Explore every episode of the podcast Story Break
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Story for Will's Son | #170 | 11 oct. 2022 | 00:52:20 | |
Story Break is back for a special episode - Will had a kid! And just like how we broke a story for Matt's daughter, we're doing one for Will's son! | |||
| Story Break | #169 | 08 oct. 2021 | 01:07:25 | |
The end of an era. We reminisce about our professional lives around this podcast, and break the movie adaptation for the podcast itself. Thank you all for listening! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| The Final Wiki Roulette | #168 | 01 oct. 2021 | 01:10:16 | |
We spin the wheel on combining three random Wikipedia articles one last time, and it somehow is... about Garfield? Kind of!? Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Canadian James Bond (ft. Elyse Willems) | #167 | 26 sept. 2021 | 01:13:13 | |
Notable Canadian Elyse Willems joins us as we discover a strange copyright law loophole that allows us to legally create a James Bond film... as long as it ONLY plays in Canada. Check out Elyse's book! A Night in Halloween House Previous upload had some technical issues which have been fixed! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Sniper Island | #166 | 18 sept. 2021 | 01:07:33 | |
Wouldn't be Story Break without a ridiculous dumb idea we take seriously! This week - an island. With snipers. Sniper Island. What more do you need to know?? Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Speed Racer 2 | #165 | 11 sept. 2021 | 01:19:43 | |
We approach one of our favorite movies and dare to attempt a sequel to what is already cinematic perfection! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| lo fi beats to study and relax to | #164 | 04 sept. 2021 | 00:56:36 | |
The ultimate anime enigma - the lofi girl from the hit "lo-fi beats" stream. Can we pull a movie out of this one? Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Mad Libs | #163 | 30 août 2021 | 00:50:27 | |
We do a mad lib and somehow manage to rope in bananas, Universal's Minions, and a road movie all in one! Editing by Travis Reaves Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Blood Opera | #162 | 22 août 2021 | 01:05:31 | |
We take on a genre near and dear to all our hearts - heroic bloodshed/blood opera! MicrodoseDrops.com/topuses & use code: STORYBREAK Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| A Grouchy Superhero (With X-Ray Vision) | #161 | 15 août 2021 | 00:59:20 | |
We go onto a random superhero generator and make a new superhero movie! MicrodoseDrops.com/topuses & use code: STORYBREAK Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - The First Draft | 08 août 2021 | 03:08:26 | |
It's finally done! The entire Jar Jar Binks feature film - every scene back to back. If you want to just hear the new scene, you can skip to 2:47:30. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 21 - Jar Jar's Side | 30 juil. 2021 | 00:46:39 | |
We try and figure out the climax of the movie! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 20 - N8-38 | 23 juil. 2021 | 01:03:09 | |
N8-38 expresses and realizes her dream of piloting a TIE fighter with lightsabers!! We're rewriting all the rules of Star Wars with this one! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 19 - Darth Vader vs. Qui Gon Jinn | 17 juil. 2021 | 00:19:46 | |
The matchup we've been waiting for! This ep is just the scene as F dog boned up the recording but it's a nice beefy scene! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 18 - The Plan Begins... | 10 juil. 2021 | 01:03:59 | |
Jar Jar wakes up from the rager and begins the most important day of his life. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 17 - Surprise Party! | 03 juil. 2021 | 00:53:31 | |
It gets emotionally and morally complicated when Jar Jar's coworkers throw him a surprise party. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Story Break Break - Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? | 26 juin 2021 | 01:08:53 | |
We juggle some real life responsibilities and bring you one of our all time favorite episodes! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 16 - Jar Jar Management Montage | 19 juin 2021 | 01:22:42 | |
It's time for Jar Jar to enact his plan and be... a beloved boss? Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 15 - Jar Jar's Oscar Speech | 11 juin 2021 | 00:49:13 | |
Jar Jar makes an impassioned speech to convince the rebels he's on their side. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 14 - The Planet Core | 05 juin 2021 | 00:58:52 | |
Jar Jar enacts a daring plan to try and win the trust of Croke Ceel. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 13 - "Pretty Crafty Thinkin', Huh?" | 28 mai 2021 | 00:54:54 | |
Jar Jar does some quick thinking on his feet. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - The Story So Far | 21 mai 2021 | 01:41:17 | |
We recap our Jar Jar story so far in preparation for continuing this zany adventure! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| The Bible | #160 | 14 mai 2021 | 00:57:09 | |
It's still MaxFunDrive which means we're still tackling the HARDEST BREAKS EVER. This week: the best selling book of all-time - The Bible. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Infinite Jest | #159 | 07 mai 2021 | 00:59:46 | |
It's MaxFunDrive time once again, so prepare yourself for Story Break HARD MODE, where we only tackle the hardest, most impossible stories. This week - David Foster Wallace's "unadaptable" masterpiece, Infinite Jest! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Mortal Kombat! | #158 | 30 avr. 2021 | 01:00:47 | |
We TEST OUR MIGHT against Mortal Kombat (note: none of us saw the new one so maybe we just come up with the plot of the new one? Only one way to find out!) Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Fast and the Furious: Jurassic Park | #157 | 23 avr. 2021 | 00:59:38 | |
We return to the world of fast sideways cars and throw dinosaurs at everyone's favorite crime family! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Austin Powers, but he's from the 90s | #156 | 16 avr. 2021 | 00:52:27 | |
Yeah, baby, yeah! We take a break from the Star Wars universe to try and modernize everyone's favorite shagadelic superspy Austin Powers! It's a lot harder than you'd expect. Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 13 - "I'm Palpatine, baby!" | 09 avr. 2021 | 00:55:21 | |
Just another day in the office for Palpatine! Wait... What's Jar Jar doing...? Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 12 Redux - The Kill-O-Sphere | 02 avr. 2021 | 01:02:40 | |
We rewind a bit on the previous scene and reshape it to properly raise the stakes by invoking everyone's favorite large spherical weapon of mass destruction! Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Story Break Break - Neymar Jr.'s FORTNITE ADVENTURE! | 29 mars 2021 | 00:58:46 | |
Epic Games reached out and challenged us to dive into the lore of Fortnite Season 6 (out now!) and break a story, and boy oh boy do we break it! Season 6 of Fortnite is out now! http://fn.gg/season6 Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 12 - The Red Council | 27 mars 2021 | 00:57:37 | |
Jar Jar fills a vacancy in the Emperor's Red Council Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 11 - Vader's Bachelor Pad | 19 mars 2021 | 01:07:21 | |
Vader lays a trap for Jar Jar. Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 10 - Jar Jar Sells Out! | 12 mars 2021 | 00:54:58 | |
Jar Jar resorts to some hardcore moves in order to get into the Emperor's inner circle. Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 9 - "I don't eat fruit." | 04 mars 2021 | 01:04:14 | |
Jar Jar is installed as the Governor of Naboo and tries to get closer to the Emperor's inner circle. Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 8 - Vader? I hardly know 'er! | 26 févr. 2021 | 00:59:17 | |
We introduce Darth Vader as Jar Jar accepts his role as Governor of Naboo. Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 7 - The Scene of the Crime | 19 févr. 2021 | 01:00:21 | |
Qui-Gon shows Jar Jar the awful truth... Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 6 - Qui-Gon Ghost Cameo | 12 févr. 2021 | 00:53:45 | |
Fan favorite Qui-Gon Jinn makes his Force ghost cameo as we continue our Star Wars journey! Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 5 - "So this is how liberty dies..." | 05 févr. 2021 | 01:00:21 | |
Our story intersects with some familiar faces, and a famous Star Wars scene. Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 4 - Y'all Ready for Binks? | 29 janv. 2021 | 01:09:40 | |
Jar Jar stands before the assembled crowd and confronts his conscience. Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 3 - Burdens to Bear | 22 janv. 2021 | 00:48:57 | |
Jar Jar comes face to face with a fellow war veteran en route to fulfilling his duties as a junior representative. Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 2 - The Hero of Naboo | 15 janv. 2021 | 01:01:55 | |
Jar Jar is more popular than he thinks... Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar - Sc. 1 - A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... | 08 janv. 2021 | 00:50:30 | |
The totally unofficial adventure begins as we tackle the iconic Star Wars title crawl! Some further reading and resources: https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/racial-ventriloquism/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/1999/05/the-merchant-of-menace.html https://davechen.net/2012/02/racism-and-ethnic-stereotypes-in-star-wars-the-phantom-menace/ Edited by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jar Jar: A Star Wars Story - Outline | 02 janv. 2021 | 01:18:44 | |
We're kicking off 2021 and Season 4 of Story Break by giving the full script treatment to one of our earliest (and fan favorite) episodes - Jar Jar: A Star Wars Story! This week, we review our original break from episode 2 (!) of this podcast in preparation for the scene-by-scene writing process that's to come! Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Destiny (ft. Anthony Burch) | #155 | 18 déc. 2020 | 01:04:58 | |
We sit with notable writer of comics and video games Anthony Burch to attempt to untangle the massive mythos that is Bungie's looter shooter Destiny! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Cyberpunk 21776 | #154 | 11 déc. 2020 | 00:55:07 | |
This "cyberpunk" thing all the kids into can't be that hard... right? Time to FIND OUT! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| John Wick 4 | #153 | 03 déc. 2020 | 00:59:50 | |
We get deep with the universe of John Wick to formulate what the 4th movie might be! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Jump: The Shark! | #152 | 20 nov. 2020 | 00:55:30 | |
We take the phrase "jump the shark" in directions no sane human being would ever condone. Join us as we once again envision cinematic excellence! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| Memes | #151 | 13 nov. 2020 | 00:54:19 | |
We take on some of the internet's hottest, most dankest memes and try to make movies out of them! Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| A Flea | #150 | 06 nov. 2020 | 00:53:26 | |
Suck it, Herman Melville! He said you can't make an epic story about a flea well guess what we just did! Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||
| A Serious Episode with No Laughs | #149 | 30 oct. 2020 | 00:58:41 | |
We try our hardest to do a serious episode (because this podcast is just way too funny!) Editing by Chad Ellis Follow us on Twitter Matt Arnold is @mattlarnold | |||