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The Hero's Journey

By: Jeff Garvin & Dan Zarzana
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  • The Hero's Journey is a podcast about books and films through the lens of Joseph Campbell's mythological framework, using Campbell's "The Hero with A Thousand Faces" and Chrisopher Vogler's "The Writer's Journey" as a guide. Hosted by writers Jeff Garvin and Dan Zarzana
    All show content (except clips) (C) 2023 Jeff Garvin and Dan Zarzana. All rights reserved.
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  • Good Will Hunting
    May 28 2024

    Grab a bag of caramels, brush up on your sines and cosines, and let’s go beat up some smaht kids. This is the hero’s journey of Good Will Hunting.

    The Hero's Journey℠ Podcast is a fun, insightful look at stories through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s world-renowned mythological framework, hosted by writers/BFFs Jeff Garvin and Dan Zarzana.

    Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram. To see exclusive bonus content and gain the right to vote on the subject of our next episode, visit our Patreon page.

    The trademark Hero’s Journey℠ is used under license from the Joseph Campbell Foundation (www.jcf.org).

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • The X-Files Pilot
    Apr 30 2024

    Unexplained deaths. Strange marks on the skin. Unidentifiable metal implants. Do you want to believe? This is the Hero’s Journey℠ of The X-Files Pilot.

    The Hero's Journey℠ Podcast is a fun, insightful look at stories through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s world-renowned mythological framework, hosted by writers/BFFs Jeff Garvin and Dan Zarzana.

    Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram. To see exclusive bonus content and gain the right to vote on the subject of our next episode, visit our Patreon page.

    The trademark Hero’s Journey℠ is used under license from the Joseph Campbell Foundation (www.jcf.org).

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • The Silence of the Lambs (w/Special Guest Dan Butler)
    Mar 26 2024

    Study your case file, steam up a pot of fava beans, and put the lotion in the basket. This is the Hero’s Journey℠ of The Silence of the Lambs.

    About Special Guest Dan Butler: Dan Butler is an award-winning writer, producer, director, and actor with a career spanning four decades. He’s probably best known for his portrayal of Bulldog Briscoe on one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, Frasier. But he’s also played all over the country in dozens of professional theater productions from Neil Simon to Shakespeare to Stephen King. He’s played roles in such TV shows as House, Star Trek Voyager, The X-Files and in films including (but not limited to): Enemy of the State, Blonde, and Karl Rove, I Love You (which he also co-wrote, co-directed, and produced). And, most significantly for us, he played Roden, the Entomologyst who identifies the enigmatic Death’s Head Moth in Jonathan Demme’s 1991 opus, and the subject of this episode, The Silence of the Lambs.

    The Hero's Journey℠ Podcast is a fun, insightful look at stories through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s world-renowned mythological framework, hosted by writers/BFFs Jeff Garvin and Dan Zarzana.

    Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram. To see exclusive bonus content and gain the right to vote on the subject of our next episode, visit our Patreon page.

    The trademark Hero’s Journey℠ is used under license from the Joseph Campbell Foundation (www.jcf.org).

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    1 hr and 43 mins

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