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Story x Story

Welcome to the Story x Story podcast! We"re having great conversations on stories we love plus giving you tips on creating your own. Join mayamada co-founder Nigel and gaming lifestyle content creator Tazziii every week as they talk about stories across pop culture. From deep dives into the most interesting film, TV, comics, anime and video game stories, to interviews and in-depth discussions with incredible guests each time!

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01:33:44

Story x Story #134: Behind The Story With James...

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2023/03/16

This week, Nigel welcomes writer, designer and educator James Wallis to unpack the story of his journey from Suffolk into tabletop game design James has seen the games industry grow up since his start and brings an extraordinary amount of knowledge and perspective for aspiring creative professionals to learn from. We talk about the mindset needed to make a living in the games industry, why being perfect doesn't matter and the depth of storytelling in early Sonic games! This is a must-listen

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02:03:12

Story x Story #133: In Defence of Caterpillarism...

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2023/03/09

This week, Nigel and Tazziii are flying solo, and with no guests to keep us in check, you get to enjoy a bumper story segment before we journey to the Quantum Realm for a deep dive into Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (starting at 32:35). The latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has received mixed reviews, but we put a positive spin on the scaled-down adventure as we discuss what we enjoyed about the film. From the superpowered family dynamic to the unique character designs and

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01:03:34

Story x Story Rewind: Casual Conversations With...

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2023/03/02

This week's episode is a rewind from our Studio77 show, Casual Conversations With Comic Creators. Each month, mayamada co-founder Nigel speaks to a different creator to discover their journey and showcase the human behind the art form we love. In this episode, Nigel was in conversation with Japanese manga creator and VTuber Mikiko for a one-hour Twitch livestream. The pair discussed Mikiko's journey from Japan to the UK, stereotypes of manga in the UK, and the debate around copyright and fan art. We

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02:04:00

Story x Story #132: Roundtable For Three, Please...

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2023/02/23

It's an intimate roundtable for three as Nigel and Tazziii are joined by content creator Miabyte for a deep dive into a selection of video game news stories from across the industry (from 32:51). We get into a host of topics, including the apparent death of live service games and headlines from each of the big three platform holders: Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. We also discuss the pricing of games amidst a cost of living crisis, as well as consider the impending AI fuelled future of video

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01:10:07

Story x Story #131: Behind The Story With Sammy Ward...

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2023/02/16

This week, Nigel and Tazziii welcome Comic Creator Sammy Ward to unpack the story of her journey into the world of illustration and sequential art. Sammy started making comics in 2018 and has since gone on to be listed in Broken Frontier’s ‘Six to Watch’ for 2022. We talk about making the decision to go full-time as a freelance creator, the challenges that come with pricing your work, and how crowd funding platforms like Kickstarter and Ko-fi play a role in financially sustaining a creative

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02:00:38

Story x Story #130: We’ll Cue You In (Whiplash)

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2023/02/09

We're BACK! Season 5 of the Story x Story podcast starts today and we're kicking things off with Whiplash. Nigel and Tazziii are joined by Lao K and The Popcorn Podcast for a deep dive into this masterclass debut film from Damien Chazelle (from 31:33). The cutthroat musical drama gives us a lot to think about when it comes to storytelling and the pursuit (and cost) of greatness. We discuss the narrative and the thematically balanced characters as we consider our own creative journeys. This

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01:02:57

Story x Story Rewind: Casual Conversations With Eren...

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2023/02/02

We're almost ready to return for Season 5 of the Story x Story podcast! While you wait for new deep dives and discussion, enjoy a rewind of our Casual Conversations With Comic Creators, a mayamada show where we speak to a different creator each month to discover the human behind the artform. In this episode, Nigel speaks with Italian illustrator and comic artist Eren Angiolini for the one-hour Twitch livestream. The pair discuss just what exactly a Colourist does, our experiences at conventions and

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01:30:21

Story x Story Rewind: Creativity & Cosplay Roundtable...

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2023/01/26

We're on a recording break and will return for Season 5 of the Story x Story podcast in February. In the meantime, enjoy a Rewind of our Creativity & Cosplay roundtable Twitch livestream from earlier this month. Host and content creator Tazziii talks with three different cosplayers, Izzy Kento, Midnight Pursona and Kasumikat. It's a conversation that spans continents and is definitely one of our most open and honest ever! Keep your tissues at the ready as we get into the ups and very tearful

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00:54:21

Story x Story Rewind: Casual Conversations With...

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2023/01/19

We're on a recording break and will return for Season 5 of the Story x Story podcast in February! In the meantime, enjoy a rewind of our Casual Conversations With Comic Creators, a mayamada show where we speak to a different creator each month to discover the human behind the artform. In this episode, Nigel spoke with London based illustrator and comic artist Dominique Duong for the one hour Twitch livestream. They discuss the ups and downs of running a Kickstarter campaign, inspirations, and how

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00:58:55

Story x Story Rewind: Casual Conversations With Chris...

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2023/01/12

We're on a recording break and will return for Season 5 of the Story x Story podcast in February! In the meantime, enjoy a rewind of our Casual Conversations With Comic Creators, a mayamada show where we speak to a different creator each month to discover the human behind the artform. In this episode, Nigel spoke with Cantonese-Scottish comic creator Chris Manson in a one hour Twitch livestream. We discuss the ways that Chris explores different aspects of tradition, identity, and belonging in his

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00:23:21

Story x Story Rewind: Canine Consoles & Summer Games...

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2023/01/05

We're on a recording break and will return for Season 5 of the Story x Story podcast in February! In the meantime, enjoy a rewind of our GamePad Report show where Nigel and Tazziii talk about the video games stories that have caught their attention over December 2022. Tazziii discusses a new effort to bring the joy of playing video games to Man's Best Friend, while Nigel continues to be drawn to the ongoing battle for gamer eyeballs as the fight between the Summer Games Fest and E3 looks set to get

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01:44:11

Story x Story #129: 2022 Wrapped (Our Favourite Stories)

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2022/12/31

It's the final episode of 2022!! For our season 4 Wrapped episode, Nigel and Tazziii have put together their personal top five favourite stories of the year. There's also room for honourable mentions, stories that surprised, and disappointed us as well as our favourite ongoing or unfinished stories. So join us as we recap our favourite comic, anime, TV, film and video game stories that made us stop and take notice over the past 12 months. We're going on a recording break over January,

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02:44:18

Story x Story #128: Best of the Year 2022 (Season 4...

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2022/12/29

It's the end of the year, so we're taking a look back at 12 months of entertaining story discussions! Listen to the best highlights, pre-show chats and (so many) bloopers from Season 4 of the podcast, brought to you by Nigel, Tazziii, great guests...and a reformed Craig?! We've packed our favourite moments from a year of conversations about stories across pop culture with new and returning guests across comics, manga, television, video games and more. So sit back and enjoy the ups, downs and

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01:02:19

Story x Story #127: Behind The Story With Mariama...

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2022/12/22

PLEASE NOTE: We had some audio issues for the first 11 minutes of the episode, but they get sorted from then on. This week, Nigel and Tazziii welcome the Scriptwriter Mariama Ives-Moiba, to unpack the story that is her journey into writing for television. Mariama has turned a childhood passion for theatre into a freelance writing career, writing on shows that include Pip and Posy, The Rubbish World of Dave Spuds, JoJo and Gran Gran, Little Stories Everywhere and more. We talk about the craft of

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01:35:35

Story x Story #126: Upside Down Puzzle Pieces...

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2022/12/16

This week, Nigel and Tazziii head to the Upside Down for a retrospective deep dive into Season 4 of Stranger Things with Auroch Digital Community Manager Pastelbat and Cosplayer Black Bettie. We get into the longest season so far and dissect the character journeys and troubled relationships seen from Hawkins to Russia Gulags. It's a return to form for the show and we get to debate what worked so well, and what left room for improvement. Other stories we're enjoying: Destiny 2, Alchemy of Souls,

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01:13:30

Story x Story #125: Comics Versus Money (Hannah Berry)

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2022/12/08

This week, Nigel and Tazziii take on a common perception of comics...that there's no money to be made in creating them. To help with the discussion, we've invited Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and previous UK Comics Laureate Hannah Berry onto the show. We get into the common (mis?) conception that comics and money never meet, as well as digging into Hannah's work on the first national survey of the UK comics industry to gain a better understanding of the challenges and ways to help those

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01:59:59

Story x Story #124: Long Live The King (Black...

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2022/12/02

This week, Nigel and Tazziii journey back to Wakanda for deep dive into the Black Panther sequel with Dylan from the Popcorn Podcast and Destinee Cleveland from the Burn Out Brighter Podcast. We consider the decision not to recast Chadwick Boseman before tackling the narrative itself, discuss stand out performances and how director Ryan Coogler's vision fares against the weight of expectation and the Marvel Machine. This week's storytelling tip is all about exploring grief through four corner

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01:24:23

Story x Story Rewind: Story Club Livestream (Stray)

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2022/11/27

This week we have a rewind of our Story Club roundtable livestream. Nigel and Tazziii are joined by Twitch Streamer (and possible future cat owner) BillieTrixx for a deep dive into the indie hit video game Stray! Recently nominated for Game of the Year and Best Narrative at The Game Awards, we get into all aspects of the story and themes of this charming feline adventure. From its cyberpunk aesthetic and intelligent game design, it's a title that has definitely surprised us along with millions of

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01:24:07

Story x Story #123: Non Fungible Talkfest (NFTs & The...

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2022/11/17

This week, Nigel and Tazziii welcome back video game lawyer Rahul Gandhi to discuss everyone's favourite topics...blockchain, NFTs and the metaverse! We aim to have a (somewhat) balanced discussion on these Web3 technologies in the video games space. Along the way, we break down what they are, why they matter to video games...and why everyone seems to hate them. This may be our most controversial episode yet. The industry is already littered with failed NFT experiments and passionate backlash, so we

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01:53:10

Story x Story #122: The People’s Anti-Hero (Black Adam)

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2022/11/10

This week, Nigel and Tazziii welcome the Dynamic Duo of Greg Driver (Ace Comicals) and Annabel Anzy (Melanin Gamers) for a super powered deep dive into the latest DC film, Black Adam (from 28:39). We get stuck into this bombastic blockbuster to examine what worked and what didn't across the story's rollercoaster journey. It's a comic book film over a decade in the making so we take time to debate narrative choices, which characters stand out and answer some listener questions too! This week's

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