web02.fireside.fm Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:34:30 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Hundred A Day - Episodes Tagged with “Leigh Brackett” https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/tags/leigh%20brackett Sun, 26 Nov 2017 04:00:00 -0800 Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better stories. en-us episodic Celebrating and analyzing the 70s detective show The Rockford Files Nathan Paoletta Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better stories. no The Rockford Files, Jim Rockford, James Garner, TV, 70s, 1970s, Classic TV, Firebird Nathan Paoletta n.d.paoletta@gmail.com Episode 22: The Four Pound Brick https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/22 327fd6ac-3871-4bad-8753-9eaf87d7e869 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 04:00:00 -0800 Nathan Paoletta 22 The Four Pound Brick full Nathan Paoletta Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E20 The Four Pound Brick. An old friend of Rocky's is convinced that her cop son's death was no accident, and Rocky hires Jim to look into it! A straight-forward detective mystery written by pulp author and screenwriter Leigh Brackett, we find the combination of genre conventions and iconic Rockford Files characterization to be well worth the watch, and it gives us a lot to talk about in our second half as well! 1:27:14 no Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E20 The Four Pound Brick. An old friend of Rocky's is convinced that her cop son's death was no accident, and Rocky hires Jim to look into it! A straight-forward detective mystery written by pulp author and screenwriter Leigh Brackett, we find the combination of genre conventions and iconic Rockford Files characterization to be well worth the watch, and it gives us a lot to talk about in our second half as well! <br><br> Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? <a href="http://tinyurl.com/200files">Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files</a>! Find out more about Leigh Brackett, the "Queen of Space Opera" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Brackett">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102824/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5">IMDB</a> | <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/25398">ebooks on Project Gutenburg</a> <br><br> <strong>Support the podcast by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/twohundredaday">subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday</a></strong>. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! 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Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives. Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E20 The Four Pound Brick. An old friend of Rocky's is convinced that her cop son's death was no accident, and Rocky hires Jim to look into it! A straight-forward detective mystery written by pulp author and screenwriter Leigh Brackett, we find the combination of genre conventions and iconic Rockford Files characterization to be well worth the watch, and it gives us a lot to talk about in our second half as well!



Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!

Find out more about Leigh Brackett, the "Queen of Space Opera" Wikipedia | IMDB | ebooks on Project Gutenburg



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Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.

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Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!

Find out more about Leigh Brackett, the "Queen of Space Opera" Wikipedia | IMDB | ebooks on Project Gutenburg



Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:



Thanks to:



Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.

Support Two Hundred A Day

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