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Tell The Damn Story is hosted by Alex Simmons & Chris Ryan. The show is categorised under arts and has published 432 episodes.

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Tell The Damn Story has published 432 episodes.

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Tell The Damn Story

Hosted by Alex Simmons & Chris Ryan · arts · EN · 432 episodes

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About this Podcast:

This is where we interview and discuss the challenges and successes of writing books, comics, films, and other creative arts and pop culture topics.

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What is Tell The Damn Story?

Tell The Damn Story is a arts podcast hosted by Alex Simmons & Chris Ryan, with 432 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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Alex Simmons & Chris Ryan hosts Tell The Damn Story, a arts show with 432 episodes published.

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Episode #428
Tell The Damn Story ep 428: The Message You Send Isn’t Always the Message They Get: Why Presentation Matters
Aug 16, 202651 minS10
You finished your story—but how do you get anyone to notice it? Alex and Chris explore the art of presentation , from pitching yourself and marketing independent work to lessons hidden inside trailers for Marvel, DC, and Star Wars. Plus: Alex's Three Cs—Character, Conflict, Cliffhanger—and why the message you intend isn't always the message your audience receives. Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Then, please leave them in the Comments Section. Write: TTDSOnAir@gmail.com And follow us on ... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TellTheDamnStory.com www.Facebook.com/Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube.com/ Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stories change lives. They always have. At *Tell The Damn Story*, we believe in lifting voices and passing stories on. Your support keeps them alive for future generations. Help us by supporting TTDS → ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Episode #427
Tell The Damn Storie, ep 427: Deadlines, Day Jobs & Characters in Your Head - How Writers Manage the Madness & Keep Creating
Aug 9, 202640 minS10
What does the creative life really look like behind the scenes? In this episode, Alex and Chris talk about juggling deadlines, personal projects, teaching, family, unexpected ideas, and the fictional characters who refuse to leave you alone. Sometimes you don’t need the perfect schedule. You need a rhythm. A candid, funny look at managing the chaos—and remembering why we keep telling the damn story. Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Then, please leave them in the Comments Section. Write: TTDSOnAir@gmail.com And follow us on ... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TellTheDamnStory.com www.Facebook.com/Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube.com/ Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stories change lives. They always have. At *Tell The Damn Story*, we believe in lifting voices and passing stories on. Your support keeps them alive for future generations. Help us by supporting TTDS → ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Episode #425
Tell The Damn Story, ep 425: What's Wrong With SuperGirl? In Defense of a Different Hero's Journey
Jul 26, 202650 minS10
The Supergirl Debate—and What Writers Can Learn From It Was Supergirl really the problem? Or were audiences expecting the wrong movie? Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan use the latest superhero debate to examine adaptation, character arcs, audience expectations, and why every great story deserves to be judged on what it's trying to accomplish—not on what someone wished it had been. What happens when audiences expect one story... and the storyteller is telling another? From adaptation versus translation...to character-driven storytelling...to why emotional journeys matter just as much as explosions. The boys lean into the value of honest criticism and the waste of gender and other blind spot bashing. Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Then, please leave them in the Comments Section. Write: TTDSOnAir@gmail.com And follow us on ... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TellTheDamnStory.com www.Facebook.com/Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube.com/ Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stories change lives. They always have. At *Tell The Damn Story*, we believe in lifting voices and passing stories on. Your support keeps them alive for future generations. Help us by supporting TTDS → ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Episode #424
Tell The Damn Story, ep 424: Gods, Apes, And Why Some Story Ideas Take Decades to Get Right.
Jul 19, 20261h 6mS10
Every writer has that one project that refuses to come together. This week on Tell The Damn Story , Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan welcome back Tom Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson to celebrate the release of their new graphic novel, Nothing Can Stop the Ape —a story more than 30 years in the making. Along the way, they discuss pitching publishers, collaborating with a writing partner, working with editors, surviving the publishing process, and why sometimes the story isn't the problem... It's the approach. If you've ever struggled with a creative project that just wouldn't click, this episode is packed with encouragement, practical advice, and a few laughs along the way. Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Then, please leave them in the Comments Section. Write: TTDSOnAir@gmail.com And follow us on ... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TellTheDamnStory.com www.Facebook.com/Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube.com/ Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you find these episodes helpful, please take a moment to help wet our whistle by clicking on the link to ... ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Episode #422
TELL THE DAMN STORY, ep 422: Why Great Movies Never Get Old (And What Writers Can Learn From Them)
Jul 5, 202636 minS10
Some movies entertain us for hours. Others continue teaching writers for generations. In this episode of Tell The Damn Story, Alex and Chris revisit a handful of timeless classics, including In the Heat of the Night ('66), Jaws ('75), The Fly ('58), and Charlie Chaplin's The Kid ('21), to uncover why they still work decades after they were made. Along the way, they explore: Why rewriting is where great storytelling really happens. How memorable characters empower unforgettable plots. Why a solid theme is the fertile soil for a story's growth. The surprising storytelling power of simplicity. What today's writers can still learn from films made over 100 years ago. Whether you're writing novels, screenplays, comics, or short stories, this episode reminds us that technology changes ... but great storytelling never does. If you enjoy the episode, please like, subscribe, and leave a comment telling us which classic film has taught you the most about storytelling. Have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Then, please leave them in the Comments Section. Write: TTDSOnAir@gmail.com And follow us on ... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TellTheDamnStory.com www.Facebook.com/Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube.com/ Tell The Damn Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you find these episodes helpful, please take a moment to help wet our whistle by clicking on the link to ... ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠
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