Tara Gilboy, Sam Alberth, and Sarah Willis. About Tara Gilboy Tara Gilboy is the author of Unwritten and its sequel Rewritten. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, where she specialized in writing for...
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The Pub 31: Bring Out The Leeches
Video Games: Pandemic Narratives In this episode, Dean hides in a tree with a blowgun and vaccine darts, Molly social distances in Fodlan, Daniel plots to spread corrupted blood throughout Azeroth, and Sarah slaps leeches on everyone. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Daniel Becker, Sarah…
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The Pub 30: Marjorie Liu Interview
Content: In this episode, we talk with graphic novelist Marjorie about her work on Monstress. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Marjorie Liu, Daniel Morbach, Sam Alberth, and Molly Krasel. About Marjorie Liu New York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Marjorie Liu is best known for her...
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The Pub 29 Pridecast, Plus!
The Pridecast, Plus: LGBTQ+ Representations in Graphic Novels In the Pridecast, Plus episode, Dean crumps, Daniel heroically avoids bringing up Batman (but Dean does), Molly gets gushy about Monstress, and Sam plants a word, and then we all watch it grow. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with…
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The Pub 28: Pridecast
In the pridecast episode, Dean tries to fake cool lingo (while Sarah covers for him with a British dictionary), Daniel laments and loves Persona, and Molly rues the reality of rainbow capitalism. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Daniel Becker, Sarah Willis and Molly Krasel. Content Which Games...
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The Pub 27: Music, Mayhem, and a Moose
Video Games: Music and Story In this episode, We discuss music in video games, haunted dancing logs, and whether a hot dog is, in fact, a sandwich. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Sarah Willis and Molly Krasel. Content Song Favorites in Games? "Sarah, I think you have a thing for the moose!"...
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The Pub 26 Watchmen, Or It's Squid Hail. It's Squail!
In this episode, Daniel educates us on all the Watchmen things, Molly brings the salt, and Jay and Dean guard against squid bullets! Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Jay McRoy, Molly Krasel and Daniel Morbach
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The Pub 25 You're a Robot. You Ate a Fish. You Died.
Video Games: Endings and Story In this episode, Sarah contemplates her destiny, Molly takes a nap on the ground, and Dean realizes there is no hope for his body. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Sarah Willis and Molly Krasel. Content Discussed What should a great ending accomplish? Sarah:...
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The Pub 24: Look, It's a Chicken Imma Bring My Magic Out
Video Games: Openings and Story In this episode, we catch pokemon in the tall grass, find ourselves paralyzed in a hay cart with other Nordmen, and then beat the game by throwing refrigerators! Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Sarah Willis and Molly Krasel. Content Discussed What should a good...
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The Pub 23 We've Got the Tights but We're Going to Take Them Off
Deconstructing the Superhero In this episode, we deconstruct the superhero in comics, Molly discusses alien STD's, Daniel defends Batman's Sanity, and Dean comes up with a supervillainous plot to overthrow of the podcast! Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Molly Krasel and Daniel Morbach…
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The Pub 22: Be the Space Pirate That You Are in Your Heart
Video Games: Character Creation and Story In this episode, we discuss video games, character creation, and story. Sarah talks about cow milk names (Yoohoo!), Molly strongly advocates for character hats, and Dean changes his name to Qwerf. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Sarah Willis and Molly...
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The Pub 21 NaNoWriMo or It's Like a Chorus of Suffering, which is More Fun!
NaNoWriMo It's our NaNoWriMo podcast, on which we put Sarah on blast, Molly tells us about her saggy middle plot syndrome, and Dean settles down into the lotus position to prepare for NaNo. But are any of them wearing pants? Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Sarah Willis and Molly Krasel.…
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The Pub 20 Young Readers Week or It All Comes Back to the Fan Fiction, Doesn't it?
On our Young Readers Week episode, Molly admits to writing lots of vampire fan fiction (while we wear garlic necklaces and hold mirrors up to her), Ky pontificates on the Xanth novels, and Dean confesses to killing a man with a paper airplane, then hiding out in Mississippi. Cast Hosted by Dean...
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The Pub 19: Video Game Story or "I'm Ridin' a Giant Bumblebee!"
Video Games and Story Join us for a podcast on video games and story, during which we hold a public World of Warcraft intervention for Sarah, Molly tells us just how much she likes Fire Emblem: Three Houses (hint: it's a lot more than a lot), and Dean admits to his Care Bear ways in Eve Online.…
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The Pub 18 Horror Comics (or The Horse Meat Episode!)
In honor of Halloween (again), we discuss horror comics, eating horse meat, other people, and touch on other deliciously terrifying topics. Daniel Morbach, resident graphic novel expert (okay, maybe not resident, since he calls in from Kansas City) and Ky Richmond resident (for real) art critic...
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The Pub 17: Halloween Episode (or It's like Drinking too Much Jack Daniel's)
Content In our Halloween episode, we discuss horror fiction, including but not limited to, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Caitlin Starling's The Luminous Dead, The Witcher series, and Toni Morrison's Beloved. We also discuss film, video games, art, and yes, drinking too much Jack Daniel's.…
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The Pub 16 Graphic Novel--Biography or It's Like the Power of Emoji!
Content: In this episode, guest Daniel Morbach discusses three biographical graphic novels while we listen intently and think about what anyone's single story can truly mean in the vastness of time and space. Either that or we talk about emojis and Nazis and a world without math. Cast Hosted by...
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The Pub 15: Hala Alyan Interview
Content: In this episode, we talk with poet and novelist Hala Alyan. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Kelsey Hoff and Destiny Crespo. About Hala Alyan Hala Alyan is a Palestinian American writer and clinical psychologist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Guernica and elsewhere. Her...
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The Pub 14: Arkady Martine Interview
Content: In this episode, we talk with novelist about her debut novel, A Memory Called Empire. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Sam Stienke and Molly Krasel. About Arkady Martine Arkady Martine is a speculative fiction writer and, as Dr. AnnaLinden Weller, a historian of the Byzantine Empire…
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The Pub 13: Emily Woo Zeller Interview
Content: In this episode, we talk with voice actor Emily Woo Zeller about the rise in popularity of audiobooks, her experience in the industry, and her advice for those with an interest in the field. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Sam Stienke and Sarah Willis. About Emily Woo Zeller Emily Woo...
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The Pub 12: Rebecca Kuang Interview
Content: In this episode, we talk with novelist R.F. Kuang about her first novel, and the role of myth, history, and religion in fiction. She also gives some great advice for beginning writers. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Sam Stienke and Alley Ryan. About R.F. Kuang Rebecca F. Kuang is the...
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The Pub 11: Graphic Novels--It's like a Delicious Science Fiction Smoothie!
Content: In this episode, guest Daniel Morbach discusses three cyberpunk graphic novels from the 1980s while we throw down squares of cardboard and break dance. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Daniel Morbach, Sam Stienke, and Molly Krasel. Content Discussed: The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky...
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The Pub 10: Summer Reader (or When Hippies Were a HUGE Thing)
Content: In this episode, we offer our summer reading picks and discuss some disturbing library news. You can links to the books we discussed in the content notes below. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Alley Ryan and Molly Krasel. Content Discussed Alley's Picks Doing Oral History by Donald A....
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The Pub 9: Vernor Vinge Interview
Content: In this episode, we talk with novelist Vernor Vinge about his Zones of Thought series, Writing, Telepathy, and the Singularity. Heavy stuff! Cast Hosted by Adam Berg, with Dean Karpowicz About Vernor Vinge Vernor Vinge was born on October 2nd of 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Fascinated by...
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The Pub 8: Caitlin Starling Interview
Content: In this episode, we talk with novelist Caitlin Starling about her first novel, writing speculative fiction & horror, spelunking, and delicious food cartridges (not!). She also gives some great advice for beginning writers. Cast Hosted by Dean Karpowicz with Samantha Alberth, Ryan Spence,...
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The Pub 7: Katie Williams Interview
In this episode, we interview Katie Williams, author of Tell the Machine Goodnight. Our discussion covers her novel, the process of writing it, and the role of technology in the book and our lives. Cast Hosted by Jacqueline Kenny, with Sam Alberth. Produced by Dean Karpowicz. Katie Williams is…
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The Pub 6: Is That a Straw in Your Sock?
In this week's episode of the Pub, we celebrate Pride Month by talking about some of our favorite LGBTQ books and characters. We also discuss the delay of Naomi Wolf's book, Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love. The delay occurred after Wolf's research was challenged during…
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The Pub 5: Rich Lyons Interview
Cast: Dean Karpowicz, Kelsey Hoff, Madison Moore Producer: Carl Rollmann
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The Pub 4: LARPING with Goats (An interview with Deeplight LARP)
We talk about LARPing with Killer Goats! Then an interview with Deeplight LARP group. Host Alley Ryan Cast: Sam Stienke & Dean Karpowicz Produced by Carl Rollmann
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The Pub 3: Peng Shepherd Interview
An interview with fantasy writer Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M. Our discussion covers her first novel, memory and identity, and her advice for beginning writers. Hosted by Alley Ryan Cast: Sam Stienke and Lilly Mayberry Produced by Dean Karpowicz
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A podcast about all things narrative, discussing story in fiction, graphic novels, and video games, plus interviews with industry professionals.
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