Episode 328: Fools, Clowns, Comic Relief

On December 13, 2025, Kasie and Rex revisited the comic relief character. Here are the show notes: Topic: Comic Relief Agenda: Segment 1 It’s been a while since we covered the dozen uses for the Fool (Episode 181) so there are some new notes and updated links for it but the concept remains. Per Gemini…

Episode 326: Catalysts and Decision Makers

Listen to the Podcast October 25, 2025 Theme for the day Characters Need Agency Agenda Segment 1 The last time we did this topic was way back in 2021 here’s the link to Episode 130. We think maybe we’ve learned something since then. Born out of the “be mean to your characters” necessity, “what could…

Episode 322: Searching for Inspiration

Listen to the podcast On August 16, 2025, Kasie and Rex were feeling uninspired. Here’s the show notes for what they did about it. Theme for the day Searching for Inspiration Agenda Segment 1 We’re in the dog days of summer which can lead to a slow, reluctance to turn to the screen or the…

Episode 321: Writing Unlikeable Characters

August 9, 2025 Theme for the day Unlikeable Characters Agenda Segment 1 We did Despicable characters discussion on Episode 27 but that was way, way back in 2019 and so it’s time we took another look at them. We went to the AI for a few discussable topics on this: Along with the “no character…