Write That Down: Recent Episodes
Nate Ulrich and Jacob Novak
Nate Ulrich and Jacob Novak get together every week to talk about everything from writing, to videography, to finding your creative identity as you go through your everyday life.
Evan Quinter and Harry Biddle join Nate and Jacob to reminisce and talk about growth before we go on hiatus.
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Nate and Jacob give an update on the future of Write That Down.
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Nate and Jacob dive into the current ethics discussion of AI in creative fields.
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Nate and Jacob trade questions and stories to delve into the similarities and differences between telling stories in fiction or nonfiction.
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Nate returns to the show, so he and Jacob catch up on the projects they’ve been working on so far this year.
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For our third straight SEPCDA episode, we’re joined by Harry Biddle, Bekah Ford, and Emil Eklund to discuss season 1 of HBO’s The Last of Us.FOLLOW US: @nateulrich16 and @JacobYesvak.Email us at askwtd@gmail.com.
Andrew Novak joins us for another SEPCDA, this time about the Oscar-nominated documentary Fire of Love!
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We’re joined by Jacob’s brother, Stephen Novak, to go in-depth on All Quiet on the Western Front as part of our new segment, the Super Exclusive Premium Creative Dialogue Alliance!
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Nate lets Jacob play catch-up on his Definitely Not Procrastinating recommendations.
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To ring in the new year, Nate and Jacob each give their creative resolutions for 2023.
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This week, we return to the Brainbow, this time with returning guests Jack Badger and Sam Wherley as we pitch a new dark comedy-musical.
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As 2022 draws to a close, Nate and Jacob reminisce on how the year has gone for them, and look back on the resolutions they made at the beginning of the year.
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We’re back for season 3! Nate and Jacob get caught up on their creative lives and how things have been going as we near the end of 2022.
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After a couple month hiatus, Nate and Jacob are coming back with new episodes of Write That Down! Tune in on Friday, December 9th for the start of season 3.
After a brief break, Nate and Jacob check in with each other to talk about wedding videography and grad school in another edition of Project Therapy.
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Nate and Jacob continue the Processing mini-series and discuss the outline for their upcoming sketch project.
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Nate and Jacob start a new mini-series called Processing’, where we take you through our creative processes while we try to make something. As an intro, we hash out what concept we’re going to pursue.
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Nate and Jacob are back to talk about the unique forms of storytelling in video games. EDITOR’S NOTE: Sorry about the wonky audio on Jacob’s end starting about a third of the way through. We’ll work to fix that for next time!
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Nate’s gone on vacation, so Evan Quinter returns to talk about anything and everything with Jacob.
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With Nate back from Germany, we talk about our recent experiences abroad and how we can draw inspiration from them.
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It’s our 50th episode! To celebrate, we invite Fisher Stroud and Katie Brown back to the show to do some Brainbowing.
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Nate and Jacob each bring two ideas to the table to pitch what project they should work on next.
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After a prolonged spring break, Nate and Jacob are back to talk about when and how to readjust your goals and expectations.
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We’re taking a short break this month due to different life events, but not before one more guest calls into the show!
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This week, we dive into some more equipment talk, and how beginners can learn more about cameras that they’re thinking of purchasing.
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Jacob’s a little bitter about some Oscar snubs, so he asks Nate what the point of any of it is, and then they dive into their weirdest first job stories.
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We’re back with another edition of the Art of Things, this time talking to our friend, Grace Lewis, about all things nature and photography!
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Tatum Poirier joins the show to talk about what the job search for the creative field looks like in 2022, as well as how she builds a successful portfolio.
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Sam Wherley returns to the show to talk about how both learning a language and language in writing affect our creative endeavours. Apologies for the weird audio at times!
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Nate and Jacob return to the couch to talk about projects they’ve got going on in their lives.
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We return to the Brainbow for a very special 40th episode with our good friends Evan Birch and Xander Mansberger, as we generate ideas for our very own mockumentary-food film.
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We give our personal, creative, and podcast resolutions to ring in 2022!
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Jacob and Nate reminisce on the past year of doing the podcast and other creative endeavors as we gear up for 2022!
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Happy Holidays! We’re taking a break this week as we’re off with family and moving into new houses, but we’ll be back next week. Stay safe!
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This week, we dive into a couple of listener questions surrounding different mediums we’d be interested in trying, and what topics we either want to incorporate into our work more.
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This week, we’re joined again by Evan Quinter and special guest Byron Alexander. Byron is an animator, musician, podcaster, and more, so we discuss his projects and how we multitask our different creative endeavors.
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This week, we talk about the media that we’ve consumed that makes us nostalgic, as well as how those emotions affect our own creativity today.
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We’re back for season 2! We discuss what we’ve been up to and how we decide when it is time to take a break from our work.
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Nate and Jacob discuss the end of the first season of Write That Down, and when you can expect to hear from us again!
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This week, we’re joined by Rohan Bandekar and Daniel Muleady as we discuss their upcoming film for their senior capstone, as well as their journey in jumpstarting a studio and a creative community.
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Today, we’re joined once again by friend of the show, Harry Biddle. He walks us through how he stays adventurous and spontaneous in his day-to-day life, and even tells some stories from his time at sea.
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We get into the difference between inspiration and imitation after some interesting news from Hollywood breaks. We discuss where the line is between copying an existing work vs. adapting it, and a lot more.
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Today, our good friend and singer-songwriter, Jack Badger, joins us to talk about his experiences in music performance. We go over his music origins, songwriting process, and where he’d like to go from here.
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We welcome Evan Quinter back to the podcast so that we can discuss his thoughts on our previous episode on creative competition. Then, we dive into our second session of Project Therapy, where we talk to each other through ideas that we're trying to get off the ground.
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Description: Today, we’re discussing how we can best support each others projects. We talk about support systems in college vs the professional world, and especially when we feel like we don’t know enough to contribute.
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It’s a different kind of episode this week as we reflect on the first 25 episodes on the podcast and discuss what we’re excited about for the future of the show.
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Today, we’re talking about our own comfort zones. We discuss how they influence what projects we take, how we expand our comfort zone, and challenge ourselves in ways to step outside of that zone.
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We’re joined by friend of the show, Katie Brown. We talk about how doubt emerges in both our creative endeavors and in leadership roles, as well as how we combat it.
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Today, we’re tackling the idea of creative competition and how we compare ourselves to others around us. We talk about both the positive and negative effects of a competitive mindset, as well as how you can maintain a healthy environment amidst competition.
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We’re diving into some emails and questions that we’ve gotten over the past few weeks. Among other things, we’ll be talking about how to collaborate with strangers and how to start marketing yourself.
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For a very special 20th episode, we decided to bring on our friends Harry Biddle, Owen Grafe, and Jacob Latour to introduce a new segment we’re calling ‘the Brainbow’. Today, we’re taking a listener writing prompt and figuring out what story we can make, and how we could make it.
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We’re joined by our good friend, Bekah Ford, to kick off our new segment called ‘The Art of Things’. We talk to her about the intricacy and artistry that goes into coffee at every stage, and how it cultivates a culture of creativity.
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This week, we’re going over what we prioritize in our home studio setups. We discuss what we need out of a studio space and improvements we want to make in the future.
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Today, we’re talking about what we do when we get stuck in a rut. We dive into our experiences, getting stagnant in hobby work versus paid work, and how we jumpstart our creative thinking.
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This week, we discuss how to effectively incorporate emotion and our lived experiences into our work. We take a look at how we create a sense of empathy and awareness in our projects, as well as how we draw from our own lives while also finding a new perspective.
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We’re joined by friend of the show, Alex Stoudt. After we catch up, we discuss the best ways to give and take criticism by going through past creative experiences and how we’ve learned from them.
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Our main focus today is the phenomenon in creative work of being paid with exposure. We dive into unpaid internships, speculative work, and knowing when you’re being taken advantage of.
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Sam Wherley joins us to talk about impactful experiences we’ve had in music. We reminisce on memories of our performances together, and go in depth about the effect music has had on our creative process.
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This week, we take on our listener-submitted topic from friend of the show, Evan Quinter. He asks us how we overcome the fear of sharing our work and learn to take pride in what we do.
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Burnout is something that can affect anyone and everyone, so we define it and discuss coping/prevention methods. We also get a listener question that follows up on our equipment upgrade conversation.
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For our tenth episode, we invited our friends Xander Mansberger, Grace Cook-Huffman, and Jacob Latour to join us. We reminisce about our time working on “The Y-Men”, such as how they got involved, challenges they faced, and favorite moments from set.
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Whether you’re trying to write or trying to maintain a happy and productive set, it can be easy to get distracted or side-tracked by everything around us. So, this week, we take a look at how we create an environment that encourages productivity.
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This week, we’re introducing a new segment this week called “Project Therapy”. This is a way for us to talk through upcoming projects with each other, regardless of how developed they are. Whether we’re in the early concept stage or we’re about to click ‘export’, it’s a way for us to ask questions and help one another.
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Today, we’re joined by our friend and old housemate, Evan Quinter. Evan has taken part in a lot of creative projects, even some of our own video projects. But today, we’re focusing on his music. We talk about his history in composition, being original, and adapting existing work.
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It can be hard to make content creation your career. This week, we talk about steps we’ve taken to change it from a hobby to a job, and how we stayed creatively motivated when that job becomes more mechanical.
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Our good friend, Fisher Stroud, joins the show as our first guest! We discuss her creative history, her senior thesis film, “SHE IS”, and adaptability in projects.
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Deciding when to upgrade your equipment and what to upgrade it with can be a difficult task, so this week, we talk about what we recommend in the pursuit of being “cutting edge”.
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Today, we talk about our experiences with imposter syndrome. We dive deep into what it is, how it affects everyone, and how we overcome it.
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This week, we ask ourselves how we can be the best collaborator possible. To find the answer, we reflect on the pros and cons we’ve learned from our experiences in both teaming up with others and going solo.
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In the inaugural episode, Nate and Jacob talk to each other about their creative origins, how they’ve grown, and how they’d like to continue to grow.
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