Do you like writing and storytelling? Well, this is a show where we strip away the visual effects and epic soundtracks from movies and video games to find out if there's a strong story underneath. I'll be digging into the classics and my personal favorites to analyze them, pick up new tricks, and improve my own storytelling skills. If you’re interested in narrative design and character development, stay a while and listen, and join me on my learning journey!
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Signup to Generate a PitchDo you like writing and storytelling? Well, this is a show where we strip away the visual effects and epic soundtracks from movies and video games to find out if there's a strong story underneath. I'll be digging into the classics and my personal favorites to analyze them, pick up new tricks, and improve my own storytelling skills.
Story Stripdown is hosted by Drew Pan. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "22 Jump Street and Allegories" (14 October 2026, 11 minutes), "How The Accountant introduces a new character" (1 September 2026, 18 minutes), and "How Ted examines Identity themes" (18 August 2026, 17 minutes).
Story Stripdown publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 15 episodes.
Booking probability for Story Stripdown is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Story Stripdown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Story Stripdown's contact route on record: public web form.
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Drew Pan hosts Story Stripdown, a tv podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Episode #4
22 Jump Street is a buddy-cop movie, but it's also a story about strained marriages, using the allegory of cop partners tackling their second major case after the initial excitement of their first big break. In doing...
The Accountant does something different in that it introduces a new character that's never been seen in a story before, and it does it efficiently in a tightly designed first act. It distills this new character to its...
Episode #2
Ted is a raunchy R-rated comedy about a man and his foul-mouthed teddy bear getting up to absurd antics, but it's also the story of being stuck in that transition from boy to adult. Themes of Identity and Change are not...
Episode #1
Halo: Combat Evolved puts together intense FPS action with an atmospheric story... and right smack in the middle of that campaign is a sequence that strips you of your bravado and dumps you into a crazy horror sequence...
How To Train Your Dragon had a simple, but compelling idea at its heart: dragons make awesome pets. So the entire story is engineered around this key concept, and it's all the better for it. Other movies have good...
<p>How To Train Your Dragon had a simple, but compelling idea at its heart: dragons make awesome pets. So the entire story is engineered around this key concept, and it's all the better for it.</p><p>Other movies have...
Episode #10
A Goofy Movie was an underrated gem that got swept under the rug and forgotten by Disney fans. This movie serves as a case study for what happens when a good story is packaged for the wrong audience - in this case, a...
Episode #10
<p>A Goofy Movie was an underrated gem that got swept under the rug and forgotten by Disney fans. This movie serves as a case study for what happens when a good story is packaged for the wrong audience - in this case, a...
Episode #9
<p>A wild cowboy and a by-the-book veteran team up to solve a case, and due to their mismatched personalities, hilarity ensues! Buddy Cop movies are a staple of the comedy genre, and in this special Buddies, Bottles...
Episode #9
A wild cowboy and a by-the-book veteran team up to solve a case, and due to their mismatched personalities, hilarity ensues! Buddy Cop movies are a staple of the comedy genre, and in this special Buddies, Bottles, and...
<p>Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle is an epic volleyball showdown between two high school teams. The entire movie takes place during this game, so how did it keep audiences engaged, even if they aren't volleyball fans...
Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle is an epic volleyball showdown between two high school teams. The entire movie takes place during this game, so how did it keep audiences engaged, even if they aren't volleyball fans? By...
<p>Japanese horror-mystery creator Uketsu has a unique way of storytelling with a focus on different ways to convey information, like children's drawings and floor plans. Strange Buildings leans into the floor plans and...
Japanese horror-mystery creator Uketsu has a unique way of storytelling with a focus on different ways to convey information, like children's drawings and floor plans. Strange Buildings leans into the floor plans and...
<p>Ah, the 90s! When movies were obnoxiously loud and cynical... but also full of character! What The Last Boy Scout does better that most other action movies is to infuse supporting bad guys with enough character that...
Ah, the 90s! When movies were obnoxiously loud and cynical... but also full of character! What The Last Boy Scout does better that most other action movies is to infuse supporting bad guys with enough character that...
<p>Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, is one of the most tragic characters in StarCraft lore. How did Blizzard construct her to be so tragic, and why does that make her more interesting and compelling? And why is...
Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, is one of the most tragic characters in StarCraft lore. How did Blizzard construct her to be so tragic, and why does that make her more interesting and compelling? And why is Dehaka...
<p>If the characters in your story are in situations that aren't that relatable for most people, you can always find another way to help your audience find that emotional connection to them. In The Last Castle, the...
If the characters in your story are in situations that aren't that relatable for most people, you can always find another way to help your audience find that emotional connection to them. In The Last Castle, the...
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