The Protagonist Podcast

Oct 27 2024 517 ep. 64 mins 394
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Each week we discuss a great character in a great story. Hosted by Joseph J. Darowski.

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Halloween Special 2024

Oct 27 2024 80 mins  
Description Returning Protagonist Podcast co-founder Todd Mack joins Producer Andrew and Joe for a Halloween draft. We've been given various sets of parameters and must draft characters from folklore and pop culture for each situation.

Professor Pierson from War of the Worlds (Radio drama 1938)

Oct 20 2024 58 mins  
Description Returning Protagonist Podcast co-founder Todd Mack joins Joe to discuss the 1938 radio drama performance of War of the Worlds. Orson Welles's legendary broadcast is as famous for the urban legend around the panic it reportedly caused as it is for the story it told. We discuss the tale of the broadcast and the news reports around it, and then analyzes the story itself. S

Lona Steelrose from Do A Powerbomb! (comic 2022)

Oct 14 2024 70 mins  
Description Returning guest Christopher "Mav" Maverick joins Joe to talk about Do A Powerbomb!, a comic book mini-series written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson with colors by Mike Spicer and letters by Rus Wooton. It tells the story of a girl entering a wrestling tournament with the hopes of bringing her mother back to life, but it is so much more than that strange starting pre

Lunella Lafayette from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV 2023)

Oct 06 2024 54 mins  
Description Returning guest Ravynn Stringfield joins Joe to discuss Lunella Lafayette from the tv show Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur tells the story of a teenage girl and her pet T-Rex who become superheroes. Support Patreon Show Notes Ravynn K. Stringfield - Author website Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur - Wikipedia

Storytelling in Musicals (special 2024)

Sep 29 2024 60 mins  
Description Returning guest Kestra Darowski joins Producer Andrew and Joe to talk about storytelling in musicals. We talk about unique aspects of the medium, the history of Broadway musicals, and the evolution of style in musicals. Support Patreon

Damon Fields from Demon Copperhead (novel 2022)

Sep 22 2024 60 mins  
Description Returning guest Allison Epstein joins Joe to discuss the novel Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. This reimagining of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield is a coming-of-age story set in Appalachia in the 1990s and early 2000s. Support Patreon Show Notes Demon Copperhead - Wikipedia Barbara Kingsolver - Wikipedia

T.E. Lawrence from Lawrence of Arabia (film 1962)

Sep 15 2024 58 mins  
Description Returning guest Henry Darowski joins Joe to discuss the film Lawrence of Arabia. Based on T.E. Lawrence's autobiography, Lawrence of Arabia is one of the most iconic films ever made. Directed by David Lean, it stars Peter O'Toole as Lawrence and tells the story of a Lawrence participating in battles in Arabia during the first World War. Support Patreon Show Notes La

Buddy Baker from Animal Man (comic 1988)

Sep 08 2024 76 mins  
Description First-time guest Matthew Brake joins Joe to talk about Animal Man, a notable comic book run from the late 1980s by wrtier Grant Morrison and pencilers Chaz Truog and Paris Cullins. In this story, Animal Man becomes aware he is a comic book character whose life is being made up by a writer, and he goes to confront the author who has made terrible things happen in his lif

Gilligan and the castaways from Gilligan’s Island (TV 1964)

Sep 01 2024 53 mins  
Description Returning guest John Darowski joins Joe to talk about the classic television show Gilligan's Island. We're discussing two episodes, one in which a popular boy band appears on the island looking for a quiet place, and in the other radioactive seeds wash ashore and gives the castaways super powers when they eat the food that grows from the seeds. Support Patreon Show N

Star Trek Bridge Crew Draft (special 2024)

Aug 25 2024 88 mins  
Description Returning guests John Darowski and Virginia McAlister join Producer Andrew and Joe for a game of Star Trek Bridge Crew Draft. Each player can select characters from each tv version of Star Trek to fill out a crew. We end up with eclectic selections as the game gives us a chance to talk through the various Star Trek series that have been produced and also highlight some