Stories Across Borders 4.18 - Andor

Stories Across Borders 4.20 - Field Study

After Jon reads Field Study - a short story written by Daniel, they discuss the political themes of the story. Daniel explains how his own thoughts filtered into the story and they break down how a story that isn’t about politics can still be very political and explore ideological themes.

Stories Across Borders 4.19

Daniel and Jon delve into the bizarre madness of the Metal Gear video game franchise and discuss how behind all the convoluted plotlines and memes, there is actually some pretty sincere and intriguing commentary about political power games and the politics of war.

Stories Across Borders 4.18 - Andor

Daniel and Jon delve back into the world of Star Wars to discuss the internal politics of its evil empire and how it affects the lives of the people within it and the people who rebel against it. They also discuss how this reflects reality: how totalitarian, authoritarian regimes work and why empires always fall.

Stories Across Borders 4.17 - Politics

Daniel and Jon kick off a new and not at all controversial cycle theme: politics. They talk about the in-universe politics of settings, the real world political discussions we have through fiction and why your favourite story is probably a lot more politicised than you might think.

Stories Across Borders 4.16 - Everybody Needs a Hobby

Jon reads Daniel’s short story, Everybody Needs a Hobby. Then, the two of them discuss how to make a truly despicable villain and the ways such characters might think.