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Interview: KT Bryski – Six Stories, Told at Night

September 27, 2016 2 comments

sixstories_albumThe delightful writer and podcaster KT Bryski and I chatted about her recent release, Six Stories, Told at Night. The audio drama folds traditional French-Canadian folktales into a series of stories about the relationship between two young friends. Those stories are in turn folded into a third overall narrative. It’s excellent stuff and you can hear it FOR FREE! I highly recommend it.

We were attacked a few times by the Skype Demons during the interview and while I’ve done my best to edit around them, there are a couple of points where our voices may warp a bit, so I apologize if the audio quality gets a bit wonky at times.

Six Stories, Told at Night is written, directed and produced by KT Bryski, and performed by Blythe Haynes, who works with KT at Black Creek Pioneer Village. The song “Lovely, Dark and Deep” (which you can also hear some of at the beginning and end of this episode) was composed by Alex White, and the vocals were performed by Ellen McAteer. The cover art for the podcast (pictured in this blog post) was designed by the inimitable Starla Huchton (whom I once interviewed for this very podcast!). Six Stories, Told at Night is funded by the Ontario Arts Council.

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Music by Alex White

Tenebrous

May 25, 2015 Leave a comment

red-green-and-blue-eyeHowdy! I’ve got a bit of a storytelling experiment to share with you. I’ve put together three short pieces of semi-abstract audio fiction for you to listen to. I’ve linked them down below the audio for this entry’s podcast. Listen to them in any order you like – I’m curious to know if that makes a difference or not – and let me know what you think in the comments or via e-mail (JimRyanMedia at gmail.com).

(Also – I’ll be doing a live version of Crucible at Realms at ConCarolinas 2015! Right now it’s listed as Jim Ryan Media Podcast on the schedule. Come by and build a world with us, whydon’tcha?)

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TENEBROUS

(Clicking on each of these three icons should bring you to its corresponding MP3 file. If you like, you can download each part by right-clicking the icon of whichever of the three you’d like to listen to and choosing your “Save As…” option.)

Who the Hell Am I?

October 30, 2014 Leave a comment

or Man’s Crisis of Identity in the Earlier Half of the 21st Century

who-am-iThis one’s a bit different from my normal ramblings, and is much more introspective than usual. I had something of an epiphany the other day after a slip of the tongue at our local Geek Gala that led me to remember something very basic about myself. Something I haven’t thought about for a good, long while, and which gets at what’s pretty much the root of my identity. In this episode, I talk about this realization. I also say “Here’s the thing,” quite a lot.

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Time Tightens Its Grip

June 20, 2014 Leave a comment

Mechanical horse jumping over a clockI go on a reflective kickabout and talk about the increasing pressure to do fewer social activities in favor of getting creative work done. This is something that’s been bothering me a lot lately and I decided to talk about it in the hope of relieving a little bit of the pressure. As a result, this episode is a wee bit more serious and soul-searching than most.

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Con Report: ConCarolinas 2014

June 6, 2014 Leave a comment

trumpetsI talk for a while about my recent trip to ConCarolinas and how it smashed my brain about with its many wonders and diversions. Silent movies, alcohol and writing panels galore!

(Recorded earlier this week when I was still a bit punchy.)
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Music by Kevin MacLeod

Archive Audio: The White Liner!

May 28, 2014 Leave a comment

micI once again find myself trying to ski ahead of a deadline avalanche, so I didn’t have time to do a regular topic this week. So instead, here’s more audio from the vault! This is a faux commercial I came up with in broadcasting school to advertise a faux car. I hope it is to your liking!

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Now Entering Headspace

May 20, 2014 1 comment

headspaceWhen I try to come up for a name for a fictional person, place or thing, it can sometimes take me quite a while because I don’t want to choose a name that’s already taking up a big chunk of the public’s mental real estate. In this episode I have a bit of a ramble about the way I try to approach people’s headspace as a writer, with the occasional divergence into madness and mimicry.

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For anyone not familiar with Brian Blessed… 😉

Monologue: BASILISK!

May 13, 2014 Leave a comment

BasiliskSo, it seems I managed to utterly fail to prepare a topic this week, so here’s something from my audio archives: a monologue in which I try to sell you a DNA-altering protein drink. I hope it is to your liking!

(DISCLAIMER: No basilisks, legendary or otherwise, were harmed in the making of this recording!)

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Interview: Stephen Hood – Storium

storiumFor this blogcast’s 50th episode, I interview Stephen Hood, one of the creators of Storium, a new online storytelling game. It looks to be a project that will tickle the fancies of writers and gamers alike! It came to my attention when I saw huge numbers of writerfolk and gamerfolk from all over my social media talking about it. The game has a Kickstarter running as of this post, but there are only a few days left to pledge so go check it out now!

LINKS!

The Storium Website
The Storium Kickstarter
Storium on Twitter

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Music by Kevin MacLeod

Deadline Cascade

April 16, 2014 Leave a comment

penpaperHere’s an update of stuff I’ve got going on in the writing and podcasting worlds! I recorded this last Sunday evening and for the last few days I’ve been scrambling about finishing up the current project you’ll hear me discuss in this episode. I also mentioned a few publications my work has recently shown up in.

LINKS!

In the Bloodstream

Kaiser’s Gate: Tales From the Front – Amazon / DriveThruRPG

Tsunami Quarterly Review # 4

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