How Stories Work with Jay Sherer

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Jay Sherer wants to learn everything about storytelling. He interviews screenwriters, novelists, directors, literary agents, producers, and anyone else who knows about the business of storytelling. Plus he studies screenwriting, prose, writing, and the business models driving film, television, and novels. Learn along side Jay about How Stories Work--not just how to write them, but also how to sell them and get them made. Join the network of storytellers trying to improve, grow, and make valuable connections!

Episodes

Tuesday Jul 16, 2019

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Timelines, Hope, and Lee Harvey Oswald

Tuesday Jul 16, 2019

How important is hope? And why does everybody (including Jay) include JFK's assassination in their time travel stories? Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer are joined by Amon Warmann, freelance journalist and contributor to Empire Magazine, to dig deeper into X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST! Many consider this one of the best of the X-Men movies!

PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available for pre-order now!

AFTERCAST: How should the X-Men fit into the MCU? Amon joins us for today's AFTERCAST to discuss that, and more! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

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Week 1: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
- Guest: Author Bobby Nash
- AFTERCAST: More thoughts on X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, including rage, serenity, balance, and more!
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: Let's Make X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Better!
- Guests: Rod & Karen (from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast)
- AFTERCAST: More ways to make X-MEN: APOCALYPSE better!
Week 3: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
- Guest: Amon Warmann, freelance journalist with Empire Magazine
- AFTERCAST: Our hopes for the X-Men in the MCU!
Week 4: All the X-MEN Movies Ranked!
- Guests: Scott Niswander (from NerdSync) and Captain Midnight
- AFTERCAST: The complete, unedited (really long) ranking!!!
Week 5: X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX

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Tuesday Jul 09, 2019

X-Men: Apocalypse - NERDFIGHT! - Who will make it better?

Tuesday Jul 09, 2019

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE! Let's make it better... in a NERDFIGHT!

Three rounds. Nine points available. Three competitors. And one moderator who will decide the winner. It's a NERDFIGHT! Here's the lineup for today's show (make sure you follow them on social media!):

Moderator: Sandra Dimas
Fighter #1: Rod (from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast)
Fighter #2: Karen (from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast)
Fighter #3: Jay Sherer

Who will take the trophy home this week? It's the continuation of our X-Men series... Our NERDFIGHT! to try and make X-MEN: APOCALYPSE better!

AFTERCAST: The competition ends... but our ideas for the X-Men don't! Listen to Rod, Karen, Jay, and Sandra throw out MORE ideas to improve X-MEN: APOCALYPSE! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

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Week 1: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
- Guest: Author Bobby Nash
- AFTERCAST: More thoughts on X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, including rage, serenity, balance, and more!
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: Let's Make X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Better!
- Guests: Rod & Karen (from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast)
- AFTERCAST: More ways to make X-MEN: APOCALYPSE better!
Week 3: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Week 4: All the X-MEN Movies Ranked!
Week 5: X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX

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Thursday Jul 04, 2019

Stranger Things: Season 1 & 2 - Good vs. Evil - SPECIAL RELEASE!

Thursday Jul 04, 2019

STRANGER THINGS! We dig deeper into Seasons 1 & 2 on the day Season 3 is released! Brionna (one of our loyal Patreon supporters) and Anthony Holdier (The Story Geeks blogger and former host of The Story Cauldron podcast) join Jay Sherer (author of the time travel novel TIMESLINGERS) to discuss:

Which character has the best arc?
What does the show indicate is good and evil?
And what is the Upside Down a metaphor for? (Do NOT miss Brionna's theory on this!)

We can't wait to binge-watch Season 3 today... but why not make it a STRANGER THINGS 4th of July and reminisce about Seasons 1 & 2 with us!

AFTERCAST: Brionna and Jay discuss subplots (#JusticeForBarb), the Upside Down, and more! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

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Tuesday Jul 02, 2019

X-Men: First Class - Mutant and Proud?

Tuesday Jul 02, 2019

Is X-MEN: FIRST CLASS one of the deepest comic book movies? Bobby Nash joins Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer to dig deeper into X-MEN: FIRST CLASS!

Be sure to check out our Facebook Group in order to enter Bobby's giveaway! #TheSummerOfSnow

AFTERCAST: More deep discussion (and laughs) about X-MEN: FIRST CLASS! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

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Week 1: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
- Guest: Author Bobby Nash
- AFTERCAST: More thoughts on X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, including rage, serenity, balance, and more!
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: Let's Make X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Better!
- Guests: Rod & Karen (from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast)
- AFTERCAST: More ways to make X-MEN: APOCALYPSE better!
Week 3: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Week 4: All the X-MEN Movies Ranked!
Week 5: X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX

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Tuesday Jun 11, 2019

The Future of DC Films - Battinson, The Joker, Tom King - With Bryant and Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press)

Tuesday Jun 11, 2019

Bryant and Barbra Dillon from Fanbase Press join Daryl Smith and Sandra Dimas to dream a little bit about where DC films are headed. Will Battinson (RBats??) be a hit or miss? A Batmanless The Joker? Suicide Squad? Ava DuVernay and Tom King's New Gods film?

AFTERCAST : Favorite DC Media $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE DCEU SERIES PODCASTS:

Week 1: SHAZAM - Dig Deeper
- Guest: Markeia McCarty from DC Daily
- AFTERCAST: All the DCEU villains ranked!
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The Best DCEU Movie
Week 3: AQUAMAN - Dig Deeper
- Guests: Scott Niswander and Mike Roe
Week 4: The Future of DC Films
- Guests: Bryant and Barbra Dillon from Fanbase Press

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Tuesday Jun 04, 2019

Aquaman - DC's Charming, Uneven Hero-King Story - with Mike Roe and Scott Niswander

Tuesday Jun 04, 2019

Aquaman isn't perfect...but it sure is fun! Justin Weaver and Daryl Smith are joined by Mike Roe (from LAist) and Scott Niswander (from N er dsync) to dig deeper into the AQUAMAN!

AFTERCAST: Aquaman Sequel and Alternate Casting $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE DCEU SERIES PODCASTS:

Week 1: SHAZAM - Dig Deeper
- Guest: Markeia McCarty from DC Daily
- AFTERCAST: All the DCEU villains ranked!
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The Best DCEU Movie
Week 3: AQUAMAN - Dig Deeper
- Guests: Scott Niswander and Mike Roe
Week 4: NERDFIGHT: What would make the DCEU better?
- Guests: Bryant and Barbra Dillon

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Tuesday May 28, 2019

The Best DCEU Film - NERDFIGHT!

Tuesday May 28, 2019

What's the best film in the DCEU? Man of Steel? Batman v. Superman? Wonder Woman? Story Geeks host Sandra Dimas moderates this Nerdfight, as Justin Weaver, Jay Sherer, and Daryl Smith battle it out!

AFTERCAST: Jay and Daryl rank all the DCEU villains! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE DCEU SERIES PODCASTS:

Week 1: SHAZAM - Dig Deeper
- Guest: Markeia McCarty from DC Daily
- AFTERCAST: All the DCEU villains ranked!
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The Best DCEU Movie
Week 3: AQUAMAN - Dig Deeper
- Guests: Scott Niswander and Mike Roe
Week 4: NERDFIGHT: What would make the DCEU better?
- Guests: Bryant and Barbra Dillon

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Tuesday May 21, 2019

Shazam! - A kid hero, his family, and a DCEU film that works! - With Markeia McCarty from DC Daily

Tuesday May 21, 2019

What makes SHAZAM! work where other DCEU movies struggle? What does SHAZAM! say about the power of family and why it's so essential? And do the Seven Deadly Sins work as a villain?

Jay Sherer and Daryl Smith are joined by Markeia McCarty (from DC Daily) to dig deeper into the latest entry in the DCEU... SHAZAM!

AFTERCAST: Jay and Daryl rank all the DCEU villains! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE DCEU SERIES PODCASTS:

Week 1: SHAZAM - Dig Deeper
- Guest: Markeia McCarty from DC Daily
- AFTERCAST: All the DCEU villains ranked!
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The Best DCEU Movie
Week 3: AQUAMAN - Dig Deeper
- Guests: Scott Niswander and Mike Roe
Week 4: NERDFIGHT: What would make the DCEU better?
- Guests: Bryant and Barbra Dillon

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Tuesday May 14, 2019

Game of Thrones: How nerds became kings and queens by usurping the Iron Throne.

Tuesday May 14, 2019

SPECIAL RELEASE! As GAME OF THRONES careens toward its final episode, Jay Sherer invites Stefan Sasse (from the Boiled Leather Audio Hour podcast) and Rod and Karen (from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast) to discuss why GAME OF THRONES matters so much to our generation.

GAME OF THRONES has become one of the most watched cable television show of all time. But... why?

What has made the show (and the books) so popular?
Does GAME OF THRONES reflect truth? If so, how?
What characters do we resonate with... and why?

Be sure to subscribe to The Black Guy Who Tips and the Boiled Leather Audio Hour wherever you listen to podcasts!

Also, we have two amazing AFTERCASTS for you this week! Listen to Jay's full-length conversations with Stefan, Rod, and Karen. Both conversations were fun, engaging, and at times, profound. Get access to them for $2-a-month or more!

AFTERCAST: Jay's full-length conversation with Rod and Karen.
AFTERCAST: Jay's full-length conversation with Stefan.

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Tuesday May 07, 2019

MORE Avengers: Endgame! - Hawkeye Is Awesome Now, Time Travel Implications, and Fat Shaming?

Tuesday May 07, 2019

Hawkeye as Ronin is awesome... Time travel makes things interesting... And is that really fat shaming? The Story Geeks Patreon supporters, Nick Prokop and Ray De Leon join Jay Sherer to react to (and dig a little deeper into) AVENGERS: ENDGAME!

AFTERCAST (exclusive for Patreon supporters): Ray and Nick stick around to discuss Thor, the Infinity Gauntlet, and more! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL our Aftercasts!

SUBSCRIBE TO GET MORE MCU SERIAL PODCASTS:

Week 1: IRON MAN in the MCU
- Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast
- AFTERCAST: More character journeys in the MCU - Part 1
Week 2: NERDFIGHT: The BEST Spider-Man
- Guest: Michael Gordon from the ESO Podcast
Week 3: THOR in the MCU
- Guest: Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast
- AFTERCAST: Characters who lived through Infinity War
Week 4: NERDFIGHT: The BEST MCU Film
- Guests: ...to be announced
- AFTERCAST: Daryl & Jay share their favorite MCU movies
Week 5: CAPTAIN MARVEL
- Guest: Marie-Claire from the What the Force Podcast
- AFTERCAST: ...digging even deeper!
Week 6: AVENGERS: ENDGAME Reaction (also available on our YouTube channel recorded LIVE)

Missed our deeper dive into Captain America's character journey through the MCU? Listen to that here: https://thestorygeeks.org/2018/05/22/captain-america-you-move/

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