The Pod Universe
@thepoduniverse.com
A Real Podcast About Fake Movies. After finishing the Dark Universe, writers @daltondeschain.com & @dylanroth.bsky.social are now creating the world's first all-original sci-fi cinematic universe...in podcast form. linktr.ee/thepoduniverse
Could a depressed person make THIS?
January 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Could a depressed person make THIS?
CALLING ALL CREATORS! If you want to advertise on our show and reach our audience of enthusiastic listeners and viewers, our books are open!
Placements start at just $20 and are offered exclusively to independent artists, writers, filmmakers, game designers, etc.
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Placements start at just $20 and are offered exclusively to independent artists, writers, filmmakers, game designers, etc.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
CALLING ALL CREATORS! If you want to advertise on our show and reach our audience of enthusiastic listeners and viewers, our books are open!
Placements start at just $20 and are offered exclusively to independent artists, writers, filmmakers, game designers, etc.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Placements start at just $20 and are offered exclusively to independent artists, writers, filmmakers, game designers, etc.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
We’re easing into 2026 with only one new episode this month, but it’s a doozy!
Special guest @philistulok.bsky.social joins us for a FULLY SCRIPTED Dark Universe take on The Pied Piper! Don’t miss it!
Special guest @philistulok.bsky.social joins us for a FULLY SCRIPTED Dark Universe take on The Pied Piper! Don’t miss it!
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
We’re easing into 2026 with only one new episode this month, but it’s a doozy!
Special guest @philistulok.bsky.social joins us for a FULLY SCRIPTED Dark Universe take on The Pied Piper! Don’t miss it!
Special guest @philistulok.bsky.social joins us for a FULLY SCRIPTED Dark Universe take on The Pied Piper! Don’t miss it!
December 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Grinch is a Universal Monster?! It’s more likely than you think. Not only does @kibblesmith.com make the case for his eligibility, but he’s got a whole movie pitch about it.
Find the whole episode on YouTube or your favorite podcatcher.
#thegrinch #darkuniverse #universalmonsters #benfolds
Find the whole episode on YouTube or your favorite podcatcher.
#thegrinch #darkuniverse #universalmonsters #benfolds
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Grinch is a Universal Monster?! It’s more likely than you think. Not only does @kibblesmith.com make the case for his eligibility, but he’s got a whole movie pitch about it.
Find the whole episode on YouTube or your favorite podcatcher.
#thegrinch #darkuniverse #universalmonsters #benfolds
Find the whole episode on YouTube or your favorite podcatcher.
#thegrinch #darkuniverse #universalmonsters #benfolds
On today’s episode, @kibblesmith.com joins us to pitch a Dark Universe take on THE GRINCH! If you’re worried it’ll be a by-the-numbers slasherfication of the Seuss tale, rest assured that Daniel’s is MUCH weirder.
youtu.be/kyA6Xj9Ay38?...
youtu.be/kyA6Xj9Ay38?...
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On today’s episode, @kibblesmith.com joins us to pitch a Dark Universe take on THE GRINCH! If you’re worried it’ll be a by-the-numbers slasherfication of the Seuss tale, rest assured that Daniel’s is MUCH weirder.
youtu.be/kyA6Xj9Ay38?...
youtu.be/kyA6Xj9Ay38?...
We were off last week, but this Sunday…
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We were off last week, but this Sunday…
“The People’s Joker” director @veradrew22.bsky.social wants to do Ecco the Dolphin. C’mon Sega let’s put that Sonic money to work #ThePeoplesEcco
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“The People’s Joker” director @veradrew22.bsky.social wants to do Ecco the Dolphin. C’mon Sega let’s put that Sonic money to work #ThePeoplesEcco
Filmmaker @veradrew22.bsky.social enters the Pod Universe to pitch her own spin on Jurassic Park! However weird you’re expecting it to be, you won’t be disappointed.
Find the episode on YouTube, your favorite podcatcher, or thepoduniverse.com
Find the episode on YouTube, your favorite podcatcher, or thepoduniverse.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Filmmaker @veradrew22.bsky.social enters the Pod Universe to pitch her own spin on Jurassic Park! However weird you’re expecting it to be, you won’t be disappointed.
Find the episode on YouTube, your favorite podcatcher, or thepoduniverse.com
Find the episode on YouTube, your favorite podcatcher, or thepoduniverse.com
Listen to LOS ALAMOS, a produced table read of a screenplay to an imaginary sci-fi historical thriller, plus a discussion about the script with writer @daltondeschain.com, on THE POD UNIVERSE.
Now playing on YouTube, Spotify, and more.
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#Audiodrama #historialfiction #scifi
Now playing on YouTube, Spotify, and more.
thepoduniverse.com
#Audiodrama #historialfiction #scifi
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Listen to LOS ALAMOS, a produced table read of a screenplay to an imaginary sci-fi historical thriller, plus a discussion about the script with writer @daltondeschain.com, on THE POD UNIVERSE.
Now playing on YouTube, Spotify, and more.
thepoduniverse.com
#Audiodrama #historialfiction #scifi
Now playing on YouTube, Spotify, and more.
thepoduniverse.com
#Audiodrama #historialfiction #scifi
In the middle of discussing his plans for a low-fi found footage remake of Ghostbusters in the style of Rap World, @bransonreese.bsky.social laid out his has plan for if he ever meets a leprechaun.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In the middle of discussing his plans for a low-fi found footage remake of Ghostbusters in the style of Rap World, @bransonreese.bsky.social laid out his has plan for if he ever meets a leprechaun.
On this week’s episode, @bransonreese.bsky.social joins us to pitch a dirtbag found footage remake of Ghostbusters. Hear the whole concept, our thoughts on the existing Ghostbusters canon, and Branson’s strong opinions about leprechauns on YouTube or your favorite podcatcher.
youtu.be/te6lHxpaAls
youtu.be/te6lHxpaAls
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On this week’s episode, @bransonreese.bsky.social joins us to pitch a dirtbag found footage remake of Ghostbusters. Hear the whole concept, our thoughts on the existing Ghostbusters canon, and Branson’s strong opinions about leprechauns on YouTube or your favorite podcatcher.
youtu.be/te6lHxpaAls
youtu.be/te6lHxpaAls
The trailer for Dalton’s first solo pitch for the Pod Universe, LOS ALAMOS, is here! What do you expect from this sci-fi Cold War thriller? Leave your prediction in the comments below, and we’ll include our favorites when we record the episode this weekend.
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The trailer for Dalton’s first solo pitch for the Pod Universe, LOS ALAMOS, is here! What do you expect from this sci-fi Cold War thriller? Leave your prediction in the comments below, and we’ll include our favorites when we record the episode this weekend.
Dylan’s full original score for Pod People is now on streaming services! It’s a full 72-minute album, and this clip from “A Gardening Lesson” (the Act 3 clash between Vincent and Cristián) provides a sampling of its many moods, from tear-jerking to pulse-pumping.
spotify.link/Wu49l8K4PXb
spotify.link/Wu49l8K4PXb
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Dylan’s full original score for Pod People is now on streaming services! It’s a full 72-minute album, and this clip from “A Gardening Lesson” (the Act 3 clash between Vincent and Cristián) provides a sampling of its many moods, from tear-jerking to pulse-pumping.
spotify.link/Wu49l8K4PXb
spotify.link/Wu49l8K4PXb
This Sunday! Returning superstar @bransonreese.bsky.social courts controversy with a VERY unexpected remake of the 1984 classic GHOSTBUSTERS.
I’m sure everyone will be very normal about this one.
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I’m sure everyone will be very normal about this one.
thepoduniverse.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This Sunday! Returning superstar @bransonreese.bsky.social courts controversy with a VERY unexpected remake of the 1984 classic GHOSTBUSTERS.
I’m sure everyone will be very normal about this one.
thepoduniverse.com
I’m sure everyone will be very normal about this one.
thepoduniverse.com
Our latest episode is a fast-paced original space adventure that Dylan describes as “Battlestar Galactica meets Pirates of the Caribbean!” Will LAST FLIGHT OF THE STONE HAMMER bring glory to our imaginary film studio?
Watch us perform and discuss the script: youtu.be/cMCsPwOT3iY
Watch us perform and discuss the script: youtu.be/cMCsPwOT3iY
October 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Our latest episode is a fast-paced original space adventure that Dylan describes as “Battlestar Galactica meets Pirates of the Caribbean!” Will LAST FLIGHT OF THE STONE HAMMER bring glory to our imaginary film studio?
Watch us perform and discuss the script: youtu.be/cMCsPwOT3iY
Watch us perform and discuss the script: youtu.be/cMCsPwOT3iY
@dylanroth.bsky.social shares THREE INFLUENCES on LAST FLIGHT OF THE STONE HAMMER, a space sci-fi adventure debuting on The Pod Universe this coming Sunday.
Get caught up on our cinematic universe of imaginary movies on YouTube or on your favorite podcatcher.
Get caught up on our cinematic universe of imaginary movies on YouTube or on your favorite podcatcher.
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
@dylanroth.bsky.social shares THREE INFLUENCES on LAST FLIGHT OF THE STONE HAMMER, a space sci-fi adventure debuting on The Pod Universe this coming Sunday.
Get caught up on our cinematic universe of imaginary movies on YouTube or on your favorite podcatcher.
Get caught up on our cinematic universe of imaginary movies on YouTube or on your favorite podcatcher.
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?...
The final product will NOT involve Ted, the teddy bear from the movie Ted.
Watch the ep: youtu.be/Him2_1n-JGI?...
October 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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?...
The final product will NOT involve Ted, the teddy bear from the movie Ted.
Watch the ep: youtu.be/Him2_1n-JGI?...
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)?
September 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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)?
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.
thepoduniverse.com
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.
thepoduniverse.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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.
thepoduniverse.com
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.
thepoduniverse.com
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!
Share your theories and tune in on Sunday for the conclusion!
September 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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!
Share your theories and tune in on Sunday for the conclusion!
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!
ThePodUniverse.com
ThePodUniverse.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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!
ThePodUniverse.com
ThePodUniverse.com
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
‘POD PEOPLE,’ the first film in the Pod Universe, comes to YouTube and podcatchers on Sunday. Don’t miss it!
Artwork by Kat Hopkins
September 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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
‘POD PEOPLE,’ the first film in the Pod Universe, comes to YouTube and podcatchers on Sunday. Don’t miss it!
Artwork by Kat Hopkins