Rachel and Matt

You Write!

Arts EN ↓ 90 episodes

Welcome to "You Write!", the interactive storytelling podcast that invites you to unleash your creativity. Each episode, we challenge our listeners to craft a short story in just 30 minutes using 3 of 5 randomly generated words. Join hosts Rachel and Matt as we dive into listener-submitted stories, offering constructive feedback and lively discussions. Whether you're an aspiring author or a seasoned storyteller, "You Write!" is your creative playground.

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Rachel and Matt

Episodes

Episode 90: Nihilism - Boy, Decline, Bloodshed, Ready, Resign 22.06.2026 1:09:04

Welcome back writers! This week, we are reading "Meat" by u/RichiePozier! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 89: Intro Line Prompt - So, Teenager, Fool, Anniversary, Boom 15.06.2026 42:20

Welcome back writers! This week, we are reading "Sense" by u/Curious_Writer25! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 88: Sound Effect Prompt - Sewing Machine - Learn, Genetic, Fantasy, Sensitive, Video 08.06.2026 1:13:51

Welcome back writers! This week, we are reading "The Last Will and Testament of John Farquar" by u/The_Prismatics19! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 87: Image Prompt - Ratio, Grateful, Charter, Tile, True 01.06.2026 1:07:01

Welcome back, writers! This week, we are reading "Maya's Guide to the Gods" by u/walkerbyfatih! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 86: Japanese Tea House - Bullet, Combine, Hold, Motorcycle, Trance 25.05.2026 41:23

Welcome back writers! This week, we are reading "Not Quite Right" by u/NickedYou and "The Angle Man" by u/The_Prismatics. To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 85: Fish Out Of Water - Ostracize, Do, Agile, Budget, Use 18.05.2026 1:28:11

Hello writers! This week, we welcome back u/AllfairChatwin by reading a portion of "Travel by Night"! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 84: Intro Line Prompt - Rebel, Progress, Cancer, Green, Public 04.05.2026 1:19:34

Welcome back writers! This week, we are reading "Night Lights" by u/SteveLivingroomCO! Also, be sure to stay tuned after the stories for our discussion question! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support t...

Episode 83: Music Prompt - Name, Temptation, Bag, See, Chorus 27.04.2026 1:13:41

Welcome back writers! This week, we are reading "Transport" by u/Curious_Writer25! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 82: You Write Pastiche - Comfort, Chin, Infinite, Arise, Hypothesis 20.04.2026 1:28:30

Welcome back, writers! This week, we are reading "Convention Conversation" by u/NickedYou! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 81: Sound Effect Prompt - Domestic, Portrait, Housing, Doll, Hell 13.04.2026 1:15:09

Welcome back writers! This week, we are reading "The Witch is Dead" by u/WookAgnstTheMachine AND "A Portrait" by u/MikeyDoesNotLikey. To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com . Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 80: Scent Prompt - Large, Grandmother, Grip, Exclusive, Monopoly 06.04.2026 1:26:58

Welcome back writers! This week, we will be reading "The Call" by u/CuriousWriter25! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 79: Image Prompt - Wild, Kidnap, Dark, Fiber, Parade 30.03.2026 1:06:33

Welcome back writers! For this episode we are reading "The Shot" by u/mattsaidwords! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 78: Intro Line Prompt - Ball, Laborer, Claim, Rest, Quality 23.03.2026 45:31

Welcome back everyone! This week, we are reading "Removed" by u/walkerbyfaith! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 77: Time Travel - Linger, Approval, Achieve, Personal, Swell 16.03.2026 50:44

Hello writers! This week we are reading "[Savepoint]" by u/NickedYou! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 76: Sound Effect Prompt - Bracket, Governor, Day, Microphone, Speed 09.03.2026 1:11:45

Welcome back writers! This week, we will be reading "A Change In Leadership" by u/RichiePozier! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 75: Intro Line Prompt - Drop, Evaluate, Pleasant, Will, Coat 02.03.2026 1:04:23

Hello writers! This week we are reading Accidents Will Happen by u/Curious_Writer25! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 74: Music Prompt - Positive, Spend, Magazine, Census, Reader 23.02.2026 1:12:57

Welcome back writers! This week we are reading "Inflatuation" by u/The_Prismatics19! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 73: Mundane Scene - Vat, Relate, Run, Palm, Dealer 16.02.2026 1:27:19

Welcome back writers! This week we will be reading "Preparations" by u/walkerbyfaith! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 72: Jovian Tansit - Consolidate, Amuse, Quarrel, Give, Merit 09.02.2026 53:01

Hello writers! This week we are reading "Alchemy" by u/NickedYou! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 71: Swedish Fisherman - Priority, Unaware, Reconcile, Language, Curve 02.02.2026 1:21:39

Hello writers! This week we are reading an untitled story by u/RichiePozier! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 70: Puzzle - Sip, Jump, Coerce, Sustain, Parameter 26.01.2026 1:37:58

Welcome back writers! This week we will be reading "Pieces" by u/Mexikim! To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your story to youwritepod@gmail.com. Intro and outro song is BMO Operator by Matt Edwards. Support the show

Episode 69: Janus Story - Punch, Village, Tread, Elite, Consensus 19.01.2026 1:48:37

Hello writers and welcome back to our 30 minute challenge! This week we are reading "New Beginnings" by u/SteveLivingroomCO! It is so nice to get back into the challenge this week! Thank you, writers, for providing such excellent stories for us to discuss. To write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/youwritepod to post your submission and join in the discussion. You can also submit your s...

Episode 68: Get-to-know-Yule - Steve - Science, Effective, Example, Lover, Apple 12.01.2026 1:37:00

Welcome to the finale of our Get-to-know-Yule series! This week, we get to know none other than Steve, AKA u/stevelivingroom and, more recently, u/SteveLivingroomCO. We discuss what it is that motivates his writing, what his passions are, and generally discuss his process. We had such a wonderful time getting to know each of you during Get-to-know-Yule and we are so excited to get back to discussi...

Episode 67: Get-to-know-Yule - walkerbyfaith - Turn, Insert, Retire, Extent, Separate 09.01.2026 1:29:39

Hello writers and welcome to our next episode in our Get-to-know-Yule series where we sit down and chat with our wonderful writers! This episode we sit down and chat with Michael, AKA walkerbyfaith. We discuss Elena's ash in close detail, his process, methods, and we generally just catch up since our last chat. Stay tuned for Episode 68 for our final writer interview as we conclude our Get-to...

Episode 66: Get-to-know-Yule - AllfairChatwin - Railcar, Linear, Ideology, Financial, Air 02.01.2026 54:51

Hello writers and welcome to our next episode in our Get-to-know-Yule series where we sit down and chat with our wonderful writers! This episode we sit down and chat with AllfairChatwin, AKA Vee. We discuss their stories, process, inspirations, and generally dive into ways to channel the creative subconscious. Stay tuned for more writer interviews as we continue in our Get-to-know-Yule! Support t...