Storybound (podcast)

Storybound is a podcast created and hosted by Jude Brewer, with original music composed for each episode, inspired from Brewer's Storytellers Telling Stories. The show is a collaboration between Lit Hub and The Podglomerate podcast network, featuring prominent authors such as Mitch Albom and Lidia Yuknavitch, alongside musicians, many of whom reside within Portland, Oregon.[1] Season One debuted on December 3, 2019.

Storybound
Presentation
Hosted byJude Brewer
GenreLiterary
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
Production
Audio formatPodcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
No. of seasons1
Publication
Original releaseDecember 3, 2019 – present
ProviderLit Hub
The Podglomerate

Series overview

Brewer had alluded to an uncertain future for Storytellers Telling Stories which he "couldn't talk about" in as early as February 2019.[2] Later that year, on November 8, Storybound was officially unveiled at a live performance for the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival pre-show, Lit Crawl, where they also announced their sponsorship with Powell's Books.[3]

In a Willamette Week interview regarding the crafting of each episode, Brewer likened the relationship between literature and music as the conceptual evolution of a live reading, also adding how "beats or time signatures or chord progressions" allow listeners to feel a story's forward progression: "There's something subtle in your mind telling you, 'I'm going to get past this moment.'"[4]

Storybound is noted for pairing bestselling writers with comparatively unknown musicians, an idea spun out of Brewer's initial conception for Storytellers Telling Stories which he has described as being "experimental and a little less predictable".[5]

Season One will include critically acclaimed and bestselling authors such as Mitch Albom, Lidia Yuknavitch, Matt Gallagher, Kim Barnes, Adelle Waldman, Diksha Basu, Nathan Hill (writer), Caitlin Doughty, as well as a story told by Jack Rhysider, creator of the popular podcast Darknet Diaries.

Episodes
No.TitleLength (minutes:seconds)Original release date
0"Introducing Storybound"1:32September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)
A brief trailer highlighting voices of the authors for Season One.
1"Mitch Albom reads an excerpt from Finding Chika"40:39December 3, 2019 (2019-12-03)[6]
Mitch Albom reads an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir Finding Chika, with sound design and music composition from Maiah Wynne.
2"Lidia Yuknavitch reads her short story "Street Walker""42:16December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
Lidia Yuknavitch reads her short story "Street Walker" from her upcoming collection Verge, with sound design and music composition from Whiston & Warmack.
3"Matt Gallagher reads his short story "Know Your Enemy: Celebrating 50 Years of the Forever War""36:00December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
Matt Gallagher reads his short story “Know Your Enemy,” previously published in Wired (magazine)’s fiction issue, with sound design and music composition from Colin Hogan.
4"Kim Barnes reads an excerpt from her memoir "Hungry for the World""52:00January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07)
Kim Barnes reads from Hungry for the World, with sound design and music composition from Pretty Gritty.
5"Jack Rhysider reads "The Old Church of St. Louis""41:00January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)
Jack Rhysider, host of the Darknet Diaries podcast, reads an original essay, with sound design and music composition from Shane Brown.
6"Adelle Waldman reads an excerpt from her novel "The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.""42:00January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
Adelle Waldman reads from The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., with sound design and music composition from Haley Johnsen.
7"Nathan Hill reads an excerpt from his novel "The Nix""30:00January 28, 2020 (2020-01-28)
Nathan Hill reads an excerpt from his novel "The Nix" with sound design and music composition from Timothy Karplus
8"Diksha Basu reads an excerpt from her novel The Windfall"30:00February 4, 2020 (2020-02-04)
Diksha Basu reads an excerpt from her novel The Windfall with sound design and music composition from Katelyn Convery.
9TBATBAFebruary 11, 2020 (2020-02-11)
Caitlin Doughty reads from Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, with sound design and music composition from Stephanie Strange.

References
  1. "Introducing Storybound". Literary Hub. October 22, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. "Podcast Spotlight: Storytellers Telling Stories". Discoverpods. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. "LitCrawl – A Live Storytelling Event and Surprise Unveiling". Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. "Storybound is a New Podcast That Combines Portland Musical Acts and Well-Known Authors". Willamette Week. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. "Press Play on #PDXmusic Podcasts: Storytellers Telling Stories, That Much Further West, Haute Garbage and DIY Musician Podcast". June 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  6. https://lithub.com/mitch-albom-reads-from-his-new-memoir-finding-chika/
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