An Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity

Jon and Joe go head to head and write a story, sentence by sentence. Thrill at the scenic vistas of the American Frontier! Be agog at colorful characters bound together in a tense drama! Wonder how big a chasm needs to be to be considered an actual...

After nearly a year of doing the show, Jon and Joe finally recognize the show's employee of the month. They also discuss the friction of being creative as they grow up, something many can relate to. Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast...

The stars align in time for Jon and Joe to record another episode. This week they mostly talk about the current digital age, with the various pros and cons for creators making their own way. Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that...

Jon is on his own this time, talking about how it's good to change up your writing and a tv show he likes that makes a pretty good example. It's true, he actually does like things. I know, right? Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast...

With the success of Mad Max: Fury Road, the boys discuss the post-apocalypse as a genre, and try to think up some alternates to keep other writers on their toes. Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest...

This time, it's Joe taking the controls of the MCU hate train as the boys talk over the Netflix Original Daredevil. This segues into how action is displayed in TV and film, and, natch, Latin vocab. Turns out, despite six years of Latin, Jon can get it...

Jon and Joe have a discussion on The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the newest MCU release. The talk goes mostly how you would expect, though some interesting discussion on Hollywood hype and franchise saturation gets thrown in for good measure. Tell Don't...

We only spend some of the time talking about videogames, and focus mainly on using an outline for a story. How do you do it, what does it do, and does it work for us? We'll give you the answers to all these answers, and less. Tell Don't Show by Jon...

The main topic of discussion is stuff we hate in writing. I know, we just use it to get grumpy, and blame the usual suspects, but this time we actually circle around to giving some good advice. Promise we do! Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an...