Message: “Boxers and Saints and Gene Luen Yang”

The StoryMen welcome graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. We discuss Gene’s previous work, the award-winning American Born Chinese, and his newest work, Boxers & Saints.

In This Episode:
0:00 – Clay and JR.’s real-life horror film
07:30 – Gene Luen Yang
12:30 – American Born Chinese
24:30 – Boxers & Saints
29:30 – It’s More Complicated than That…
44:00 – Negotiating American Identity
50:00 – Favorite Saints

Story Men - June 27, 2014

Earth to Echo with Henry Gayden

Earth to Echo with Henry Gayden

The StoryMen welcome Hollywood screenwriter Henry Gayden. Henry's new film, Earth to Echo, is the story of four friends who find something extraordinary in the desert. Henry also worked on Spider-Man 3, and wrote a YouTube series called Zombie Roadkill, so we have plenty to talk about, including how awesome Sam Raimi is, how he broke into Hollywood and what's next for him. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 – World Cup Madness 03:30 – Alexander Hamilton's Home, the Apostle Paul and Lars's Wedding! 07:30 – Who is Henry Gayden? 10:00 – The Best BBQ in Memphis and the King 14:00 – Zombie Roadkill and Spider-Man 3 20:00 – Getting Earth to Echo 30:00 – Themes in Earth to Echo 38:00 – The Creativity of Screenwriting 44:30 – Geeking Out with Sam Raimi 47:00 – The Spider-Man 4 that Never Was 49:00 – How You Can Help Earth to Echo

From Series: "StoryMen Season 3"

The StoryMen return under the NorvilleRogers banner! We've got better guests, bigger shows and - quite possibly - more potato chip challenges!

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