Storytelling Breakdown

Many movies are endlessly quotable. You can hear one quote, like the title of this episode, and images from the movie immediately appear inside your head. But they don’t all spawn from Saturday Night Live. They don’t all set a record for the most cars wrecked in a single film production. They don’t all feature cameos and performances from music icons. They don’t all feature bands assembled from di...

You find yourself in a frozen wasteland. You shield your face as chilled winds pull at your cloak. Your feet are numb in your worn boots that are no longer holding up in the elements you’ve been trudging through for... hours? Days? Against the whiteout surrounding you, you can barely perceive a structure ahead along with two, possibly three others approaching you. Are they friend or foe? Will the...

Road Trip.  Caleb Meyer and Ben Clemmer journeyed to Elkhart, Indiana to experience the Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum. The largest collection of superhero memorabilia in the world is also home to over 65,000 comic books, including first appearances, alongside props, toys, costumes, and so many other permutations of super heroic history. Be dwarfed a lifesize statue of the Incredible Hulk. The Ha...

If you were creating a Mount Rushmore of Batman comic book writers, Denny O’Neil’s face would be carved in stone. He’d arguably earn a spot in the pantheon of comic book writers in general. Writer and editor Dennis O’Neil passed away on June 11, 2020. He was 81 years old. Join us for an episode Caleb and Ben wrote to remember the writer who brought us Green Lantern John Stewart, Ra’s and Talia Al...

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”  Multiple generations have now had their lives impacted by the Star Wars saga. The cultural resonance of the franchise feels like a modern mythology and the characters and worlds have been explored in so many different mediums like toys, games, and other merchandise. For this episode, we’ll take a trip back to 1999 with John Kaufeld. The master gains tw...

With great power, comes great responsibility. Yep, this is a Spider-Man episode. The big screen version of the character has gotten a lot of mileage with three lead actors taking on the role for ten films from Sony and Marvel so far, but it might be Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, a 2018 animated feature, that stands out as the most groundbreaking take on the character(s).  There’s a lot of rea...

Welcome to Storytelling Breakdown, a pop culture deep dive podcast leaving no story untold. Our lives are defined by the stories that are poured into us. That can be (comic) books we read, shows we binge, games we can spend hours playing, or movies we can’t stop talking about. There’s so much to storytelling in so many mediums and our exploration continues. Motion capture. Just those two words mig...

Welcome to the first episode of Storytelling Breakdown. Without any further delay, our team would like to welcome you to our pop culture deep dive podcast leaving no story untold. Our lives are defined by the stories that are poured into us. That can be (comic) books we read, shows we binge, games we can spend hours playing, and movies we can’t stop talking about. There’s so much to storytelling i...

Here's what the world can expect from season 1 of Storytelling Breakdown, Ben Clemmer and Caleb Meyer's pop culture deep dive into their favorite movies, comics, gaming and books. Ben and Caleb take on the best of nerd culture and even invite special guests into their studio. Storytelling Breakdown is recorded in Fort Wayne Indiana in association with Wayneshout Productions. ★ Support this podcast...