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The StoryMen welcome back Emily Maynard. We discuss the books that have most profoundly shaped us... and why they left such a lasting impact. In this Episode: 0:00 – Welcome Back Emily! 03:00 – What Books Have Shaped Us? (First Books) ...

The StoryMen welcome professor of American History Scott Poole. Scott's an expert in the sociology of horror, so he dives in with us to discuss the groundbreaking first season of HBO's True Detective. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – Scott Poole and the Horror of True Detective 10:00 – The High Cost of Horror: Lovecraft, Carcosa and the King in Yellow 18:00 – True Detective is Just Plain Gorgeous 22:30 – SPOILERS 29:00 – Russ, Pessimism and that Ending 38:00 – Is TRUE DETECTIVE anti-female, anti-Southern, or anti-Christian? 50:00 – Favorite moments in the show

In honor of March Madness, the StoryMen create their own Pop Culture Bracket, and battle it down to the Final Four. Who will win? IT'S UP TO YOU, Listeners! Vote on Facebook, or on StoryMen.us! IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – March Madness! 4:00 – The StoryMen 2014 Pop Culture Tournament: Round 1 43:30 – Round 2 50:00 – Round 3 54:00 – FINAL FOUR: You Choose

In honor of March Madness, the StoryMen create their own Pop Culture Bracket, and battle it down to the Final Four. Who will win? IT'S UP TO YOU, Listeners! Vote on Facebook, or on StoryMen.us! IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – March Madness! 4:00 – The StoryMen 2014 Pop Culture Tournament: Round 1 43:30 – Round 2 50:00 – Round 3 54:00 – FINAL FOUR: You Choose

In honor of March Madness, the StoryMen create their own Pop Culture Bracket, and battle it down to the Final Four. Who will win? IT'S UP TO YOU, Listeners! Vote on Facebook, or on StoryMen.us! IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – March Madness! 4:00 –...

The StoryMen welcome back fan-favorite Julianna Baggott to discuss the controversial finale to BURN, the final installment in her outstanding YA trilogy. We spend plenty of time talking in generalities before we SPOIL EVERYTHING. So pull up a chair and listen in! IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – Clay's Gone, Julianna's Back! 5:00 – How does it feel to finish a trilogy? 11:00 – The Writing Process: Plotter or Pants-er? 17:00 – The StoryMen Spoil BURN 24:00 – The Dome 30:00 – The Passion of El Capitan 33:30 – How do you deal with negative reactions to the finale? 36:00 - What's next for Julianna? 40:00 – Is Pure coming to the screen?

The StoryMen welcome back fan-favorite Julianna Baggott to discuss the controversial finale to BURN, the final installment in her outstanding YA trilogy. We spend plenty of time talking in generalities before we SPOIL EVERYTHING. So pull up a chair and listen in! IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – Clay's Gone, Julianna's Back! 5:00 – How does it feel to finish a trilogy? 11:00 – The Writing Process: Plotter or Pants-er? 17:00 – The StoryMen Spoil BURN 24:00 – The Dome 30:00 – The Passion of El Capitan 33:30 – How do you deal with negative reactions to the finale? 36:00 - What's next for Julianna? 40:00 – Is Pure coming to the screen?

The StoryMen welcome back fan-favorite Julianna Baggott to discuss the controversial finale to BURN, the final installment in her outstanding YA trilogy. We spend plenty of time talking in generalities before we SPOIL EVERYTHING. So pull up a chair...

Who is Norville Rogers? The StoryMen return to introduce the new flagship site for blogging. But first, they have to catch up. In this Episode: 00:00 – New Theme Music! 03:00 – LEGO Movie, Boxing and Book Agents 09:30 – Where in the World is Matt Mikalatos? (Ep43 Installment) 17:00 – Clay Teaches All the Classes 12:30 – Who is Norville Rogers? 26:30 - What's Next in Season 3? 29:30 – The Oscars 2014 38:30 - LENT

Who is Norville Rogers? The StoryMen return to introduce the new flagship site for blogging. But first, they have to catch up. In this Episode: 00:00 – New Theme Music! 03:00 – LEGO Movie, Boxing and Book Agents 09:30 – Where in the World is Matt Mikalatos? (Ep43 Installment) 17:00 – Clay Teaches All the Classes 12:30 – Who is Norville Rogers? 26:30 - What's Next in Season 3? 29:30 – The Oscars 2014 38:30 - LENT

Who is Norville Rogers? The StoryMen return to introduce the new flagship site for blogging. But first, they have to catch up. In this Episode: 00:00 – New Theme Music! 03:00 – LEGO Movie, Boxing and Book Agents 09:30 – Where in the World...

For everyone who's always wanted to know how the StoryMen sausage is made, here's a unparalleled access behind the scenes. StoryMen Audio Producer Aaron Kretzmann strung together a hilarious collection of outtakes and mindless chatter from before and after our shows and put them together as a Christmas gift for our listeners. Hear long-lost bits of episode audio, flubs, Clay and JR. picking on Matt, JR. singing and many, many failed attempts to sync our recordings.

The StoryMen welcome author, speaker and thought leader Andy Crouch to talk about his excellent new book Playing God. Andy talks to us about how we wield power and what it looks like to use our power well. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – What's next for the StoryMen? 8:00 – Andy Crouch: Not Quite Geek 13:00 – Playing God: Can power be good? 19:00 – What's gone wrong with power? 24:30 – What is privilege (and do I have it)? 35:00 – How can I discover and leverage my privilege? 40:00 – What is Playing God going to do? 43:30 – Giveaway!

The StoryMen welcome author, speaker and thought leader Andy Crouch to talk about his excellent new book Playing God. Andy talks to us about how we wield power and what it looks like to use our power well. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – What's next for the StoryMen? 8:00 – Andy Crouch: Not Quite Geek 13:00 – Playing God: Can power be good? 19:00 – What's gone wrong with power? 24:30 – What is privilege (and do I have it)? 35:00 – How can I discover and leverage my privilege? 40:00 – What is Playing God going to do? 43:30 – Giveaway!

The StoryMen welcome author, speaker and thought leader Andy Crouch to talk about his excellent new book Playing God. Andy talks to us about how we wield power and what it looks like to use our power well. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – What's next...