In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) In this eleventh and final episode, I have the pleasure of talking to Roger Langridge, award-winning cartoonist, and writer of one of my favourite...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The tenth episode is with my one of my oldest and closest friends, Willard Foxton-Todd, who guest-starred on a couple of Toolkit episodes. An...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The ninth episode is with John McLean-Foreman. A narrative designer for various game companies, he discusses his burn out from that industry and his...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The eighth episode is with Gavin Verhey, a game designer for Magic: The Gathering. We talk about how Gavin's desire to write and how fulfilling a...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The seventh episode is with Jonny White, an academic scholar of psychology and entrepreneur. With a strong love for story and desire to write his own...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The sixth episode is Daniel Joshua Rubin, author of 27 Essential Principles of Story: Master the Secrets of Great Storytelling, from Shakespeare to...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The fifth epsisode is Adam Maxwell, author of the Kilchester crime-comedy novel series, talking about how negative criticism in his career caused him to...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The fourth episode is with Shannon O'Neill, a published writer who talks about learning the craft of writing through studying the processes of many...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The third episode is with Jason Jillings, a childhood friend who has written and produced plays with both myself and Luke. Jason talks about the...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The second episode is with Ashlea Erin, an Toolkit listener who wants to writer. Ashela chose to talk about the feelings of imposter syndrome. Royalty...

In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace in their work. Contact me @bassimstory and you can support this series at my Patreon of my name: Bassim El-Wakil (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4409461) The first episode is with Luke Lyon-Wall, my co-host from our previous podcast series, The Story Toolkit. Luke chose to talk about the...

A live commentary of Batman v Superman, conducted over discord in anticipation of the upcoming Snyder Cut of Justice League. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about the excellent historical drama, VIKINGS starring Travis Fimmel and Linus Roache and how it arcs a story through generations. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about the recent adaptation by Kenneth Branagh of Agatha Christie's famous Poirot novel, "THE MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS". Full of the fudge, we talk about Branagh's interpreation and reminisce a little on the 1974 version starring Albert Finney. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we return to Santa Clarita for the second season of SANTA CLARITA DIET! We talk the joy of watching a long-form series opening up slowly and the potential for writers to examine their own expectations as an audience to learn how to manage and satisfy those expectations for their own work. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we get to the joy that is the Amazon series, THE MARVELLOUS MRS MAISEL starring Rachel Brosnahan. We talk about how important rehearsal and timing is to comedy, something that plays out across the first season. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we finally address a topic some of you have asked for: Horror! And we take a look at the genre through the lens of a terrific episode of DOCTOR WHO... BLINK! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we look at the late John Mahoney's terrific and iconic performance as Martin Crane on FRASIER and how that character worked into the show's cast dynamic. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we finally get to THOR: RAGNAROK, the wonderful Action Comedy by Taika Waititi! We talk about how the film wonderful polarises its cast, simply and efficiently, driving dynamic scenes all the way to its climax. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we talk about Rian Johnson's wonderful independent film noir, BRICK, and how its originality stems from the choices he made. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we take a look at a single episode of the anthology comedy series, INSIDE NO.9; it second episode from its first season, "A QUIET NIGHT IN". The episode is a short, 30-minute farce about a burglarly in which there is no dialogue. A joy from start to finish, we breakdown each of the turning points in the episode. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy. 1. First Criminal breaks in (+) 2. Second Criminal breaks in (+) 3. They discover they’re not alone (the...

This week we go back to STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI to talk about how the dense storytelling makes demands on your attention that means you might miss how it all works together. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.

This week we take a look at the hilarious webseries by the Onion: PORKIN' ACROSS AMERICA. The entire series is up on YouTube and takes less than an hour to watch. It's ridiculous and funny and worth your time. We discuss the nature of just how far this show goes in so short a time, as a useful example to remember for your own work. Enjoy!

This week we talk about the stylistic choices of master writer/director, Edgar Wright as used in his latest film, the delightful BABY DRIVER.