Episode 305: What’s in a Name?

Listen to the podcast On March 29, 2025, we celebrated Kasie Day in Cayce, S.C. and to get read for it took on the topic of naming characters for the show. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What’s in a Name Agenda Segment 1 We’ve got Kasie Day festivities coming up at…

Episode 298: The Proxy Character

listen to the podcast On February 8, 2025, Kasie and Rex had a special guest, Hollie Whitener, in the studio to discuss here suggested topic of the character that proxies for the audience. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Proxy Character Agenda Segment 1/2 One term from Star Trek is “cabbage…

Episode 295: Character Wants and Needs

listen to the podcast On January 11, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the “I Want” part of the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What Your Character Wants Agenda Segment 1 This week on the morning show, I (Kasie) did a top 5 on the Disney “I Want” songs I…

Episode 287: Beneath the Surface

Listen to the podcast On November 9, 2024, Kasie and Rex took on subtext. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Subtext for the win Agenda Segment 1 Some of the best scenes on stage or on film are ones where the subtext bleeds through. You know what they’re saying without them actually…

Episode 256: The Ubiquitous 3 Act Structure (thanks, Aristotle)

On February 17, 2024, Kasie and Rex revisited the 3 Act Structure plot design with a new resource. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The 3-Act Plot Agenda Listen to the podcast Segment 1 So last week we talked about basic outlines and discussed the turning point method versus the beats method…