Guest: Zane Johnson | Fashion Designer - Shodo Calligraphist | The Interstice Podcast Ep.47
Release Date: 12/23/2021
Can Stories Make Kids Kinder? The Science Behind Reading and Empathy | The Chronicle Podcast Ep.4
The Chronicle
In this episode, we explore the surprising power of storytime to shape who children become. Grounded in rigorous research from Mar, Lee, Larsen, and Chen, we unpack how reading storybooks to children aged 3 to 8 can measurably boost empathy, honesty, and kindness. Through clever experiments — from broccoli vs. cookie mind games to sticker-sharing challenges and honesty tests inspired by George Washington — scientists have shown that stories aren't just entertainment. They're training grounds for the heart. But not all stories work the same: human characters outperform animals, and tales...
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Why Boys Struggle With Reading — And What the Science Says We Can Do About It | Chronicle Podcast Ep.3
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In this episode, I explore why boys struggle with reading from an early age and what we can do to help. I unpack the science behind the gender gap, from brain development to classroom expectations, and share practical, research-backed strategies for parents and educators. We’ll cover phonics, movement-based learning, reading role models, screen time, motivation, and more — plus real-world success stories that prove change is possible. Have a book your boys love? Send it my way — I’m building a reading list for future episodes.
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Wise Beyond Their Years: How Reading Nurtures Children's Empathy | Chronicle Podcast Ep.2
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Wise Beyond Their Years – How Reading Nurtures Children's Empathy In this episode, I explore the link between reading and empathy — and why some kids seem to carry emotional insight well beyond their age. It turns out, reading doesn’t just help with language — it reshapes the way we understand others, make decisions, and handle life’s challenges. I get into: The Sally-Anne test and the roots of perspective-taking How stories help kids recognize and name emotions The power of interactive fiction to simulate real-life consequences What research says about reading and long-term...
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What Is Dreambook & The History Of Chronicle Creations | The Chronicle Podcast Ep.1
The Chronicle
Welcome to The Chronicle. A little over two years ago, I founded Chronicle Creations. Since then, we've defined our flagship product and assembled an incredibly talented team to bring it to life. That product is Dreambook — a story creation app that harnesses the power of generative AI to help children imagine, create, and explore their own narratives. In this reboot of the podcast, I want to share the journey that brought us here: how Chronicle began, how Dreambook took shape, and where we’re headed next. So — stay a while and listen. This is the story behind The Chronicle.
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Franz Alvardo | 100 Million Downloads, What a Decade Of Design Experience Teaches Us | Ep.70
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Franz Alvardo has watched the world of design evolve and along with it his career from the material to digital. Franz started at a jewelery story and over a ten year career now works as a principal designer at T-mobile and has amassed over 100 million downloads associated with the projects he's worked on. Many have heard of a full-stack developer, Franz is a full stack designer. Perhaps most evidently in his active desire to help others create. You can usually tell a true artist when they do what they're good at for free, so long as it's an interesting project.
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A New Business, Memories Of MY Father, Leaving Japan, Moving To Thailand | The interstice Podcast Ep.69
The Chronicle
I'm back after a half a year and ready to start this creative thing all over again. Let's get to work.
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Speaking Last, Insomnia, Christopher Nolan's Character Evolution, Love, Heart Break | Interstice 68
The Chronicle
On this episode of the podcast we get into a good idea I learned from the author, Simon Sinek. What follows is a discussion of the movie 'Insomnia' one of Christopher Nolan's first which followed the wildly successful 'Memento. Featuring an excellent performance from Al Pacino and Robin Williams it is without question a fantastic film. Then, we end it all of with a discussion of love, heart break, and how at one point I used to be involved with music production.
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Entrepreneurial Planning, Corporate Evil, Playing An Infinite Game, Swimming With Dolphins | Ep.67
The Chronicle
From swimming with dolphins to a dicussion of corporate evil. The interstice podcast will not subject itself to things like being beholden to one particular range of topics.
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What Happens When We Die, The Wisdom Of Youth, Human And Social Evolution | Interstice Podcast Ep.66
The Chronicle
Ever in search of the most light-hearted topics for the podcast this episode I chose to focus on the most cheery of all, death. Not only that of course, human evolution found its way in there as well. Finally we get into a discussion of what it takes growing older to avoid become embittered or left behind by life. You know, fun stuff.
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Ai Companions, AAA games vs Indy history, GRIS Indy game | The Interstice Podcast Ep.65
The Chronicle
I ran a social experiment on myself using a companion ai app. The results were very interesting. It will be a fascinating thing to see how ai companions and the relationships they have with us meat bags evolve over the next decade. If you thought life was weird now, just you wait. Other than that we go hard on the nerd discussion, touching on a great new indy game game I got to experience called 'Gris' as well we discuss the push pull history between aaa and indy games.
info_outlineZane is a fashion designer, calligraphist, and all around artist. Currently working out of Osaka Kansai region, he sees the relationship between function and meaning as mutually contributing elements to a distinct style. We discuss his journey, his process, and a bit of what has formed his approach to life.