Rough Draft: The World Building Podcast

What if everyone in the world had a barcode? What would that mean for society? Well, a fictional society. The gang gears up for one doozy of a prompt this week; from jay walking to tax worms, YA novel scenes and voluntary manslaughter, we got it all folks! This week's recommendations are:"Uglies" - Scott Westerfeld"Mystery Science Theater 3000" - Netflix"Skinned" - Robbin Wasserman"Dualed" - Elsie Chapman

Xavier and Baylee tackle the expansive and convoluted world of super villains in their discussion about the trope Rogues' Gallery! From Spider-man to Spongebob, there are dozens of fun and unique villainous groups to dissect and analyze. So, what would your rogues' gallery name be?Recommendations:Monsters Inc. - by Disney/PixarThe Incredibles 2 - by Disney/Pixar

Ready for some fun and learning!? Baylee and Emely work to define some interesting words and provide a little context and backstory as well. 

We're back! Refreshed and ready to record, we bring you 2019's first game of Speed Story. 3 words, 7 minutes, a lot of questionable ideas. A nightmare delivery system Jeff Bezos could only dream of creating, psychedelic frog coats, and King Greg will be dead some day.Recommendations are:Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened - Netflix DocumentaryAssassin's Creed: Odyssey - Ubisoft

Finals week is here and hit the podcast hard, but Xavier and Baylee have enough life in them to discuss interesting tropes they find in stories. From a civil discussion about how unfair it is to have your powers ripped away from you to a full on intervention about all the blood sacrificing going on, we've got you covered. Enjoy the ranting and raving of two passionate writers!Recommendations:Overly Sarcastic Productions - YouTubeExtra Credits - YouTube

It's time for another game of Speed Story. 3 words, 8 minutes. We talk about home-grown humans and their inevitable uprising, a world where persimmons are whispered about in taverns over heaping plates of banana, and how to accidentally stumble into a successful space smuggling career. Recommendations are:FireFly - TV show by Joss WhedonDetroit: Become Human - PS4 game by Quantic DreamFoundFlix - YouTube series

It's speed round time! We chat about our nanos and play speed storytelling. 3 words, 8 minutes. We cover everything from Meryl Streep's assassination career, how Hell's gym is faring in today's market, whether Jesus would own a smoothie shop, and learn the best name that ever existed. Recommendations are:Drunks and Dragons - GeeklyIncHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adamswww.merriam-webster.com

This week, we had the opportunity to interview Ed Falco, author of Wolf Moon Blood Moon, Wolf Point, Burning Man, and the New York Times Best Seller The Family Corleone as well as several other novels, short stories, and plays. He answered our questions about writing habits, character creation, the write-what-you-know debate, and publishing.Recommendations:Clifford Garstang Website - https://cliffordgarstang.com/2018-perpetual-folly-literary-magazine-ranking-fiction/A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - https://www.amazon.com/Visit-Goon-Squad-Jennifer-Egan/dp/0307477479Submittable Website - https://www.submittable.com/

Hey! This is fellow human Baylee updating you on a few things and vaguely explaining the reason why we don't have a regular episode up. Sometimes, life happens, and sometimes, you record something and go on a google binge mid show and end up depressing yourselves. So... we love and support you in all your uplifting endeavors and can't wait for you to hear next week's show!

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your words are: White, berry, and guidelines.This week's recommendations are:"Pan's Labyrinth" - Guillermo del Toro"Percy Jackson and the Olympians" - Rick Roirdan"The Myths and Legends Podcast" - Jason Weiser

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your prompt is: All haunted houses are connected.This week's recommendations are:"The Kingdom Keepers" - Ridley Pearson "The Sawbones Book" - Justin and Dr. Sydnee McElroy"Ghostopolis" - Doug Tennapel "Coco" - Adrian Molina and Lee Unkrich"Everyone Has a Story" 

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your words are: color-blind, embrace, and bang.

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your words are: coin, deputy, and birthday.

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your words are: glass, crisis, and slurp.

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your words are: space, muscle, and tequila.

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your words are: tiger, royalty, and pineapple.

This is a podcast of pure, unfiltered ideas because no idea is stupid in a rough draft. Your words are: oppose, curve, and corpse.

In this episode, Build-a-Bear opens a cloning facility and 3D printing is taken to a whole new level. Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC

The apocalypse is nigh! How will the world end? Nuclear Trashcan Volcano, that's how. Music: "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC