Explore every episode of the podcast On Riting
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 079: Hustling Samurai | 29 Aug 2024 | 01:08:31 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean, see examples of bad writing all around them, it's in the WALLS. Other topics include the NYPD, the most interesting man in WW2, and MJ subtweeting (subcasting?) about her nemesis. | |||
| 078: 1812 Overture | 15 Aug 2024 | 01:07:47 | |
In this episode, MJ, Sean, and Chadd look at canon and canonicity as concepts in writing, and how your writing SHOULD NOT think about canon. Other topics include angry MIT fanmail, Spider-man, and James Baldwin. | |||
| 069: Anne Ricist | 04 Apr 2024 | 01:18:10 | |
In this episode, Returning Champion MJ, Chadd, and Sean talk about Anne Rice and Adaptations! Other topics include Deadly Drifter, The Beat Poets of Rohan, and the massive antisemitism of Australian Jesus Christ Superstar! | |||
| 068: Saints of the Patrickiots | 21 Mar 2024 | 01:57:13 | |
In this SPECIAL episode of On Riting, we recorded a commentary track for The Last Starfighter, Chadd's filmographic home turf! If you want to sync us up, we're paused at 18 seconds, approximately when the rosy fingers of dawn reach over the globe on the newer universal logo, 6 seconds before the old universal logo, if you're watching on a different platform. | |||
| 067: Boat Jams | 09 Mar 2024 | 01:03:25 | |
In this (sadly MJ-less) episode of On Riting, Chadd and Sean explore the strangely ideology-less Death and Other Details, and what it can tell us about using themes without using themes. No, not like that. Other topics include Billy Zane, Huysman, and the eternal specter of Mao. | |||
| 066: Conventional Wisdom | 22 Feb 2024 | 01:03:04 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean look at Writing Conventions, as well as the darkest road of fanfic. Other topics include Furry Police, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the fate of Pennsylvania. | |||
| 065: Saltier than Riting (Star Wars) | 08 Feb 2024 | 01:09:56 | |
In this episode MJ, Chadd, and Sean look at a community that feeds directly into r/writing, and the media property that surrounds it. Other topics include Indian In the Cupboard, X-Files licensed fiction, and the Expanded Universe (Bad). | |||
| 064: Not Stephen King One | 25 Jan 2024 | 01:11:12 | |
In this episode, MJ, Shaun, and Chadd basically just fangirl out over Borges. He's a genius, what more do you want us to say? Other topics include Final Fantasy VII, Charlie Chaplin, and the power of numbering drafts. | |||
| 063: Red-Flag Reads (Britney's Version) | 11 Jan 2024 | 01:05:15 | |
In this episode of the premiere California Politics Fanfiction Podcast (just kidding we're about writing and writing communities) Shawn, Chad, and MJ take a look at reads, both red-flag and worse. Other topics include the Roald Dahl's kill count, Elf/Dwarf racism, and the secret origin of poems about the Moon. | |||
| 062: Kill Bill (Because He's a Vampire) | 28 Dec 2023 | 01:10:51 | |
Hi, Bob, in this episode, MJ, Shaun and Chad take a huge vampiric, and yet somehow festive, bite out of the Riting discourse around Bill Shakespeare. Other topics include Middle School, Antisemitism, and Pictures of your Boss Shaking Hands With Christ. | |||
| 061: To the People 8 - The Ocho | 07 Dec 2023 | 01:07:36 | |
In this episode, Chadd, Sean, and MJ go back to the endless nightmare wells known as reddit and tiktok. Other topics include Mollusk-Donny, The Boodle Fight, and Chadd's psyche shattering like a window crossing the road in front of Jackie Chan in the face of Your Favorite Teddy Bear. | |||
| 060: An Archetype Named Portia | 23 Nov 2023 | 01:05:34 | |
In this episode, MJ, Shawn, and Chadd look at a difficult-to-name concept: the neoarchetype. Other topics include the ways in which LotR the Movies were superior to LotR the Books, Cyberdolphins (Ee-Eee-e, E-e-eee-ee?), and a very strange application of the Kingdom Hearts' theme. | |||
| 077: Starting Over From Folklore: A System LitRPG Progression Fantasy Story | 01 Aug 2024 | 01:11:30 | |
In this episode, Sean regales Chadd and Marjorie with the saga of Xianxia, with its roots in folklore to its current dominance of the amazon fantasy bestsellers. Other topics include Chinese Traditional Medicine, Chadd's dating history, and Dragon Ball Z. | |||
| 059: The Witching Pod w/Diana Helmuth | 15 Nov 2023 | 01:06:44 | |
In this episode, MJ, Sean, and Chadd interview Diana Helmuth, author of the recently-released The Witching Year, available wherever books are sold! Other topics include Vampires, regionalism, and conspirituality, plus about 4,000 '90's movies. | |||
| 058: gnitiR nO | On Riting | 09 Nov 2023 | 01:08:58 | |
In this episode, Chadd, MJ, and Shaun look at the most bilateral of all writing concepts: Symmetry. Other topics include Robocop, Chekov's Arsenal, and the most popular Blake Poem/Painting. | |||
| 057: Suboptimal Stacking | 26 Oct 2023 | 01:15:07 | |
In this episode, Sean, MJ, and Chadd look at substack and other non-networked writing alternatives, and why they might not ever descend into Riting communities. Other topics include Val Kilmer, news cycles, and the Hugo Awards. | |||
| 056: An Emotionally Dishonest Podcast | 12 Oct 2023 | 01:07:11 | |
In this episode, MJ deploys a nightmarish Atlantic article on MFA programs and AI that Chad and Sean spend most of the episode crying about. Other topics include Jockey Fiction, Going Infinite, and the Dalloway/Black Leopard, Red Wolf dialectic. | |||
| 055: Riter By Proxy | 28 Sep 2023 | 01:07:58 | |
In this episode, Chadd, Shaun, and Em Jay look at the Hulu series The Act and the harmful tropes that it perpetuates, as well as their implications on Riting. Other topics include Made-for-Tv 9/11 Movies, Jeb Bush, and American Regionalism. | |||
| 054: Suddenly, Therfore | 14 Sep 2023 | 01:09:43 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean take a swing at a famous philosophy of organization: And, But, and Therefore. Other topics include The Bear, Being Billy Zane, and fighting words, both good and bad, about your favorite anime. | |||
| 053: To the People VII: Armored Quora | 31 Aug 2023 | 01:24:59 | |
In this episode, MJ (returning Champion), Chadd, and Sean delve into Quora, and go more insane than we honestly expected. Other topics include the Rowling Group, the Ethan Hawke Continuum, and the best anime girl reaction gifs. | |||
| 052: Musical Mt. Everest | 17 Aug 2023 | 01:05:42 | |
In this episode, Sean and Chadd (MJ WILL RETURN IN TO THE PEOPLE VIII) look at the colonial power of naming, but mostly the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Other topics include Englandbrain, Non-Webber Musicals, and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. | |||
| 051: One of Us Has To Be The Keymaster | 27 Jul 2023 | 01:09:41 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean look at Gatekeeping in Riting Communities and media, well, mostly in media. Other topics include Danmei, How To Get A Slot At A Poetry Reading, and the newest member of the podcast. | |||
| 050: Victor Lustig's Guide to Publishing (Scams) | 13 Jul 2023 | 01:05:25 | |
In this episode, MJ, Shawn, and Chadd break down some common writing scams and schemes, including a few they've been targeted by, personally. Other topics include Stripper Unionization, Dennis Montgomery's relationship with republican donors, and Colleen Ballinger. | |||
| 076: 10 The People 20 Goto 10 | 18 Jul 2024 | 01:06:23 | |
In this episode, MJ brings the Substack, Sean brings the Reddit Cinematic Universe, and Chadd brings the Lightning Round. Other topics include Achilles, the musical response to Danny, and the return of the Character Sheet Fallacy. | |||
| 049: To the People VII Advent Donny | 29 Jun 2023 | 01:06:00 | |
In this episode, Chad, Chadd, and Chadwick examine some truly wretched Donny Activity, including on #booktok, r/writing, and positive and negative examples of analysis on youtube. Other topics include Aggro Crag, Cape Fear, and "Five Minutes, Cutter, Make 'Em Count." | |||
| 048: Riter by Riter | 15 Jun 2023 | 01:02:20 | |
In this (admittedly very echo-y, we tried to fix it, we promise) episode, MJ, Shaun, and Chadd look at Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird, as well as how to use writing advice books in general. Other topics include ICE being obnoxious in San Diego, how to use a writing notebook, and why writing about your childhood is a terrible idea (emote pending). | |||
| 047: Themes a Lot Like Message to Me | 01 Jun 2023 | 01:03:34 | |
In this episode, MJ, Shawn, and Chad look at the most or least important element of any work: Theme. Other topics include the single worst baseball play imaginable, the silliest gospel, and an alarmingly long discussion of Libertarianism. | |||
| 046: Classically-Trained Riters | 18 May 2023 | 01:03:14 | |
In this episode, Shaun, Mj, and Chadd look at old books, (historical, fictional, pedagogical) and they ways people extract bad ideas from them. Other topics include sending the author to a nice farm upstate, Hessians, and the various turns of the Arthur narrative. | |||
| 045: Mechanical Belgian (The AI One) | 04 May 2023 | 01:04:16 | |
In this episode, we finally confront the specter over riting communities, the specter of artificial intelligence. Other topics include Bakelite/Formica, fair whodunits, and fantasy atheism. | |||
| 044: Jumping the Sharkguffin | 20 Apr 2023 | 01:04:36 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Shaun take aim at the foulest and most-referenced of taxonomy nexuses: Tv Tropes. Other topics include racism, Destiny 2, and the inevitable conquest of AI over shitwiki's. | |||
| 043: To the People 6 - Warrior Cats | 05 Apr 2023 | 01:09:25 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean are back TO THE PEOPLE, reading reddit posts and submission requests. Other topics include Chadd's mortal hatred of city sims, RA Salvatore, and Gideon the 9th. | |||
| 042: 2 Saints 2 Patricks' | 23 Mar 2023 | 02:07:29 | |
In this unsober super episode of your third- or fourth-favorite writing podcast, Chadd, Marjorie, and Sean get drunk while talking about Chadd's book, Nazism, and the alarming tendencies of Gardner and gentrad. Other topics include the various beverages Sean acquires and consumes, while the other two stay on the narrow path. | |||
| 041: Discord Mods Need Malpractice Insurance | 08 Mar 2023 | 01:04:29 | |
In this episode, Margery, Chad, and Shaun look at the use and abuse of therapeutic language in Riting communities, and the best way to protect yourself and your community. Other topics include Godfather (so much Godfather), plagiarism, and a particularly unpopular TikTok. | |||
| 040: Your Great Idea About A Game | 23 Feb 2023 | 01:11:57 | |
In this episode, MJ, Shaun, and Chad look at videogame art criticism and the state of theory in gaming. Other topics include Nobody Puts Billy Zane in a Corner, the best track on Just Dance 2022, and the sickening failure to read Dark Souls 3 as the comprehensive story, rather than just lore encyclopedia, that it is. | |||
| 075: Dance Dance Dance | 27 Jun 2024 | 01:03:14 | |
In this CROSSOVER EPISODE, Final Fantasy, Writing, and Dance combine! Expert Witness MJ presents her case with the assistance of court recorder Sean and Judge Chadd. Other topics include the dream ballet, the history of Modern Dance, and the legend of Bob Fosse. | |||
| 039: Your Great Idea For A Game | 08 Feb 2023 | 01:12:00 | |
In this episode, Chad, Shawn, and MJ go through how people break into videogame writing, and the steps you can take if you want to follow them. Other topics include the literal car crash happening outside the window, taxi navigation, and writing-as-marketing. | |||
| 038: Anjou Grenadine | 25 Jan 2023 | 01:03:18 | |
In this episode, MJ is BACK, with Sean and Chadd to look at the enduring power of untaught old literature and the merits of joy in writing. Other topics include Buying Jenna Moreci's Book, the two works of great literature that are actually Three Musketeers in disguise, and a frankly alarming number of practice points and craft tips. | |||
| 037: Shut Up and Write the Book w/ Jenna Moreci | 11 Jan 2023 | 01:03:37 | |
In this episode of On Riting, Shawn and Chad are back from hiatus to interview the inimitable Jenna Moreci about her new book, Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel From Plan to Print. Other topics include "It's more than just Dinosaur Erotica," the worst writing advice anyone's ever received from a web-dev, and who to send your work to in order to get it critiqued (hint, it's not Jenna). | |||
| 036: Turbulent Pedagogs (featuring Sean's Understudy, Shaun) | 15 Dec 2022 | 01:08:01 | |
In this episode, Sean, Chadd, MJ, and for the very first time, Sean's robot understudy, Shaun, look at why some really good authors give really bad advice, and how to place yourself in the crowd. Other topics include Dawson's Creek, the continuing search for a podcast platform that isn't Zencastr, and the true origins of the Lo-Fi Beats to Study And Relax To Girl. | |||
| 035: NaNoWriMo 4: No More NaNo | 07 Dec 2022 | 01:07:02 | |
In this episode of the Premiere Liensbrooke Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean assess how NaNoWriMo went, where they ended up, and the lessons learned. Other topics include Chadd's powerful feud with reddit, the weakness of HDDVD as a format, and the question of how many of us are currently ghosts (hint, Billy Zane). | |||
| 034: To The People V | 30 Nov 2022 | 01:05:46 | |
You know what it is: to the people! Chadd, MJ, and Sean take crowdsourced Reddit questions, instagram posts, and the MBTI to task for out-and-out shittiness. Other topics include the reverse-phrenological powers of chair shots, Irish poetic forms, and the true nature of r/worldbuilding. | |||
| 033: NaNoWriMo Week 3: Chadd Triumphator | 23 Nov 2022 | 01:03:04 | |
In this special episode of On Writing, Chadd celebrates his victory over NaNoWriMo, Sean laments his failures, and both try to avoid talking about Napoleon for the full hour. Other topics include the Meat Cube, Fanfiction, and the inspirational quality of primary sources. | |||
| 032: Good for Keeping Tents Up | 16 Nov 2022 | 01:01:40 | |
In this NONNANOWRIMO episode of the snarkiest writing podcast, MJ, Sean, and Chadd look at Stakes, those things which give conflict meaning. Other topics include Breeding Pairs, While Holding a Baby, and terrible twists resulting from asymmetrical stakes. | |||
| 031: NaNoWriMo Week 1: Rose and GREAM69 | 09 Nov 2022 | 01:01:31 | |
In this special episode, Chadd and Sean [no MJ :(] go over their NaNoWriMo progress, outlining where they are, where they thought they'd be, and the scope of their work, as well are core themes and notes they're working from. Other topics include... mostly just that. It's really easy to get carried away when talking about your own shit, but I promise there are jokes and practice points in there too. | |||
| 030: Unprompted Errors | 02 Nov 2022 | 01:03:35 | |
In this episode, Chadd, Sean, and MJ look at one of the inciting forces of the whole podcast: writing prompts and where to find them. Other topics include the best poetic form you don't know about, the second shittiest leprechaun we've ever read, and the dark grandeur of the institution known to us mortals as Waffle House. | |||
| 074: Riter to King's F15--Checkmate | 13 Jun 2024 | 01:03:41 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean look at Chess in Fiction, Substack, and the grim specter of Snarf. Other topics include Horses, the protective layer of furries safeguarding the internet, and the dubious Catholicism of Master and Commander's surgeon. | |||
| 029: NaNoWriMo 1 - Grenadine Strikes Back | 19 Oct 2022 | 01:01:29 | |
In this episode of the snarkiest writing podcast, MJ, Chad, Chad's Assassin, and Shawn look at conceptualizing and outlining your NaNoWriMo book, or really any other work of long-form fiction! Other topics include the Assassination of Chad by the Coward [Redacted], the hottest bug girl in fiction, and MJ's incredible marketing prowess. | |||
| 028: Oncler and Future King | 05 Oct 2022 | 01:07:05 | |
In this episode, MJ, Chad, and Shaun take a look at one of the most contentious and beloved subjects in the writing cosmos: fanfiction. Other topics include honey-induced ursine obesity, the legality of wolfd****, and the seamless transition from great fanfic to great novel. | |||
| 027: Four the People | 21 Sep 2022 | 01:22:27 | |
In this episode, Shaun makes a terrible mistake in sharing the worst thing every written with Chad, while all of Chad, Shaun, and MJ descend once more into the BOWELS of the internet to find the worst writing discourse around. Other topics include purple thunderstorms, the best idea for an already best selling book, and a dramatic reading of aforementioned Worse Thing Ever Written. | |||
| 026: City of Brass Department of Employment Statistics, and Other Setting Failures | 07 Sep 2022 | 01:02:09 | |
In this episode, EmJay, Chad, and Shaun look at the mechanisms by which setting adds meaning to a story. Other topics include Grandfather Clocks, the nature of setting-only storytelling in games, and the curious way Wookiepedia has ruined everything. | |||