The Pod Universe

On our latest episode, @joshgondelman.bsky.social joins us to pitch a surprisingly earnest and powerful contemporary remake of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening.

The final product will NOT involve Ted, the teddy bear from the movie Ted.

Watch the ep: youtu.be/Him2_1n-JGI?...

I got into script writing because of @thepoduniverse.com and I realized since joining the community, I've written 20 film length scripts and we've done readings of all of them on Discord. And they've been written by hand, built with a community and it feels great.

Text over colorful Starfield: CALL FOR PREDICTIONS! Last Flight of the Stone Hammer! What do you expect from Dylan’s first solo pitch for the Pod Universe?

Alright, it’s time to field predictions about LAST FLIGHT OF THE STONE HAMMER! I know you don’t have much to go on, but take your best shot! What do you expect, and how do you think this could possibly tie into Pod People (if at all)?

The COGIATI Maru | The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton Get more from The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton on Patreon

today on the bonus pod, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…our resident cishet host, Dylan, takes the COGIATI in full

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"I know that sometimes, running a band, a podcast, and multiple freelance writing obligations, while still finding time for friends and family, can be really stressful! Which is why we recommend, help! ...no, not BetterHelp, just help. Do you have stressed-out ppl in your life? Help them!"

Next season we’ll be lifting our advertising restrictions so that in addition to selling ads to independent artists we’ll also be selling them to foods. Not food brands, just foods in general. “This episode is brought to you by sandwiches.” And so on.

It would be an honor just to be pretend nominated

I’m so unbelievably proud of my score for this

What the hell is THE POD UNIVERSE?

It’s a podcast. It’s an audio drama. It’s a writing workshop.

It’s an ongoing original sci-fi cinematic universe, playing only in your head.

It’s like nothing else online.

Watch us on YouTube or listen on all podcatchers.

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Thanks for listening, and great question! If we don’t mention an actor when a character is introduced, that means we didn’t pick anybody. BUT if they show up again later, we might cast the character retroactively.

the mad lads really did it

YouTube video by The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton What is the secret of the Pod Universe? (Part 2 of 2)

Watch along with the your fellow Pod People when Part Two premieres on YouTube at 9am ET tomorrow!

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YouTube video by The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton What is the secret of the Pod Universe? (Part 2 of 2)

Great news, new episode in about 24 hours: m.youtube.com/watch?v=yigS...

hey all, Dalton here. It has come to my attention that Dylan has not been making insensitive comments about Charlie Kirk on social media. This does not reflect the values of our show, and as a result, we are pulling him from his hosting slot indefinitely. thank you for your attention to this matter

Can you solve the mystery? What’s going on at Alterr, the Silicon Valley company whose employees are being replaced by doppelgängers? What is the “external processor” and what does it mean that “it worked, just not HERE?”

Share your theories and tune in on Sunday for the conclusion!

Loved this first episode - really excited to see where you all go next!

So excited for a new, original story from these two. Listened to this first episode, and it's SICK (in more ways than one) (complimentary).

Da movies are back! (in podcast form)

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Is it too soon to start hawking novelty merchandise from our new episode? Is it gauche? Uncouth, even? We’ll risk it.

Prompt a lot of questions already answered by your shirt (or hat) with our new POD PEOPLE apparel!

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Poster for Pod People (designed by Kat Hopkins) features an array of old computers in a garden, surrounded by/filled with plants. A silhouette stands ominously in the doorway.

POD PEOPLE, PART ONE is streaming now across platforms! Watch us on YouTube, watch or listen on Spotify, and listen just about anywhere else you can think of!

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THIS SUNDAY…A NEW UNIVERSE IS BORN

‘POD PEOPLE,’ the first film in the Pod Universe, comes to YouTube and podcatchers on Sunday. Don’t miss it!

Artwork by Kat Hopkins

check this out, sickos

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Who else is in the market?

Advertise with The Pod Universe! Fall 2025 The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton is trying out a new template for advertising that we hope will be more beneficial to everyone involved. Every episode we're offering three slots of roughly a minut...

Only THREE ad slots left for Fall 2025! We're full up on podcasts, novels, and TTRPGs, but if you're any other kind of artist and you'd like to reach our 2000-odd viewers and listeners — plus anyone who plays these episodes in the future — now's your chance. $20/ea.

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also, this price is likely to increase as listenership and demand goes up. But once your ad is in the episode? It's there forever. We don't replace ads on past episodes.

So as new listeners go back to catch up on the story so far, they're gonna hear your ad from now until the end of time.

they're calling it the best deal that's ever been seen

REMINDER: now is the absolute best time to get your friends into the podcast. As of this writing, there is precisely one episode to (optionally) catch up on.

If you want friends to talk about our fake movies with, work fast!

Introducing THE POD UNIVERSE with Dylan & Dalton, a weekly show about stories and storytelling. Join us as we construct an original sci-fi cinematic universe one script at a time.

We’re now a proper video series on YouTube, as well as an audio podcast on all platforms.

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Thank you!

And hey, you hear that, independent creators? People want to hear from you and we want to facilitate it! Our podcast is booking ads exclusively to artists, musicians, authors, podcasters, indie filmmakers and game designers for as low as $17.

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First, these two delightful maniacs built out a 30-movie epic saga starting with Tom Cruise's THE MUMMY. Now they're pitching their own imaginary cinematic sci-fi universe. Really looking forward to hearing how this plays out.