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What do elves, lightsabers, and steampunk dystopias all have in common? Find out with your hosts Noah and Sim as we dive into the myths, legends, and lore we all know and love to find out how seemingly disconnected tropes can teach us more about fundamental truths and consistent themes of the human condition. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plusone2intellegnce/support
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Episode 17: Brothers Grimm, Faithful John
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In this episode, Noah and Sim take a look at another Brothers Grimm fairytale with a character named Faithful John and his journey to help a young prince. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plusone2intellegnce/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plusone2intellegnce/support…
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In this episode Noah takes another whack at the topic of snakes, this time to remind everyone that maybe snakes aren't so bad. From the brothers grim to the ancient Greeks, snakes actually have a history as healers, and sometimes even as creators. While there may be a bit of a silver lining to these scaly beasts, we round out the episode with a qui…
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On this episode, Noah and Sim talk about snakes and why they show up so often as evil entities in stories. From venomous vipers to deadly constrictors, snakes has some sneaky tricks up their sleeves when it comes to living as a carnivore with no limbs. Our hosts ponder how these features contribute to the universal fear factor that comes from snake…
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Episode 14: The Brothers Grimm Summarized
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In this episode, Noah summarizes the the tale of The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. A fairly traditional fairy tale of a family of woodland animals who face the trickery of an evil wolf who wishes to eat them, and the lengths he'll go to to get what he wants. Like all good fairytales the three strikes and you're out rule will come into play, and l…
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On this episode Noah and Sim talk about conspiracy theories. Where do the come from, where do they go, why are so many found by old Alex Jones? While many turn out to be patently false, there are some that ring true so our hosts talk about a few of each, and consider what some of the ramifications of these theories might be. --- Send in a voice mes…
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On this episode Noah and Sim go through two of the original brothers Grimm fairytales. The first tale is called Our Lady's Child, and tells the story of a young girl who is taken to heaven, tells a lie, and is nearly burned at the stake for it. The second tale, The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was, is a confusing ghost story…
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Episode 11: Predictable Villain Speeches?
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On this episode Noah and Sim invite Noah's wife Becca onto the show to talk about one of Becca's pet peeves. Terrible villain speeches. While most villains have a speech of some sort that is used to explain their intentions to the hero, some of them are really bad. James Bond villains are the classic example, but today our hosts try to tackle a var…
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In this episode Noah and Sim talk about their favorite Christmas character. Santa is too jolly and Frosty already melted (let's be real guys, he probably wasn't faster than the sun) so naturally it falls to Krampus. Occasionally the bad children need some negative reinforcement to straighten them out that coal from Santa just doesn't provide. Hence…
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On this episode Noah takes to the mic by himself to explain a couple of the original Grimms' Fairy Tales. The two tales on the chopping block this week are The Frog-King or Iron Henry, and Cat and Mouse in Partnership. These two short stories are definitely not the childhood style of fairy tale that many of us are familiar with, and leave us with s…
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On this episode Noah and Sim examine a famous quote by Friedrich Nietzsche about fighting monsters and staring into the abyss. We talk about Cowboy Bebop, what this quote means for us in our own lives, and finally end on a discussion of Beowulf and dragons. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plusone2intellegnce/mes…
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On this episode Noah and Sim sit down with Noah's brother Knox, and we talk about all things world building, character development, and magic systems. Knox is currently writing a novel and he shares his experiences with us while we talk about anime, Rick and Morty, and our old friend JRR Tolkien. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spot…
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On this episode Noah and Sim talk about Rick and Morty, a sci-fi adventure show about a mad scientist grandpa and his grandson who go on whacky and highly destructive adventures. Today we tackle the topic of identity, as we chase Rick and Morty through infinite parallel universes and through forests of clones to get to the Rickest Rick, and maybe e…
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Spoiler warning for Attack on Titan season 4 part one, you might want to skip this episode until you're caught up. Don't worry if you haven't seen it however, since this week we are talking about a universal trope known as the sins of our fathers. Noah and Sim cover three ways this trope can be used, and how the morality of the trope can be twisted…
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On this episode of the Plus One 2 Intelligence podcast, Noah and Sim start out talking about crows and ravens but manage to hit on communism, invasive species, and whether or not bling is instinctual or learned. If you've ever wondered why ravens are black or why there are racoons in Japan, you're in for a treat so sit back, relax, and get ready fo…
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Episode 3: Follow Up Friday; Glowsticks and Vibes 2... Electric Boogaloo
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On this episode, Noah and Sim go into a little more detail on the topic of weapons and their ability to define a character. From cowboys to rogues, our hosts hit a few more tropes in this follow up episode as they experiment with uploading twice a week and adding music. Follow Up Friday may become a permanent part of the podcast, let us know what y…
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In this episode, Simeon and Noah embark on a journey to understand how weapons can be critical to the audiences perceived image of a character before we know much about them. This conversation stays mostly in the realm of lightsabers and the nature of the struggle between the Jedi and the Sith, but like always our two hosts are ready to talk about …
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Today's topic is dwarves vs dwarfs, and how these small fantasy characters have been used in stories throughout time. Noah and Sim primarily discuss the impact that JRR Tolkien had on the use of dwarves in modern stories vs how dwarfs had been portrayed in the past, especially in Nordic legends or in European stories like Snow White and the Seven D…
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