Ep 7, Pt 2: Interview with Shawn French - Game Designer, Comic Creator, Filmmaker
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Ep 7, Pt 2: Interview with Shawn French - Game Designer, Comic Creator, Filmmaker

A wise man once said, “It takes a special kind of insanity to really just love the complexity of game writing.” And this wise man said it AFTER his house was broken into. That is Shawn in a nutshell. In this installment, we talk about his story, about nonlinear storytelling, open-ended story design, interactive story writing, game design, filmmaking, stunt work, and the importance of perseverance and drive in the art of storytelling.

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Ep 7, Pt 1: Four Questions about Troma Entertainment w/ Shawn French

Ep 7, Pt 1: Four Questions about Troma Entertainment w/ Shawn French

Episode 7 is in full swing with Visiting Professor Shawn French, video-game writer and designer, comic creator, and filmmaker. Molly delivers a two-faced Word of the Day. Bob quizzes the faculty on the king’s of horror camp, Troma Entertainment. We talk about horror films, Andre the Giant, My Dinner with Andre, and a heck of a lot more. We even have CarlaRose Dubois in as a stint as our Temporary Assistant Coach.

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Next Week: The Right Guest
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Next Week: The Right Guest

Welcome, Visiting Professor Shawn French. Shawn is a video-game writer and designer for Hyperkinetic Studios, lead writer of the RPG Epic Tavern, and writer/creator of Murder on the Midway for the Tales app. Shawn was hilarious in this episode, which makes sense. Before finding his home in games, he paid the bills as a stand-up comic and comedy writer, sports journalist and videographer, and film critic. Shawn is the writer/co-creator of the comic book series Escape from Jesus Island, and the writer/director of the horror flick The Wrong House.

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Stop the Clichés: We Were on the News
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Stop the Clichés: We Were on the News

That’s a wrap! We made our television news debut during 207 on NEWS CENTER Maine out of Portland. They broke the story on our weird little fake school. I am so proud of our little ensemble and the show we’re doing. Sure I might be snarky and immature at times, but it doesn’t stop the pride I have in my fellow faculty.

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Ep 6 Lie Lie Again Bonus: Did Nate Go to Space Camp?
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Ep 6 Lie Lie Again Bonus: Did Nate Go to Space Camp?

Bob claims that Nate went to Space Camp. Nate backs him up. Did he? Who knows? Well, Bob and Nate presumably. Did he go? Did he get to see the Space Shuttle? Did he sit in it and accidentally gets launched into orbit? I'm guessing no on those last two parts because if something like that actually happened we'd have heard about it. I have no idea about the other two. What do you think? Find out the truth in this special bonus episode of Balderdash Academy.

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Ep 6 After Hours Bonus: The Best of Life With Me (Today)
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Ep 6 After Hours Bonus: The Best of Life With Me (Today)

In this installment we pull out all the stops and go on Vacation and eat toast, go to Work and file stuff, and hey, try Living with me while Dating me during a zombie apocalypse. We also finish with Sex With ME because tradition, that’s why. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy our “prove to us that we can do it” showcase.

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Ep 6, Pt 4: Mask Charades with Jeff Peterson
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Ep 6, Pt 4: Mask Charades with Jeff Peterson

We learn a lot in this episode of Balderdash Academy with Visiting Professor Jeff Peterson. We learn that Magic Johnson's tweets are something else. We learn that pineapple upside-down cake was a fad years ago. We learn that when dribbling, swimsuits, and Godzilla are involved, Steve can only make it 40 seconds... and that, my friend, breaks a record.

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Ep 6, Pt 2: Interview with Jeff Peterson
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Ep 6, Pt 2: Interview with Jeff Peterson

Fork some tuna on saltines and settle in as our faculty interviews hiker, musician, should-be funnyman, and WGME news anchor Jeff Peterson! Get personal with this rugged family man full of high school spirit and vegan jerky as we talk about his career, his kids, and how his milkshake brings all the retirees to the lobby. You don’t wanna miss it.

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Ep 5 Bonus: Behind the Scenes
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Ep 5 Bonus: Behind the Scenes

We have a ton of fun shooting these. There are times we go off on tangents, have bits that run too long, or cut material for time. What I'm saying is that we have some shows with a ton of extra material. This is one of them. I've compiled some of the good ones here in this short bonus episode.

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