The Rules Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Rules
An improv writing podcast where we workshop, write, and perform stories - all while following a set of rules.
Today marks the one year anniversary of Season 1, Episode 1 of The Rules! To commemorate we have gone back and reused those same rules from a year ago.
Kaitlin Ruether (@Kaitlin_Ruether) joins Adam and Jenna for the finale of season two! Listen as we write stories about inclement weather and heartbreak in many forms. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules
Dinner party shenanigans abound this week as Adam and Jenna are joined by poet and writer Zoe Dickinson (@zoeidadickinson). We tell stories about scary vegetables, hidden pickles, and deals with the Devil.
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Adam and Jenna are joined by friend of the show Kyle Anderson who brings a set of rules and makes some promises of his own. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules
Comedian and writer Sage Boggs (@sageboggs) joins Adam and Jenna to write about childhood adventures. We're sorry if you also had a bully named Dustin.
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The Rules will be back next week with episodes in our regular format, but for now, enjoy this side project that we've been working on. It's called Slush, and we made it for you.
You can find Bobby's work here: http://breadcrumbsmag.com/ And you can find Daniel's book here: https://www.amazon.ca/This-World-Daniel-Adsett/dp/0991726006
The robots are taking over in this episode as Adam and Jenna get the rules from an AI: Jenna's Twitter bot, @knorrse_ebooks.
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Adam and Jenna are joined by Rodrigo Flores, member of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association and founder of Joyful Magpies (https://joyfulmagpies.com/). Take a dive under the sea with us to find out what's lurking beneath the surface. Get your free audiobook and Audible trial by visiting www.audibletrial.com/therules
Dear listener: This week, we do the ghost pepper challenge - with a twist. We also write letters. Sincerely, Adam and Jenna.
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Adam and Jenna are joined by Bob Raymonda, founding editor of Breadcrumbs Mag (http://breadcrumbsmag.com/). We draw on Breadcrumb #36 by Peter Schranz to write about distant dive bars, spitball wars, and the end of the world.
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Adam and Jenna contemplate the lives of pizza deliverers who just want to stay home.
After you're done listening to this episode, go listen to the Workin' on the Death Star episode of Imaginary Worlds. You won't regret it. http://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/workin--on-the-death-star.html
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This week Jenna takes over and brings us a special episode in honour of Tell a Fairy Tale Day.
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Adam and Phil are joined by Jenna Knorr, the guest who enjoyed her time on the show so much she never left. Hear all about exterminators, action figures, and the heroes whose contributions often go without reward.
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Philip and Adam try their hands at writing scary stories in second person, and take a look at why second person can be so jarring.
We need to work harder! We're not releasing episodes for a little while, so we can make the best content possible for you!
In a world where The Rules podcast tries to write taglines.... Coming to a podcatcher near you.
This week Philip digs up an old story and reads it for your enjoyment... but first... A surprise!
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We are on a break right now, so we're doing shorter, simpler episodes. This week Adam explains some of his findings about POV.
Phil and Adam Face off and find out who is the better writer... editor... and host of The Rules podcast. It's all out, action packed, fast paced storytelling extravanganza!
This week Adam talks about the editing process - showing how a mediocre story can be revitalized with a good edit - and Philip shows how a new perspective can change the direction of a narrative.
The creators of the podcast New Heads for New People join us and give a set of rules. We take our characters from being helplessly upside down to day dreaming of a hot cup of tea. As always we coincidentally write in the same location.
New Rules for New People http://www.newheadsfornewpeople.com/ https://soundcloud.com/newheadsfornewpeople
There are two things that can capture anyone's imagination: Dragons... and high-class restaurants. This week we write about both, and as always, we do it in 15 minutes.
Sometimes we’re late, often we’re pressed for time, and this week on The Rules we must write about both. Adam writes a story about a publicity stunt, Philip writes about a man chasing his dreams, and they both have a ton of fun doing it.
This week Adam writes dialogue, and Philip has to write the scene around it. There's talk of pirates, nurses, and minions, but the final story is a little darker....
This week Adam and Phil get the rules from Dave: a new member of The Rules team. After brainstorming, they decide to write about the same thing.
A haunted house.
A man goes to buy a van and what happens next will shock and amaze you….
Philip puts Adam’s story writing skills to the test when he asks him to finish his incomplete story, and we get to see the contrast of their creative process.
Adam brings in three sounds as writing prompts. Prepare your ears, minds, and imaginations for a wild ride. From a PI’s investigation - which is about to take a bizarre turn - to a frog having either a very lucky or unlucky day, there is something here for everyone.
What better way to start our first official season than with Superheros on a budget. Listen as Adam reflects on college, Philip goes on the open road, and both brainstorm and write stories we hope you love.
A fiddle playing man in a wheelbarrow? A cellist with a bounty on his head? Sounds like The Rules to me. Adam and Philip finally write a western, work on their voice acting, and laugh at their own jokes way more than they should.
DISCLAIMER: In the outro Phil says that all the music was done by Adam, but that simply isn't true. All of the wonderful fiddle sounds you hear were done by our friend Lindsay.
From a short staffed tech store to a tightrope tournament: we explore the challenges that come with new experiences. Adam employs the help of a friend to recount a tale of his days in retail, and Philip writes a story about pushing yourself that extra little bit.
This week Phil comes up with a writing prompt, we go on a short adventure, and things turn out pretty dark. Adam tries to explain how his brain works, and, of course, stories are written.
This week we use a writing prompt generator built by Adam, and try to figure out what the best way to dispose of an engagement ring in space is (we both fail)
This week Adam and Phil take a very different interpretation on the prompt. They end up writing on icy peaks, and dark exotic, jungles.
This week Adam and Phil get some writing prompts from their friends, and write 2 very different stories, Door to door, planet to planet, here is The Rules