Stories Across Borders 4.13 - Villains

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.

Stories Across Borders 4.15 - Batman

Daniel and Jon discuss the various Batman canons. However, they’re not interested in talking about the caped crusader himself. Rather, they dive into Batman’s extensive rogue’s gallery of villains and break down how the villains actually make the franchise what it is.