Story World Explorers
Join us as we have fun, in-depth conversations with creators about their passion projects. Together exploring their story world, characters, themes, and potential transmedia outlets.
Episodes
70 episodes
SWE #16 Knights of Mydista with Maxwell Allen Duncan
Embark with us and transmedia producer Maxwell Allen Duncan as we explore his story world The Time Realm through the first piece of transmedia content, the Knights of Mydista trading card game! Knights of Mydista: https://madaboutth...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:05:50
SWE #15 The Player & the Pentacle with Nick Jones
Join us and Author & Senior Narrative Designer Nick Jones as we discuss his book, The Player & the Pentacle! Nick Jones is the Senior Narrative Designer at Shark Mob Games and expert infusing folklore in to story to develop vibran...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:01:28
SWE #14 Modern Rosie with Chris Guillen
Join us and photographer Chris Guillen as we explore his story world of Modern Rosie! Modern Rosie is based on the character of Rosie the Riveter, who was created for a recruitment campaign during WWII to attract women into the workforce....
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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56:57
SWE #13 NFTs with Houston Howard
Join us and transmedia producer Houston Howard as we explore the ever-expanding world of NFTs! This is the second time we’ve had Houston on the podcast talking about transmedia and story worlds from an educational standpoint. As it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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56:34
SWE #12 The Come Up with Ireon Roach and Justin Burns
Join us, writer/creator Justin Burns, and actress Ireon Roach as we explore their story world of The Come Up! Winner of best dramatic pilot and best dramatic actress at Catalyst Content Festival, The Come Up is a unique limited series fol...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:02:25
SWE #11 Ultraman with Jeff Gomez
Join us and transmedia producer, Jeff Gomez as we explore the story world of Ultraman! An IP that has existed since the 1960’s, Ultraman has gone through 3 generations with 16 total Ultraman reincarnations. Ultraman is the Japanese ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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52:50
SWE #10 Lake Effect Collab with Dominique Jessen, Sarah White, & Sara Jumper
Join us and creators Dominique Jenssen, Sara Jumper, and Sarah White as we explore their story world, 1332 and the Lake Effect Collab! 1332 isn’t an obscure reference to the medieval times, but of the amazing depth of the largest freshwat...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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57:44
SWE #9 F.A.M. with Anthony E. Williams
Join us and creator Anthony E. Williams in exploring his story world of F.A.M.! F.A.M. stands for family always matters. It’s a touching show centered around fatherhood and co-parenting in today's ever-changing times. W...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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58:34
SWE #8 Canusa Street with Zack Morrison
Join us and creator Zack Morrison as we explore his story world, Canusa Street! Canusa Street is a 30-minute comedy series written specifically for network tv, much like a Parks and Rec. The story takes place in an absurd small town cut i...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:09:24
SWE #7 Forever Has Fallen with Kimon Lycos
Join us and creator Kimon Lycos as we dive into his story world, Forever Has Fallen! Forever Has Fallen is an action-thriller podcast series, that sends you into an immersive story world full of online escape rooms, character inter...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:02:26
SWE #6 Story and Horse with Hilary Adams
Join us and founder Hilary Adams as we dive into her business transmedia story world, Story and Horse! Story and Horse is a life coaching business that supports creative people like you thriving in your life through one-to-one coac...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:02:59
SWE #5 The Iron Leech with Neal O'Bryan & Chad Thurman
Welcome to the story world of The Iron Leech! Join us and Iron Leech creators Neal & Chad as we transport back to the 19th century, where superstations were the foundation of the unexplained and whaling was all the rage. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:07:39
SWE #4 Super Story with Houston Howard
This week’s guest is our new friend, Houston Howard! Houston Howard is an entrepreneur, creator, producer, professor, author, speaker and thought-leader in the space of multiplatform, transmediated entertainment — or what he simply calls,...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:15:08
SWE #3 Millennium Exile with Ty Hanson
This week’s guest is our new friend, Ty Hanson, and his story world, Millennium Exile! Ty describes himself as an average Aussie guy, looking to collaborate with licensing companies and Japanese Anime studios to produce an a...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:19:13
SWE #2 Small Giants with Jake Sorgen & Matt Bowdren
This week’s guests are our new friends Jake Sorgen & Matt Bowdren! Jake is a Composer-Poet and Musician based in Chicago. Jake has released 7 albums of lyrical songs and interdisciplinary music/spoken word pieces. Matt is a the...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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58:51
SWE #1 Titan Effect with Christian Nommay
This week’s guest is our new friend, Christian L. Nommay! Christian is the founder of the indie RPG publishing company, Knight Errant Media, and the creator of the tabletop RPG and StoryWorld, Titan Effect.Titan Effec...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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58:08
In Conversation - End of Season 2
Welcome to the end of season 2! It’s been a relatively short season compared to season 1 (a difference of 27 episodes) but we feel like it’s time for a change in the podcast’s focus.In season 1, we spoke to interesting people doing...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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3:13
#53 - In Conversation with Chet Turnbeaugh
This week’s guest is our good friend, Chet Turnbeaugh! Chet is a Chicago-based ghostwriter who writes for business thought leaders, influencers, Hollywood personalities, and people in the entertainment industry. He specializes in w...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:21:11
#52 - In Conversation with Ken Cameron & Russell Stratton
This week’s guests are our new friends, Ken Cameron & Russell Stratton! Ken and Russell have together created the Forum Theatre for Business series to help organizations give their employees the tools they need to co-create a r...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:03:09
#51 - In Conversation with Syya Yasotornrat
This week’s guest is our new friend, Syya Yasotornrat! Syya doesn't take herself too seriously. But what she does take seriously is building up the community of podcasting. Nevermind the 20+ years in Tech Sales and the wonderful ti...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:02:18
#50 - In Conversation with Garrett Spatz
This week’s guest is our new friend, Garrett Spatz! Garrett is a storyteller, educator, and culture specialist. He teaches courses on music and culture at the College of DuPage and received his Masters in ethnomusicology from BGSU, where ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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52:58
#49 - In Conversation with Jason Cutter
This week’s guest is our new friend, Jason Cutter! Jason is the CEO of Cutter Consulting Group, an author, podcaster and sees himself as a sales success architect for companies and individuals. Even though he didn’t have a sales upbringin...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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59:10
#48 - In Conversation with Horace Flournoy
This week’s guest is our new friend, Horace Flournoy! Horace is an experienced entrepreneurial manager, with a talent for building creative, technology-focused business and revenue models. He’s the founder of SwayBrand that h...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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58:42
#47 - In Conversation with Kate DiLeo
This week’s guest is our new friend, Kate DiLeo! Kate is Chief Brand Architect with brand strategy firm, Ennobble. She is a pragmatist who believes that brand is the path of least resistance to revenue and she is passionate about h...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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58:32
#46 - In Conversation with Angie Trigilio & Emily Sandberg
This week’s guests are our new friends, Angie Trigilio & Emily Sandberg! Angie is a Creative Director turned Creative Coach based in Chicago. After nearly two decades in the corporate world, she pivoted to focus on the part of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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57:02