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Sunday, April 28, 2019 Tell The Damn Story Episode #83: From Russia to the U.S. And Back. Telling The Story Through Comics

They came to the U.S. to see how we tell stories about social justice through comics. In this episode Alex and Chris interview several artists (Anast...

Saturday, April 20, 2019 Tell The Damn Story #82: What's Behind 13 Years of Producing the Kids Comic Con?

Movies based on comics are a billion dollar business. Comics are a million dollar business, especially with racy adult material. And many comic conven...

Sunday, April 14, 2019 Tell The Damn Story #81: From "What if" to 13 Years: Getting to "Yes" with Your Creative Endeavors

Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan discuss how to keep going when there are roadblocks thrown in front of your creativity. They speak of pop culture phenomen...

Sunday, April 7, 2019 Tell The Damn Story: What Do Avenger #80: Endgame & Kids Comic Con Have In Common? Marketing!

Chris and Alex are comparing a multi-billion dollar property (with a multi-million dollar promotion budget), with a grassroots kids comic convention i...

Sunday, March 31, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged #79: How Do You Face Creative Depression?

Alex and Chris discuss numerous aspects of creative depression from "The Mean Editor" interior voice to worrying about aging, to time, to dealing with...

Sunday, March 24, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged #78: How Hard Is It To Give Credit Where Credit Is Due?

Being a freelance artists (writer, illustrator, dancer, etc.) can be a hard road to travel. It's not just about the quality of your craft. It's also ...

Sunday, March 17, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged #77: Choosing To Write Outside Life Experience (Race, Religion, and More)

In this episode Alex and Chris verbally cruise the choppy waters of the right to write debate. Should writers tell stories about life experiences (ra...

Sunday, March 10, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged #76: Chris Ryan Interviews Mystery Author & Ex-Journalist, R.G. Belsky

A little while back, Chris attended the Deadly Ink Writer's Conference in central New Jersey. There he met and interviewed several other talented aut...

Sunday, March 3, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged #75: An Interview With "Black Lightning" Creator, Tony Isabella

In this episode, Alex has to roll solo as he sits down with one of the comic industries best talents, writer/creator Tony Isabella. Tony worked for bo...

Sunday, February 17, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged #73: TTDS Challenges Black History Month!

This week Alex and Chris discuss what Black History Month means, what it should mean, whether Michael B Jordan should play Superman, and explore Black...

Monday, February 11, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged: Joss Whedon, From Vampires to Galactic Gods!

In Part 2 of our double your fun Brown Coat podcastic experience, Chris and Alex take a walk on the Whedon side. JOSS WHEDON, that is. They discuss th...

Monday, February 4, 2019 Tell The Damn Story-Unplugged #71: Matt, Steve and the FIREFLY BROWN COATS, PT 1

In this two-parter, Chris interviews two members of the Pennsylvania Brown Coats, a fan group inspired by the TV series, FIREFLY. Created by Joss Whe...

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on 11/4/2019

This is a podcast that will inspire your creativity. Five stars all the way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

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on 7/7/2019

Excellent conversation with Jerry Craft. Thank you!

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on 12/25/2018

I throughly enjoy the teasing yet respectable repartee between these two writers. They both “tell stories” to get their points across (of course) which made their discussions so engaging. I have lots ...

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on 7/2/2018

Awesome stuff and very informative!!! 👌👌

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