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The Backline — 64 episodes

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Title
1

Run Towards the Danger
2

Low Energy
3

Improv Across North America
4

The Back Row
5

Longform Loves Openers
6

Bubble Letters
7

Pulling Premises
8

The Competitive Spark
9

The Undisputed Longform Champion of the World
10

Paying the Tax
11

Rehearsal Vibes
12

The Day of All Days
13

Underwhelmed
14

Lost
15

Learning but Bored
16

Awareness VS. Agency
17

Is it a Scam?
18

A Surprising Way to Teach Improv
19

Is this the End of the Second City e.t.c?
20

Shame, Scene Hogs, and Everything Else
21

To Care or Not to Care
22

Fresh Start
23

The Backline Holiday Special 2025
24

Bulldozer
25

Touch the Lamassu!
26

From the Classroom to the Stage
27

Spark-less
28

Intelligence VS. Integrity
29

Offensive
30

Who, What, Where – but When?

E
31

Platforms, Tilts, and Improvising Action

E
32

Technique

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33

Tethering

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34

Questions Only – September 2025

E
35

Competition is the Thief of Joy

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36

Game Revisited

E
37

Get Connected

E
38

Form Follows Function

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39

There’s Nothing More Boring Than Creativity

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40

Do You Like Me?

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41

Classroom the to the Stage

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42

How Do I Know If I’m Getting Better?

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43

Active Choice VS. Action Choice

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44

The Anaesthetic of Yes And

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45

Find the End

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46

Scene Paint Me (Like One of Your French Girls)

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47

Narrative Longfrom

E
48

Too Big

E
49

Body Movin’

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50

Hot Pockets

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51

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

E
52

Barprov

E
53

Questions Only & The Mysteries of Season Nine

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54

Starting It Off Right

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55

Three Ghosts of Improv

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56

Too Many Teachers

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57

Defensive

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58

Playing the Verb

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59

A Comprehensive Guide to All Shortform Games – Part Two

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60

Auditions and Disappointment

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61

Control

E
62

Teaching Your First Workshop

E
63

The Problem with Strong Characters

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64

The Unteachables

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