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Who is the Monster? - "Frankenstein" - The Stories Told Podcast Franken-Tober continues! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the 2025 movie "Frankenstein" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 6:01 Talking about the story told... 32:09 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on hi...

The Iconic Frankenstein - "Frankenstein" - The Stories Told Podcast Franken-Tober continues! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the 1931 movie "Frankenstein" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 6:46 Talking about the story told... 29:20 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter o...

The Creature and the Creator - "Frankenstein" - The Stories Told Podcast Welcome to Franken-Tober! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the 1818 novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 3:50 Talking about the story told... 31:46 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for...

Monsters from the Sky - "The War of the Worlds" - The Stories Told Podcast Classic Sci-Tember concludes! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "The War of the Worlds." 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 3:40 Talking about the story told... 25:13 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike&#...

Monsters in the Desert - "Them!" - The Stories Told Podcast Classic Sci-Tember continues! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Them!" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 2:48 Talking about the story told... 18:54 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website h...

Monsters in the Deep - "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" - The Stories Told Podcast Classic Sci-Tember continues! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 5:40 Talking about the story told... 29:00 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign u...

This Aggression Will Not Stand - "The Day the Earth Stood Still" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the  movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 3:03 Talking about the story told... 24:21 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's...

Lead Them to Paradise - "Dune Part 2" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the  movie "Dune Part 2" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 6:06 Talking about the story told... 33:13 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://www....

The Trap is Laid - "Dune Part 1" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the  movie "Dune Part 1" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 4:38 Talking about the story told... 21:05 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://www.micha...

A Beautiful Bewildering Spice Dream - "Dune" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the 1984 movie "Dune" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 7:54 Talking about the story told... 26:18 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://...

A Masterclass in World Building - "Dune" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 6:16 Talking about the story told... 31:16 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉...

The Rise of Ripley - "Alien" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Alien" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 10:52 Talking about the story told... 39:14 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://www.michaelgrayford...

A New Encounter - "Disclosure Day" - The Stories Told Podcast 😮SPOILERS! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Disclosure Day" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 7:56 Talking about the story told... 34:14 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉h...

The Universal Search - "Contact" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Contact" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 7:49 Talking about the story told... 29:10 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://www.michaelgra...

Cosmic Miscommunication - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 3:50 Talking about the story told... 29:26 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike'...

Trying to Understand It - "Tenet" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Tenet" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 3:54 Talking about the story told... 28:21 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://www.michaelgray...

Light from Darkness - "The Terminator" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "The Terminator" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 3:38 Talking about the story told... 29:48 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://w...

Beautiful Symmetry - "Arrival" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Arrival" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 3:22 Talking about the story told... 31:18 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here 👉https://www.michaelgrayf...

Being Yourself is Most Triumphant - "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 7:43 Talking about the story told... 26:04 Which story we're talking about next *** Sig...

Wanting More - "The Lord of the Rings - The War of the Rohirrim" - The Stories Told Podcast 🫨SPOILERS! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "The Lord of the Rings - The War of the Rohirrim" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 2:50 Talking about the story told... 29:49 Which story we're talking about nex...

Stand Up and Cheer - "The Return of the King" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 5:46 Talking about the story told... 26:28 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's new...

A New Day Will Come - "The Two Towers" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 4:42 Talking about the story told... 41:18 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his...

Epic Fantasy at its Best - "The Fellowship of the Ring" - The Stories Told Podcast Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 7:49 Talking about the story told... 41:10 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for...

Cool and Epic - "Project Hail Mary" - The Stories Told Podcast 😮SPOILERS! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the movie "Project Hail Mary" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 6:57 Talking about the story told... 29:39 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsletter on his website here...

A Fresh Trek - "Star Trek: Star Fleet Academy" - The Stories Told Podcast 😮SPOILERS! Join authors E.W. Barnes and Michael Grayford as they talk about the series "Star Trek: Star Fleet Academy" 01:00 Writing world updates and what we've been watching/reading 4:24 Talking about the story told... 29:01 Which story we're talking about next *** Sign up for Mike's newsle...