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Cool Talk with Attractive People
by EJ Pennyman and Ryan DaltonWelcome to Cool Talk, the biweekly podcast where two guys talk about what makes up a story. Going beyond reviews and criticism, we discuss the elements of storytelling using familiar works as examples.
Episodes
Episode 26 - A Tale of Five Sisters
39m · PublishedFINALLY, the Pride and Prejudice episode. EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton discuss fictional female characters with special guest real life female character, Amy Shaw. We discuss the details of character of the Bennet sisters and other character's in Jane Austen's masterwork.
Regency period in Britain, starts 1820. Little Women is set around the American Civil War 1861-1865.
Catch more of Shaw in Swashbucking Ladies Debate Society, part of the "Monday Matinee" from Ox & Hare available where you find podcasts. Ryan's upcoming game: Velocity-9. More details to come.
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 25 - Critics: This Isn't For You
21m · PublishedEpisode 25 - Critics: This Isn't For You
Impartial as ever, your attractive hosts, EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton have a follow up to the episode about lazy crticism. Here is an episode about lazy writing. Can an auteur claim a work is not 'for the critics' as a defense of said lazy writing?
Working definition of Criticism: the analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work
EDIT: It was June Cleaver who spoke Jive in airplane.
Also, here's a link to 'Sweet Cuppin' Cakes' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SLA57pppzI. Watch this if Ryan's ending aside leads you astray.
Email the podcast at attractivepeople at cooltalkpodcast.com (Replace the at with @)
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 24 - In Which We Take On Lazy Criticism
13m · PublishedWe all have that "friend" that who feels required to point out every example of race-ist this, sex-ism that, and other -ist/ism. This episode is a help to get to the interesting conversation that could be had about problematic works if we discuss them with a more constructive tone.
Listen closely for the definitive definition of cultural appropriation. Also included, our shortest movie review: Lego Batman.
Email the podcast at attractivepeople at cooltalkpodcast.com (Replace the at with @)
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 23 - Another Sad Podcast
27m · PublishedAre you ready to descend into melancholia with Eric and Ryan? Have you prepared your NPR voice? Even if you answer 'no' to both of those questions. Please join us to explore the entire spectrum of human emotion. In one episode.
We discuss the emotional plot elements: tragedy, drama and melodrama.
Spoiler Warning for Spiderman Homecoming at 23:50.
Email the podcast at attractivepeople at cooltalkpodcast.com (Replace the at with @)
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 22 - The Definitive Way to Enjoy a Story
47m · PublishedEpisode 22 - The Definitive Way to Enjoy a Story
Pour yourself a nice beverage and join EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton as we pick up right where we left off. Worried that this episode will devolving into a list of reasons why EJ is right? Fear not attractive listener! This episode *evolves* from a list of why I'm right into the what breaks immersion and how this varies from person to person. We discuss in more detail what engages us in movies.
Are you engaged by consistency and fun? Or do you ask for something else? Also, somehow EJ defends Michael Bay. Yeah, weird, I thought so too. Even weirder, RYAN defends Michael Bay. Yes, dear listener, we go there. For you.
Mission Impossible
The Bourne Trilogy
James Bond, circa Daniel Craig
Email the podcast at attractivepeople at cooltalkpodcast.com (Replace the at with @)
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 21 - Ordering From the (YAR!!) Content Menu
29m · PublishedEpisode 21 - Ordering From the (YAR!!) Content Menu
In this episode, EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton deliberate the delicate decision of what (YARR!!) content to lavish with our precious money and attention. How do you decide? Do you watch trailers and read reviews? Do you wait for a friend to insist on taking you? Now we have so many ways to enjoy film and comics and games and TV and music it becomes important to have not just a good filter, but a good way to allow more information in.
Speaking of awesome games, check out Horizon Zero Dawn. Perfect game, that.
This episode's audible sigh occurs at 11:45 and 27:55
Email the podcast at attractivepeople at cooltalkpodcast.com (Replace the at with @)
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
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Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 20 - So You Want to Go to ComiCon?
31m · PublishedFresh after Phoenix ComiCon, EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton have some pointers to help you if you want to go to a big Con for the first time.
Links to Stuff we talked about:
Phoenix ComiCon - https://phoenixcomicon.com/
All Balboa Weekend - http://www.allbalboa.com/
Phoenix Lindy Exchange - http://www.phoenixlindyexchange.com/
Dinasaur comics on Patrick Stewart - http://qwantz.com/index.php?comic=916
Email the podcast at attractivepeople at cooltalkpodcast.com (Replace the at with @)
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 19 - The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige: A Story In Three Acts
47m · PublishedEpisode 19 - The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige - A Story In Three Acts
In which EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton go into one of the most basic of basics, the 3 act story structure. We breakdown the filmmaking masterclass that is The Prestige, Christopher Nolan's best movie.
Yup, that's it. My shortest intro for our longest episode. Enjoy. Spoilers for:
-The Prestige
No spoilers for:
Books One or Two of the Time Shift Trilogy, The Year of Lightning and The Black Tempest, respectively
Email the podcast at attractivepeople at cooltalkpodcast.com (Replace the at with @)
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 18 - Universal Viewpoints Pt 2 - DC and Marvel
30m · PublishedEpisode 18 - Universal Viewpoints Pt 2 - Marvel and DC
After warming up with our lighthearted Pixar/Dreamworks discussion, EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton are rejoined by guest Justin from Cleveland to compare and contrast the universal tone and viewpoint of Marvel and DC comics, movies, and TV series.
A good starting point for Marvel comics is the 2015 reboot. They pretty much restarted all franchises around that time. If you've seen the movies, this will be a comfortable place without re-doing origin stories. Also, check out the new Ms. Marvel (the kid) it's pretty good.
As for DC, start with the 90's cartoons for Batman and Superman. If you insist on a comic for Batman, start with Under the Red Hood. After that, check out Hush. You Supes fans want to start with Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and Superman: Last Son of Krypton. Also good is the recent Flash TV series.
Somehow we went through this entire podcast without me mentioning Justice League Age 8 (JL8) by Yale Stewart. It's exactly what it sounds, the Justice League at age 8. It's fun, it's free and it has the DC guys. Link: http://jl8comic.tumblr.com/
Catch EJ on the tweeter at:
@TextualPlacebo
Catch Ryan at
Twitter - @iRyanDalton
RyanDaltonWrites.com
Also, leave us a review where ever you download the podcast. It helps others find the show.
Episode 17 - Universal Viewpoints Pt I - Pixar and Dreamworks
22m · PublishedIn which EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton are joined by guest, Justin from Cleveland, land that I love.
We compare how studio viewpoints affect all the movies that they release. This is the first in a two part series where we compare and contrast Pixar and Dreamworks. Off the top, we love both and spread the love. This is a discussion of what to expect when you see the studio on the title card.
PS- Dear listener, this episode is a week late due to a family emergency that EJ had to take care of.
Cool Talk with Attractive People has 41 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 19:24:59. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 1st 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 6th, 2024 01:14.
