Derailed Trains of Thought is your premiere podcast on storytelling for the creator and the consumer. Hosted by Nick Hayden and Timothy Deal, Derailed Trains of Thought discusses a wide range of storytelling topics, from the practical to the philosophical, in a engaging, conversational manner. It also includes bouts of fiction, brainstorming, Internet weirdness, puns, and a general enjoyment of the intersection between the written word, film, story, and meaning.
We promised, we delivered! Here it is, the full Hitchcock interview with Brian Scherschel. We cut A LOT from the initial interview to fit into the regular podcast, so here’s all 50 minutes of our discussion on Hitchcock, his methods, and his films, Notori
Hello, there! No new podcast this week, but we have A Bit of Story for you. This is a recording of one of Nick’s flash fictions, “Man,” read by the author. Tim gives a nice introduction so have a listen. Hopefully it’ll tide over our legions of fans until
This episode we turn to the always faithful supplier of conversation–the weather. But instead of hearing us drone on about meterologists and people who can’t drive in snow, enjoy as we highlight the ways weather can accentuate emotions and deepen the lay
Shakespeare! Harry Belafonte! Nazis! Anne with an E! Muy Tai! Outtakes! What connects these things? Are you willing to find out? And you ready to accept the consequences? Find all this out and more in our fourth podcast as we delve into the Moral Universe
For this week’s Side Track, we follow up on our interview with Nathan Marchand, author of the newly released Pandora’s Box by presenting an audio version of the book’s prologue. Thanks to Natasha, my wife, for performing the narration. Enjoy!
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