Story Stack

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is drama-filled enough without questionable movie adaptations. There’s more to love than just a toxic relationship. “Cocktails and Classics” seeks to inspire readers to open or rediscover the classics, breaking down the stories that have shaped modern literature (with a tipsy twist).Story Stack is a storytelling-centered podcast hosted by writers Ansley Standridge, Gabriel Rein, and Lily Johnson, who understand and care deeply about structure and laughter (and occasionally getting tipsy) . It's like book club, but it's more than books, and not quite a club.New Episode Every Thursday!Find Story Stack on TikTok and Instagram: @storystackpod

Boys are reading less than ever with overall reading rates in the United States going down, and less men are finding interest as they grow into adults. LitRPGs (literary role-playing games) could be the genre-bending stories that brings more men back into reading.Story Stack is a storytelling-centered podcast hosted by writers Ansley Standridge, Gabriel Rein, and Lily Johnson, who understand and care deeply about structure and laughter (and occasionally getting tipsy) . It's like book club, but it's more than books, and not quite a club.New Episode Every Thursday!Find Story Stack on TikTok and Instagram: @storystackpod

This episode of Story Stack focuses on Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians adaptation based on the books by Rick Riordan. While comparing it to the book, it's obvious that changes were made...and the series might be better because of it.Story Stack is a storytelling-centered podcast hosted by writers Ansley Standridge, Gabriel Rein, and Lily Johnson, who understand and care deeply about structure and laughter (and occasionally getting tipsy) . It's like book club, but it's more than books, and not quite a club.New Episode Every Thursday!Find Story Stack on TikTok and Instagram: @storystackpod

Story Stack hosts, Ansley, Gabriel, and Lily pull apart the writing of Stranger Things 5 while comparing it to previous seasons. From fan theories to continuity issues, the writing somehow gets even stranger.

Story Stack hosts, Ansley, Gabriel, and Lily sip cocktails while explaining the impotance of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley for the modern reader.

With Dramione fanfics being traditionally published, Story Stack hosts have a lot to say about the state of the publishing industry and the ethics of publishing fanfiction.

Gabriel leads his romance reading cohosts in a discussion about romance literature, including the inspiration of some of the biggest novels in present day.

Story Stack hosts, Ansley, Gabriel, and Lily discuss what it means for something to be a faithful adaptation, focusing on Del Toro's Frankenstein.