Cool Talk with Attractive People

Episode 16 - The Dance of Story and Delight

In which EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton insist that you WATCH ARRIVAL FIRST! Seriously, don't listen to this episode until you watch Arrival.

Okay, now that y…

FANMAIL #3!

In which a listener mounts a Spartan-esque defense of Rogue One: A Star Wars story. Does he fair better than the Spartans at Thermopylae? Listen to find out.

Wonder about the actual Spart…

Episode 15 - Where We Talk About Death and Make you Sad and Stuff

We discuss what legwork must be done to have a convincing Act 3 (late story) character death. Also, listen in pain along with EJ and …

In which, EJ Pennyman, Ryan Dalton, and guest, Tia, remind of you of several things that are awesome.

We'll be back with a full episode for next week! Also, keep your ears open for a Fanmail episode!

This episode resulted from a spontaneous conversation we had between recordings. We is: EJ Pennyman, Ryan Dalton, and Tia. We discuss Interception, the hidden Chris Nolan movie.

Episode complete with…

Due to a series of unfortunate events invloving cream soda, Ryan Dalton is banished.

Host EJ Pennyman is joined by guest Tia as they explore how an authors choice of language sets the work's tone. Al…

A passionate (read: long) episode, In which EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton discuss the importance of character in earning cinema moments and how to show, not tell. Among our examples are such diverse el…

Fanmail 2

**UPDATED: This version is mixed properly. Sorry for the bad upload.

In which an attractive listener agrees with how great Pacific Rim is. Discussion ensues.

Also a plug for Ryan's upcomi…

Episode 11 - Modern Fairy Tales We get an equipment update! This episode is recorded on new equipment. All to delight and entertain you, our dear listener.

Rejoice as your host EJ Pennyman coins a ne…

EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton

Welcome to our tenth episode!

EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton talk about different movie focii. Plot, character, and ideas are discussed as the posible focus of a story. We di…

Today we discuss soundtracks. We bring in guest soundtrack aficionado Ben Florez. You'll remember him from the fanmail episode.

Ben joins your host EJ Pennyman and co-host Ryan Dalton on a sonic jour…

You may have noticed that today is not Monday. This ep is up a bit late, sorry everyone!

Welcome attractive tropers! This is episode is part of our glossary episode for the word "Tropes". Join your h…

This episode debuts our so fresh and clean theme music performed by the talented Courey Grant!! Check him out on SoundCloud as Courey.

EJ Pennyman pulls a full Effie Brown reaction take to Ryan Dalto…

EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton get a listener email and don't know how to behave in front of company. We discuss different approaches to back story.

Guest voice: Ben Florez of the as yet unreleased soun…

Here at Cool Talk, we expect that our audience is full of attractive and sophisticated people. In this episode, EJ Pennyman and Ryan Dalton discuss how important it is for the audience to be prepared…

Episode 5 - Sequels: How to Make it Good First: What are we drinking?

In a world where the sequel is often Movie II: The Quest for More Money, EJ Pennyman (cranky consumer) has given up. Ryan Dalton …

Join Ryan Dalton as he narrowly avoids being punched by EJ Pennyman over modifying unique. The discussion is definitely one of a few about worldbuilding.

Examples:

Avatar, Tron Legacy, Jupiter Ascend…

It's our first MCU episode!! In this one, EJ Pennyman (blerd extraordinare) and Ryan Dalton (author) discuss what it takes to be a supporting character, why audiences expect sidekicks and how you can…

EJ Pennyman (Blerd extrodinaire) and Ryan Dalton (author) discuss Ryan's favorite style of antagonist, the gentleman villain. As an example we use Moriarty from Sherlock Series 1 Ep3. For flavor we c…