ThemeAntics Podcast

Fictional dystopias always have more going on than meets the eye.

In this episode, Bradston and Devonte' unpack how fictional societies devolve into dystopian nightmares and what forms of control are used to create absolute power.

They also grapple with an intriguing question: can a true utopia exist  without a secret dystopia underneath?

 

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

(00:02:55) - The Hunger Games Trilogy

(00:10:25) - 15 Million Merits from Black Mirror TV Series

(00:19:45) - 1984 by George Orwell

(00:25:55) - The Giver by Lois Lowry

(00:34:00) - Antics Segment

 

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In the first of many special episodes for the show, Devonte' and Bradston break down the three word writing challenge and how it has helped them in their creative writing. They also discuss the short stories they wrote for the challenge and, of course, how they could "Story Differently" with them.

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Three Word Challenge

(00:08:15) - Devonte’s Short Story Summary - Spy Thriller, Ancient Rome, Ball of Yarn

(00:21:40) - How could we “Story Differently” with Devonte’s Short Story?

(00:32:50) Bradston’s Short Story Summary - Conspiracy, Lovecraftian, Thread

(00:46:00) - How could we “Story Differently” with Bradston’s Short Story?

 

 

Devonte's Story: https://medium.com/@themeanticspodcast/spy-thriller-ancient-rome-ball-of-yarn-three-word-challenge-d1a7b22ebdaf

Bradston's Story: https://medium.com/@themeanticspodcast/of-gold-and-thread-three-word-challenge-04e329ed3878

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Email: ThemeAnticsPod@gmail.com

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Space is often referred to as the final frontier and is a common setting for science fiction. Fictional space travelers have explored countless worlds that brilliant minds have crafted in their stories.

 

Bradston and Devonte' snap on their helmets and navigate a few  space-faring adventures. Is this a one-way trip into a black hole or will they discover uncharted territory where no storyteller has gone before? Tune in to find out!

 

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

(00:02:30) - Ad Astra

(00:08:20) - The Blackhole (1979)

(00:15:45) - The Martian

(00:21:50) - Sunshine

(00:29:29) - Antics Segment

 

Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

Email: ThemeAnticsPod@gmail.com

The multiverse has become a common trope in fiction stories today. The idea of another version of you and everything you know in another universe is both intriguing and trippy.

Devonte' and Bradston hop between different takes on multiversal stories and consider what new concepts can be used to tell these kinds of stories.

 

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

(00:02:15) - Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

(00:06:25) - Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

(00:10:30) - The Man in the High Castle

(00:15:10) - The Wakers by Orson Scott Card

(00:21:03) - Antics Section

 

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Email: ThemeAnticsPod@gmail.com

In many fictional stories, mental disorders are presented in a visceral, unsettling manner. A battle within your own mind that you can't escape is a frightening premise. 

Devonte' and Bradston unpack how the mental turmoil of afflicted characters provide an interesting perspective on the human condition and what happens when the conflict is internal.

 

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

(00:02:38) - Memento

(00:07:45) - Primal Fear

(00:13:15) - Split

(00:14:25) - The Shining

(00:18:20) - Shutter Island

(00:26:30) - Antics Segment

 

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Email: ThemeAnticsPod@gmail.com

Even when civilizations end, the stories and tales about them persist and capture the imaginations of future generations.

Devonte' and Bradston put on their anthropological hats and dig into how stories illuminate the  past and have the potential to shape our future. The question remains, what stories will be written about the times we live in now?

 

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

(00:03:08) - Eternals (Comic)

(00:10:05) - Mass Effect Trilogy

(00:19:10) - Atlantis: The Lost Empire

(00:26:15) - The Lost City Z

(00:37:17) - Antics Segment

 

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Email: ThemeAnticsPod@gmail.com

Unlike the History Channel guy, most of us typically don't assume aliens were responsible for every mysterious, unexplained thing. But it sure is fun to think they were! 

Bradston and Devonte’ examine how aliens are depicted and used in fiction stories. They then brainstorm how stories can redefine what an alien can be and how they would interact with us puny humans.

 

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

(00:02:26) - Arrival

(00:10:05) - Iron Giant

(00:16:15) - War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

(00:22:50) - Another Life

(00:32:48) - Antics Segment

 

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Email: ThemeAnticsPod@gmail.com

Stories that envision the end of society as we know it explore how humans adjust to their new reality.

Devonte' and Bradston explore hierarchies in post apocalyptic stories, the struggle to re-establish order among survivors, and who gets to make the rules.

Hosted by Devonte’ Godfrey and Bradston Henry.

 

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

(00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

(00:02:40) - Fallout Series

(00:07:00) - Silo Series by Hugh Howey

(00:12:55) - Snowpiercer

(00:17:40) - Neon Genesis Evangelion

(00:24:28) - Antics Segment

 

Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

Email: ThemeAnticsPod@gmail.com