5AM StoryTalk
5AM StoryTalk
Podcast Description
A place to talk about stories in all their forms, the craft that goes into them, and the role art plays in our lives. Every week, host Cole Haddon (creator, NBC/Sky's "Dracula"/author, Psalms for the End of the World) chats with leading filmmakers, authors, comic book creators, and other intellectuals about art, culture, and a seminal artwork from their lives.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores a wide range of themes related to art and storytelling, including the role of art in society, the evolution of narrative forms, and the creative processes of artists. Specific episode examples include discussions about social justice in filmmaking with Mike Jackson, the importance of character exploration in Sophie Hyde's work, and the intersection of science and art in Dr. Anne Rimoin's episode.
Are you confused by the 21st century, too? Every week at the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast, host Cole Haddon is joined by some of the world’s biggest artists and intellectuals to try to make sense of where we’ve been, where we’ve ended up, and where we’re going – all through the lens of art.
Haddon has been a professional screenwriter, novelist, and comic book writer for 20 years. He created the NBC/Sky TV series ‘Dracula’ (2014) and wrote the novel ‘Psalms for the End of the World’ (2022), amongst other less-cool accomplishments. This podcast is recorded on Dja Dja Wurrung country in Australia.
Author – screenwriter – podcaster – and trailblazing journalist. Today on the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast, I’m joined by EMILY ST. JAMESand we’ll be talking about her transition from beloved TV critic to the 'Yellowjackets' writers’ room, the fluidity of memory when it comes to our childhoods and relationships, and her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking' (which left me bawling and cautiously hopeful). This conversation moved me in unexpected ways I wasn’t quite prepared for, and I hope it does the same to you.
A BONUS EPISODE with Emily is available via Apple Podcasts or at Substack. In it, she and I discuss a foundational piece of art from her life — the “X-Files” Season 3 episode, 'Jose Chung's From Outer Space'. Many people – including us – believe it's one of the best eps of TV ever produced. In it, we'll continue to dig into the role of memory in narrative and her novel, 'Woodworking'.
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928
Substack: https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/bonus-episode-emily-st-james-talks
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LINKS
- Learn more about Emily St. James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_St._James
- Read more about and order 'Woodworking': https://www.amazon.com/Woodworking-Emily-St-James/dp/163893147X
- Subscribe to Emily's newsletter 'Episodes': https://episodes.ghost.io/
- Read Emily's article 'How a New Hit Action Movie Explains Our Politics of Indifference', which discusses the John Wick franchise: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/31/john-wick-gun-violence-00089665
- Read about the 'X-Files' episode 'Jose Chung's From Outer Space': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Chung%27s_From_Outer_Space
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5AM StoryTalk would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Djarra people of the Kulin Nation and pay respects to Elders past and present.
This podcast's music is by Cary Brothers.
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