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The Protagonist Podcast Dueling Genre Productions
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4.6 • 7 Ratings
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Each week we discuss a great character in a great story.
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Gail, Julie, Kay, Cynthia, and Dave from The Sapphires (film 2012)
Description
Returning guest Kjerste Christensen joins Joe to discuss The Sapphires, a 2012 Australian jukebox musicale dramedy that is loosely based on real events. It tells the story of an Australian music group that travels to Vietnam to sing for troops during the war. The films deals with heavy subject—war, death, racism, trauma, etc—but manages to feel pleasant and accessible despite those topics.
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The Sapphires - Wikipedia
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Ann O’Brien and Axwell Tiberius from Monkeyman and O’Brien (comic 1996)
Description
Returning guest Chris "Mav" Maverick joins Joe to talk about a comic book written and drawn by Art Adams with colors by Laura Allred and Matt Hollingsworth with letters by Lois Buhalis. It tells the story of an intelligent gorilla from another dimension named Axwell Tiberius and a human named Ann O’Brien who gains superpowers in a science lab accident. Then, naturally, they have multidimensional adventures.
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Monkeyman and O'Brien - Wikipedia
The VoxPopcast - Official Website -
Daniel Nayeri from Everything Sad is Untrue (novel 2020)
Description
Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss Daniel Nayeri's autobiographical book Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story). This novel tells the story of Daniel, his mother, and his sister leaving Iran and arriving in Oklahoma as refugees. At his middle school, nobody believes Daniel's stories about his earlier life in Iran.
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Daniel Nayeri - Official Website
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John Nolan in The Rookie (TV 2018)
Description
Returning guest Branden Ushio joins Joe to discuss the tv show The Rookie. Starring Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, the show is about the oldest rookie in the LAPD. We discuss Nathan Fillion's charm as an actor, whether the show is "copaganda" or a wish-fulfilmment story about the best versions of police forces, and talk about some of the unique stylistic choices the series makes.
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The Rookie - Wikipedia
The Rookie - IMDB
Nathan Fillion - Wikipedia -
Academy Award Discussion (special 2024)
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Returning guest Chris "Mav" Maverick joins Joe to talk about the Academy Awards. Why do we care who wins? What are some of the biggest mistakes that have been made in awards history? What are some of the biggest surprises? -
T’Challa from Black Panther (comic 2018)
Description
First-time guest Julian Chambliss joins Joe to discuss Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, a comic book series written by Ta-Nehisi Coates with pencils by Brian Stelfreeze, inks by Karl Story, and colors by Laura Martin. This 2018 comic book tells the story of T'Challa attempting to keep the peace in Wakanda as terrorists try to incite a rebellion.
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Black Panther - Wikipedia
Ta-Nehisa Coates - Wikipedia
Customer Reviews
So Good!
Fun and in-depth discussion on great stories and characters. Great guests! The special game episodes are brilliant! Don’t miss out!
Great discussions and enjoyable team
I stumbled on this podcast by blind luck. The first episode I heard was about Alan Bradley’s “Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” and thoroughly enjoyed it. I like that the guys and their guests talk about books, TV and movies. The variety is great.
I have only listened to episodes of stories I am familiar with. I am looking forward to hearing something about one that I do not.
Biggest surprise? A couple of American guys discussing a Canadian TV show that I absolutely love (living in Western Canada: Corner Gas.
Keep the fantastic stuff coming!
Great!
This is a fabulous podcast. Todd, Joseph, and Andrew are thoughtful, fun, and insightful. They've introduced me to several great stories I otherwise wouldn't have known about.