No Story Is Sacred
No Story Is Sacred
No Story Is Sacred
A podcast that talks about, takes apart, and rebuilds stories
Episode 131: Catching Up 2024
In this episode we chat up and talk about what we’ve been reading and watching recently. Content warnings for strong language. We reference or spoil: Worcester Polytechnical Institute‘s IMGD program, The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell, No Story is Sacred episode “Writ of Attachment”, Taylor Swift, Swifties, Select Start […]
Mar 13, 2024
1 hr 21 min
Episode 130: Blow the Man Down
In this episode we discuss the fake show Blow the Man Down. Content warnings for strong language, unreality (episode focuses on creation/discussion of media in an alternate reality), and references to child death (historical pirate John King). We reference or spoil: Our Flag Means Death seasons 1 and 2, No Story Is Sacred episode “Our […]
Sep 27, 2023
1 hr 25 min
Episode 129: Dead Man’s Hand
After a long hiatus that we totally planned and wasn’t us failing to successfully arrange the schedules of four adults with lives, we return with an episode discussing an original story idea by Alex! Another in his series of Space Ace Detective stories. Content warnings for strong language, bad casino puns, a passing reference to […]
Aug 16, 2023
1 hr 11 min
Episode 128: George of the Jungle (1997)
In this episode we discuss the 1997 film George of the Jungle. You can stream it on Disney+, or rent it on Amazon or YouTube. Content warnings for strong language, discussion of abusive relationships, unhealthy eating, toxic masculinity, randomly insulting the name “Brandon”, and Pippin insisting that George is her babygirl We reference or spoil: […]
Feb 15, 2023
1 hr 15 min
Episode 127: Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
In this episode we discuss the 2001 film Ocean’s Eleven. You can rent it from Amazon, YouTube, or iTunes. Content warnings for strong language, casual crime, discussions of the patriarchy, being mean to Kat right off the bat, and Kat taking that as a challenge We reference or spoil: Ocean’s 11 (1960), Bernie Mac, cockney […]
Feb 1, 2023
1 hr 32 min
Episode 126: Oracle @ SciFi – Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
In this episode we discuss the upcoming video game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Content warnings for strong language, mentions of borderline beastiality (between a human and a humanoid fish), time travel, and theorizing with absolutely no information. We reference or spoil: The Legend of Zelda franchise as a whole, Howl’s Moving […]
Jan 25, 2023
56 min
Episode 125: Wheel of Tropes 7
In this episode we once again play a game of our own devising called “Wheel of Tropes.” We use random TV Tropes, entries from Diana Wynne Jones‘s The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, a tarot card deck, and crayon colors.  Content warnings for strong language, references to eugenics, too many references to “eyes”, and Kat steamrolling […]
Jan 11, 2023
1 hr 14 min
Episode 124: Wonder Woman 1984
In this episode we discuss the 2020 film Wonder Woman 1984. You can stream it on HBO Max or rent it from Amazon or YouTube. Content warnings for strong language, Lack of consent, bodyswap, bodily autonomy, discussion of depression and suicidal ideation, and a special guest appearance by Jasper the dog. We reference or spoil: […]
Dec 21, 2022
1 hr 39 min
Episode 123: Iteration
In this episode we talk about an original story idea by Alex. It involves robots and AI!  Content warnings for strong language, robots, the problem of machine learning and algorithms, catholicism, Kat really having no idea how video game genre conventions work, and Kat and Pippin being in the same room. We reference or spoil: […]
Dec 7, 2022
1 hr 21 min
Episode 122: Dog
In this episode we discuss the 2022 film Dog. You can stream it on Amazon Prime or rent it from Google Play or Apple TV. Content warnings for strong language, PTSD, war, American military industrial complex, military propaganda in American film, on-screen photograph of injured dog, discussion of dog injury and trauma, descriptions of animal […]
Nov 23, 2022
1 hr 20 min
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