Poets At War

Today on the program, Joshua David Ling is joined by Jesse, Carrie, Daniel, and Alex for a massive, multi-topic roundtable. The conversation kicks off with some wild life updates, including stolen trucks, insurance woes, and Joshua's latest vintage book acquisition. The crew then dives into the art of hand-carving wooden pipes and the struggles of using AI to generate complex musical arrangeme...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. In this episode, Joshua David Ling hosts another Broodcast, where members of the Brood gather to share their latest creative writings and pitches. Joshua and Daniel kick things off by answering a challenge to pitch a D&D-themed cop show, resulting in "DNDPD"...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling is joined by Alex, Ian, Abe, and later Daniel, for a massive, multi-topic roundtable. The conversation kicks off with some hilarious miscommunications, as Joshua details his struggles with comforting people without sounding like a d...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. In this episode, Joshua David Ling sits down with Ian, Brendan, Daniel, and others for a wide-ranging conversation spanning sci-fi lore, fantasy writing, career changes, and deep theology. They kick things off by debating the best and worst Star Trek captains, the charm o...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. In this episode, Joshua David Ling and the Brood gather to tackle everything from theological debates to classic literature and Disney lore. The conversation kicks off with life updates before grappling with a controversial internet take: Was Gaston actually the hero of B...

The meeting of "The Brood of Writers" begins with casual catch-up, including the Joshua's recent vehicle troubles and his completion of a Peter Pan-themed pop-punk concept album, before transitioning into sharing and critiquing creative works. Carey shares an early draft of an animal-centric story titled "The Great Bayou Adventure," prompting a discussion on target demograp...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling and Abby kick off the new year by catching up on holiday adventures, new creative setups, and the perils of online book orders. Joshua details his evolving philosophy on using AI for "iconography" rather than art, aiming t...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, the Brood kicks things off by discussing the loss of America's open-road Route 66 culture and the modern feeling of being "stuck" in a hyper-regulated world. Then, Aaron shares the opening chapters of his new sci-fi/fantasy epic, The Sw...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. The episode from 12/16/25 kicks off with Abbi’s sharing and feedback period, where the Brood discusses how to craft a historical, third-person narrative voice. Abby also shares the touching backstory of writing her first draft while her family was temporarily homeless. Th...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we gather the troops for the monthly Broodcast! The writers assemble in the barracks to share their latest dispatches from the creative front lines. The episode kicks off with Carrie sharing his frustrations over a lost 150-pound rogue hog in the Lou...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we gather the troops for the monthly Broodcast! The writers assemble in the barracks to share their latest dispatches from the creative front lines. First, Ian Wilson reads Chapter 4 of his sci-fi/fantasy novel, Heart of the Stars, where Eddie faces...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. This massive, wide-ranging transmission of the Poets at War podcast kicks off with Joshua David Ling and the "brood" discussing the intricacies of musical adaptations and the enduring legacy of audio dramas like Adventures in Odyssey. The conversation takes a wi...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we're bringing you a chronological double feature! We kick things off in the tactical trenches of tabletop game design as Brendan breaks down the "minimum viable product" and his unique faction mechanics. From there, we pivot to the mod...

Joshua David Ling sits down to celebrate the 250th episode of Poets At War, coinciding with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States. In this heartfelt solo update, Joshua shows off a rare, vintage two-volume set of  The Chronicles of Narnia —the exact American edition his father read to him as a child—and shares the joy of passing down  The Horse and His Boy  to the next generation of...

Where is everybody for the Broodcast!? (This was actually filmed 11/28/2025. I messed up saying the date in the episode.)First, the crew dives into the trenches of storytelling as Joshua lays out a massive, 64-character sci-fi space battle. Brendan shares a masterclass on how to write a blockbuster action sequence, utilizing the "but/therefore" method, leveraging the environment, and exp...

Gather 'round for a massive episode of the Broodcast! In this Inkling-style Discord chat, our general Joshua David Ling is joined by a full house of creative comrades: Alexander Robertson, Daniel Reed, Joel Stanley, Ian, Brendan Sunshine, and Jesse. Together, they share their latest works in progress, offer sharp critiques, and dive deep into the philosophy of storytelling and worldbuilding. I...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, The Brood digs into the sands of Arrakis to debate literary style. Is Frank Herbert's Dune a masterpiece of philosophy, or just a dry reed compared to the lush prose of J.R.R. Tolkien? The squad debates the merits of the "filtered" narr...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we enter the tactical warroom. The Chief Bard sits down with his production tacticians to map out the future invasion plans for the poetic serial, Idiot's Guide to Illegal Tech Repair. We are discussing the transformation of poetry into space ope...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, the Brood gathers to welcome new recruits to the ranks—specifically the naming of Joshua's newest daughter, Jane Anduin—and discuss the theology of naming children as an act of spiritual warfare. We strategize on the digital front lines, debating...

This is The Broodcast! An Inkling-style Discord Chat in the vein of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, recorded the last Friday of every month. In this episode, the Brood explores the edges of the galaxy and the code behind the curtain. Ian kicks things off with a space opera outline featuring "The Heart of the Stars," giant spiders, and a Space Princess with a Cthulhu-esque twist. Daniel di...

Joshua David Ling and Alexander Robertson engage in a skirmish over the soul of art in the age of the machine. But first, a briefing on new hardware and expanding the universe of the Guardians of Atlanta. In this tactical briefing, the brood discusses Valve's surprise hardware drop and the return of the legendary Steam Controller. The conversation then shifts to the frontlines of The Guardians...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, our troops gather in the barracks to discuss the tactical importance of singing all the verses of a hymn—and why leaving out the third verse is a strategic error. We also take a deep dive into the personnel files of a new sci-fi universe, examining t...

Welcome to Poets of War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua and Abbi discuss the serendipity of fixing plot holes, the lost art of internet cartoons, and a deep dive into the theology of the stars—from C.S. Lewis's Planet Narnia to the man who changed the zodiac. For practical tools of creation, th...

Welcome to Poets of War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling, Benjamin Curlee, and Jesse Marsalis gather to discuss the intersection of cutting-edge AI technology and the ancient role of the bard. We begin with a look at new tools for world-building—specifically MarbleWorld Labs and Gaussian...

Reports are coming in regarding the ethics of storytelling, the tactical deployment of Substack, and new intelligence on 3D visualization technology. First, the Brood analyzes the narrative styles of internet critics and the interconnected storytelling of creators like the Nostalgia Critic. Then, the battlefront shifts to the physical realm as Brendan arrives with harrowing tales of home renovatio...