Becoming The Main Character
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (pt 2)
In Part 2 of our coverage of The Scarlet Pimpernel we are waiting to see what Chauvelin will discover in the dining room. Marguerite feels sick for being a spy for the villain, but it was the…
The Scarlet Pimpernel (pt 1)
Before the acronyms MCU or DCEU ever existed, superheroes were illustrations on the page of comic books. But before comic books came to be, there was another story that first gave us a hero with a…
The Ancient Story Structure Hollywood Keeps Ignoring \\ Kishōtenketsu
What if I told you that you have been deprived of one of the best forms of storytelling for most of your life?The "The Three-Act" story structure has dominated Western storytelling for centuries.…
Project Hail Mary (part two) \\ Courage Is Not Optional
You ready for part 2, question?Grace is now teamed up with his alien friend Rocky, and they have worked together to the point of creating a theory that might save both of their planets. But can they…
Project Hail Mary (part one) \\ The Science of Not Giving Up
I woke up in space without a clue of what's going on...how's your day been?Andy Weir has carved out a niche for himself that you could call "lone man lost in space". This time, the creator of The…
True Grit \\ A Quest To Fix What Is Broken (part 2)
How Did I End Up Here?Mattie Ross finds herself out on the frozen hillsides of Oklahoma. Body aching from being on horseback all day, she just witnessed the gruesome killing of two bandits...It's…
True Grit \\ Forge Your Own Path (part 1)
"I was born game, sis, and I hope to die in that condition."When the government-appointed lawmen aren't quick to hunt down the murderer of Frank Ross, his teenage daughter, Mattie, takes things into…
The Minority Report \\ Future vs. Fate
Felonies are down by 99.8%. There hasn't been a murder in 5 years because the police know what will happen before it takes place. There couldn't possibly be any side effects to arresting people who…
Crime and Punishment (Part 2)
"It’s as well that you only killed the old woman. If you’d invented another theory you might perhaps have done something a thousand times more hideous."Raskolnikov was a young man with a theory. A…
Crime and Punishment (Part 1)
"Would not one tiny crime be wiped out by thousands of good deeds?"The Russians are coming...Fyodor Dostoevsky's unique brand of psychological thriller has reached BTMC, and I was delighted to dive…
8 Lessons For Protagonists in 2026
Launch into the new year with the best ideas learned from the stories of 2025. I've gone through 70+ lessons that I took from the stories of the last 12 months and picked the 8 that I think are the…
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Ho, Ho, Ho! here's a little holiday treat for you. In classic BTMC fashion, I took my lesson as serious as a car accident and found much more depth to the moral of this children's story than you may…
The Power of Story: Fiction vs Non-Fiction
On this show, I cover the greatest ficton ever written, but my larger goal is to get you to start looking at ALL stories as tools to understand how to live a better life.So I got two of the most…
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a masterclass in how confidently we can be wrong about people. The story of two people who mistake their first impressions for objective truth, until the story forces them to…
The Sword In The Stone \\ King Arthur Origin Story
Disney did you dirty.Because you probably think Arthur becoming king was as easy as pulling the sword from the stone. But the actual myth is way more complicated (and therefore, realistic?).Before…
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde \\ Beware Your Shadow
"Man is not truly one, but truly two."It's one of the most famous gothic horror novellas, and it all started when Robert Louis Stevenson had a nightmare so vivid that his wife had to wake him because…
The Tell-Tale Heart \\ You Love To Lie To Yourself
Edgar. Allen. Poe.The Master of Macabre. The tortured genius whose own life was almost as dark as the stories he wrote. Today, we dive into one of his most iconic tales, The Tell-Tale Heart.This…
The Hound of the Baskervilles \\ Life Is Probabilities
The curse has plagued their family for hundreds of years. A spectral hound that preys only on those of the Baskerville name. Is Sherlock Holmes up against his most clever foe yet, or maybe...the…
Arrival (Story Of Your Life) \\ Would You Change The Future?
Take in every detail, don't let a moment go unnoticed. One day it may all be a memory...From master short story sci-fi writer Ted Chiang, today we're exploring the inspiration behind the movie…
Jurassic Park \\ Man vs. Nature
You're humming the theme song in your head even as you read this, aren't you?Welcome to Jurassic Park! The wonderfully terrifying world created by the master of techno/science thrillers, Michael…
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