The Hero's Journey℠ Podcast
Author Jeff Garvin and book blogger Dan Zarzana examine books & films through the lens of The Hero’s Journey℠. Created by world-renowned teacher and mythologist Joseph Campbell, and refined by Disney story veteran Christopher Vogler, The Hero’s Journey℠ is a series of motifs and archetypes that pervade myths, folklore, and stories across all cultures and eras. Each month, Jeff and Dan will discuss a different book or film. And probably, there will be some whiskey involved. (The trademark HERO'S JOURNEY℠ is used under license from the Joseph Campbell Foundation (www.jcf.org))
Latest episodes
Sep 25, 2018 • 1h 6min
The Dark Knight
Approach the innermost Batcave with Dan & Jeff as they take on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-Winning Batman epic The Dark Knight. (Send throat lozenges.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 28, 2018 • 1h 7min
Rear Window
Brace yourselves for intrigue, analysis, and Dan’s terrible, terrible Jimmy Stewart impression as the boys peer into Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 31, 2018 • 1h 7min
The Godfather
We made you an episode you can't refuse. There's no peace as Dan & Jeff disagree on nearly everything about 1972 Best Picture winner The Godfather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 26, 2018 • 1h 21min
The Rock
Join Jeff and Dan as they assault one of their favorite 90s action films, THE ROCK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 29, 2018 • 1h 8min
Moonlight
In this episode, Dan and Jeff focus on 2016 Best Picture Oscar Winner Moonlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2018 • 1h 14min
Field of Dreams
Step into the dugout with Dan & Jeff as they take on the 1989 classic Field of Dreams. In this ep, the boys take another swing at their ongoing disagreement about what exactly the Ordeal is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2018 • 1h 16min
Ready Player One
Level up with Dan and Jeff as they tackle Ernest Cline’s blockbuster debut Ready Player One. This episode is rife with conflict as the boys joust over the ever-troublesome second act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2018 • 1h 17min
The American President
The stakes are high in this episode as Jeff and Dan once again butt heads about who’s the protagonist. But the real action comes in the middle of Act II when one of our beloved hosts turns out to be completely wrong—about everything. Jeff gushes about Joshua Malina and The West Wing Weekly, and Dan whips out his own Gene Hackman impression. With heated conflict, themed libations, upgraded sound effects, and an entirely new segment, Episode 4 is not to be missed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2018 • 1h 33min
The Handmaid's Tale
Join Dan and Jeff as they tackle Margaret Atwood's time-bending, highly relevant dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale. There's so little overlap in their analyses, it's hard to believe they read the same book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2017 • 1h 11min
Die Hard
Celebrate the Holidays with Jeff and Dan as they break down the greatest Christmas movie ever made: Die Hard. Jeff mostly yells and drops names from his 90s acting career while Dan crushes “Approach to the Inmost Cave” and raises the bar on episode-themed libations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
