Trigger warnings in description. In Episode 16, intrepid host Kai Durkin is joined by a very special guest - artist Rhiannon Dawn Dewar, creator of the SCJ logo! Together they discuss Rhiannon's upcoming book The Virgin Always Lives, representa

Episode 15: Staircases with Vachel Novesha

Mar 29th, 2021 1h 6m

Previous guest Vachel Novesha returns to chat more with host Kai Durkin! And to the surprise of no one who listened to previous Vachel episodes, things get weird. This month, we look at the history of staircases in literature, and ask the quest

Episode 14: Self-Publishing and Sci-fi Romance with Jakob

Feb 28th, 2021 1h

In this episode, host Kai Durkin speaks with self-published sci-fi romance novelist, The Artist Known Solely as Jakob. We've no extract for you this month, which makes this a shorter episode, but that just means more time to discuss the ins an

Episode 13: Attempting a Radio Play with Anzal and Sefusa

Jan 29th, 2021 1h 34m

Strap in folks, for our 1 year anniversary we're getting weird. In this episode, host Kai Durkin is joined by two enigmatic actors, Anzal and Sef, to perform and discuss a radio play pilot. Or at least, that's what they're meant to discuss... T

Episode 12: Chilling With Some Poetry

Dec 29th, 2020 1h 14m

Join Kai Durkin as they engage in the ultimate act of narcissism: reading and explaining their own poetry.Special thanks as always to Rhiannon Dawn Dewar for our podcast art. Check out more of her work here: https://www.instagram.com/rhiannonda

Episode 11: Paint, Inspiration and Secret Toilets with Rob Currie

Dec 1st, 2020 1h 32m

Join Kai Durkin this episode in listening to a short story by the wonderful Rob Currie. Today's topics include performing your writing, how to build characters and dream podcast guests.Eternal thanks unto Strangely Doesburg for our theme song,

Episode 10: Comics with Beth Fuller and Craig Watson

Oct 29th, 2020 1h 46m

Our first three way! This month, dashing host Kai Durkin interviews not one but two wonderful guests! Beth Fuller, illustrator, and Craig Watson, president/editor-in-chief of the brand new Dundee University Comics and Graphic Novels Society, ar

Episode 9: Film with Julian Joseph

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 52m

It's finally here! In this episode, Kai chats with amateur filmmaker Julian Joseph about his feature film, High Noon at Cubist Cafe, why film is (maybe) the ultimate art form, and the Star Wars sequels.Watch the entirety of High Noon at Cubist

Why We Tell Stories Part 2: The Search for an Ending

Aug 29th, 2020 1h 18m

In this thrilling conclusion to their conversation about storytelling, Kai Durkin and Vachel Novesha attempt to uncover how we tell stories. In the process they answer perhaps every other conceivable question except the one they set out to disc

Episode 7: "Why We Tell Stories" with Vachel Novesha

Jul 29th, 2020 1h 29m

NOTE: Content warning at end of description.*Your intrepid host, Kai Durkin, has finally figured out remote recording! Join them and essayist/playwright/screenwriter Vachel Novesha to discuss our theories on the many reasons why people tell sto

Episode 6: I'd make a pun if language wasn't a prison

Jun 29th, 2020 32m 26s

Welcome intrepid listeners to episode 6, in which Kai reads out the first draft of a new, hot-off-the-press essay about their experiences learning to teach English as a second language.Special thanks as always to Strangely Doesburg for our them

Episode 5: Me, Myself and Kai

May 29th, 2020 47m 7s

Flying solo again, your intrepid podcast host Kai Durkin brings you a short story, Duncan, and frets over what they're gonna do when the backlog runs out...Thanks to Strangely Doesburg for our theme song, "Grab Your Bags". Check out more of his

Episode 4: Circle of One; Short Autofiction and Creative Essays

Apr 29th, 2020 1h 5m

In this episode, Kai Durkin goes it alone to read a semi-true short story, followed by a creative essay about said short story. Discussion topics: memoir, essays, tabletop role playing games, semantics/semiotics and author intent. Special thank

Episode 3: Short Stories, Writing Groups and Puns, With Gavin Cameron

Mar 29th, 2020 1h 1m

In this episode, Kai is joined by novelist, poet, playwright and short story crafter Gavin Cameron. Together they discuss some of Gavin's work, along with the short story form, what you can gain from joining a writing group, and NaNoWriMo.Story

Episode 2: Song Writing and Tort Stories with Catrin Evans

Feb 29th, 2020 1h 8m

Did you know we have a Twitter? Apparently Kai doesn't, because they forgot to plug it in the episode: https://twitter.com/StoryCircleJerkThis week Kai is joined by Dundee-based singer-songwriter Catrin Evans and her guitar, to discuss the uniq

Episode 1: Call to Adventure

Jan 29th, 2020 28m 8s

Welcome to the first ever episode of Story Circle Jerk, a new podcast about storytelling and storytellers! In this amuse-bouche of an episode, our intrepid (and might I, the third-person narrator, add, dashingly handsome) host Kai Durkin takes

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