Storytelling Saga

The podcast that shares stories — original works, personal tales, favorites from TV shows, books, movies and more.

A Celebration of Community at Collect-A-Con Los Angeles 04/29/2024

A Celebration of Community at Collect-A-Con Los Angeles Ali recaps her experience attending Collect-A-Con Los Angeles, highlighting fun panels featuring beloved franchises including Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30805148

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV 04/03/2024

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV Ali discusses the documentary series, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. Listen at your own discretion. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30631963

Filmmaking, Graphic Design, and Illustration with Michael Harring 03/25/2024

Filmmaking, Graphic Design, and Illustration with Michael Harring Ali interviews illustrator and graphic designer, Michael Harring, whose projects include directing the movie, The Mountain, The River and The Road, illustrating the book, Magoo and His Magic Poo, developing a monster-themed collection called Wayward Ghouls, and much more. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30523793

Acting, Zines, & Comics with John Charles Bricker and Joseph Bricker 03/18/2024

Acting, Zines, & Comics with John Charles Bricker and Joseph Bricker Ali interviews co-creators of the comic book series, "Bobo & J-5: Journey to the Planet Pie!," Joseph Bricker (writer) and John Charles Bricker (illustrator). /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30410478

Cartoons & Comics with Ashlee Wyatt 03/11/2024

Cartoons & Comics with Ashlee Wyatt Ali interviews Ashlee Wyatt, creator of the comic strip, "Fleaboy & Weasel." /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30009728

Movie Moments with Georgie Leahy 03/04/2024

Movie Moments with Georgie Leahy Ali interviews actress, writer, and producer, Georgie Leahy, who shares about co-producing her first movie, Bosco, creative influences which notably includes Britney Spears, her move to LA and experience as a muse, working with Brandon Rogers, voicing Stella on Helluva Boss, and many more fascinating stories! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30202023

The Mind of a Creator with Tenn Buick 02/29/2024

The Mind of a Creator with Tenn Buick Ali interviews rapper, actor, and podcaster, Tenn Buick, who shares about his first gig when he got to LA, his process for creating a rap, why authenticity is more important than virality when it comes to putting out content, personal favorite moments from his podcast, All Grown Up (SYKE!), favorite things from the '90s, and a whole lot more! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30161078

Daily Creativity with Nathaniel Foster and Lia Kim 02/26/2024

Daily Creativity with Nathaniel Foster and Lia Kim Ali interviews co-creators of the "Ducks" newspaper comic about two ducks named Dan and Dave, Nathaniel Foster (writer) and Lia Kim (artist). /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/30009688

Pure Joy at Pasadena Comic Con 02/20/2024

Pure Joy at Pasadena Comic Con Ali recaps her experience attending Pasadena Comic Con, including meeting awesome people like Melanie Chartoff (Didi Pickles), David Kaufman (Danny Phantom), and lots of talented indie artists. Plus, chatting more with Susanne Blakeslee and working up the nerve to ask Butch Hartman that Cosmo & Wanda question (listen to the Toon Con episode for context). /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/29896713

Another Fun Year at LA Comic Con 02/12/2024

Another Fun Year at LA Comic Con Ali recaps her second year attending LA Comic Con, highlighting awesome panels for The Office, Johnny Bravo, and much more! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/29742768

The Magic of Motivation with Howie Ronay 02/05/2024

The Magic of Motivation with Howie Ronay Ali interviews Howie Ronay, author of Magoo and His Magic Poo. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/29742633

Good Burger 2 with Stacey 01/22/2024

Good Burger 2 with Stacey Ali and returning guest, Stacey, discuss the long-awaited Good Burger sequel, Good Burger 2, written by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert and directed by Phil Traill. They chat about favorite comedy bits, cameos, and Easter eggs, classic lines from the first movie, iconic All That characters, their love of Kenan & Kel, the comedic chemistry between Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell from the '90s to today, hopes for a Good Burger 3, and more. 'Cause we're all dudes, hey! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/29554863

Joy in the Writing Process with Marcie Colleen 01/08/2024

Joy in the Writing Process with Marcie Colleen Ali interviews author, Marcie Colleen, whose books include Super Happy Party Bears, Survivor Tree, and many more! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/29382128

Cartoon Network Christmas: Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy and KND 12/20/2023

Cartoon Network Christmas: Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy and KND Ali discusses three Cartoon Network Christmas specials: "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" (The Powerpuff Girls), "Ed, Edd n Eddy's Jingle Jingle Jangle" (Ed, Edd n Eddy) and "Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y." (Codename: Kids Next Door). /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/29156433

Merry Nickmas 2: As Told by Ginger, FOP and Jimmy Neutron 12/11/2023

Merry Nickmas 2: As Told by Ginger, FOP and Jimmy Neutron Ali discusses three more Nicktoon Christmas specials: "An 'Even Steven' Holiday Special" (As Told By Ginger), "Christmas Every Day!" (The Fairly OddParents) and "Holly Jolly Jimmy" (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius). /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/29012768

A Blast at Anime Pasadena 11/20/2023

A Blast at Anime Pasadena Ali recaps her experience meeting some of the Helluva Boss cast at Anime Pasadena. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/28712898

Tons of Fun at Toon Con 11/13/2023

Tons of Fun at Toon Con Ali recaps her experience attending Toon Con, including meeting awesome people like Rikki Simons (GIR), Bob West (Barney), Peter Kelamis (Rolf), and more, watching a fun panel with the cast of The Fairly OddParents and two more with legendary Disney artists and actors, and finally, working up the nerve to ask Susanne Blakeslee and Daran Norris an intimate question about Cosmo & Wanda. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/28606338

Animation Culture with Andy Clark 11/06/2023

Animation Culture with Andy Clark Ali interviews art director and background painter, Andy Clark, who shares about his experience on many shows such as Dexter's Laboratory, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Angry Beavers, ChalkZone, Seth MacFarlane's canceled The Flintstones project, and more. He also provides a lot of valuable insight about the current state of the animation industry and offers pertinent career and life advice. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/28516112

The Impact of Music with Pat Irwin 10/23/2023

The Impact of Music with Pat Irwin Ali interviews musician and composer, Pat Irwin, who shares about the process of composing for television and movies, in particular his work on Rocko's Modern Life and Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling among other projects. He also shares about memorable moments performing with his bands, music classes he currently teaches, the value of music as part of humanity, and more. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/28381103

Ted Lasso 10/16/2023

Ted Lasso Ali discusses the critically-acclaimed series, Ted Lasso, developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/28323629

Musical Moods with Nick Balaban 10/02/2023

Musical Moods with Nick Balaban Ali interviews musician, composer, and singer/songwriter, Nick Balaban, who shares about his musical influences, creative process, working on Blue's Clues, memorable performances, and more! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/28192403

More of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder 09/27/2023

More of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder Ali binged all of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, so enjoy more of her random thoughts on this fever dream of a series. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/28150040

The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder: "Roynocchio" 09/22/2023

The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder: "Roynocchio" Ali gives her visceral, unfiltered reaction to watching an episode of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder reboot in this special bonus episode. It's a weird one, folks. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27925323

The Fairly OddParents + "A Kiss and a Tie (But Not in That Order)" 09/18/2023

The Fairly OddParents + "A Kiss and a Tie (But Not in That Order)" Ali discusses all things The Fairly OddParents, diving into “School's Out! The Musical," the uniqueness of the franchise, a whole bunch of classic quotes from the original run of the show (seriously, this episode is mostly quotes), why the early relationship dynamic between Cosmo & Wanda is the absolute cutest (which inadvertently leads to wondering something...), the adorableness that is baby Poof, and a quick FOP story called "A Kiss and a Tie (But Not in That Order)." /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27988035

Zoey 102 with Stacey 09/04/2023

Zoey 102 with Stacey Are you ready? Ali and returning guest, Stacey, discuss the Zoey 101 sequel movie, Zoey 102, written by Monica Sherer and Madeline Whitby and directed by Nancy Hower. They discuss initial reactions, favorite laugh-out-loud and heartfelt moments, thoughts on the glow-ups of all the original characters, and much more, including gushing over Todd (even despite the big reveal at the end), reminiscing about some classic moments from Zoey 101, parallels with the iCarly revival, and still holding out hope for a Ned's Declassified reboot. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27886674

iCarly: Creddie 08/28/2023

iCarly: Creddie Ali discusses all things Creddie from season 3 of the iCarly revival. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27845952

Barbie 08/07/2023

Barbie Ali discusses the Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27631014

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. 07/24/2023

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Ali discusses Judy Blume's pivotal coming-of-age novel and its wonderful film adaptation written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27350013

Passion in Art with Heather Martinez 07/10/2023

Passion in Art with Heather Martinez Ali interviews writer, illustrator, and storyboard artist, Heather Martinez, who shares about her work on SpongeBob SquarePants, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Fairly OddParents, The Replacements, and more! /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27349845

Elemental 06/26/2023

Elemental Ali discusses the latest Pixar movie, Elemental, written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh and directed by Peter Sohn. /episode/index/show/storytellingsaga/id/27261186

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